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  1. magnet status: does it really mean a better place to practice?

    silentRN replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I have learned overtime that Magnet status means absolutely nothing. What you should really be looking for in a hospital is "Acedemic versus Community." I have enjoyed working in a teaching hospital...

  2. Situation, pay and insurance

    silentRN replied to gohogs's topic in General Nursing

    The float pool doesn't get benefits and they almost make double the amount I

  3. Is it time to leave Arizona?

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I guess it just depends if you going to an academic hospital versus a community hospital. I don't know if I could ever again work for a for-profit hospital ever again after working at a teaching...

  4. NGT on Upper GI Bleed?

    silentRN replied to Claudia89139's topic in Critical Care

    We have NGT made of a softer material for patients with varices, and we always ask the MD to place

  5. how did they know I was in the hospital??

    silentRN replied to its_meee's topic in General Nursing

    Big Brother was watching you

  6. Wanting to totally bail out on nursing

    silentRN replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't bail from the profession because the economy is terrible right now. What else are you going to do where full time is 3 days a week and get decent pay? Going back to school wouldn't be an...

  7. New grad pay

    silentRN replied to NyGirlRN10's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It's just good to see that hospitals in Arizona are starting to hire new grads again. Here in Tucson, the job market appears to be picking up a bit. We are hiring 3 new

  8. RN without ACLS pushing Versed?

    silentRN replied to NoAverageLPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We push Versed all the time on our unit. Even have Versed drips if we need

  9. Where are all the jobs????

    silentRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I recommend going to Grand Canyon University while you are waiting for a job. It's 3 semester long and accredited for your

  10. Kind of fed up with things...possibly nursing in general

    silentRN replied to JStyles1's topic in General Nursing

    This day and age I would stay in nursing or at least in healthcare. I believe that this country is going to go through some harder times pretty

  11. Any info on Yavapai vs. Hualapai vs. Kingman vs. Sierra Vista ?

    silentRN replied to kyzur's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Well, I can tell you I have lived in both Northern and currently live in Southern Arizona. I worked at YRMC as a PCT and did student nursing there, but not a RN. As I remember, they were lower in...

  12. What do you think of Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL)?

    silentRN replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Specialties

    I'm not sure if I know exactly what that is. We have clinical leaders on our unit, and they mostly do manager roles, and charge nurse

  13. Question: Lvn iv push

    silentRN replied to MANUELAS's topic in General Nursing

    A RN can't push IV Metoprolol on a med surg unit at your

  14. Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    silentRN replied to 1964nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wonder how many dirty looks you guys get when you walk into a

  15. Ever feel that the gov works against us?

    silentRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    You ever get the sense that our government is at times working against us healthcare workers? I was reading today how HHS was pledging 1 billion dollars towards Partnership for Patients, which will...

  16. Ever feel that the gov works against us?

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I believe their goal is to keep the government alive on the backs of the people. I believe this whole thing about budget cuts, healthcare options, and you name it is all wishy wash. It's...

  17. Do you check on your patients less when family is in the room?

    silentRN replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly to say, some nurses just don't care, or they're lazy, or maybe they are just

  18. Critical care drips

    silentRN replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    Makes it easier if u have a basic understanding of inotrope, Chronotrope, preload, and afterload, and then you can place your drips in those categories to get a mental

  19. CCRN

    silentRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious as to which or what study guides did anyone use to help the prepare for the CCRN exam? I am looking for a good recommendation. Thank

  20. Terminated over the phone at night

    silentRN replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still a PCT, I once got laid off through a personal email, on my hotmail.com

  21. did you hear?

    silentRN replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I just worked 5 12s in a row, and now i'm off for 8. I dunno, I guess it just depends which department you work

  22. did you hear?

    silentRN replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer working 12 hour shifts cause I get 4 days off a

  23. What you need to know before clinicals

    silentRN replied to ChristinaG123's topic in General Nursing

    Here's kinda a cool site to go too to look at labs...I used to go here when I was a student. http://www.labtestsonline.org/ The labs I generally look at in the morning is K, Phos, iCal, and Mg,...

  24. do employers look down upon those who earned their bsn online?

    silentRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in Online Distance Learning

    All RN-BSN programs are online based here in Arizona no matter which University you

  25. What you need to know before clinicals

    silentRN replied to ChristinaG123's topic in General Nursing

    Memorization only comes with the job and experience. I wouldn't be too stressed out trying to memorize numbers that the computer does for you :) You'll learn by doing. It would be more beneficial...