cabanaboy

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1. Need some opinions on my dilemma

   cabanaboy replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

   Like someone else said, the LTAC probably would be great experience. But like you said, it's going to be easier getting into the ICU if you already work at that facility. Go for the cardiac floor...

2. Need some opinions on my dilemma

   cabanaboy replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

   Some turnover is expected and is a cost of doing business. If facilities don't want to hire new grads because they leave, maybe they need to look at why they are leaving and try to improve upon

3. Need your opinion!

   cabanaboy replied to ldnurse2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "would you send out applications like crazy and if something comes your way take it and forget the severence and stay pay." That seems like the easy answer to me. You didn't say what the bonus was,...

4. Nurses share stories about impact of economy

   cabanaboy replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Thanks for that info. I'm not convinced that go as far as to make sure we all have well-paying jobs, homes, insurance, etc, but at least I see there is some sort of rationale behind the plan. I...

5. Nurses share stories about impact of economy

   cabanaboy replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   You obviously work in some capacity for National Nurses United. You'll need to come up with a better camapign to get your hands on my money, which is your ultimate objective. Most nurses aren't...

6. Nurses share stories about impact of economy

   cabanaboy replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   "extending/taking out loans without the means to pay them off" I agree with you there. That's where things went downhill in a hurry. Our lawmakers made rules and regulations that made it easy for...

7. Nurses share stories about impact of economy

   cabanaboy replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   "It’s a movement where everyone in our country will have jobs at a living wage, access to quality education, guaranteed healthcare for all, good housing, protection from hunger, a healthy...

8. only a few months to decide...

   cabanaboy replied to kellyjo's topic in General Nursing

   My reply has nothing to do with ADN vs. BSN. For a new HS grad, if you have any inkling to go away to school, you should do it! Someday you will likely wonder what you missed out on, especially if...

9. Possibly moving to AURORA, CO!! Please respond :)

   cabanaboy replied to Sl1011's topic in Colorado Nursing

   As you can tell, Aurora has a bad rep. But the truth is much of it very nice. It has a population of over 300,000 and is as big as Denver, so of course there are bound to be some places that aren't...

10. Question about flushing lines

    cabanaboy replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone actually heard of this being a problem, or know of any research regarding this

11. What should I have done differently?

    cabanaboy replied to nursedolphin's topic in General Nursing

    Is it me, or is everyone making this more difficult then it needs to be. If your only two weeks in, go talk to the mgr before they invest more in you. If you already want to bolt, they would rather...

12. range order rationale

    cabanaboy replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's 1 TO 2, not 1 OR 2. Rather then titrating the dose to give the desired effect, wouldn't this encourage the RN to more often then not give the max dose, knowing they won't be able to give more for...

13. range order rationale

    cabanaboy replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    RN: Hello Dr. I know it's 230am, but I'm calling about patient M who is c/o 8 of 10 pain. You did order 1-2 Norco prn Q4H. I gave 1 about an hour ago, and it isn't enough. Could I have a STAT...

14. Interested in moving to colorado

    cabanaboy replied to jessicams's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Try

15. Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    cabanaboy replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    A $10,000 difference? It sounds great to me, but realisticly what is that based on? Is a MSN with the same amount of experience working on the same unit as a BSN or ADN really that much different?...