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  1. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

    casper1 replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    It's wonderful that you have made the decision to become a Nurse. It certainly is a rewarding field of work. But Nursing requires a great deal of sacrifice. As a nurse you probably won't make the...

  2. Nursing Home ratios??

    casper1 replied to JustJulesy's topic in General Nursing

    I work occasionally Nursing home upstate NY. Ratio is 20 to 1 Nurse eve. 40 to 1

  3. Dispute at work tonight

    casper1 replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    We arn't supposed to have drinks at the Nurses station. At times I resent this since we rarely have time to take a break and lunch is a luxury. Nuses are not allowed to have coffe or soda at the...

  4. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    casper1 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I really don't see how taking a few more liberal art classes better prepares you for Nursing. Many of the student who went to school with me ( a two year program) also had 4 yr degrees in another...

  5. Racism still living freely in elderly...

    casper1 replied to mandykal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do not feel elderly residents should be allowed to use racial slurs and insults. I worked Night shift as the only Nurse with 2 Black CNA's. Their are several elderly residents who like to use the N...

  6. The way nurses treat each other

    casper1 replied to Mantibob's topic in General Nursing

    As a general rule I do not feel nurses are nasty to each other. I do feel management can set the enviorment for this type of behavior. If nurses are working on a floor where their every move is...

  7. Average Nurse Retirement Age

    casper1 replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 52 years old and still work in the hospital on a acute medical floors. I really don't think it's fair to label nurses over 45 as to old to do hospital nursing. Sure the work is physically and...

  8. Your Worst Mistake

    casper1 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are only human they make mistakes. When I first graduated from Nursing school I worked on a floor where you were written up for everything, a missed suppostory or a missed bath. It didn't...

  9. Male vs. Female

    casper1 replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility if a patient request that a female insert the foley, we will respect her wishes and a female nurse will do the job. AS a general rule male nurses do insert foleys on female patients...

  10. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    casper1 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    One of my goal at the beginning of each shift is that I leave on time. But that goal is hard to attain. Some of the reasons, change of shift admissions, a new grad who rins into trouble and need an...

  11. Taking out the trash

    casper1 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind emptying the trash or even doing light houekeeping. But one thing really bugs me. If a patient spills his meal tray on the floor during housekeeping hours, housekeeping tells me it...

  12. Taking out the trash

    casper1 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    Housekeeping at my hospital only works until 3:30pm. Evening trash is emptied by the Techs and the Nurses. If a floor need moping or a toilet need cleaning we do that

  13. Loans & BAD credit

    casper1 replied to JSB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was in a similiar situation. Went to Nursing school after a divorce. One thing I did was to get a job at a local hospital. It was tough working and going to school, but the hospital picked up 3,000...

  14. Anyone experiencing new uniform requirements?

    casper1 replied to queenb091's topic in General Nursing

    Uniform code at my facility all white or white with navy pants only. Very strict code some nurses were chastised by they managers for wearing holiday

  15. New Nurse Salary

    casper1 replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Rochester New York my facility new RN grads start 17.50 hour. Sign on bonus of $7,500. Paid over a 1 1/2 yr

  16. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

    casper1 replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    Not drying off a patient well enough after a bed Bath. I gave her a bath and proceeded to dry her off. She told me she wasn't dry enough so I dried her off again with another dry towel, she stated she...

  17. They pushed the wrong button today.

    casper1 replied to WyomingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in a upstate NY city, known for its affiliation with a all American company not so ALL AMERICAN anymore. One of my good friends just had her job outsourced to India. Her boss told her they...

  18. Tele transports from the ER

    casper1 replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    A Nurse and a tech with a monitor is the recommended protocal. If the patient is stable enough and the ER is busy with limited resources a MD will suspend the tele order for transport with the...

  19. Critical thinking exercise

    casper1 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    This is only my second semester as a teacher, after 20 years in a hospital setting, so maybe I am doing things wrong, but I don't know why everythingmonitor is alarming with a sat of 84%, and he is...

  20. Critical thinking exercise

    casper1 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

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  21. How much do you make?

    casper1 replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    RN Hospital staff nurse float pool 10 years

  22. patients leaving with IV lock in place

    casper1 replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    In New York I've been told it is a state reportable incident if a patient leaves the hospital with a peripheral IV inplace unless a MD has specifically requested it be left

  23. sleeping staff

    casper1 replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked floors where the nurses and nursings asst take turn sleeping for short periods of time. Night shift is 12 hour 7pm to 7:15 Am. Staff is entitled to a dinner break and two 15 minute breaks....