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  1. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

    bigreddog1934 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    Pass!

  2. What does nursing have to do with politics.

    bigreddog1934 replied to nursingsteph's topic in General Nursing

    "Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." Pericles, 430

  3. Hey CHICAGO Nurses $$ ?

    bigreddog1934 replied to 80sNurse's topic in General Nursing

    sorry, i didnt see that you had 4 years of experience. those rates are for new

  4. Male nurse crying!!!

    bigreddog1934 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    i guess ive never cried at work but there have been more than a few boarder line moments on the way home. i work er and so its tough to find time to really think about things until were out the door...

  5. Hey CHICAGO Nurses $$ ?

    bigreddog1934 replied to 80sNurse's topic in General Nursing

    west suburban med center starts at $26, as all res. hospitals

  6. do you chart vent settings?

    bigreddog1934 posted a topic in Emergency

    i feel like this may be a no brainer for the more experienced here, but i had an icu nurse really dig into me about this the other day. i almost never have charted these and its only been an issue...

  7. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

    bigreddog1934 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    a quick question. i have the ena q&a, which i am just starting, and the ena core curriculum . i understand the core curriculum is an outline and that some deeper reading may be necessary for newer...

  8. stupid question 1075 - b

    bigreddog1934 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    yeah i was scolded. to be honest i think the nurse that did so didnt know that there wasnt anything really wrong in what i did because shes only got a few months experience more than i do. what...

  9. stupid question 1075 - b

    bigreddog1934 posted a topic in Emergency

    we had a pt come in the other day that was in major respiratory distress. while being triaged the doc was standing on the other side of the patient from me while i took the vitals. there was a field...

  10. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    bigreddog1934 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like you are doing well by everybody here. make sure you talk to your union rep and get the details on how to

  11. stupid question 1075 - b

    bigreddog1934 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    thanks guys - as a newer nurse im trying to spend a little time figuring the reasons behind some of the simpler tasks, rather than just doing them out of habit. i had a feeling that i wasnt doing...

  12. Anyone currently studying for the CEN exam??

    bigreddog1934 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    i ordered the older cen review book online, just because it was cheep and, by some total coincidence my nurse manager said there would be a review course in october. hopefully ill have enpc and tncc...

  13. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    bigreddog1934 replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ill be there in

  14. CNA/NNOC on PBS Bill Moyers Journal

    bigreddog1934 replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    long long long

  15. How much do you feel that you can just "be yourself" at your job?

    bigreddog1934 replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    i am a new nurse, eight months out of the box, and find that the amount that i can just be myself varies directly with the confidence i have in my abilities. when i first started i was hesitant to...

  16. SEIU Attacks and Disrupts at Labor Notes

    bigreddog1934 replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    why is it that seiu will not mobilize membership against corporate health care and hospital associations with this degree of aggression? i understand it is because seiu sees union organizing today...

  17. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    bigreddog1934 replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    if the market could take care of all issues, why then did the right wingers (and their left of center allies in the democratic party) support a socially funded war against

  18. Told that over time "I would lessen my concern for change"

    bigreddog1934 replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    unfortunately there will be many calls for you to change jobs. i think that this will largely be like changing seats on the titanic, however, because hospitals communicate about what they are able to...

  19. Union or non?

    bigreddog1934 replied to bagatelle800's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    im am solidly union here; they need to be ready to fight for the rank and file, however and not just an extension of

  20. Nurses...Miserable?

    bigreddog1934 replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it is one thing to be an advocate for our patients, making sure that their health care needs are taken care of. another aspect to nursing, one that i never was taught in school is that of being an...

  21. Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

    bigreddog1934 replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i just started as an rn in chicago. my yearly earnings are about $48,000/yr. for my wife and (future) kid i will be paying about $300/month for health insurance, without any deductibles. i also paid...

  22. Mandatory Overtime

    bigreddog1934 replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    hospitals will try to get away with whatever they think is possible and mandatory overtime is certainly no exception. i work 12 hour shifts and i can say with certainty that pt. care becomes more...

  23. Your Not Gonna Believe This!!

    bigreddog1934 replied to feebebe23's topic in General Nursing

    ive got an idea, have her put the suggestion in writing and sign her name to it with her hospital position

  24. My newfound respect for Nurses

    bigreddog1934 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    its amazing that we can be so impacted personally be the efforts of our own profession. it goes to show that just because we dont have a lot of time to consider the effects of our work doesnt mean the...

  25. What nurse/patient ratios do you work with?

    bigreddog1934 replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i work in a very busy er on the west side of chicago and our ratio for anything other than lower acuity is 3:1, as it should be. if we are on "green team" it is 4:1 and if we are in fast track it is...