bill4745

bill4745 RN

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  1. Can your license be revoked over assault?

    bill4745 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    In most states you can loose your license for

  2. In Todays New World a question or two

    bill4745 replied to teeituptom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Neither to

  3. Salary Question

    bill4745 replied to NightICURNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Have they been with the hospital longer than

  4. Re-entry (out for 14 years now)

    bill4745 replied to bgh123's topic in General Nursing

    I went back to ICU after ten years away. It took a few weeks to get back to normal. Refresher courses here in the states don't take 1-2 years. In Pennsylvania, you don't even need a course-I was...

  5. Strange diagnosis

    bill4745 replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Spend one shift in an

  6. Faxed Patient Report Form

    bill4745 replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    They work well for us. We make sure the form was received. It eliminates the "ER nurse didn't tell me that" since there is a written record. Eliminates phone

  7. Admit Orders in the ER

    bill4745 replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    We take verbal admitting orders and it is constantly discussed and debated. Between the noisy environment, doctor's cell phones unclear, accents, a zilllion different drugs, etc. errors are bound to...

  8. Unreal interview

    bill4745 replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Get everything in writing-the bonus, holidays, area worked, hours, pay, differentials, etc. before you accept the

  9. Can you push Diprovan ?

    bill4745 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    We cannot push it in PA, as well as ketamine. But why can we push paralytics? I can't sedate you, but I can paralyze and kill

  10. I Am Afraid

    bill4745 replied to walk6miles's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a working ER nurse diagnosed with Parkinson's two years ago (although it is starting to look more like essential tremor). First, I have never heard of staff nurses having to go with patients in...

  11. Patient Care Tech Jobs

    bill4745 replied to sru056's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    We have several nursing students working as

  12. Ripoff Report: www.stethoscopes.com

    bill4745 replied to student456's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    1.Go back to VISA, ask for someone higher up in management-this should take days, not weeks. 2. Did you get your VISA through a local bank-ask them for

  13. mobile phones and hospitals

    bill4745 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that by now, we would have noticed if cellphones shut down monitors, changed the rate on IV pumps, etc. It may have happened in the old 'analog' days, but many hospitals now allow...

  14. Overtime...What's fair?

    bill4745 replied to dzadzey's topic in General Nursing

    I believe federal law is 40 in a week, although employers with 24h coverage may use 80hours in two weeks as the cutoff for OT. Anything better than that is employer

  15. Need Advice.... going to ER

    bill4745 replied to Nurse4AU's topic in Emergency

    Your feelings are normal. Take your time, ask questions, think! Not a day goes by that there isn't something I don't know-that is the beauty of ER-always something to learn, always a new challenge....

  16. Help! Keeping it short and sweet???

    bill4745 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes you need to be blunt: "Sir, I really need to focus on exactly why you are here right now, and any major medical problems you may have, so that we can decide how to begin your treatment. We...

  17. Highest nursing salary

    bill4745 replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a small hospital just outside the Philadelphia border. After 12 years exp, my base is $36.30/hour. With differentials, 3 twelves a week is over $70k. With 4 twelves a week the overtime and...

  18. Tele Nurse starting in ED

    bill4745 replied to BriBriRN's topic in Emergency

    After 10 years of ICU, I moved to the ER three years ago and rarely regret it. It's never boring, everyday is honestly a new challenge and a learning experience. You will use skills you never knew...

  19. Youngling wanting to know about ED

    bill4745 replied to nurz2be's topic in Emergency

    We frequently have shadows from our local high school. Better yet, become an ER tech so you really can see what goes on. And don't narrow your choices too much yet. I love the ER, but there are a lot...

  20. does anyone ever put job offers on their resume?

    bill4745 replied to holdensjane's topic in Nursing Career

    Job offers have no business being placed on a

  21. Being Strong Armed by DON

    bill4745 replied to Texashardhat's topic in General Nursing

    1.Unless you have a signed contract spelling out your job hours, your employer can increase, decrease, or change them in any manner they please, just as your pay can be lowered, benefits decreased, or...

  22. Who loves it??????

    bill4745 replied to auwrestler197's topic in General Nursing

    ER for three years. Love my job, great co-workers, great pay and benefits. People will complain without being asked. Sometimes you really have to push people to...

  23. Narc count question

    bill4745 replied to tybutler74's topic in General Nursing

    I've always counted the actual meds if I was incoming, and also looked at the sheets as well for the count.. Seeems to be a better way to

  24. How far do you commute to work?

    bill4745 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    100 miles round trip. I do mostly 12 hour shifts. Pay and benefits are worth

  25. Can a narc count be invalid if the offgoing nurse counts the meds instead of sheets?

    bill4745 replied to tybutler74's topic in General Nursing

    See what the policy is. It is best if the incoming nurse counts the actual narcs. If she says you were in the wrong for counting them, then she is as guilty as you are, and maybe a little more. If I...