Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Wishinonastar replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it. "Jon-ray" is how it is supposed to be pronounced. Or did he say a hard J like John -Boy? Nevermind, you mean the pure European way of pronouncing it Jon-Ra. With the schwa sound....

  2. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    Wishinonastar replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I find this whole thing very interesting. I have never heard of this before. Not sure if we have Independent Providers in PA. It does sound like they are raising the barriers to perhaps force the...

  3. upmc mercy son and smoking rules

    Wishinonastar replied to weesie1244's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Two words- Nicotine patches. Nurses are not smoking at work these days

  4. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    Wishinonastar replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    This sounds like a twist on the Pay for Performance that we are dealing with in Home Health. The problem is, it sounds subjective. Some patients will never be satisfied, ever. They are miserable in...

  5. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I want to believe that this is not true, but I know it

  6. Fictional vital sign charting

    Wishinonastar replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are saying they guesstimate. Just count- it only takes 15 seconds for goodness sakes. People please! Why would you chart something that you did not

  7. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Electives are a chance to take things that you feel you want or need. A couple of my electives were religion and art classes, the art because I wanted to take it! And the religion I thought would help...

  8. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Millworkers, mail carriers, many many others have to go to work everyday and swallow the garbage too. They too need their jobs. Their is very little we can do without a union. There is only strength...

  9. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    Wishinonastar replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Office cleaning pays well? Where? How do I get into that? Send me a message with details! I am

  10. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    Wishinonastar replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    They consider more than one factor at nursing schools- at least at Community College. A lot of people applying are adults whose high school grades were so long ago. There are entrance tests and...

  11. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    You are hilarious. But I think that it is sad that you feel you have to "call out" anyone. Moving on

  12. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    Wishinonastar replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I wonder if they are trying to get out of the Waiver program. The sad thing about Waiver is you only qualify if you have MA. Medicare patients get nothing. Work all your life and you can't get any...

  13. Fictional vital sign charting

    Wishinonastar replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    You had a name for

  14. Fictional vital sign charting

    Wishinonastar replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

  15. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Now that, is a put down. :down:You are in effect saying that they are less than an RN. I was thinking more on the lines of an ADN as RN, and the BSN as beyond just

  16. Fictional vital sign charting

    Wishinonastar replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    Most sources say 12-20 is considered normal. This whole issue has me wondering and thinking about a lot of other issues that might be going on. Tip of the iceberg kind of thing.

  17. UPMC vs West Penn?? New Grad needs HELP

    Wishinonastar replied to Priscilla L's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    UPMC bought out my hospital at one point- since closed. The employees I worked with who moved on in their system have pretty much all left since then. Not happy. I do not like their culture. Their...

  18. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    "The average compensation nationally for a hospital CEO was $452,400 in 2010 and the average for the CEO of a health system was $683,000, according to a survey conducted by Integrated Healthcare...

  19. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    Wishinonastar replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    I had very troubled teen years. Not my family's fault. Just me. Hung out with a bad crowd because we did not have the kind of money to keep up with the fancy clothes, etc. that were expected in my...

  20. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    Wishinonastar replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I don't understand this. Are you private duty? Are your wages based on MA reimbursement rates? What exactly program is this coming from? One agency I worked for was part of the Medicaid Waiver program...

  21. Lpn and RN at the same time??

    Wishinonastar replied to Nursejoymariea27's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that if it were a matter of something you did wrong they would definitely hold you to the RN standard of care, your knowledge base is part of how you are judged. The function of the job...

  22. Lpn and RN at the same time??

    Wishinonastar replied to Nursejoymariea27's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you can. You hold the license, it is valid, therefore you certainly can use it. Becoming an RN doesn't magically change you. Lots of nurses continue to work as an aide until they find a nurse job....

  23. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Um they usually charge that amount for labor- the mechanic only gets a small portion of that. Unless he runs his own business in which he gets it all but has to pay his costs out of that amount. It is...

  24. I just turned down an interview

    Wishinonastar posted a topic in School

    Wow. I wanted this job so badly, but I had a short phone interview and he said the next stop is a 3-4 hour interview during which I present a lesson, meet people and have them ask me questions and let...

  25. I just turned down an interview

    Wishinonastar replied to Wishinonastar's topic in School

    Thanks for the encouragement. I just wish I could find some place to work until I can retire! All the scary closures and layoffs in my area were one reason that I decided to revisit school nursing. I...