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  1. Does your facility pay a differential for ED?

    boyfactory posted a topic in Emergency

    I have worked in 3 different Emergency Departments in Tennessee and Georgia over the last 9 years. I have never been given a differential for working in a "Critical Care" area. My cousin, who works...

  2. job advice?..moving to GA from FL

    boyfactory replied to eponine8614's topic in Georgia Nursing

    The pay, from what I have seen is pretty low in the Atlanta area. With 8 years experience, I was offered between $24.60 - $28.80 at area hospitals. The shift diffs are the killer difference here...

  3. Statistics online at Ohio

    boyfactory posted a topic in Ohio University

    Has anyone taken this before? I have honestly never felt this stupid before. I have looked ahead and that made things worse. After the first week, I asked the TA if the instructor curves and was...

  4. Nurse to patient ratio in ED

    boyfactory replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    This is exactly how it is where I work. It works well when we have a float nurse to help with the critical patients. Or checking in the ambulance patients. I've been a nurse 7+ years and cannot...

  5. ER nursing interview

    boyfactory replied to c.kelly20's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Be honest about your lack of ER experience, but tie in the things you've done previously in the ICU that you will bring to the position. Dealing with critically ill patients and their grieving...

  6. Butterfly Injections

    boyfactory replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I have used a butterfly a few times with a syringe for medication administration. They are perfectly usable for short-term medication administration (less than 2 hours). IM is fine for some things,...

  7. Nutrition...is it as much work as the nursing classes?

    boyfactory posted a topic in Ohio University

    I'll be taking it next with NRSE 455 and Junior Comp with Professor P. The last 4 weeks my kids will be home for summer, so I am hoping it is not too time

  8. Research...any insight or consideration?

    boyfactory posted a topic in Ohio University

    Still waiting on the quiz grade. I hope it's curved because I'm borderline

  9. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    I spend between 4 - 8 hours per week. I do read the chapters because they are not long and they are informative. However, my TA is driving me crazy. She sends emails that say things like use what I...

  10. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    My TA is a very hard grader. Not sure if this TA is going to be around for the summer or not. I think either Prof would be a doable class to double up with, less this

  11. Health Appraisal

    boyfactory replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    Good luck to those attempting to test out! I read the whole book, did the online study materials, and got a B+. It was well worth taking that grade to test

  12. Nutrition...is it as much work as the nursing classes?

    boyfactory replied to boyfactory's topic in Ohio University

    Glad to know the final will be that way too. I took the midterm before your post. I had studied the Cengage stuff religiously. Then, in the parking lot, I looked at the quizzes in the book. I am so...

  13. Nutrition...is it as much work as the nursing classes?

    boyfactory replied to boyfactory's topic in Ohio University

    I'm a bit concerned because the midterm and final are each worth 1/3 of the grade. Does anyone know if the tests are curved? It's worrisome that I may get everything done and have this class keep me...

  14. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    It is official, Prof P's class...or just my TA...is making this class less than enjoyable. I find the topics difficult to write about. The grades from my memos are not posted until Friday or even...

  15. 455 Excellence

    boyfactory replied to rocket2010's topic in Ohio University

    I just submitted the QSEN paper and am now done with NRSE 455! Too bad I still have another 5 weeks of Nutrition and Business Comp to

  16. jehovahs witness- refusing to..

    boyfactory replied to Skylar86's topic in Emergency

    I have never had any problem allowing the JW population allowing me to obtain blood. That is new to me. I did once have a young girl with a hct of 9 that flat out refused blood products and would...

  17. 455 Excellence

    boyfactory replied to rocket2010's topic in Ohio University

    My old one was on a computer that died. I guess I will be starting from scratch. It will be nice to have it done

  18. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    I did better than week 1, but I had to beg for my grade. In fact, I sent an email about 1am on Saturday morning requesting it so I could fix any errors I had duplicated on the Week 3 assignment. I...

  19. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    My first Memo was due on Saturday and I did not receive a grade until Friday. I waited until I could review my comments to submit the next Memo. I was hoping it was a first week kind of thing that...

  20. Business Communication

    boyfactory replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    I am taking it now with Prof. P. So far, it is ok. I finally got my memo grade tonight. I'm not real happy with it either. It is saying my citation is incorrect, but I can pull it up in the...

  21. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    boyfactory replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    Yes. I had only used MLA in the past and getting used to APA was a bit difficult. I did not know the words "Running Head" only went on the first page and not thereafter. That cost 2 points. The TA...

  22. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    boyfactory replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    No lab. I am taking it now. Weekly discussion post (no replies necessary, I think). I was so used to doing them with the NRSE classes, I did just to be sure this first week. Two assignments and...

  23. 455 Excellence

    boyfactory replied to rocket2010's topic in Ohio University

    I had 6 references before I was done and I had another set of pages open too, looking for something appropriate to quote. I finished it last night. The "websites" assignment and my memo for Prof P...

  24. 455 Excellence

    boyfactory replied to rocket2010's topic in Ohio University

    Is anyone else having a hard time getting the Global Health Initiative paper done or is it just

  25. Do you use a "code name" for psych

    boyfactory replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    There are little icons next to certain types of patients on our tracking board. A psych patient has a duck for some reason...so, we call them ducks. The psych room is a big, open room and it's the...