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    Will any hospitals pay you to relocate?

    hopefully this trend will change , but new grads can't get jobs i agree with nicole 100%. there are no relocation bonuses offered anywhere here in
  2. that is a surprise to me !! i've been a nurse a long long time , and have never heard of that.. i thought as long as you can sign RN after your name , you are a warm body, you have the
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    LVN or ADN? Differential between ADN and BSN?

    true sissie's mom.. you get paid according to years worked not education.. which seems weird but true.. i don't really care to me a RN is a RN and thats all that matters... we all take the same...
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    LVN or ADN? Differential between ADN and BSN?

    i am a BSN and do the same job and get the same pay as a ADN. at my hospital a RN is a RN. lol.... we all get the same
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    Taking a Pay Cut

    the other posters are right , i just don't know how you would live on $10.00 an hour. i understand your concern, is there anyway you can just keep your old job and just go into the nursing program?...
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    Taking a Pay Cut

    sorry for the misunderstanding , i think it maybe worth the learning expirence . you will be in the OR learning about surgeries and medical terms that will help you in school. i know you can't afford...
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    Taking a Pay Cut

    welcome to allnurses !! the starting pay for a new grad RN or even a LPN is very low that you stated. where do you live? the hospital where i work at starts new grad RN's at $26.00 and hour. With...
  8. i had a dr last night get nasty with me about labs she did not order and she was at fault ... i told her there were no labs ordered for a pt since yesterday .. she said " are you lying ? and what can...
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    how am i gonna make? newbie

    you have to give yourself some time. you have 12 hours to get all done you need to do... it will take a year for you to feel comfertable.. you are only human ... hugs to you
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    NP discusses MJ on national TV ????

    i think she just wants to jump on the MJ bandwagon and get famous. i really do
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    Nurse Assistant Job-Worried about Credit Report

    my hospital hired me with my credit score as a factor, they told me flat out that it is consdiered in the hiring process, luckliy my credit score is good enough to be hired there..... it seems to be...
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    When patients want to know test results...

    i tell them , i cannot give test results because i cannot interpet them , only the docs can do
  13. i'm sorry , but you need to read your text book. this is so easy ,if you read your book you will know... ,, keep us posted on what you have
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    What's up with nursing signing bonuses?

    wow , i'll pack up my 6 kids , husband and cat and head to alaska... i wish ... lol.... i do get a bonus yearly at my work , which is due in nov .. yes right before christmas!! i recieve $ 2,400 a...
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    obtaining a bsn?

    ooh you'll have lots of time to party and it will be sooo easy you'll won't even have to study !!.... NOT !!!! ...
  16. what drugs are they on? that is the stupidest things i have ever heard ... they have no right to enforce those stupid rules.... they must be crazy ... i would of laughed .. i would call the...
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    A lifestyle of a Nurse

    well .. hmmm.. i agree with the posters above.... we go to work , come home , watch tv ... go to bed, set the alarm , get up , shower, get dressed, punch in... have a wild fun filled 12 hours and...
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    Can you PLEASE be quiet...

    i would of said after the first warning " where's your instructor?" , they would tell me and i would of said " go get him or her" and i would of sang like a bird in front of them. i would of told the...
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    MRSA from animals??

    this is a interesting article !!
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    MRSA from animals??

    i know i thought of the same thing about my kitty. i just can't picture it .. my lydia kitty wouldn't do that!! when i first became a nurse 25 years ago, you never heard of animal to human tranmission...
  21. i wish you lots of good luck in the job market. the nurses who posted above are right. the hospitals really don't care if you are "highly decorated". Once you go to school and graduate, that chapter...
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    What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    when i walk onto the floor and 4 metro police officers are spraying pepper spray at a pt
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    Stupid Allergies

    had a pt not allergic but "afraid " of choclate ice
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    How to help fearful/anxious patients

    i ask them to tell me what their fears are. i explain all i am doing and going to do for them. i give them positive reinforcement and let them know all will be alright. i answer all the questions i...