L&DTami

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1. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   L&DTami replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   OMG!!!!!! C'mon up to Detroit area and make 21.00 as a 1st year RN. I make 25.25, 5yr RN pay scale. We top out at 28.00. This is at the largest hospital group in S>E. Michigan, we have like...

2. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   L&DTami replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   OMG!!!!!! C'mon up to Detroit area and make 21.00 as a 1st year RN. I make 25.25, 5yr RN pay scale. We top out at 28.00. This is at the largest hospital group in S>E. Michigan, we have like...

3. Finding it hard to get head around the US way

   L&DTami replied to eirthjona's topic in International Nursing

   Yes lets stick together on this- I have known nurses with all levels of education and have found that all different levels of experience and common sense as well as intelligence exist within all...

4. Working while Pregnant??

   L&DTami replied to burger914's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in long term care when I had my secnond and third. I was working as a Nurses Aide for child # 2, took leave 2 weeks prior, worked as Nurse for child # 3- I would have been at work the day I...

5. PA-C's on L&D

   L&DTami replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Nope, none at our 1200 deliveries per year hospital. Level 2 nrsry, so we send all complicated cases to the "Big House", AKA our Main

6. 13yr olds having babies.

   L&DTami replied to LilTiger1971's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Such a sad situation, I hope you are able to get to the bottom of the when and how, and hope you are able to make decisions that your fmily can live with. As for the school thing, my 14 yr old...

7. does research support cross-training?

   L&DTami replied to Buggs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree that it is probably a management issue or could there be a staffing issue? We never have more than 4 couplets assigned to one nurse unless we are shorthanded. When this occurrs it is usually...

8. does research support cross-training?

   L&DTami replied to Buggs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just my two cents- we are cross trained but there is a core group of nurses that ONLY do PP or Labor or Nursery Special care. They never learned to be comfortable with everything and therefore...