robinrdrn

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1. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   robinrdrn replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   What an excellent quote: " I am dumbfounded by the extent women seem to go just to get the upper hand." Thanks for the repeat on that quote Blueskky...the quote from Bbear that is. It's just my...

2. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   robinrdrn replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   :angryfire Look, I'm speaking from years of experience......not just mine, but my mother who is an 80 year old nurse......."The field won't get any better until more MEN get into it, just like...

3. How much do you make?

   robinrdrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know but, after reading some of these salaries..........I be awful ticked working in a unit and getting less than 25 bucks per hour..........or lets put it like this...........I be awful...

4. How much do you make?

   robinrdrn replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

   Geez, what a pay spread so far.....well here it goes. Nursing Supervisor, RN w/BS not in nursing Long Term Care Years as a Nurse 8 Hourly Rate $26.27 Plus Benefits

5. Feeling incompetent

   robinrdrn replied to AnotherRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hang in there............the only way to feel competent is to practice, practice, practice........a.k.a. work, work, work. Your not incompetent....in fact you have excellent perception......it's the...

6. Vital signs? How often do you take them on your LTC unit?

   robinrdrn replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Boy, you "guys," do take vital a heck of a lot more than us. When I first started in LTC I was uncomfortable with taking vitals prn....but now it makes a lot more sense. It was a transition from...

7. Pre-setting meds....

   robinrdrn replied to mtgirl63's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Hmmmmmmmm...........okay here is reality........you ain't suppose to do it.....but, when working a shift where I happen to have 20+ of the same meds suppose to be given at 6:30 am and your have to...