swedishnurse

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1. Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

   swedishnurse replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your replies, I do understand that the salary varies a lot in your country, In Sweden it´s almost the same everywhere. And the government does take good care of us, so far. But this is...

2. Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

   swedishnurse replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is before taxes, and that´s 27%. How much tax do you

3. Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

   swedishnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I am curius. I´m a nurse in Sweden, been working for one year. My salary is around $35.000/year. Nurses in Sweden who has been working for 30 years make around $43.000/year. That´s pretty bad,...

4. Do you have this in the US?

   swedishnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I´m a nurse in Sweden (small country in Scandinavia for those who dont know :))and I work in an emergency care ward. I was wondering if you have that in the US too? Its a ward were the patients...

5. Ever heard of waterintoxication?

   swedishnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   This week a man was admitted to the ward where I work with waterintoxication. When I heard of this I was like what? Apparently he suffered from some kind of psychiatric disorder and he wouldn´t stop...

6. 7 weeks off orientation: First death. (Need support..)

   swedishnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi! I´m just 7 weeks off orientation and I really like my job. Most of the time I feel I´m doing ok, eventhough I´m still anxious about going to work every day. So last night it happened, one of my...

7. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

   swedishnurse replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I haven´t been a nurse for very long but I have had two nice thank you´s. I´m working in an emergency care ward and a woman was admitted with multiple rib fractures and a pelvic fracture, claiming...