Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. I am 51 y/o, is it too late? (need honesty)

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to wandaeh's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my college would have had a softball team and a choir for us older students. Wouldn't that be

  2. Remember You're Important

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to luvscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    luvscrubs, great

  3. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yelclap: :yelclap:

  4. Nursing 101 Question - Experienced Nurses, how would you answer this?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopedic

    Answers are poorly worded, but C would be best,

  5. World Wide Travel Staffing

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to autumnspell's topic in Travel

    I have been in contact w/ WWS. I have not worked for them, though. One contract fell through- no communication on their end. They have been really disorganized and

  6. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    4-5? sounds wonderful. I never had fewer than 7 on med surg, and usually had 12-13. No CNA, no unit clerk. Charge does not take pt's and does not help. 4-5 pt sounds ideal to

  7. Burnt out in ICU

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PollyPutTheKettleOn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Come on. I think the above comments are really rude and inappropriate. The OP was venting and looking for

  8. Delegation questions, help!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to elenova's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Check amazon or

  9. 5 Rights

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Add- order and situation. As in, is the order written correctly? Does the ordered dose fall within the dosing limits? Is the order appropriate for the situation? Good grief, that would make 10...

  10. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. After carefully reading the article and seeing the many errors this nurse made, I feel she was grossly negligent, and showed very poor judgment. I hate to say it, but I feel criminal charges...

  11. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I did work as a sitter, back in the day, I often had 1:1 pts who required contstant intervention. I was busy all noc and exhausted after "sitting" w/ these pts. Frankly, I did not know enough...

  12. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

  13. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to fromtheheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how it affects professionalism per se, but I think it does help with the way we are perceived by pts. I worked in a hospital which required RNs to wear all white. LPNs wore navy blue,...

  14. NCLEX RN exam when you stop at 75, pass or fail?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to jojo_dags2000's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This question has been asked hundreds and hundreds of times here. There is no way to know if you passed or failed other than through your

  15. please pray for me...

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Prayer said for you,

  16. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have just read this phrase one too many times in this thread and others today. :trout: :barf02: :barf02: :barf02:

  17. Las Cruces

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to rngold's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking about New

  18. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I started as a CNA, as well. :cheers: From one former CNA turned RN to

  19. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_hug: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

  20. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    joeydog, your experiences as a sitter mirror mine. I was an agency CNA/sitter at several acute care facilities from 1990-1992. I took my job seriously, and the nurses were always great to me. As a...

  21. what is generic nursing?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to sheraz86's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? Generic

  22. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree. This past summer, I took a very lucrative travel contract. The unit was supposedly beyond desperate. I was paid $54.00 per hour, and would get approx 10 hrs overtime a week @...

  23. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is your experience. My experience with sitters is quite

  24. What's special about male nurses?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap:

  25. Okay so I finally did it

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to tinderbox's topic in Travel

    Most good agencies' pay rates start in the low $30s per hr. for RNs. Make sure your housing will be private, furnished, plus housewares, TV, microwave, washer/dryer, and linens. All of this, and...