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  1. higher pay for BSN grads?

    lauralassie replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Numbers don't lye , but lyers make numbers. Became well versed in this when, me... a little diploma nurse was a CQI , education manager of a large facility. That is why I quit, it was a bunch on crap....

  2. Hey Doc, I Can't Put My Finger On It, But.......

    lauralassie replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I like what VegRN said: There are many,"good catches", we just don't get credit for them. Good job ! When I'm precepting someone that is just what I try to reinforce. We need to be proactive in...

  3. Graduation Whites!!!!

    lauralassie replied to southernatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations. Sounds like your really excited. There are all kinds of web sites for uniforms. Just be careful, don't put in nurses in white. You never know what will come up. HA. I graduated...

  4. "You need to learn to tolerate abuse"

    lauralassie replied to anynurseanywhere's topic in General Nursing

    No, I do not tolerate abuse. I can take care of a pt., do my job, make sure they are taken care of according to standards of care. It doesn't mean I have to smile, fluff pillows or for that matter...

  5. Is there ANY reason for Experienced nurses to be Rude to New Nurses??

    lauralassie replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    There are rude people every where. Just , smile and know that she is not worth your time. What comes around - goes- around. Just get through orientation. Remember that experience when you precept...

  6. any comment?

    lauralassie replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously you have worked for crappy agencies . Others of us have had good choices with them. Yes , they fill holes but for instance, our ER is using travel nurses now. One nurse is a fairly new grad...

  7. The Night Shift

    lauralassie replied to Oncnurse86's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals seem to hire 12 hour shifts. But in our ER the shifts vary/. We have nurses coming in 7-7.3-3,11-11.1-1 etc. We have a couple people on 8 hours and a couple on 10 hr shifts as well....

  8. Going To Nursing School

    lauralassie replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    That's one of the good things about nursing. If you have an intrest in an area, do it. Just because you may start in OB after you graduate, and then decide you don't like it. It doesn't mean you...

  9. any comment?

    lauralassie replied to unwanted RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good idea to talk to your husband,family etc. I would also talk with your supervisor. They may come up with something. But, welcome to nursing. Most every parent that is a nurse has this...

  10. "Funny Codes"?

    lauralassie replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Had a pt in ICU that had pica, only she ate everything she could get her hands on, including bed sheets, which caused a major bowel obstruction. She came to us on the vent. She recovered , went to...

  11. night shift not calling critical lab values

    lauralassie replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    No don't feel bad, this is part of the factor in "nurses eating their young". Most preceptors are hard on new nurse to try to prevent such issues. If this nurse was dangerous before you got that pt....

  12. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    lauralassie replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes I agree. I've been told I'm too happy. It's not that I always feel giddy, it's just that if everyone is Bi*#$^*@ , then it is contagous. I'm not inappropriatly happy. Just try to see good in...

  13. Help please! about bipolar and getting license

    lauralassie replied to smoochie644's topic in General Nursing

    Ask a lawyer. Be careful. I say this because I've actually seen nurses listed as lisence suspended due to mental illness. To me that sounds like a big confidentiality breach. Not sure how boards of...

  14. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    lauralassie replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Snowing so much in Ohio now. I live 2 hours away. I came to the city yesterday before the bad ice storm came. We're medical professional. Use your head , figure it out! I'll leave early tonight....

  15. Is Drug Addiction a Disease?

    lauralassie replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Then you could also consider heart disease, cad, some forms of lung ca to be selfinflicted. Just like any other disease they must take the disease by the horns so to speak to recover, that involves...

  16. Support for our friends in war.

    lauralassie posted a topic in General Nursing

    There are many nurses ,EMT and DR's etc comming home from war in the middle east. Does anyone have ideas of how to support them. The transition from war medicine to civilian medicine must be...

  17. Doctors that think they are god...

    lauralassie replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Seems once angin people have gotten off topic. I know what you mean about Dr's acting like God. I've also seen nurses (including myself at times)act like God , using statement such as, "They are just...

  18. Phrase "nurse wannabe" ??

    lauralassie replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Guess it's like many other words. Depends on your preception of the word. I really havn't seen it used too much in threads but, depending on the topic of the thread I guess I would say ,just by the...

  19. Triage

    lauralassie replied to zakrashad1957's topic in General Nursing

    Triage is a complicated issue, left for more experienced nurses in most major ER's. Triage in the feild is different for EMT's and say a flight nurse. Trieage can include the issue of flight and...

  20. What is the job prospect for medical assistants in your area?

    lauralassie replied to Nuieve's topic in General Nursing

    Seems there are plenty of jobs in central ohio but, seems the pay isn't what the schools are advertising in adds. Most are entry level postitions that don't advance well . There are MA's in our ER,...

  21. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    lauralassie replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    ohio: started in north carolina in 1980. 6.10 hr. 30 bed step down unit. after many, many years of critical care / er / trauma, 37.50 base, 0.50 hr for CCRN ,4.25 shift dif/ weekend diff as well....

  22. Need help with nursing resume

    lauralassie replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, sounds like your really prepared. I had a company do mine once. They kept it very consise and to the point. Such as: when I had ,critical rn positions listed the exact dates of my...

  23. Assault Response Training for ER Staff

    lauralassie replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Emergency

    No we don't have such training. Wish we did though. We had a nurse tech who was beat bad enough that he had to go home. He now needs HIV etc. testing due to a scratch he obtained during the...

  24. IV drugs RN's can give?

    lauralassie replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    In ohio we can't give any anesthesia drug

  25. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    lauralassie replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    well yeh-I would say so, they can suspend or revoke for many other reasons as well. Same with pilots and