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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...

  16. RN signatures after LPN's

    tiger replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    when i started at my hospital in 1990 we (lpns) were allowed to do our own assessments. this continued for about 9 yrs. then, they changed it to the co-signature thing. that lasted about 2 yrs. now we...

  17. Floating nurses

    tiger replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    babs, just like to say that you must be a great manager to have this concern. i have had great managers but have also seen "don't give a sh*t" management. it is very demoralizing to regular staff to...

  18. merit based salary increases

    tiger replied to woo 2's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    we are doing the merit raises now. it suc*s. it depends on who is doing your eval where i am. your manager has complete say so unless you get less than 2.0 and then the union can get involved. you can...

  19. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    tiger replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    i think there is hard work to be done on both shifts and a slow time as well. on my unit i feel there is more slow time on nights. days has all three meals and all the other depts to deal with. as...

  20. Bowel care basics...what makes sense?

    tiger replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    i like to use mom the first morning i have the pt. if no bm by the evening, try a supp. if no results i give mag citrate or another shot of mom. depending on how many days with no bm. mag citrate...

  21. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

    tiger replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    sbrn-- hope your career will be all that you want but when you get into the real world of nursing and see that you don't have time to re-assess every few hours, or talk to your pt., much less give a...

  22. HELP my dry hands!!!!

    tiger replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    one more word. bag balm is cheap and soaks in to the skin so it doesn't wash off. i aso like aquaphor--prescribed for pts that have radiation therapy. more expensive and same

  23. HELP my dry hands!!!!

    tiger replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    get some bag balm - mix it with cocoa butter if you like. apply it to your hands. if needed put it on then wear gloves to bed to keep in the moisture. never had a problem till i moved from tx to...

  24. Patients on suicide precautions-what is your facility's policy?

    tiger replied to deespoohbear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    it is amazing to me that on our unit a little old lady that says "i just want to die" and has no intention of attempting to kill herself will be placed on 1:1 supervision even if the rest of the staff...

  25. Priapism!!!

    tiger replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    i'll keep that in mind for any pts i have on trazadone. thanks for the info. that is a bad side effect. think if i was male i would want a different drug. but i guess you never think the side effects...