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    ADN+ARMY

    PMFB-RN replied to Jjpount862's topic in Government, Military

    To be clear the army WILL recruit you and be happy to have you with an ADN. Just not in the nurse corps. An otherwise qualified canidate with an associates degree would be considered a valuable...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Every experienced nurse I have ever talked to about it felt exactly the
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Every VA pays differently. Some more (a few) and some less (most). If you want to see what an area pays look on USA jobs and find an RN listing. Usually the pay quoted is the range between Nurse I,...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, it used to be 2% per year. Same formula. However the VA did not contribute to social security. Fine for those who already qualified for SS from previous, or post VA
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    I am not an NP, just a regular RN. I have worked for the VA and keep up with their pay and benefits (made easier because they are online). I was able to do much better in a non va hospital. FYI...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    The pension isn't that good. You get 1% for each year of service calculated on your highest three years of BASE pay. So if you made $100K BASE (not counting any OT or differentials) average your...
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    Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You absolutely need to stop YOUR bad behavior. It is wrong for you to be apologetic when calling a doctor who is ON CALL. Oh yes, I am sure your incompetent director, while too incompetent to deal...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Why would you even consider
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    Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is absolutely not true that you can not change others behavior, at least when they are at work. I have personally made dramatic changes in physician's behavior, many
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    Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow! I can't believe you are willing to tolerate such behavior. I am not. Of course making allowances for the rare instance from a person having a bad day, other than that no way am I putting up with...
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    How I had multiple offers as a New Grad RN in a saturated Market

    PMFB-RN replied to Fitnessgal123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Good job and strong work! FYI no surprise about the Magnet hospital. In my area they are the easiest hospitals to get hired into since they have the poorest working conditions and highest staff turn...
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    Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is exactly the attitude that perpetuates such behavior! Rude providers has been shown to result in poorer patient outcomes. Time to put your grown up pants on and behave like a
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    Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to NurseyNursington's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh how I wish I could work on your unit for a few nights and make all the doctor calls for the whole unit! Dealing with those kinds of doctors is my specialty. The short answer if that a) there is...
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    Fed up with being denied an ICU position

    PMFB-RN replied to Flexx's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am going to guess that you are located in either the South East, AZ or MN? I say that because those seem to be the most old fashioned areas for nursing. There could be something else at play...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Certainly not I hope. 8 year old admitted with trauma to chest R/T bike crash complaining of chest pain doesn't get an EKG and troponins "just to be safe". We had a bunch of newer nurses in my...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There is more to it than that. One size fit all rules are always bad. I am privileged to order and preform EKGs on my own. I don't need a doctors order. Plenty of "chest pain" complaints do not get an...
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    some people might not like this, but I though it was funny...

    PMFB-RN replied to psu_213's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well good for you! I am happy there are people like you who have the patience to educate them. I would find it impossible to be friends with such
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    ANA petitions Feds (educ. funding) for 1.1 million more RN's within 8 yrs.

    PMFB-RN replied to Guttercat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know your particular situation so I want to make a more general comment. I have noticed that many people, in particular the baby boomers, but not just them, who received heavily subsidized...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would have never allowed that to happen. I would have put a stop to it
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ya but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. No choice sometimes. My experience is that it is at least consistantly inaccurate so you can continue to monitor trends. Besides BP measurements are...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It would be silly to insist on precautions for visitors. After all as soon as the patient is discharged to home those same visitors may well be kissing and hugging (or much more) the isolation...
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    Physician Extender ???

    PMFB-RN replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not as far as I am concerned and I will happily correct anyone I hear using it to refer to
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    If I hear this one more time, I'm going to lose it!!

    PMFB-RN replied to pixiedu2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Beeped? Ours never beeped. The pumps are slaved to the EMR and the RN gets an alert when ETCO2 drops. The PCA is automatically shut off as well and much be restarted by the RN. We could do it either...
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    L'Shana Tova

    PMFB-RN replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Oh my gosh! I opened this thinking it was going to be another "Can you believe what she named her baby!?"
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    PMFB-RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good for you. That is the correct way to run IV K. My last hospital had a policy that the nurse could choose to run IVF at 1-3x the rate of the K to prevent