lucky1RN

lucky1RN

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  1. hourly rate/insurance negotiation

    lucky1RN replied to lucky1RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone who has replied. I'm thinking I will go PRN when the time comes. I have to be at this hospital for 2 years before I can make the switch. I brought the issue up to one of my...

  2. hourly rate/insurance negotiation

    lucky1RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you negotiated higher hourly pay in exchange for not using the hospital's insurance? My hospital offers insurance at discounted group rates so employees have to pay something...it's not...

  3. Have you encountered this? Religious conflict.

    lucky1RN replied to Iconoclast's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it interesting how you're beating yourself up about what you could have done differently when the patient is the one who behaved with bigotry toward Muslims (terrorists?) and anger toward you?...

  4. how much an hour should I ask?

    lucky1RN replied to skylover's topic in General Nursing

    You MIGHT be able to negotiate higher pay based on your experience. Ask them what they're paying new RNs with LPN experience. You'll have to convince them that your Romanian nursing experience is...

  5. Visitors and patient privacy

    lucky1RN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello all, I was going to write a long post about my specific situation but what I really want to know is... Does your unit have a policy about release of information to family members of...

  6. + Ppd?

    lucky1RN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Well...Like you, I'm fair skinned and red-headed. I'm allergic to everything. Seriously. I had allergy testing and reacted off-the-chart on the 50+ allergens they exposed me to. So when I had my...

  7. overcoming comfort zone

    lucky1RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that we all have our comfort zones is sooo true. I've read about the hardships LTC nurses face on these forums. I picture you taking care of a kazilion patients with demanding families and...

  8. Visitors and patient privacy

    lucky1RN replied to lucky1RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks Misty. We have the "code" too and I always strongly encourage the family member I give it to to guard the info and not give out the number to anyone else. They usually agree when I explain...

  9. Migraines.. is this normal treatment?

    lucky1RN replied to mommyoffour's topic in Emergency

    "This is a good forum in which to ask your question because I remember in the recent past this almost exact question came up. If you look back in the previous threads, you may be able to find it. "...

  10. Please Help! So Confused! =)

    lucky1RN replied to kbebout08's topic in Nursing Career

    keep trying to contact the program you're interested in...even if you have to go to the campus...your best/most accurate answers will be from them. would i need to become an lpn before an rn? in...

  11. NCLEX pass/fail ratio for schools

    lucky1RN replied to moomoo111's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm in South Carolina and had to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the State Board of Nursing for NCLEX pass information for the schools I was interested in. If you're using this...

  12. Do I have the right to be a little miffed about this?

    lucky1RN replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    I tried editing my post to add the following: (editing didn't work?) I guess my suggestion doesn't change the fact that they won't return your calls/emails. Do you know anyone who works there who...

  13. Do I have the right to be a little miffed about this?

    lucky1RN replied to labcat01's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they'd grant you a phone

  14. HELP ,pre nursing wondering about AF medics

    lucky1RN replied to nc4986's topic in Government, Military

    Hi. Just saw your post and thought might be able to give you some info. I spent 10+ years as an AF medic. Started as a 4N (Medical Technician) which I think is now called an Aerospace Medicine...

  15. How do you treat headaches?

    lucky1RN replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    I have 3 years ER experience (but it's from about 6 years ago). We didn't treat headaches with narcotics either. If I remember correctly, our docs would give drugs like toradol, compazine, benadryl,...

  16. to get a BSN if no desire for management?

    lucky1RN replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    A few ideas... Law/paralegal, computer programming/informatics, journalism, politics/health policy, public health, social work, kinesiology, nutrition, forensics, etc. etc. etc. If I interpreted your...

  17. Overnight Shift Rut, help!

    lucky1RN replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    Yup! ... or at least most of the night. Oh, and like someone else said, I don't recommend exercise right before bed. I was in the best shape of my life when I worked nights because I could workout...

  18. Overnight Shift Rut, help!

    lucky1RN replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    I know this probably won't be a popular answer but... I believe the only answer to your sleeping trouble is to maintain approximately the same sleep schedule all the time. I had a 3 year run of...

  19. Help!

    lucky1RN replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

    Life is way too short to spend 40 hours a week doing something that doesn't satisfy your soul no matter how old you are. If you know you want to be a nurse, then go for

  20. How infectious is MRSA really??

    lucky1RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I think maybe your questions verge on asking for medical advice...which we are not allowed to give on AllNurses.com. However, I will tell you this:I work with tons of MRSA...mostly MRSA wounds &...

  21. Scrubs

    lucky1RN replied to KYCNM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    On the one hand, I understand the OP's concerns. Your "thing" might be nurses wearing scrubs in public...mine is nurses wearing wrinkled scrubs. On the other hand, you can't tell what kind of germs a...

  22. starch?

    lucky1RN replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Is it ok to starch your uniform? Check the label for any warning not to. Should you? I did when I was in school. That might be because of my military background...always felt like if I had to wear...

  23. What's behind your name?

    lucky1RN replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Wait...you guys can read the signatures (and what comes after them) in the Physician Orders/Progress Notes??? The docs I work with don't take the time to write legibly...not to mention wasting their...

  24. What??? No CNA's???

    lucky1RN replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    Yahoo! Congrats on reaching your last semester of nursing school! One of the best things I did during school was an "externship" at my local hospital. Over a 6 week period, I worked in 5 different...

  25. Joining the Navy

    lucky1RN replied to nautticca's topic in Government, Military

    Hi. There's a whole forum dedicated to military nursing where you might get your best response. Click the specialty tab and scroll down to the "Military + VA nursing" forum and try your post