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What is my legal liability for covering tele for a non-tele nurse? I work on a short-staffed unit, where this is happening more and more often. I don't have time to assess and intervene on behalf of that nurse's pt, as my workload is maxed out. We ar...

I work on a stepdown unit where we send people for cardiac caths, angioplasties, stents, and pacemaker/AICD placements. This place is so screwed up that we do not know what times any of our patients are going to surgery, we can't get that info, this ...

Hi, I'm an RN who just quit my job, and will be taking the summer off, before getting a travel position. Would like to do some traveling, and plans are wide open. Would love to attend any events/conferences/protests/strikes/whatever, that focus on is...

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You can do what I did - buy what is called "catastrophic" coverage, which is much cheaper than standard insurance. This is a good deal if you are young and healthy, but not a good deal if you have chronic health conditions requiring frequent doctor's...

Hi, I'm an RN. My background is mainly hospital (tele, ICU, med-surg) and some home health. All adult, no kids or OB/Gyn/L&D. I've always worked in an urban or suburban setting, usually in a large, beauracratic organization. I would love to try s...

BTW, Wilmington does sound awesome! It's funny, because I've been meaning to watch that classic movie "Cape Fear".

Thanks for the advice. I never even thought about Cape Cod Hospital - duh! Does anyone have any advice on specific reservations in terms of assignments or regional areas that they enjoyed? That's something I've thought about doing for years.

BeautifulB, Thanks for your response. I've seen ads for the hospital in Martha's Vineyard in Nursing Spectrum Magazine. It does sound great, but they are looking for someone who can do medicine, icu, er, and labor and delivery - beyond my skillset. :...

I'm so glad I read this thread! Many of you have come up with excellent verbal replies to defuse or counter the situation. The kind of stuff I wish I'd been smart enough to think of myself. I would just add that it is my understanding that not only d...

I work with lots of antibiotic-resistant VRE/MRSA/VRSA/ and C diff patients - which means I'm always convinced that I have the first signs of any or all of the above. ;-) When I get home, I fling my shoes in a special closet, and throw my stethescope...

P.S. I had to take Bio, Chem, Anat & Phys., Physics, Statistics, and a special Organic Chem for nurses as part of the prereqs to get a BSN. Check the prereqs for the programs you are considering. I once took a class with a psych major who was thi...

As a nurse, you're going to be in and out of people's rooms fast, too. As a hospital RN, I do not have a chance to sit down and talk to people; it's move, move, move to make sure they get the minimum safe care. It's like an assembly line. While I am ...

Thank you! I like your screen name.

Do not tell your cardiac nurse that you are not having chest pain, then tell your son that you've been having chest pain all day, and noone has done anything about it. Your nurse does not appreciate this.

Do not attempt to have sex on a tabletop in a McDonald's Playland. You will be arrested. (This happened to a former psych pt of mine - I saw the story in the newspaper.)

I got to a point during the last 2 months of my father's life where I felt I had to put him in a nursing home, between his frequent hospitalizations. I worked per diem - just a couple of shifts a month, and spent most of my time with my father. It wa...

"And half the time, I AM the doctor!" Yesssss!!!! Hell yeah! You know that's true, baby!

Tell it girl! Work hard, play hard!

More scholarship sources for minority nurses http://www.minoritynurse.com/financial/scholarships.html

More financial aid from the federal government http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/aid.htm

Help for nursing students from the federal government http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm I think going to nursing school right now is a no-lose situation. There are so many sources of financial support out there and loan paybacks and hiring b...

National Black Nurse's Association Scholarship program http://www.nbna.org/scholarship.htm

I just found this site. It has links to scholarship programs for minority nursing students. http://www.chietaphi.com/scholar.html

Here's the Johnson and Johnson nursing scholarship locator: http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship_search.asp