azhiker96 BSN, RN

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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    What benefits do you get for your dues? Apparently in the UK malpractice insurance is covered. Do US unions do that as well? Do they have a strike fund to makeup wages lost during strikes? Just...
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    Police Killed Our Patient

    azhiker96 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you fakebee for shedding more light on the
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    Police Killed Our Patient

    azhiker96 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Quite a thread here. I just wanted to add a few observations. Of the three deaths mentioned in the article, one person was not listed as tased and another one was tased several days before he died...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Oh yes, thanks. So next month these rates could go up, go down, or stay the same. Anyone willing to lay any bets?
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    Skirts in the OR

    azhiker96 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    Everyone in our perioperative unit is required to wear the hospital scrubs. That's from pre-op through surgery to pacu. Personally, I wouldn't want to subject my personal clothing to some of the...
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    Recovery Room Nurse

    azhiker96 replied to Catfish RN's topic in Operating Room

    I work as a tech in PACU and will graduate my ADN course this coming March. There are techs and other nurses to help with patient transfers. Most of the patients that we take to the floor transfer...
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    Oh boy I am freaking out (HepB vax)

    azhiker96 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    I took the Hep B series and had no problems. The biggest threat from the virus is to infants. The CDC website says "Approximately 90% of babies who contract hepatitis B virus (HBV)...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Nope, not bad at all. You can expect to pay a bit more if you cross the Atlantic. This is from the UC/CNA application. I don't know all the benefits they provide for these fees. source "Under...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I absolutely agree with you here. I would include the looting by our government also. We need healthcare reform that will drop the cost of healthcare, not just the
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    What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    azhiker96 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    RN scale is $24-36/hr here but housing has jumped over the past 5 years. We bought a 3/2 1600sf 5 years ago for $150k. Home like it in our neighborhood are going for $300k now. There is new...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    If I have no money and go to Wendy's, what can I get? Nothing. But, if I have no money and show up at the ED I can get treatment. Why is that? What would you call it? Call it a right or service...
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    NLRB set to trim union's organizing

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This new link seems to be a different topic. It's about what unions are doing to change the rules. Thanks for the update! I didn't know the unions were trying to change the rules. So if this...
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    RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    azhiker96 replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    That does clear it up a bit. My opinion: 1. The agency needs to place her somewhere else if they accepted that she won't attempt IV starts. (This is assuming she was totally up front with the agency...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    That may be the end of the story for you but I think it's a bit more involved. The nursing shortage is being felt all over the US and in many other countries. Raising pay a few dollars is not going...
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    Required to wear girly scrubs

    azhiker96 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am confident in myself and my abilities. It doesn't matter to me what the uniform color is on a floor. Given a choice between lavender and white, I would choose white. I've heard that some...
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    Spouse adjustment problems?

    azhiker96 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a male in nursing school. My wife is an RN and is currently making much more than I. It doesn't bother me a bit. I'm looking forward to contributing after I graduate and she's looking forward...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The foreign nurses at my hospital are paid the same wages as US born nurses. Pay is based more on skills and job description rather than country of origin. Yes, there is a true shortage of nurses in...
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    How Can Mercury in Vaccines Be Safe?

    azhiker96 replied to indigo girl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :yeah::yeah:
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    Scripps Encinitas is an OPEN SHOP, CNA loses "union security clause"

    azhiker96 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This paragraph is from the article: "Scripps Encinitas spokeswoman Julie Lee said the new contract would provide for nurses at the hospital to earn the same pay as non-unionized nurses earn at other...
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    Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks for the inside look! I'll be rooting for you from my clinicals here in the valley!
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    chandler gilbert nursing program

    azhiker96 replied to Pkkostura's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Paula, I am in the nursing program through Gateway community college. It's part of the Maricopa County system so the process is the same. I checked the Chandler-Gilbert website and decided I...
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    9 N.J hosipitals to be struck June 2

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Any updates? Did the union achieve anything with this strike turned to
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    JCAHO Medication Reconciliation

    azhiker96 replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is also how it's done in the hospitals where I've had clinicals. There's a similar discussion elsewhere on this site. I think the problem is that some facilities are implimenting the rule...
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    Texas RNs are to be enlighten

    azhiker96 replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would hope winning the argument depends more on what is right than the presence/absence of a union. I'm still in nursing school but work as a tech in a hospital. If I had an issue, I'd bring it up...
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    Unsafe situation? Need advice, please.

    azhiker96 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the place you live starts with an A and ends with a Zona, you might want to check out Banner. They have a lot of facilities and pay fairly well. You can check their job listings online. They also...