brassdragon

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1. How much do you make?

   brassdragon replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN 2 months (new grad) teli $21.55 (lowest pay for nurses in hospital setting in area

2. Guys in Nursing...What's your Input?

   brassdragon replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

   As a male I will give my 2 cents. I have just started as a new nurse on a teli floor, I also spent my time during nursing school as a CNA. Yes I find some females refuse me as their nurse but not too many overall. The good out weigh the bad. 1st ...

3. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

   brassdragon replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   don't you hate it when you walk out of a patient's room and someone says 'hey you have sh*t on your shirt" and you are thinking it's just a thread or piece of paper. Also had one from some old little lady the size of a football

4. sign-on bonus

   brassdragon replied to patrick8's topic in General Nursing

   As a new grad north of Boston I have been on several interviews and my observation was the hospital would advertise sign on bonus but once you were in the inteview you found out it was only for certain shifts or if a position that went unfilled for...

5. NCLEX review class or just go for it?

   brassdragon replied to rn2binmay's topic in General Nursing

   I just had my first 8 1/2 hour review day. All I can say is there anyone out there that can hook up an IV filled with coffee!!!!!! Yes did learn a few helpful hints but it is torture sitting there all day.

6. NCLEX review class or just go for it?

   brassdragon replied to rn2binmay's topic in General Nursing

   I'm taking the course, it might be because somehow the cost of the course was put into our tuition without us knowing about it. So it is paid for regardless. I figure taking it can only help, what's one more week after 3 long years. Good luck to a...

7. nursing shortage

   brassdragon replied to charo's topic in General Nursing

   Going back to the original question "Is there a shortage"? Here in the boston - north of boston area as a new grad I had no problem getting a job, my problem was where to go. When i started looking for a job on the internet there were thousands of ...

8. nursing malpractice insurance

   brassdragon replied to Kasey Keefe's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if there are any other threads on this subject but as a new nurse what do people think on nursing insurance. If I should get it what do I look for and where should I look. I will be working in massachusetts. Thanks

9. Finally Finished

   brassdragon replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I also graduated Saturday (yeah) but we had over an inch of snow. Couldn't believe it. They said it hadn't rain for over 20 years during graduation and my luck we had a snow storm. I don't start my job as a nurse until August 5th then it is a 8 w...

10. Cna

    brassdragon replied to angelac1978's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Massachusetts north of Boston & southern new hampshire I make $13 for being an CNA with no benifits . I just finished interviewing for an RN job and the average pay for a new graduate is $21 plus shift differentions (spelling?)

11. Practical jokes at work

    brassdragon replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse I will try not to fall for any of these GREAT jokes. I myself love to pull jokes on people but think it would be my best interest to wait to get established first as a new nurse just out of school. I love the chocolate ones, I may pr...

12. tips for holding onto stethescopes at work?

    brassdragon replied to kats's topic in General Nursing

    Mine stays right around my neck and like everyone else if someones borrows it , it never leaves my site. The few times that I have noticed it wasn't around my neck panic always sinks in and unless I am doing something critical I quickly retrance my ...

13. Your first IM injection

    brassdragon replied to boobaby42's topic in Humor

    Don't remember my 1st IM in nursing school, I passed out.

14. Green employees (nurses) in ER

    brassdragon replied to JS_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new grad wanting ER, I did have some experience as an EMT on a fire department but not too much. I had a chance to get into a small ER (yesterday, as I am out loking for the right job) But the more I thought about it and as it was explai...

15. not an ER fan but....

    brassdragon replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I told you I am all confused - nursing school will do that