K98

K98

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  1. In Icu Are Is There A Preference For Whites

    K98 replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU, SICU

    In our facility if you are breathing and have a license they will hire

  2. West Penn Hospital attains "Magnet" status!

    K98 replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Wanna buy some swamp

  3. Hate Hospital - Do I have to do this ??

    K98 replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Who cares if leaving a job too soon doesn't sit well with managers? They don't care about nurses. Nurses are just another piece of equipment, and they will take most any warm body with a license to...

  4. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    K98 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit has a revolving door...Thankfully, I'm now on the "out"

  5. What's your holiday bonus?

    K98 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Bonus? What's a bonus? I do get to work 12 hrs on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I worked 16 on Thanksgiving. On the bright side, this will be the last holiday season ruined by nursing

  6. West Penn Hospital attains "Magnet" status!

    K98 replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good for West Penn! Maybe some of the "magnetism" will rub off on their ghetto cousin,

  7. RN or BSN??

    K98 replied to patchat4's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Christie, I have a BA and Masters, neither of them in nursing. I graduated from a hospital school of nursing. We have a mix of BSNs and ADN/diploma RNs on our SICU. All are competent nurses. Do...

  8. First and Last Year in Nursing

    K98 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an RN for six months. I had a half-a**ed orientation to the SICU that I work in, and have been off orientation for about 2 months. The work load can be ridiculous, the pay stinks, and it...

  9. First and Last Year in Nursing

    K98 replied to K98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you graduate, if you pass your boards, then YOU will have a chance to set the health care world on it's ear and show all of us how it's done. There is a reason why there is a nursing shortage. I...

  10. Where are you at six months??

    K98 replied to Fairlythere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After six months, I'm on my way out. I have a few civil service exams scheduled over the next two weeks, so I'm keeping my fingers

  11. How often do you take a break?

    K98 replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Break? What's a

  12. First and Last Year in Nursing

    K98 replied to K98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I plan on at least trying another position, but wonder if I am just delaying the inevitable. The bottom line is, I don't hear from any nurses that are happy with the job. We have to park miles from...

  13. Do you regret being a nurse

    K98 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I regret it...wouldn't do it

  14. Nurses Eat Their Young

    K98 replied to texaschick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If anyone tries to eat me, I promise you they will get

  15. Anyone pushing 50 and a recent grad??

    K98 replied to TCooper's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm 47, retired after 25 years at my first career, and a new RN in the SICU at a major teaching hospital. It's been

  16. How Many Days Do You Work?

    K98 replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Two 12s, two 8s per week. The 12s can be a little tiring on the SICU, but they make the 8s seem like a half

  17. New Grad, so frustrated

    K98 replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in MICU, SICU

    I graduated in June and started in the SICU in July. It was scary at first, but the rest of the crew is great, and my preceptor is the bomb. I have six more weeks of orientation, but I'm handling busy...

  18. For those who've recently taken the NCLEX...

    K98 replied to Hooligan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX wasn't near as tough as everyone told me that it would be. Fifty minutes and 75 questions, and I was on my way home

  19. Are you satisfied with your first RN Job?

    K98 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So far, so good. My preceptor is the

  20. Anyone getting the Tuition Forgiveness @ UPMC Shadyside??

    K98 replied to jrp216's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You can get a good job with a diploma. WPAHS pays BSNs .50 per hour more than ADN/Diploma nurses. Not really enough of a difference to be meaningful. If you are interested in a BSN, you can continue...

  21. UPMC St. Margaret SON Questions

    K98 replied to Catlover2's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Catlover, You might want to look into Citizen's in New Ken and West Penn in Bloomfield

  22. NCLEX RN stop at 75!!! Post ur comment pls

    K98 replied to matt7806's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Stopping at 75 is a VERY good sign.

  23. Failed at 75!

    K98 replied to FutureUSRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed at 75, and I bet you did too. Lots of priority and delegation, with SIX

  24. First RN Job

    K98 replied to danaRN2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take the job you want. I jumped straight into the deep end, so far, so

  25. Tired question but I gotta ask about OB clinicals

    K98 replied to ChadleyNC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We did a six week OB rotation, two days per week. Some of the women were uncomfortable, most weren't. I did get to spend some extra time in the newborn nursery . I knew going in that OB wasn't a...