booter512

booter512

Diabetes, Transplant, CCU, Neurology

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  1. Where are the nursing discounts?

    booter512 replied to mel2234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do have a small pension. I hired in on the 2nd to last year pensions were part of the benefits. Even then, they tried to get me (and everyone else) to switch to a "2% matching 403B plan). I...

  2. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    booter512 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    1) Nursing salaries can be negotiated. If there is a surplus of nurses in your area, the manager can be picky and really take note on what you bring to the table. If you seem like a run of the mill...

  3. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    booter512 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I am a male nurse. My wife is also a nurse. My first degree is in Business Administration. She studied Nursing from the onset. She has a BSN. Mine was an ADN. We both went back and got our MS in...

  4. My Funny Story

    booter512 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Well Brian, your persistence has paid off. I'll give you one of my favorite humorous events. I worked on a Diabetic/Transplant Unit. We did transplants on about any age. One day, one of our peds...

  5. I bet you don't see this every day.

    booter512 replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm going to relate your issue with what you might see in your real job. We use a flow sheet with a "Day", "Evening" and "Night" section for writing an assessment. At night, I can see exactly...

  6. staffing issues

    booter512 replied to foxc1121's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to speak for each individual occasion, but in the one you described, where obviously you should have been the one to go home, here's what you should have done: The moment you heard that she...

  7. Anyone having trouble finding work after taking several years off?

    booter512 replied to mom2730's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. I took 14 years off, and like you, my leave was health related. I had a k/p transplant after a year on dialysis. Finding the first job did take longer than I thought it would. I...

  8. Is MCI worth it? Do Hospital's Hire MCI grads?

    booter512 replied to san073's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Make sure it is nationally accredited and not just regionally accredited. My sister is going to Thomas Nelson for that reason. As far as getting into VCU for the RN to BSN--you have to have...

  9. Bush Nursing in AK!

    booter512 replied to alaskabound's topic in General Nursing

    We visited Alaska a couple of years ago and here is what we were told about "bush nurses". This is generally a hospital-based nurse. He/she has access to a pilot/plane to visit people (similar to a...

  10. This is Too weird...

    booter512 replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to say that if this freaked you out, you are probably being a little naive. One of the funniest incidents I've seen was when I was working in a CCU. We had a 22 yr old guy who had used a...

  11. How can a workplace cause you to lose license?

    booter512 replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    Does EVERY patient have a nameband? Do you rely on the CNA to even distinguish which patient is which? Do you rely on the CNA for ANY part of your assessment? If something happens to a patient that...

  12. OMG! why does everyone HATE NURSING!

    booter512 replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. I have a business degree also and worked as an accountant before nursing. My brother is a nurse also. He has a business degree too. Now, my sister, at 45 yr old, has just started...

  13. Employer told everyone results of my TB test!

    booter512 replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the meeting. Tell them that it's good that you have antibodies against TB. Tell them that you test positive when you've come in contact with someone with TB and this is you bodies way of...

  14. Unhappy on ward

    booter512 replied to pippi1969's topic in General Nursing

    Start looking for another job on you days off. In this economy, don't quit one before you have another lined up (even if you've always heard that nurses can get a job anytime, anywhere). If you have...