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I missed my favorite uncle's funeral because my supervisor(at a former job-don't work at that h#** hole anymore) would not give me the day off- I came in right after finding out he died and to tell them I need the day off for a funeral (four days in ...

I had a patient leave her third floor room with IV and chest tube in place (she clamped it off and unhooked it from pluravac first)-she was at the end of the hall and left during evening shift change. Police were called and found her drinking ETOH a ...

I've been told by several of my ER docs at work that it takes over 10ml of air to actually cause any problems. Not that it isn't good practice to remove as much as possible, I always do. I take a needle without a syringe on it and stick it in one of...

I went to USA nursing school for undergraduate only, so sorry I don't have a lot of info on their graduate programs. I know a lot of it is online, obviously, you still have to do clinicals on site, but I think almost all of the classroom stuff is onl...

I went to USA nursing school for undergraduate only, so sorry I don't have a lot of info on their graduate programs. I know a lot of it is online, obviously, you still have to do clinicals on site, but I think almost all of the classroom stuff is onl...

I work at USA Medical Center and love it! I make apprx $22/hr (plus diff) for almost 2yrs experience. Cost of living is very affordable compared to most metro areas, although it has been increasing a lot lately (we have had several major companies mo...

Welcome to Alabama! I work in Mobile AL as a RN at the local University hospital. Starting pay here for a new graduate is approx. $19-20/hr, I have 1.5 years ex. and make about $22/hr base (plus differentials). I personally love working at a teachin...

I've been a RN for slightly over a year now. My 1st job on a tele/cardiac floor I had 2weeks of classroom orientation and 5weeks of floor orientation. This was pretty set in stone for that hospital-nobody got extended even if they needed it because t...

I live and work in Alabama. RN cannot push Diprivan, only titrate gtt....must be CRNA or MD.

I wear my wedding band and engagement ring (with smallish stone) to work everyday. I just don't feel right without them nor am I comfortable taking them off freqently. I've never had problems with torn gloves or scratching patient, although I'm sure ...

I work on a busy telemetry unit. I just graduated last July, so I've been working about 7 months now. Just wondering if anyone had heard of something similar to what happened to one of my patients the other day, I was shocked. I admited a 70 yo lady-...

Yeah, nobody at work suggested that I did something incorrectly. My charge nurse was very supportive-(30 years of telemetry experience and she said it never would have crossed her mind when she was giving the two together-said she'd never seen it act...

Just an FYI about private student loans-My husband took out about $12000 of these when he was right out of high school and not thinking about having to pay them back. The interest rates on most of them were variable, which means now they're 8.5-9.2% ...

Thanks for all the info! I know that a nurse should know if the medications they are giving interact and what to look for. But realisticly, if a patient is on ten medications, at least a couple will probably have some interaction on the books. How do...

About 15 states participate in a licence compact agreement, where you can practice in any of those states as long as you have a license in one of them. However, I don't think CA is one of them. Look at https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm I think that is an...

By the way, most hospitals I've talked to give $1-$2 more per hour for a BSN vs. ADN.

I live in Mobile, AL and the hospitals around here start BSN's at about $18-$20/hr plus shift diff.(usually 2.5-3.5/hr). I am relocating after graduation (in 7 weeks!!) to Fort Walton Beach, FL where the medical center there starts BSN's at $18/hr (b...

Somebody told me a great trick for remembering the different effects of hypo vs hypertonic solutions. Hypo-remember the "o" looks like a swollen cell, hyper-remember that the "e" looks like a shruncken cell. Of course the degree of effect would depen...

Our 2 med/surg classes are also notoriously difficult. I've finished both of them (and did well). They required a LOT a study time, but the most difficult part was that the questions on the test were all application and critical thinking. Although we...

I got accepted the 1st time. I'm in my last semester and have worked the whole time. It's stressful but by no means impossible. Although working as an aid in the hospital would be great experience to put on a resume, but I think working in a restaura...

I am 1 1/2 months away from graduation with a BSN. This issue has been debated in our classes frequently. The general agreement amoung my instructors (of course they all have at least a MSN), is that ADN's are very good at technicial skills and doing...

I've only got a month and 1/2 left in school and I've worked four nights a week in a restarant the whole time. Stressfull? yes! Impossible? no.

I am in my last semester and haven't taken my exit HESI yet. But our school requires a mid-cirricular after third semester and I did very well on it. My best advice to you is to stop thinking about what the right answer is and start thinking about wh...

I am a nursing student in my last semester in Mobile, AL. My fiance just got a job in santa rosa beach, FL. Wondering if anybody had any suggestions of good hospitals to work at in the area and what sort of pay to expect. Also, where is a good area t...