francesca22

francesca22 has 40 years experience and specializes in OB, PSYCH ER, MED ER, PSYCH/MEDICAL.

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1. RN hourly rate

   francesca22 replied to mleej's topic in Texas

   [if you are a new grad in California, especially the SF Bay area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, or San Diego, expect to compete with the thousands of other new RNs that get dumped into the local employment market every few months. These areas are totally ...

2. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   francesca22 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I did not mean to judge my Southern bacteriology professors's pronunciation of 'oil' as 'wrong.' I know it was a regional dialect. Once I 'got ' that she was speaking in her native style, I understood. I probably should not have posted this message i...

3. Remembering My Life as a Nursing Student

   francesca22 replied to Salvie's topic in General Nursing

   Wonderful, compelling, well written post. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It sounds very much like the rigid discipline imposed on students at my nursing college in the 50's. Scarcely a day passed that I didn't want to quit, it was so ...

4. RN hourly rate

   francesca22 replied to mleej's topic in Texas

   Don't give up on California too quickly. TX is the pits, salary-wise, as are many of the Southern states. The border towns may pay more, but they are dangerous, as noted in a previous post. I live in Northern California, the S.F. Bay Area. The pay h...

5. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   francesca22 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   My bacteriology professor was a woman from the deep South. I knew from nothing about bacti, so had no idea that her description of the microscopes as 'oool immersion' [long 'o'], referred to their being 'oil' immersion 'scopes. In my class notes, I h...

6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   francesca22 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Originally Posted by SoCalHeart:This isn't a term limited to the medical field, but I can NOT stand when people say irregardless!! Yuck, I, too, cringe hearing someone use that word. It's essentially a neologism. Admittedly a grammar nazi, another...

7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   francesca22 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have a neighbor who says, "de-hy-dre-ated" for dehydrated, "re-lator," and "vet-tra-narian." I get double snaps for not rolling my eyes or correcting her, OK?:yeah:

8. Nursing programs that don't require Chemistry?!

   francesca22 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Chemistry, both high school and college level were required when I attended 'boot camp nursing' and integrated collegiate pursuits in a diploma school, fifty years ago!. Later, in BSN and MSN programs, both organic and inorganic were included in the...

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   francesca22 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Weirdest name I ever wrote on b/c application? Purex.

10. Professional/Personal Boundaries?

    francesca22 replied to chillchick's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it. A profession as intimate and sensitive as ours mandates [in my view] maintenance of professional boundaries at all times. A breach in that well defined line can really backfire, ultimately cause harm to either: caregiver or patient...

11. I Need A Tubex!!!

    francesca22 replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    NurseNinaFla;4146863 [i actually have one of the old metal ones (which I used to use,guess I'm an old timer! and yes I loved using it!] When I was practicing, preferred the 'old fashioned' metal ones too!!!

12. I Need A Tubex!!!

    francesca22 replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    nurse-lou4146647 [$15! For a tubex! Heck! I know I have some of these around my house somewhere! I ought to list it on eBay!! Personally, I like the carpujects. I have one in my pocket at all times and use it regularly. Everyone else on my unit take...

13. I Need A Tubex!!!

    francesca22 replied to jlmb214rn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one. http://cgi.ebay.com/BLUE-TUBEX-INJECTOR-BY-WYSS_W0QQitemZ140385242843QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20100224?IMSfp=TL100224131012r29279

14. Criminal Assault due to "criminal neglect"?

    francesca22 replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    LadysSolo;4146348 [snip] It seems hospitals have departments that weigh the cost savings versus the amount they would have to pay out in a lawsuit. This person told me (when I was complaining about staffing cuts) that the hospitals figure out how ma...

15. How did you get your job?

    francesca22 replied to Reese17's topic in New Nurse

    This sounds crazy now, but: I graduated in 1959 from a S.F. Bay Area school that was renowned for turning out capable, battle ready nurses. As an IP, I worked nights in the ER at my home hospital, assuming an assignment that would befit an RN. [We we...