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  1. Ever worry about your family's safety?

    x_coastie replied to x_coastie's topic in Correctional

    Thanks to all that replied. You had some great info, just what I was looking

  2. Ever worry about your family's safety?

    x_coastie posted a topic in Correctional

    I am considering applying for a correctional nursing job (RN), and one of my biggest worries is endangering my family by having prisoners exploit me by threatening my family. For example: "sneak in...

  3. Health Care Bill

    x_coastie replied to VerbalGrl715's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if anybody knows what the 1000+ page bill will do to health care, especially from the nurses point of view. I doubt if most of the people who voted in favor of it even know what it...

  4. Help! passing meds in isolation rooms?

    x_coastie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to know how you pass meds in an isolation room. You must check the 7 rights with the med sheet at the bed side but you can't take the med sheet in the room with you. Any paper (second med...

  5. Help! passing meds in isolation rooms?

    x_coastie replied to x_coastie's topic in General Nursing

    the seven rights include expiration date (of the med, not the patient), and

  6. Help! passing meds in isolation rooms?

    x_coastie replied to x_coastie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! We are in the process of making a policy for this and everything just seemed like a catch 22. It helps to know how other people handle this

  7. Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

    x_coastie replied to angelwings33's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you all for this great information!! I have been looking for stuff like this for

  8. Sad day in the USA

    x_coastie replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    I am looking forward to the days of "free" health care for all. I can quit my job and spend all day with my kids. I will be able to sleep in and stay up late (no more 03:30 alarms going off.) My wife...

  9. New Student

    x_coastie replied to jcadriel's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations for getting into the program and taking the first step to becoming a nurse. I just graduated and nursing programs can be a meat grinder for students. I am not sure how many people we...

  10. ATTENTION NEW GRADS: get e-mails about job openings!

    x_coastie replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, new grads need all the help they can get this

  11. New Graduates

    x_coastie replied to NEWRNDE's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I live an hour south of Chicago, and this year is not going to be good for new grads. So far there are more new grads than open positions. This economy is going to be tough for a few

  12. Almost graduate looking for a little advice

    x_coastie replied to csslpn's topic in General Nursing

    Stay with the NICU, if you found something that you love stick with it. even if you have mad med/surg skills now, you can always get them back easily. If your med/surg skills are lacking now than you...

  13. Job opening says "RN Required"

    x_coastie replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I applied two months before we graduate, and I was still behind the curve. I had to call HR to help my application along so I could get one interview. Most people that applied early have had 2 or 3...

  14. Offered a position in the OR after graduation!

    x_coastie replied to shoegalRN's topic in Operating Room

    Go for it. Your ultimate goal is to be in the OR and they offer you a position in the OR? Sounds perfect to me. Getting out of an OR is easy, getting into an OR is hard. With the economy crunch coming...

  15. Agency/New Grad- Too risky?

    x_coastie replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    I concur that this is a poor idea. The agency should not put you in this position, it is not safe for you or your patients. You maybe able to pull it off if the staff really helps you out, but there...

  16. If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    x_coastie replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    36/hr/week X 52/weeks = 1872hr/year $100,000 / 1872 = $53.40/hr Just to give you an idea how much per hour equals $100,000, without overtime. There are some nursing gigs that pay that kind of money;...

  17. Time management: How do you do it?

    x_coastie replied to Michael_65's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread, thanks for posting. I am in the same boat. I feel like I have all the pieces but putting them together takes me too much time. Has anyone noticed that males have a tougher time...

  18. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    x_coastie replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Seems fair to me. I am going to be a nurse, but needles, blood, urine, poo, talking to people, and charting are against my beliefs. So give me my job and don't make me do any of these things or I will...

  19. Vultures

    x_coastie replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is how John Edwards made his

  20. cost of living and cost of healthcare

    x_coastie replied to rockenmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is harder to recruit doctors/doctor's families to rural areas, so pay must be

  21. Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

    x_coastie replied to Danish's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is one of the biggest problems with our health care today, and it is not just in Florida either. It is a sad time when there are more benefits to being an illegal than a legal, tax paying...

  22. Are You Gel'n

    x_coastie replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Inserts never seemed to stay put, after awhile they would start getting bunched up by my toes and causing problems. I have not tried any recently though, maybe they have

  23. Assertive Communication

    x_coastie replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    The class you want to take sounds very interesting and valuable (not just for nursing, but life in general.) You are wise to avoid instructors you don't get along with. Your transcripts are forever...

  24. The VA Hospital System.....like universal healthcare?

    x_coastie replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest difference between VA and "universal" health care is the patients. The VA deals with people that volunteered to give their life for the country. Universal health care will have to deal...

  25. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    x_coastie replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    $10 an hour I doubt, but there will be a pay cut to nurses. One of the main reasons that nurses get paid so much is because they are in high demand in a competitive market. Hospitals need to pay...