Hellllllo Nurse

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

    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

    luvscrubs, great
  3. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    :yelclap: :yelclap:
  4. Answers are poorly worded, but C would be best,
  5. World Wide Travel Staffing

    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?

    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

    Come on. I think the above comments are really rude and inappropriate. The OP was venting and looking for
  8. Delegation questions, help!

    Check amazon or
  9. 5 Rights

    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

    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!

    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!

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:
  13. 'Uniform' Dress Code

    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?

    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...

    Prayer said for you,
  16. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

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

    Are you asking about New
  18. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    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?

    :icon_hug: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:
  20. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    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?

    Huh? Generic
  22. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    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!

    That is your experience. My experience with sitters is quite
  24. What's special about male nurses?

    :yelclap:
  25. Okay so I finally did it

    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...