Golden_RN

Golden_RN MSN

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  1. How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    Golden_RN replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    Are you looking for numbers from new grads to get an idea of what your pay might be as a new nurse? Someone's pay from a different region years ago doesn't give you an idea of what you might make....

  2. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    Golden_RN replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nurses, of all people, should understand what anecdotal information

  3. Going bowling with a former pediatric patient who's moved on to the adult world

    Golden_RN replied to oneinfour's topic in General Nursing

    Your heart is in the right place. Don't do

  4. Psych to Supportive living change

    Golden_RN replied to gluktar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was an educator in skilled nursing we had gov't-mandated subjects that we had to teach every year (i.e. dementia, elder abuse, infection control, needs of the disabled/aged, etc.). You may...

  5. New grad, LTC facility

    Golden_RN replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    25 residents is actually good staffing for LTC. If you keep picking up shifts, you will get to know the residents and be able to anticipate their needs and get much more

  6. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Golden_RN replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Would it not make more sense to pick up some extra shifts in Florida? It takes a full day to fly from Sacramento to Florida. I know an engineer that is living in a trailer near Sacramento and pays...

  7. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Golden_RN replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    If you are considering SF/Vacaville/Sac area, I highly suggest coming out here for a couple weeks and look at traffic and housing. Commuting over the Sierra Nevadas from Nevada to CA wouldn't work...

  8. Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    Golden_RN replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this is

  9. Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    Golden_RN replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh. I would question your supervisor about how you are supposed to check the rights of medication administration without proper identification. It doesn't matter if the nurse "knows" the...

  10. RN at a loss as to what to get into next

    Golden_RN replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great idea too. Wound Ostomy Continence nursing is always something I wanted to do,

  11. Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    Golden_RN replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    With 30 residents, you cannot create your own worksheet and list ALL of the med times. You can use a worksheet, however, to organize your fingersticks, charting, treatments and things like that. When...

  12. RN at a loss as to what to get into next

    Golden_RN replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    What about an educator position, either in SNF or acute care? It is such a great job! Also, a friend of mine works in a wound care clinic for a big HMO. I don't know how common these types of...

  13. What was nursing like in the year of 2000?

    Golden_RN replied to jezun's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I came back to mention Y2K. Even though no charting was electronic at the place I worked at that time, no one knew how Y2K would affect power, phones, etc. so I remember administration coming in to...

  14. Is it worth it?

    Golden_RN replied to hayleyb44's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unfortunately, the most negative voices seem to be the loudest. A nursing career offers flexibility that is not found in many other places - look at the specialty list on this forum to see many...

  15. I am not good at nursing

    Golden_RN replied to Lostinorlando's topic in General Nursing

    I have made two med errors that I know of and I will always beat myself up over them, even many years later! In retrospect, there have been other times that I didn't make the right decision, wasn't...

  16. What was nursing like in the year of 2000?

    Golden_RN replied to jezun's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In CA, my pay was about 50% of what nurses make today. All charting was done on paper. Labs auto-printed each morning on the unit printer. We wore huge pager-like devices that told us where call...

  17. Nurse to Teacher

    Golden_RN replied to Ehlissa1's topic in General Nursing

    I did clinicals for Public Health Nursing at a high school that had 2 RNs that taught there. They were both school nurses for the district. One taught in the Health Careers Academy and the other...

  18. Wise One Liners

    Golden_RN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Straight to the point! :

  19. Wise One Liners

    Golden_RN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing constant is

  20. Caught in a jam in deciding between LVN and completing Bachelors program

    Golden_RN replied to Blue Robin's topic in General Students

    Be sure to check with community colleges. They may have CNA and LVN

  21. BSN BUT NO LICENSE

    Golden_RN replied to alberstage's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I recommend doing an NCLEX review course, like Kaplan. I wouldn't waste time on an LVN program. You might want to also look for an RN re-entry type of

  22. Caught in a jam in deciding between LVN and completing Bachelors program

    Golden_RN replied to Blue Robin's topic in General Students

    You do not mention what your bachelors degree would be in, which is a big part of the equation. RN programs are difficult to get into everywhere, not just in your area. You say that you can join a...

  23. NY to CA

    Golden_RN replied to iheartnursing91's topic in General Specialties

  24. NY to CA

    Golden_RN replied to iheartnursing91's topic in General Specialties

    There was just a huge, lively debate of the pros and cons of living & working in CA last week. You may want to do a search for that post. There were tons of

  25. Foley pain

    Golden_RN replied to lucy8686's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure to assess what "bladder pain" means. Assess for other signs of