bill4745

bill4745 RN

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  1. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    bill4745 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I don't answer either, but there is no

  2. Check this out... Funny and not funny at the same time..

    bill4745 replied to wifeandmomoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that. Our worst repeat offender was an RN. She would stop in the middle of her fake seizure to tell us it was

  3. LPN Programs

    bill4745 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I live in the northeast corner of Maryland. Can anyone tell me of LPN programs in the area? I know of Cecil College. Someone told me of a Harris School in Delaware that has a nine-month program but...

  4. Just Curious ?

    bill4745 replied to xGuYx's topic in Emergency

    Ditto-I couldn't say it any better. It is the hardest job I've ever had and the most

  5. need a name for ICU's softball team

    bill4745 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    The

  6. Salary question?

    bill4745 replied to Lilli-Anna's topic in General Nursing

    The $60 could be a per diem position with no benefits. The other could be full-time with

  7. "Nurse" wins powerball

    bill4745 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she lives near the border of another state and works in that

  8. Texas air ambulance crash..2 flight nurses killled

    bill4745 replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    And I complain about my

  9. Coding visitors?

    bill4745 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    You would call a code, just as you would for a full-code

  10. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    bill4745 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the problem now is supply and demand. Employers rarely pay on the basis of what a position "deserves"; they pay as little as they can to keep the positions filled. A good example is teaching....

  11. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    bill4745 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Before. I get an great HMO, drugs, vision, dental, pension, disability, 401k, vacation and sick

  12. Do Hospitals Ever Post Jobs That They Don't Plan to Fill?

    bill4745 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes they are slow to update the postings. Sometimes they leave jobs posted so that they have a steady stream of applicants in case they need someone in a

  13. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    bill4745 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    With some OT, I make $80,000 a year, with excellent benefits. That's not decent

  14. Returning to bedside nursing after 9 years!

    bill4745 replied to Tina, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I returned to ICU nursing after a 10 year absence. I had a preceptor for a few weeks and did okay. Your skills will come back to you. Give it some

  15. A random thing that irks me

    bill4745 replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    The person doing this could be charged with practicing nursing without a license. Think of the potential liability of the person and the school administration if he/she gave a med to a child who was...

  16. Who plays the "I'm a Nurse Card"?

    bill4745 replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I never do until either I need to because of problems with care or at the end to complement the

  17. FMLA

    bill4745 replied to vanessarhea's topic in General Nursing

    I spent some time out on FMLA and my understanding is that if you were a full-time RN all they need to do is put you in a full-time RN position at the same salary. It does not mean the same unit,...

  18. Mandatory cut-off age for being a bedside nurse?

    bill4745 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 58 year old ER nurse that has no trouble keeping up with my younger coworkers during crazy 12 hour shifts with multiple codes, etc. The docs don't have a mandatory retirement age, why should...

  19. New male nurse getting ready to tackle first nursing job

    bill4745 replied to scsunurse85's topic in General Nursing

    In 15 years I never felt that I was treated any differently as a guy. Good luck with your new

  20. need adv for change in full to prn???

    bill4745 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I would wait until after the baby to talk to your

  21. Should I renew my licence now?

    bill4745 replied to zakuro's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that many (maybe all?) states require a minimum amount of work time to renew a license, e.g. 1,500 hours within the previous five years to keep a license

  22. ADD/ ADHD nurses- which units do you prefer?

    bill4745 replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    With ADD, ER is the perfect place for me. I think many of my co-workers have it

  23. Measuring Weight/height in ED routinely

    bill4745 replied to reholi4's topic in Emergency

    Ditto. There isn't enough time to weigh and get a height on

  24. do you skip your lunch break routinely?

    bill4745 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    11am-11pm in the ED is a busy shift. I always find time to nibble but a rarely get a full half-hour off the floor

  25. Being Sued / Losing License

    bill4745 replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    15 years, I don't know of one nurse who was sued or lost a