RNOTODAY BSN, RN

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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    RNOTODAY replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    But boy have times CHANGED since I was a new grad-- before leaving school, before sitting for Nclex, I had 4 jobs to chose from-- all ICUs, and one in the ICU I absolutely wanted ( neonatal) now?...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    RNOTODAY replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Now, 16 years as a RN, 7 years OR experience, minimal- a good amount of OT plus call requirement---I make well over 125k and it's never enough!! The more I make the more we need/ spend ( yes I realize...
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    Comparing A Nurses' Salary

    RNOTODAY replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wow that's low... 16 years ago as a GN I started out at $23.67/hr , ( Hospital) but yes I agree with the 12s... if you can do them, it's sooo easy to pick up and make GOOD money, yet STILL have time...
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    What is your nursing "joy?"

    RNOTODAY replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    The flashback from a hard stick, under pressure, under sterile drapes mid procedure in the OR, ummm and my
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    Splendid Opportunities in Nursing

    RNOTODAY replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Thanks for sharing, I truly enjoyed your journey, your
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    RNOTODAY replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just like to add, a post op Jake, and a vague complaint Jake, are two different things... the post op Jake, due to tolerance, requires MORE pain coverage than an opioid naive
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    5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

    RNOTODAY replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Humor: my own HUSBAND thought just LAST MONTH that the needle , indeed was left inside you rather than a catheter. Seeing that we are nurses, and know how silly that would be, YES I FIND IT...
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    5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

    RNOTODAY replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lighten the hell UP..... take a few weeks off... or something,
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    How do you feel about being a nurse?

    RNOTODAY replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo!!! The OR- the best kept secret in nursing,
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    lying about clinical hours

    RNOTODAY replied to astrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also feel, that he is so blatantly comfortable begging constantly for her to do his homework, that she's actually DONE it before.... know what I
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    Resume Template Source I found

    RNOTODAY replied to resqbug's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    NOT
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    Who Runs Your Operating Room?

    RNOTODAY replied to msn10's topic in Operating Room

    It's an unspoken truth-- ANESTHESIA runs * most* ORs, especially
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    Dealing with mean docs

    RNOTODAY replied to MillyPeets1234's topic in Operating Room

    You will get a lot of crap from surgeons that You wouldn't get from a doc in any other setting that, you just gotta let roll off, because most of the time it's the stress of the case and not personal...
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    Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    RNOTODAY replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry, disagree... just one instance that comes to mind is : counts. The counts , as an RN are legally all on ME, and I absolutely have authority over the scrub tech regarding
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    Pros and Cons of Working in the OR

    RNOTODAY replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    There is so much to add , even in addition to the vast info allready given , but I'd add you must like the technical aspect of nursing. We use TONS of equipment, and they malfunction/ need different...
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    Informed Consent? Input needed...

    RNOTODAY replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    The consent was
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    How would I address a firing?

    RNOTODAY replied to Izzy11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow, when I first read it, it seemed to me that the surveyor was giving a hypothetical scenario to
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    4 months of OR experience?

    RNOTODAY replied to YesYesRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You are right, OR nurses are somewhat of a dying breed... under normal circumstances, a 4 month job on a resume is usually a negative... HOWEVER, and feel free to get others insight to this- I think...
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    How to follow up after applying for a job online?

    RNOTODAY replied to otmanskis's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You call, and ask the status of your online application, and ask if the position has been filled. There, you officially " followed up"
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    Why You Need an Elevator Speech

    RNOTODAY replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Damn, you LUCKED OUT! Good for
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    9 Tips for New Operating Room Nurses

    RNOTODAY replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Great article!! The operating Room is truly another universe, and years of experience one has as a Nurse is of no help... you are simply lost beyond the double doors , it takes TIME.... new RNs to...
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    Nurse recruiter blew me off. Is this normal?

    RNOTODAY replied to RNbellashadow's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My experience with various recruiters are that, in general, they are flighty... I get 5 calls a day from them , but I stay away... edit to add: I'm speaking of agency and travel agencies, not Hospital...
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    Texting While Working

    RNOTODAY replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm half guilty, I DO text /FB etc while @ work, on the occasional DOWN time / breaks I would NEVER do it during a surgery , but I know plenty who
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    Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    RNOTODAY replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    They literally REEK of it...
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    Forced Resignation - looking for advice

    RNOTODAY replied to SailLove80's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm so sorry about all of this, but seriously... can't the managers , HR people and whoever else involved making these decisions COLLABORATE on what they are going to decide