tiger

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1. Do nurses get paid hourly or salary.

   tiger replied to jgg765's topic in General Nursing

   i'm paid by the hour and get ot(time and a half for anything over 40 hrs in a week or anything over 12 in the day. also time and a half for holidays(i think we get six paid

2. pct debate

   tiger replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   i've heard that you would also hang for the lpn. even though they are liscensed. how ridiculous is this? everyone should be responsible for their own scope of practice. the rn cannot know everything...

3. pct debate

   tiger replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   sorry for a kind of a double post--i didn't think the first one

4. pct debate

   tiger replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   val--why the need to be so nasty? can't this be a friendly debate. it was before you showed up. and no, i haven't participated. only observed. it seems you are just looking to put someone else down...

5. pct debate

   tiger replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   :)

6. pct debate

   tiger replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

   where i work we have cnas. they only do adls. they used to be able to do more. i am an lpn. i used to be able to do alot more too. more and more restrictions came in to limit our scope of care. i...

7. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

   tiger replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

   we used to have this too. the overlapping shifts were SWEET! of course it was taken away to cut costs. but now that i am used to the 3 12s i don't know if i would wanna go back. 4 days off is nice,...

8. Nurses & Retirement $$$

   tiger replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

   i am 38 and have listened to the older nurses(i started at my hospital at age 25). 12 years vested now for the retirement they provide plus my deferred comp. if i can stand to stay where i am for...

9. Undecided whether to become a letter Carrier or R.N?

   tiger replied to Lisa24's topic in General Nursing

   i agree. wish i had a postal

10. overtime pay

    tiger replied to Kayzee's topic in Rehabilitation

    we get time and a half for anything over forty hours in a week. i just pulled 11 twelve hour shifts in a row with x mas included. my ot pay was nice--not to mention my bonus check i got on the same...

11. How are you supposed to answer the phone?

    tiger replied to MRed94's topic in General Nursing

    yes, we were supposed to attend a freakin class on how to answer the phone(luckily i slipped by without it). we are supposed to say " good morning(or evening/afternoon),you have reached blah blah,...

12. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    tiger replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    YOU GO GLOBAL

13. prn question

    tiger replied to carz's topic in General Nursing

    we frequently have confusing orders like this. maybe the order is for routine meds of xanax .5 at 8 am 4pm and 8pm plus prn every 8 hrs, the same pt has routine ms 30mg every 8am, 4pm amd 12 midnight...

14. retention bonus

    tiger replied to TELEpathicRN's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital we get a longevity bonus. when i started in 1990 you began collecting it after 5 years. now you have to wait 8. it increases every year you are there. my last one after 11 yrs. of...

15. 4-hour shifts--Anyone done them or doing them now?

    tiger replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    at my hospital we (full time people) work three 12's and a four hour shift per week to get our 40 hours. we used to just come in the early part of the shift and help with the busiest part of the...