angel o' mercy

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1. main line health rates

   angel o' mercy replied to shelldaddy's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   They do except new RNs on the weekend program but you do the majority of your orientation during the week. Hope that

2. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   angel o' mercy replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   Recently had a pt admit following BS of 30 while at home. Pt had some ESRD, missed dyalysis and apparently per the doc, PO anti glycemics built up in his system keeping his sugar dangerously low. He...

3. main line health rates

   angel o' mercy replied to shelldaddy's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   These rates are for RNs, specifically weekend and per diem. I am not sure of rates for new grad now, but when I graduated a few years ago. New Grad rates were somewhere around

4. main line health rates

   angel o' mercy replied to shelldaddy's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I actually work for Main Line Health on the weekend program. Weekend rates vary based on the number of weekends you work 2/4 weekends 7a-7p $46.03 hr 2/4 weekends 7p-7a $54.33 hr 3/4 7a-7p $48.37 3/4...

5. Raystown Lake anyone?

   angel o' mercy replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I worked at JC Blair in the lab. Are you on staff

6. Raystown Lake anyone?

   angel o' mercy replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Every time I go up, I get melancholy when it is time to go home. I guess becuase I know what waits for me when I get off the blue route. We have a trailer with a creek in back that is about 9 ft...

7. Raystown Lake anyone?

   angel o' mercy replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I can speak from experience that the weather up there can be hairy in the winter. Couldnt get over a mountain one winter night. A sheet of ice. I had to back up in reverse down the mountain and go...

8. Raystown Lake anyone?

   angel o' mercy replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   We go up there to get away from the city life. It is so relaxing, the views, the lake, lack of traffic. Our long term goal is retire there . In the mean time we will continue to visit. We have been...

9. Raystown Lake anyone?

   angel o' mercy replied to annaedRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I also own property near Raystown Lake; Weavers Falls Boat Launch area. Started going up in the early 90s and loved it so much that we stayed. I worked as an on-call CNA in a SNF (all the hours I...

10. anyone using Bid Shift for filling shift vacancies

    angel o' mercy replied to tree22_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in PA and we use BID Shift in our Health system. Works great for us. Have never heard anything negative about it yet and I have been there over a year. There is no competing for shifts...

11. Delaware County Community College

    angel o' mercy replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    I attended DCCC and graduated the nursing program in '05. If I recall they started the NET testing the year after I graduated, any alumni reading correct me if Im wrong. DCCC program is very...

12. I cant shake this feeling...

    angel o' mercy posted a topic in Nursing Career

    This may be lack of self confidence or self esteem at work but I need some support from veteran nurses. I have been a nurse for just two years and most of the time I think I made the wrong career...

13. Nicknames your pt's give you

    angel o' mercy replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    How Bout Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy? Rockin Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy By My Kids. Hiney Wiper, Pill Pusher, Nurse Wratchet By My

14. Crazy stuff can happen

    angel o' mercy replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    ughhhh!! HAD SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH TAKING A RECTAL TEMP. i GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO BOWEL SOUNDS 1ST BECAUSE THE RECTUM WAS FULL AND WHAT CAN I SAY??? INSERT THERMOMETER, MT ST

15. Crazy stuff can happen

    angel o' mercy replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    While In Clinical I Happened To Walk In On A Pt Whose Wife Was Blowing On His member. (literally) She Turned Around And Looked At Me And Said "its Burning So I Was Just Trying To Cool It Off" . I...