Sea Island Yank

Sea Island Yank specializes in Critical Care, M/S, Post partum, Ortho.

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1. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

   Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

   Yes indeed the pay scale for RN's in SC is a lot lower than in MA. It has taken me 14 years of raises to match what I was making in 1994 at Salem Hospital! On the other hand, moving from the north to...

2. Warning about MedCEU.com CE Provider

   Sea Island Yank replied to HeyFraydo's topic in General Nursing

   I just learned from my employer that medceu.com is not accredited to award ceu's. After doing a google search I found this post from 2004! I feel like a fool! I have been using them for years. I too...

3. Nursing Unions-what is the good,bad, ugly?

   Sea Island Yank replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a large hospital in MA when we unionized in the early 80's. The hospital spent mega bucks trying to fight it and threatened us with firing if we even mentioned the "U" word on hospital...

4. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

   Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I can't help you out at all with pay info for LPN's. We actually have very few LPN's in the hospital where I work. Most of them went back to school, at the local two year college, and became...

5. Last names on ID badges and retaliation by patients

   Sea Island Yank replied to ICRN2008's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Having been a nurse for 30 years, I have never had a problem with my last name appearing on my badge and it is not a common name. Where I work now however, I sometimes float to a Behavioral Med Unit...

6. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

   Sea Island Yank replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

   I have read through almost all of the postings regarding Gray's Anatomy and I have to say I'm amazed at ya'll flying off the handle like this! This show is about surgical interns not nurses! And the...

7. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

   Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I just saw your post! Trident has a great nursing program. I have been very impressed with the students who come through my hospital doing clinicals. And trust me, I'm not easily impressed. My...

8. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

   Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

   Conway huh, sounds good. That's about 100 miles north of us here in Charleston. You'll be right by Myrtle Beach, the Redneck Riviera! :rotfl: The year we moved, 1994, we were trying to sell our...

9. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

   Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

   I still pahk my cah in SC. One thing that you hear, even after being here for 11 years is "You ain't from around here are ya." I have two sister-in-laws and an aunt who live in Peabody. They've been...

10. Pay scales in South Carolina for RN

    Sea Island Yank replied to LoriRN911's topic in General Nursing

    The only place in Charleston is Children's Hospital at MUSC. They have one of the few NICU's south of Columbia. The helicopter brings babies in from all