RNgirlie

RNgirlie

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  1. Pay issues

    RNgirlie replied to Ramrodthegreat's topic in General Nursing

    well...i'm in NYC so i'm extremely happy with my salary. been a nurse for almost 2 yrs and just landed a new job, 12hr night shift--roughly $76,200 anually with absolutely wonderful benefits. that is...

  2. Oh goodness.........

    RNgirlie replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    its hard to take that first step. and the steps u take through school and then passing the boards will be even more tough. but i can garantee and promise you than when you receive that nursing...

  3. background check

    RNgirlie replied to Bailey 1982's topic in General Nursing

    better be honest. you will never be able to redeem yourself after lying

  4. Which job do I take?

    RNgirlie replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    ps---good

  5. Which job do I take?

    RNgirlie replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    i personally, would probably would have to forfeit the NICU job because its far away , you would be paying more the gas but getting a lower pay, and you would have an overall financial stress as you...

  6. Abduction !!

    RNgirlie replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow. cant imagine this happening at my facility. the baby's foot has an alarm. doors to the unit is locked and you must be buzzed in to enter that unit. directly outside the unit is a security gaurd...

  7. when your patient is a nurse

    RNgirlie replied to aeauooo's topic in General Nursing

    wow. i think i would have a heart to heart with the patient if she was my patient, as we sometimes do with any of our other patients--just as nurse to patient. and turning her in would be against...

  8. Getting the foley past the prostate

    RNgirlie replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    bump. i get problems getting it into males

  9. retirement

    RNgirlie replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Retired Nurses

    we get retirements in

  10. Patient Abandonment? Sorry long

    RNgirlie replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    i also think that when situations like this happen its best to at least 1st talk to the cna directly and privately about what happened. talking to her directly and giving rationale for why this is...

  11. I worked a double yesterday and today I called out!

    RNgirlie replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow. thats really crazy. i found your post to be a very interesting read. and yes, non-nursing people usually does not understand my work stress and the hard work we have to do. your post was both...

  12. help vesicant and telemetry cross word puzzle

    RNgirlie replied to ragincajunstudent's topic in General Nursing

    tele

  13. help vesicant and telemetry cross word puzzle

    RNgirlie replied to ragincajunstudent's topic in General Nursing

    tele drugs:

  14. help vesicant and telemetry cross word puzzle

    RNgirlie replied to ragincajunstudent's topic in General Nursing

    vesicant drugs: #3 is definately

  15. I quit!

    RNgirlie replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    it is going to be ok. its hard when management does not seem to hear you and is not offering the help that you need to continue to do your job. you can only take so much before you reach your...

  16. What was your GPA?

    RNgirlie replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    omg. i am so very happy to hear that you got into school magno79. you give me that hope that i too can do it. my gpa is not that great either. i realized i wanted to do anesthesia at the end of my...

  17. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    RNgirlie replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    Beside you being totally justified for being upset that they would give something to your son that you did not give consent and did not want, you very clearly have a lawsuit

  18. Gross Out Co-Worker

    RNgirlie replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    looks like you do not want to talk directly to her. maybe a good idea would be to write an annonymous (spell check??!) letter explaining all of your concerns and telling her that her actions are...

  19. Crocs!

    RNgirlie replied to mel1977's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i just got mine in the mail today. but today after they arrived i found a website that i could have saved money on because they sell crocs the cheapest i have ever seen....

  20. What would you do?

    RNgirlie replied to mabebu's topic in General Nursing

    I think maybe the office could have given you his license number because sometimes private docs hang up their license certificate, degree, and other certificates to be visible to patients. My doc...

  21. Hang Blood?

    RNgirlie replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    question--what tasks are lpns prohibited from performing? answer---it is not possible to provide a comprehensive and exhaustive list of tasks that lpns are prohibited from performing. in general,...

  22. Anyone ever think about becoming a radiology tech before nursing?

    RNgirlie replied to ttran's topic in General Nursing

    my sister is about to start nursing school and at the school she will be attending, many of the radiology students went into it because they could not get into the nursing program. anyway a friend of...

  23. What would you do?

    RNgirlie replied to mabebu's topic in General Nursing

    you need to report him because he is simply breaking the

  24. Who does the patient assignments on your unit?

    RNgirlie replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god. I agree with the poster who suggested to type up a letter annonomously (point out that this is unsafe and very much against the law) I have never heard of such a thing. It is against the...

  25. How long do I have to wait to drug test?

    RNgirlie replied to cocco's topic in General Nursing

    when you go in its is better to list your meds and the doc that prescribed them as said. it would not hurt to bring in the meds that are prescribed to you right now if will hinder the test. it is...