NephroBSN

NephroBSN BSN, RN

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  1. Salary question??

    NephroBSN replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    50-60k.. My son is 28 has a high school education. Started at $70K in Sept 2005. Got his first quarterly bonus of $1k. That's QUARTERLY. Next Sept he will get around $8-$9k raise. I've been a nurse...

  2. Where would you live....

    NephroBSN replied to joyzrn's topic in Travel

    A group of states 20 now I think have a reciprocal agreement. If you reside in a compact state such as Arizona you can work in another compact state such as Tennessee. You have to be a resident of...

  3. broken contract

    NephroBSN replied to EddieC's topic in Travel

    ]If the hospital overbooked it's not the travelers fault and I doubt they would have been able to tell that from an interview. I was cancelled once because the unit couldn't afford travelers. Not my...

  4. Case study: what went wrong?

    NephroBSN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe, as some other posters here do, that the patient is in denial. If she heard that the tumor is tiny and yet she would die if they scraped it off, then that tells me she didn't hear correctly...

  5. LVN to RN???

    NephroBSN replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in LPN to RN

    Hi Erika, I was an LPN for 17 years before I went back to get my RN. I wish I had done it sooner but life got in the way. There is nothing wrong with being an LPN for awhile. I believe it will make...

  6. I need HELP!! with IV starts

    NephroBSN replied to Jasano's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yep you are right I forgot about that little

  7. Any traveling nurses out there willing to give advice?

    NephroBSN replied to tchinn's topic in Travel

    Hey no problem.. I've walked into facilities ( remember I don't work in a hospital though) and been given the keys to the med room with a "Have a great day it's all your's." You gotta hit the floor...

  8. I need HELP!! with IV starts

    NephroBSN replied to Jasano's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Are you going for a vein you can see or feel? I'll tell you the veins you can see aren't necessarily the best ones. I've stuck people where no one else "saw" a vein. I'm gonna give you a hint and then...

  9. Teaching a patient who can't read

    NephroBSN replied to NephroBSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks this lady is in her 70's I don't believe she's gonna learn to read and she's too proud. I don't want to change her I want to help her. We do have a dietician. But I want to reinforce things....

  10. Any traveling nurses out there willing to give advice?

    NephroBSN replied to tchinn's topic in Travel

    Please get at least one year of experience if not more. You'll be happy you did. Travel nurses are expected to "know their stuff".. Most travel agencies won't accept you with less anyway. If they...

  11. Teaching a patient who can't read

    NephroBSN replied to NephroBSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks to all for your

  12. Any traveling nurses out there willing to give advice?

    NephroBSN replied to tchinn's topic in Travel

    Hi, I've been traveling for 4 years now. #1 What is your speciality. Many companies are fixated on that. Many recruiters aren't nurses so they don't understand that some of us work in multiple...

  13. Assignment Nightmare

    NephroBSN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    I agree with you. I'd be on that phone telling the recepitonist, "I want to speak to the President of your company......NOW. Makes me so angry to hear of these companies who hold nurses hostage. This...

  14. Tax Question About M&I/ Per Diem

    NephroBSN replied to k_cole21's topic in Travel

    The IRS website has a table for all the places you've worked. I don't know the name of it offhand. Sometimes it encompasses the whole state and sometimes it breaks it down. It also changes, I believe...

  15. Online NI Education Options?

    NephroBSN replied to Kabin's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Oh dear, I was hoping YOU had some information. Guess we'll have to sit here and wait for someone to wake up. Good luck. I'm interested in this field