Kitty_Forman

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1. CMSRN

   Kitty_Forman replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Med-Surg

   Well that's a lot of free CEUs! I know what you mean though. It's like torture for me to sit around all day lol. I don't know how I ever made it through school.

2. CMSRN

   Kitty_Forman replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Med-Surg

   I got mine about 2 years ago. I also had been a nurse (all med surg) about 8 years. I took a 2 day review class (not sure if it's mandatory) and felt that it was really a good refresher on a lot of things I maybe don't do often having been out of sch...

3. Raises?

   Kitty_Forman replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

   Yep. We get what our Union is able to negotiate for us. In recent years this has been 2 or 3% yearly. With some small increases in shift differentials.

4. So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

   Kitty_Forman replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

   My response is usually "well I EARN it!" It's a hard job but I really do love it. More $$ would always be nice but I already do make more (hourly) than anyone I know my same age and level of education. I will never be wealthy but that's not the pat...

5. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

   Kitty_Forman replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

   Recently admitted a patient, in a lot of pain. She came up to the floor accompanied by her friend, who happened to be a highly respected senior nurse I know from another unit. After we got the patient settled and she was getting ready to leave she t...