206bones

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  1. Low pay in Seattle

    206bones replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Oh my gosh Washington Nurses!!! Go on line and look at today's article in "Crain's Detroit". It talks about a class action law suit being filed in several cities citing several hospitals for holding...

  2. Low pay in Seattle

    206bones replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    My husband lost his automotive job in Detroit 2 yrs ago and has been working for Boeing in Seattle. I visit often and have to say I love it there! I love the culture of Pike Place. I enjoy Whidbey...

  3. Low pay in Seattle

    206bones replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Just curious, but does anyone know how Hospice Nurses do out there? It appears as though Providence Hospice is pretty big, but how's their pay? Does anyone know if there are Hospice RNs in travel...

  4. Low pay in Seattle

    206bones replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I just think it's a slap in the face to see what nurses make in WA. Do you care for your patients any less because of where you live? Do you work fewer hours? Do you spend less time on your feet?...

  5. Bone Pain

    206bones replied to RNSUEIA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What would you say the benefit of methadone is over Morphine LA, oxycontin

  6. family thinks I'm MD

    206bones replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    Very common dillema isn't it!! Here's the tried and true line I use on family, neighbors, friends, people standing in line at the grocery store...yadda yadda.. "you know,..that's not...

  7. Bone Pain

    206bones replied to RNSUEIA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You know, I've not had much experience using methadone. It's cheaper, works well I hear, but I've also heard it's difficult to titrate. I guess I've just always stuck with what I know. What's your...

  8. Low pay in Seattle

    206bones replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I am so disappointed in what I'm hearing about the pay scale in WA. I have to tell you that here in Metro Detroit I earned over 70K last year in home care. The cost of living here is MUCH lower than...

  9. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    206bones replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    Exceptionally well said!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU --a hospice

  10. use of fentanyl patches on cachectic patients

    206bones posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a hospice nurse for 7 yrs now. There has been much discussion whether the use of fentanyl patches is effective in relieving pain in cachectic patients. As patients decline, they...

  11. Salary in Seattle for RNs---low, or is it just me??

    206bones replied to sweetcaroline's topic in Washington Nursing

    I too, am looking at relocating to Washington st. Husband lost his job in Det and is now working for Boeing. I was SHOCKED to see the salaries posted. I am a Hospice RN in the metro Detroit area...

  12. Bone Pain

    206bones replied to RNSUEIA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It has been my experience that bone pain responds well to the use of steroids, as they provide anti-inflammatory relief. Again, stomach upset is the downside. When using a steroid, add zantac or the...