Nurse Salt

Nurse Salt

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  1. Giving a gift to a patient??

    Nurse Salt replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you are worried your superiors will find this weird or inappropriate, ask the mother to take a walk with you on your break and give it to her while you are off the unit. That way it is less a nurse...

  2. WHY do we need more nurses

    Nurse Salt replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Please

  3. WHY do we need more nurses

    Nurse Salt replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    The way you keep referring to Nor. Cal I assume you live there? If thats the case, STOP worrying!!! CNA will NEVER let these CEOs and MBAs you speak of lower our pay... As long as you are in a union...

  4. WHY do we need more nurses

    Nurse Salt replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    If I could have pushed the "Thank You" button 1000 times I would have!!! So glad someone else was thinking

  5. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Nurse Salt replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Rnwriter, you DEFINITELY took the words out of my mouth!!!

  6. A friend has passed.

    Nurse Salt replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    It will probably hit you at some random time... Something will directly or indirectly remind you of him and you will have your "moment" then. This patient was obviously pretty sick to have been in the...

  7. Good side job for RN?

    Nurse Salt replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Nurseby07, you took the words right out of my mouth! Waitressing/bartending gave me skills of both time management and prioritizing. So these were already second nature to me when I began nursing....

  8. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    Nurse Salt replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Before I give my patients their insulin I always say "just a little prick, like a bee sting". Well one day I wasn't thinking and all I said was "little prick" as soon as I said it the darling little...

  9. Waterproof Watch

    Nurse Salt replied to LMoonRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Why are you not looking @ digital? IMO, it is much easier to be precise with minutes and seconds using a digital. I have an awesome digital casio that is plastic and waterproof up to 100 feet. It also...

  10. Numb

    Nurse Salt replied to chcgoblue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATS!!! Good Luck in your new

  11. Greatest Nursing Item You Ever Bought

    Nurse Salt replied to Sponkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Crocs and a calculator

  12. How did you get an "A" in anatomy?

    Nurse Salt replied to Diver Dude's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got my A the old fashioned way, I studied my ***

  13. Numb

    Nurse Salt replied to chcgoblue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I know how you feel... Only difference, I did cry A LOT!!! I'm sure you did fine, and don't discount yourself we all felt like we knew nothing after that test. Its the nature of the test and it...

  14. Share Your Saying

    Nurse Salt replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Life is what happens while you're busy naking other pkans. -John

  15. Starting Salary.

    Nurse Salt replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in a specialty unit (prefer not to say which), but do know that the salary for nurses in Nor Cal and higher than those in So Cal (LA/San Diego/etc). I don't know how much higher, but we do make...

  16. *Sigh* Can't wait to get past this...

    Nurse Salt replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    Brealynn, PLEASE hang in there!!! I know how you are feeling... When I started working nights, I was the SAME way. I can only imagine how hard that adjustment must be when you are brand new! I worked...

  17. Starting Salary.

    Nurse Salt replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cost of living is part of it, but as another poster stated, unionization has definitely benefitted nurses

  18. *Sigh* Can't wait to get past this...

    Nurse Salt replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the first few months I would leave work and make myself sick with worry over what I forgot or didn't do... Truthfully, you get over it! Now when I leave work, I LEAVE WORK. Unless I forgot...

  19. Starting Salary.

    Nurse Salt replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think I made about $85,000 my first year (last year) 32hrs/wk NO overtime. I live in Nor Cal (SF Bay

  20. Kaiser Loan Forgiveness Program, easy to get accepted???

    Nurse Salt replied to Max_108's topic in General Nursing

    Your pay is the same and they treat you no different (most people do not even know you are a scholar). The problem I ran into was finding a job with Kaiser that suited me and my needs/wants for a...

  21. Kaiser Loan Forgiveness Program, easy to get accepted???

    Nurse Salt replied to Max_108's topic in General Nursing

    I received a kaiser loan forgiveness scholarship for Samuel Merritt College in May 06. They offered 20 for my cohort of 45. As far as I know, only a handful of people who applied did not receive one....

  22. Nursing school essay question....

    Nurse Salt replied to peekaboo76's topic in General Nursing

    The advancing age of the average nurse and how this will effect the nursing shortage as they begin to retire. Nurses eating their

  23. Can i have a social life while in nursing school

    Nurse Salt replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    I read, studied, and reviewed a TON during the week so I could have my weekends free. This worked very well for me and I actually had more of a social life during school than I do

  24. Brother and Sister born on the same day

    Nurse Salt replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Casi, Unfortunately, instead of going after this loser for child support. These women will probably be coming after us (not literally) for our tax dollars in the form of welfare! Makes me

  25. California budget cuts

    Nurse Salt replied to Ks mommy nurse's topic in California Nursing

    He is a fat cat sitting in a cushy office who has never had to worry about such a thing as pay cuts, why should he care what happens to the little people... Maybe we should have kept Grey Davis around...