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Not happy with legalize "ALL". Rather see liquor and tobacco made a controlled substance instead. That said, I'm all for cannibus legalization. I've seen where it has helped many patients whether pill form, smoke, or food additive. Certainly cann...

As an agency RN within the 10 hospital system I work for, I must admit that I make $41/hr now- not including shift diff, holiday wages. I had BETTER make more than I make now once I'm finished with my FNP. Saw an advertisment yesterday in another a...

I can tell you honestly I suck at algebra, calculus, trig and others totally. Yet, I have earned two bachelor's degrees, one in nursing without having to suffer through any of those classes. The thought of taking the GRE or GMAT terrified me. Inst...

I've tried home health (racks up alot of miles on your car and you spend alot of time at home completing paperwork, seven days a week - no matter what they tell you your schedule will be), travel nursing (work six weeks take six off), and now to avoi...

I should own stock in Excedrin. I pop a couple every four hours or so on the couple days a week I work (doubles). I try not to take any if I need to be asleep in the next three hours, tho... And there are times I'm so tired that even though I take ...

I do home health care; that said, if you are full time, they probably signed you up to work 8-5 M-F, with on call responsibilities on an occasional weekend. I work PRN; I take what I want to and decline what I don't. Some of this may involve boundari...

I think that is pretty common practice...

My dh gets the kids up and off to school, daycare, and then picks them all up from track, daycare, jujitsu, goes home and does the dinner/bath/book then bed routine. I work 3 12s (mostly in a row) and have four off. I work days.

haha. My local hospital is called 'deadcentral' by the people I see in home health. I wouldn't take my dog there, either. Better plan on a different hospital or else change your perspective, suck it up and be a part of the solution. I live and wo...

I just recently started working at an LTAC in northern ohio. Aides 1:14 ratio, Nurses 1:3-5 (dep on acuity and census). On a floor at a hospital. Uses hospital systems computer system, does paper charting, uses the OR, lab, dignostics, and medical th...

What is your age? 35 How long have you been a nurse? 3 years Did you work as a CNA before becoming a nurse? Yes If yes to #3, how long did you work as a CNA before becoming a nurse? On and off from 1989 through 2007 If no to #3, do you wish that you ...

That's what I'm told at work. I answer my own lights, potty my own people and do my own accuchecks when at all possible. There is one of me to four patients. There is one of you to 13-15 patients. I remember all too well what it was like to scram...

I set my alarm, got up early, and applied the first minute possible (the awards are first come, first serve). They paid all my tuition at a private college. They gave me a $1500.00 per year stipend for 'usual and customary' expenses. They also gave m...

Ditto. You can be happy if you give yourself the proper perspective. But if you truly can't be happy here, please move on.

1500 bed teaching facility, no shift diff for staff nurses, float nurses make $4.00 hr more than staff at the lowest level, and are the first to be called off.....

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I can tell you only of my personal experience. The one with the company that had a vast area of counties to cover (something like 8 or 9) and had computer documentation was a toughie. I put more miles on my vehicle than I care to count in the six m...

When I'm being asked to fetch, I usually state that as soon as I'm done with all that silly clinical nursing stuff, I am happy to attend to their thirst, hunger, etc.... That seems to help those find the line between need and wish list.

IMHO, anyone who is using at work is a hazard for both the patients and their fellow staff. That said, off work is your business and what do I care.

I work FLOAT PRN for 28.5/hr weekdays plus 5/hr weekend diff and only an add'l dollar for hours between 3 and 11pm. I normally work 7a-7p....

My hubby is a sys admin/security/programmer IT guy. I make lots more than he does.

I drive 97 miles one way to get to work. And I LOVE my job! I split the difference; twenty five bucks to drive both ways in a day or drive up, stay for 25/night, and drive home two days later, for the same 75 bucks. It's all good. And where I wor...

I currently have three PRN jobs that keep me HOPPING! I work a little bit almost every day and love it. Two of the three are in the same field, sort of. I like doing lots of things and being busy. Suits me :)

Here in Ohio, I graduated in 2007. My base pay at a LTCF was 19. Then I went to hospital -one year experience at 22.81 with 1. shift diff after 3p. This year same hospital 24.69/hr with 1/hr shift diff after 3p. The economy in Ohio is in the cell...

Cleveland Clinic uses biopatches throughout the system. They're policy.