Googlenurse

Googlenurse ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it,most people do listen to their supervisor,because well, they are the supervisor. This is also the first time ever in my nursing career having an Lpn supervisor. So yes,this...

  2. RN SALARY

    Googlenurse replied to futurenursefl's topic in General Specialties

    Many of my jobs in nursing did not offer stacked pay. An example: I make $40/hour. Say for instance I worked on a holiday, which is already double time($80/hour) . It just so happens that...

  3. Chamberlain University FNP Student

    Googlenurse replied to Guest1030824's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What’s the cost if you go from BSN to NP? Last I remember, they were charging $45000 for the ADN to BSN route. I backed away and went with WGU instead. ) I paid $14,000. One...

  4. Nurses Didn't Call Doctor

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    All weekend, a patient had a heart rate of 120 to 150. Patient who is 65 yr old has an intensive history of tachy, dm, heart failure, severe obesity. Yet not one weekend nurse called the doctor....

  5. Nurses Didn't Call Doctor

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is subacute rehab. Staff is mostly agency

  6. Sleeping On Unit

    Googlenurse replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! My former nurse manager sent a memo out to all night nurses to be mindful and not sleep while on duty. We all,including her, knew the nurse that WAS sleeping. The patient's family members...

  7. Bedside Report

    Googlenurse replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I actually appreciate bedside report. Nothing like getting report at the station and you go into the room 10 minutes later and the trach is out or worse, you see a patient that was reported to be...

  8. Do you think nursing pay would decrease if a recession occurs?

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m not sure if we are headed toward a recession or not. I was reading a news article on how to prepare for a recession. One of the ways to prepare was to realize your salary or hourly pay...

  9. Home health nurse accompanying pt’s to out of state appointments

    Googlenurse replied to Local nurse's topic in Home Health

    I never thought about it when the patients travelled to another state. It was only for an hour or two anyway. I just did what I had to do. on that note…. Why isn’t this in the Private duty...

  10. Do you think nursing pay would decrease if a recession occurs?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also forgot, the ACA was not around back then. So that is another difference between the two recessions. Employers are now cutting health insurance by having these plans with high...

  11. Do you think nursing pay would decrease if a recession occurs?

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    If only that were possible. My last job,the nurses voted the union

  12. Nurse Nanny?

    Googlenurse replied to viera101's topic in General Nursing

    That has a name-private duty

  13. Previous Jobs Not Giving Out References

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    How are employers supposed to evaluate a new candidate if previous employers are not allowed to give out references? I know most employers only verify dates of employment nowadays. But nursing...

  14. Why Being a Nurse Means You Have Many Options

    Googlenurse replied to April Rowe's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the article,but it should be noted that it is very difficult to make lateral moves,especially from non acute to acute. Just ask any nurse who started out in a non-acute position...

  15. Challenge of Diaper Change Timeliness

    Googlenurse replied to George Acenas's topic in General Nursing

    In my previous facility, the ratio wasn’t the problem. It was Cnas that would rather gossip than help a resident. There were many times that I was changing a resident in the middle of 0600 med...

  16. Previous Jobs Not Giving Out References

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    They will no longer provide references, only dates of hire and length of

  17. Telling People Your Nurse Title, RN or LVN

    Googlenurse replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just say ' I work in

  18. Home ventilators

    Googlenurse replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

    There is a new HOME vent in town: The Astral 150. It is very lightweight,like a

  19. Relocation Bonus From Hospital?

    Googlenurse replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in Nursing Career

    I was offered $30000 sign on bonus by this hospital in Allentown,PA. The catch(and there is always a catch) it required a 2 year contract. No way I

  20. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I don't know what is wrong with me, but it seems I am always looking on Glassdoor, Linked In, and Indeed and seeing jobs that have better wages and benefits than the one I am currently at....

  21. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that the hard way in 2019 while applying for other specialties. My skills were not diverse at the time due to working in home care at the

  22. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    You sure about that? I think with PDN,you have an even higher chance of losing your license. Also,any nurse in PDN will tell you the benefits AND pay are crappy. My sister,a new Lpn, makes...

  23. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did,and guess what? My mental health started to crumble. First,the crappy health insurance. Then,no raises ever for the entire 10+ years I worked with that agency doing private duty....

  24. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not so sure. Very few nurses want to work with ventilators. Also,the gov of NJ,Phil Murphy, probably worsened the nursing shortage in this state by requiring Covid

  25. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    Googlenurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is funny you mention retention bonuses. I never understood why employers won't give the staff that has been with them awhile a retention bonus instead of paying new staff sign on bonuses. From...