K98

K98

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  1. Do men have priority when considered for Nursing School?

    K98 replied to playbanjogood's topic in Men in Nursing

    Lighten up, Francis. Jason stepped in it with both feet. So what. Let's keep piling on him until he decides to become a

  2. Do men have priority when considered for Nursing School?

    K98 replied to playbanjogood's topic in Men in Nursing

    Jason, welcome aboard. Always room for one more

  3. Is there a labor shortage in Western Pa Hospitals?

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Soon it will be time for the RNs to "start their mops". You know, "other duties as

  4. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    K98 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know about that. Most of our supervisors are ADN or diploma RNs. They have a lot of ICU experience. They supervise and direct

  5. Anyone have a dad for a nurse?

    K98 replied to Shan Dannon's topic in Men in Nursing

    My mother is a CRNP. My wife and I are both RNs, our daughter is starting nursing school soon, son just finished his EMT, working on

  6. Is there a labor shortage in Western Pa Hospitals?

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The wages that the housekeeping staff are tossing around are darn close to what new RNs get paid at WPAHS. I doubt that is accurate, but if it is, it's a

  7. Would you marry a female MD?

    K98 replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    If the female MD looked like an NFL cheerleader, maybe. I'm in touch with my inner

  8. Is there a labor shortage in Western Pa Hospitals?

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Ground has been broken for the Majestic Star Casino on the north shore. A significant group of the housekeeping employees at AGH plan on applying there, as it is rumored that wages will be much...

  9. Places to live in/near Pittsburgh

    K98 replied to medicrnohio's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Unless the DarkSide is paying six-figure salaries to it's RNs, you may have to look outside of Allegheny County for a home with any significant amount of property surrounding it. Butler, Armstrong,...

  10. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

    K98 replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    That's news to me. My daughter was mandated last week.

  11. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

    K98 replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The nursing staff at AGH in Pittsburgh are unionized, and negotiated nurse-patient ratios as part of their labor agreement. The ICUs are 1-1 or 2-1, I'm not certain what the telemetry and...

  12. salary

    K98 replied to sara1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not difficult for ADN/Diploma RNs to find positions in western PA. Starting wages are much lower (around 20.00/hour), but cost of living is much

  13. RN married to RN. What is it like?

    K98 replied to amy0123's topic in General Nursing

    Dinner table conversation is disgusting. Ask our

  14. In nursing uniform during a traffic copstop!

    K98 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Professional

  15. Old man thinking of nursing

    K98 replied to coop47's topic in Men in Nursing

    You are just a pup at 39. I retired at 45 after 25 years in my first career, now I'm a 49 year old RN. Hoping to be a 50 year old RN. And so

  16. nurse proof nursing station?

    K98 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the Dark Side (UPMC). Has anybody found a physician-proof nurses station? Please post photos. That would be the only positive to removing all of the

  17. In nursing uniform during a traffic copstop!

    K98 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a full time RN, and a part time LEO. I don't ticket nurses or other police

  18. Western Psych?

    K98 replied to wonderbee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My daughter is a junior at Pitt, and works at WPIC as a student nursing assistant. They can't seem to keep RNs there, lots of mandation/short staffing, but that seems to be the norm for a UPMC...

  19. How do you feel about famous Doctors doing medication ads?

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Jarvik was just at our facility a couple weeks ago to demonstrate his left heart assist by implanting it in a pig. It will be implanted in human patients at our facility starting in March. He didn't...

  20. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    K98 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    +1. My government public safety pension pays more per month than my RN salary, and my retirement plan also pays my healthcare (self and family). Nurses are seriously undervalued, administrators know...

  21. Mercy now UPMC Mercy, ob/gyn group goes to AGH, WP

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    They can run...but they can't hide from the "Dark

  22. Men in nursing: Do we have different emotional responses?

    K98 replied to psychmalenurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I once admitted a young female patient to our SICU post-op after being ejected from her car in an accident. Her family, needless to say, was quite concerned, and was pressuring our unit secretary with...

  23. Associate vs. BA Nursing salary

    K98 replied to AOZPA's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hourly wage at the hospital I work for is about .48 cents per hour higher for a BSN for the first four years of employment. After the first four years, there is no

  24. Too anxious for SICU? (long)

    K98 replied to ggfifirn05's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started in SICU as a GN. It gets better. It took me a good year to become comfortable. As I approach my second anniversary I'm very comfortable. Confidence in your own abilities is good, but...

  25. Nursing Shortage Update: A Conversation With Peter Buerhaus

    K98 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are a TON of RNs out there who are no longer in nursing. Probably enough to alleviate the "shortage". Low pay, odd hours, and ludicrous workloads send a lot of RNs to other fields. One of our...