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  1. anxiety level off the charts sometimes

    angel o' mercy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost a year and a half. My first nursing job pales in comparison to the new job I have as far as patient acuity, and complexity of care, but I love it. I work on a tele-unit...

  2. 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

  3. 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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...

  17. Pt beds in the hallway

    angel o' mercy replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital in Philadelphia at one time that actually had pts in hall beds while they waited for a bed in a room to be available. Even went to the point of hanging curtains from the ceiling...

  18. Duties of a Medication Aid?

    angel o' mercy replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    My personal opinion is that med aids are not safe practice. Knowing how hard it was to become a nurse, I would not want to risk my license by letting an unlicensed person pass my meds. No offense I...

  19. Someone please calm me down. (I took the NCLEX today)

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

    I was absolutely physically sick after the NCLEX. My anxiety was physically affecting me. I wound up calling the State Dept of NSG the day after I tested and told the woman I spoke with that she...

  20. How long do you typically stay?

    angel o' mercy replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work 12 hour shifts as well 7p-7a. You should never bank on getting out on time. You just never know what could keep you behind. We sometimes have 3-4 nurses to give report to and unless its...

  21. Does anyone work FT and go to school PT

    angel o' mercy replied to lma82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked full time days and took pre reqs and nursing classes at night and on the weekends for almost 8 years, plus had two small children and a barely there husband. It was very hard but and sleep...

  22. lost panties

    angel o' mercy replied to nrsbetrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having worked in a LTC facility, I can honestly say I have seen aides throw away pts underwerar if they were really soiled, and have also heard of employees stealing pts clothing.

  23. I Never Remember....

    angel o' mercy replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    An easy way to remember where the tele leads go is white on right red on the heart side. For remembereing placement of all leads white and green(snow on the tree) for red and black (smoke above fire)...

  24. anxiety level off the charts sometimes

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

    Sometimes I try to stop and take a deep breath and regroup, even pray but there have been nights when it is just non-stop chaos and i feel like I could burst into tears out of

  25. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

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

    I am in the Philadelphia suburbs and as a nurse with only 2 years experience base is 26.00 hourly with 3.50 for noc diff, so 29.50. Grossed 64,000 this past year. Not too bad for being a