rplumback

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1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   rplumback replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I was still a new RN working with my preceptor. I had never anchored a foley on a male and we were about to attempt my first one. The patient was an elderly man with shades of dementia. He was sitting up in his chair when we attempted this deed. ...

2. Need direction on shift for brand new RN

   rplumback replied to dottiejane30's topic in New Nurse

   Unfortunately, it seems that many new RN's end up on the night shift as there normally aren't many day openings. I work days at my main hospital and PRN nights at my second hospital. That really gets ugly sometimes with the change in shifts, but I ...

3. How much is your pay?

   rplumback replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I'm in pretty good shape from the rest of the post! I graduated in May 2007 and are working PRN at two different hospitals. I make $30 and hour at one (differential at nights and weekends) and Base of $20.67 at the other with $4 and hour ni...

4. Graduate Nurse, but treated as an Aide

   rplumback replied to rplumback's topic in New Nurse

   Another hospital just 15 minutes from here has a GN that that took her boards 5 times before passing and performed her duties as an RN, with only RN's signing off on her signature. No one ever told us that once you take boards and don't pass, you lo...

5. Graduate Nurse, but treated as an Aide

   rplumback posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated from nursing school the first of May, and took my boards the end of May. I was working with an RN, learning the ropes, until I didn't pass my boards. Now I have to wait 45 days, and during this time, all my hospital will let me do is Ai...