Schatzi RN CEN

Schatzi RN CEN

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  1. Please tell me this isnt normal!

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WoW you guys, when I graduated from LPN school in 2000, I started at $10.50..YES THATS DOLLARS a hour and was glad I had a job that paid so well. I realize that living expenses are higher where you...

  2. Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from the last diploma program in nebraska, which puts me somewhat in the same categorie as your daughter will be in, if she decided to go for ADN, and that is WITHOUT a BSN degree. I now...

  3. those friends you study nursing with

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in International Nursing

    I shared an appartment with two other nursing students, both of whom I love very much and we still get together all the time. One of the was a true blonde (inside and out). We could be sitting there...

  4. Well, that answered that question!

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    Our small rural hospital actually goes into

  5. How useful is EMT-B cert as an RN?

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to Strahd's topic in Emergency

    Two points: -I used to be a EMT-B, let it expire when I received my nursing license. Now I live in a small rural community where EMT's are in great demand and I wished I would have kept my cert up....

  6. rural nurses how do you feel about travel nurses

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to nursejllrn's topic in Rural

    I am from a very small 18 bed rural hospital and if it was necessary for us to have travellers come in, I would assume it would be because we are too short to staff without help. I would much rather...

  7. Who can witness a waste?

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small rural CAH, where on nights I am often the only licensed person, so I have a Tech co-sign my

  8. shy girl

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    There are other ways to communicate also, often a simple touch or a quiet moment shared with a patient works better than a thousand

  9. How to avoid making mistakes

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    All the previous tips are great, I have one more to add, though. This is not coming from my super brain, I have read it a while ago in one of the nursing journals: Talk with your peers about mistakes...

  10. ER nurses...what shoes??

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    Crocs for sure, but I tend to trip, too. Especially when I get really

  11. Passed TNCC Today...

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Emergency

    Congrats. TNCC is hard, but gives you great assessment skills. I just finished ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) Friday and I thought it was really good, too. It is set up just about like TNCC...

  12. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    We ask visitors to not see our patients when they themselves are feeling ill. We as nurses are usually in much closer contact to the patients and should not expose them to our illnesses in addition to...

  13. Malpractice insurance?

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to nursequeenie's topic in General Nursing

    I have been told that if you are named in a lawsuit as co-defendand besides your employer, and if the employer looses, they may come back on you and sue you for their losses. If your malpractice...

  14. Nebraska nurse wages

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to JKDON's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a new RN in a rural (18 bed) hospital at $16.50 an hour two years

  15. Questions about trauma I witnessed. (LONG)

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to GermPhobe's topic in Emergency

    Hi, first off I am very sorry you came upon a scene like that unexpected. It is always easier to deal with injuries in a controlled environment. I have to agree with jbudd, out off all the classes I...

  16. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    Schatzi RN CEN replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just had a patient that has been taking I BE MOPIN for the last several days for