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  1. How would you rate your RN position?

    wildmountainchild replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER. I just love, love, love it. The fast pace, the constant change, the opportunity to really practice some cool skills, you will be a master at starting IV's within two weeks. The first...

  2. I was a victim of sexual assault.

    wildmountainchild posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I'm writing here because this is the kind of thing I don't want people who actually "know" me to know. On Saturday night I went out to a local pub and had a few drinks and shot a couple games...

  3. New admits at shift change

    wildmountainchild replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER. If I can, I try to wait until I know shift change is over before I transfer a pt. But I can't always do that. Sometimes I have the DR or the charge breathing down my neck to get the...

  4. 8-hour vs. 12-hour workshift: Traditional or Innovative? Benefit or Hazard?

    wildmountainchild replied to WELLimAnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 12's a week. Sometime 4. I really love it. I don't feel tired unless we get really slow and there isn't anything to do. Then the hours just drag by. Luckily that doesn't happen much in the...

  5. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    wildmountainchild replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    The was working rescue in a national park. A guy fell about 500 feet to the ground. I've never seen anything like it. His face was lying on a rock with the skull completely removed. It looked like one...

  6. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    wildmountainchild replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I have another perspective...I don't mind, and never have minded, talking about money. I guess this comes in opposition to my upbringing where money was NEVER discussed, to the detriment of my brother...

  7. Thinking of an incentive program for longevity....help

    wildmountainchild replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and garaunteed ratios. 5 pts to one nurse on the floor. 4:1 in the ER. Only 2:1 max in ICU or if critical care in ER. I WON'T work as a nurse in another state. To go from caring for 4 pts, which...

  8. Thinking of an incentive program for longevity....help

    wildmountainchild replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    San Francisco. The cost of living here is pretty high, but I actually live outside of the city and catch the train in. I think the Bay Area (as in San Francisco Bay) has the highest paid nurses in the...

  9. Thinking of an incentive program for longevity....help

    wildmountainchild replied to NeosynephRN's topic in General Nursing

    Money, money, money. If a hospital wants to retain high qulity staff then they have to pay for them. I recently got a job as a new grad. I will get paid $55 an hour. My friend who has been working a...

  10. Should I be a Nurse??

    wildmountainchild replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate your forthright presentation of your feelings. Some people consider me to be.....very honest. For lack of a better description. However, I care very deeply about my patients and have...

  11. Can anyone give me the pathophysiology of pleural effusion?

    wildmountainchild replied to pihay82's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Gosh...let me see if I can remember. The heart isn't pumping effectively, blood backs up from the left atrium into the lungs. Pressure increses in the pulmonary venous system....bladdy blah...fluid in...

  12. New Grad needs experience

    wildmountainchild replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I must have applied to 30 or 40 different positions before I was hired into a new grad program. The market here if fairly saturated as well. It's not that nurses aren't needed, it's just that you...

  13. Anyone have an NCLEX reveiw book for sale?

    wildmountainchild replied to Gravysgal's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a littmans book and the saunders comprehensive review. Make me an offer that covers shipping and they're yours! They are both recent...2007 anyway. I took the NCLEX this February and passed...

  14. Is it OK to get a gift for my preceptor?

    wildmountainchild replied to rnkalee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got my preceptor a pocket knife like the one I have and that she had admired. She loved it and she wears it all the time (we've stayed great friends). She even got me a gift when I was done w/ my...

  15. fnp

    wildmountainchild replied to jacrod1234's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The AANP renectly had an article in thier publication stating that NP's should be certified in thier area of practice. However, in reality that is rarely the case BUT for liability reasons I think...

  16. Is claritin BID 10 mg a safe dosage?

    wildmountainchild replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to sound rude.....but look it up! Google it or hit your Davis' Drug Guide. I don't know if it's safe or not, but good on you for checking.......now go check

  17. ED Interview.

    wildmountainchild posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi Ya'll, On Tuesday I have an interview for a new grad position in an ED in San Francisco. Any advice? I'm obviously dressing professionally, coming early, etc. but are there some things I should or...

  18. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    wildmountainchild replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know that without a doubt I would stay and help. It's my moral and legal duty. My husband knows that I would stay, and I know that as a law enforcement officer he would also continue working as...

  19. Reasons Why YOU Won't Join A Union

    wildmountainchild replied to SBinGA's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would definitely join a union. You can thank labor unions for your 40 hr work wk (as opposed to 140 hrs!). And also thank them for having a weekend, before labor unions people worked EVERY day of...

  20. Anyone Use This?

    wildmountainchild replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I have a PDA and use the Davis Drug guide on it. But I also have Pepid RN which I sync/update once a week, so if anything changes w/ drugs it's updated then. The PDA is VERY portable. I have all kinds...

  21. Emergency Nursing -- What's it like?

    wildmountainchild replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My plan, if everything works out, is to a get a new grad position in an ED right out of nursing school. I live in the Bay Area and these types of positions are very competitive. I had a five month...

  22. If you could have a different profession...

    wildmountainchild replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    I would have been an ER MD. Now I'm in school to be an ER NP. Also I want to build an entirely off-the-grid-self-sufficient commune to ride out the coming apocalypse. I'd be chief medical officer of...

  23. 'Impaired Nurse'.....other reasons?

    wildmountainchild replied to suzy253's topic in General Nursing

    Severe depression causes psychomotor retardation that can mimic being under the influence of depressants. Likewise personal stress or trauma. Also, I'm VERY sensitive to caffiene. I know of a girl who...

  24. Can they rescind job offer due to this at employee physical?

    wildmountainchild replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still an EMT and went to work for an EMS company I was upfront and honest. I told them I was on vicodin, provided the prescription (via the bottle) and when I was tested they knew I would...

  25. moving to bay area

    wildmountainchild replied to meg1112's topic in General Nursing

    New grad programs in the bay area are very competitive, but not impossible. It depends on where you want to work/what area of nursing. The problem is that all nursing schools graduate at the same...