Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    Las Vegas L&D Salary at different hospitals

    Orca replied to Chelsea.K's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Also bear in mind that you won't be paying a state income tax here, and housing costs are much less than they are in Los Angeles. That is why so many Californians move
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    RN daily routine in corrections

    Orca replied to Evolving_Nurse's topic in Correctional

    One thing that I like about correctional nursing is that you don't have to put up with the verbal abuse that you wind up taking in hospitals, because patients are "paying customers". If an inmate gets...
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    Feeling terrible about a mistake I made in clinical

    Orca replied to CatieK's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    This is what confused me about the situation - why the bad IV wasn't removed at or before the time that the new one was
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    Unsuccessful in first leadership role

    Orca replied to supra9355's topic in Nurse Management

    Jobs can be a bad fit for a variety of reasons. All of us at one time or another has wound up in a job that made us miserable or that we were not suited for, and it is not necessarily a reflection on...
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Orca replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some pages have to be shut down from time to time, especially if it is a controversial topic or person, because of all of the rapid-fire editing, most of it unverified or from clearly biased sources....
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    Dangerous assignments

    Orca replied to brai9284's topic in Nurse Management

    I also would not hesitate to point out that you and your staff are the ones with licenses on the line if anything goes south with this grand scheme to maximize profit - which I am sure that is all...
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    Assistant director of nursing... is this a mistake?

    Orca replied to Grande_latte04's topic in Nurse Management

    I wouldn't take a supervisory job in an area that I have little or no nursing experience in, and I have been at this for over 25 years, in management for more than half of that. You are wise to think...
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    Orca replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wikipedia can be edited by anyone who pops in. I wouldn't use it as a sole source on anything - and I write for them. Not to say that it has no value, but unless there are reputable source citations...
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    Psych nurses don't know medical?

    Orca replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    The only patient that I have ever had die in my care should never have been admitted to us. I was working in a stand-alone psychiatric facility, morning charge nurse on the geropsych unit. It was my...
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    OT & PT managing nurses?

    Orca replied to Roselyn's topic in Nurse Management

    In my state, that would be illegal. I agree with Summer. Talk to your
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    Las Vegas College

    Orca replied to SKF19's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That is confirmed through online sources. Corinthian College at one time offered debt relief to students who believed that they were victims of fraud. Schools that take anyone who qualifies...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Orca replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I went to high school (graduated early 1970s) with a girl whose mother was named Dorcas. She was a justice of the peace, and for many years she sponsored a Christmas toy drive for underprivileged...
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    I'm a new employee, how do I deal with a passive aggressive coworker?

    Orca replied to cookie123d's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't have to agree. Read the definition. bully [ˈbo͝olē] VERB bullying (present participle) seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as
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    Prayers for COVID patients?

    Orca replied to TheEternalOptimist's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I got skewered in another thread for saying basically this - that matters of faith are the domain of
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    I'm a new employee, how do I deal with a passive aggressive coworker?

    Orca replied to cookie123d's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This isn't bullying. Bullying is verbal or physical threats. Everything that one doesn't like in the work environment isn't
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    ST. Rose ICU pay rate

    Orca replied to Marcus0918's topic in Nevada Nursing

    OK - thanks for the correction. I just went where a Google search took
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    ST. Rose ICU pay rate

    Orca replied to Marcus0918's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Just looked it up. St. Rose doesn't offer a retirement plan per se. They offer a 403 (b), which is similar to a 401K but it is funded with pre-tax dollars. It is voluntary, and the hospital...
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    ST. Rose ICU pay rate

    Orca replied to Marcus0918's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The main difference is that the employer contributes to the retirement fund, and you aren't dealing with a 401K which is generally all employee contribution or else you get nothing. There are two...
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    How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    Orca replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work for a prison system in the west. We test all employees every other week (medical and
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    ST. Rose ICU pay rate

    Orca replied to Marcus0918's topic in Nevada Nursing

    UMC is run by Clark County. The nurses there are enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). I don't know what St. Rose offers in that
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    Moving from CA to Nevada soon, where to apply?

    Orca replied to Marcus0918's topic in Nevada Nursing

    UMC is county run, so the salary difference isn't surprising. That said, employees there are part of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), so many nurses find that the stability is worth the...
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    Today's grossest lunch award goes to...

    Orca replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yes. My father, a WW II veteran, would not allow Spam to be served in our home. I never tried it until years after I moved out. He was the same way about dried beans. Creamed chipped beef on toast...
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    Did I handle this litigious patient correctly? How do I cope.

    Orca replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Specialties

    Usually threats of litigation are just that. I can't imagine that it would be worth the time and expense of a lawsuit over an (alleged) crease in a heel dressing. Being rude (which I doubt that you...
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    Go ahead laugh. Laughter keeps you from going crazy.

    Orca replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago, I attended a United Methodist Church. The minister's wife was built like a fireplug: Very short, and about as wide as she was tall. Her voice was barely tolerable. She would always wear...
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    Go ahead laugh. Laughter keeps you from going crazy.

    Orca replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    "May we have your liver?" "I'm using it." I first saw Python in 1975 when the series began running on PBS stations here. It has turned into a lifelong