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  1. Would You Go To Haiti To Help?????

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Stelon --- the announcement about AA flying RNs and MDs for free to Haiti is false. I've also joined RNNR. Because of passport red tape, I can't leave the country just yet (wasn't born here) so my...

  2. Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this happens at my facility also. Staff numbers are usually lower during the weekend and even one person out can be drastic if we don't get a pool nurse to help us

  3. 5 hour energy drinks? Other alternatives?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to xyra's topic in General Nursing

    wean yourself off with tea :) safer and

  4. Nursing Texts Highest Rate of Theft in Barnes and Noble

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to DawnSue's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that textbooks are crazy expensive and adding the income of a typical nursing student isn't much help -- but, jeez - what a shame! I remember me and my study buddies huddling around...

  5. When to call the Doctor regarding a fall?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Wow.. I've only worked in a big university hospital so I'm really not all that familiar with LTC protocols. Any patient that falls here get seen STAT, get STAT scans and we have all the...

  6. kind of a personal question but....

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Philly. Recent grad started at $28. I'm past my first year now and went on night shift at 40 hours so after all the taxes and deductions (health insurance, pre-tax parking), my biweekly...

  7. Med-surg or tele floor?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I say go with tele. You may get sicker patients who require frequent monitoring and are close ICU-candidates but you learn a lot and can apply more critical thinking skills than on a regular med-surg...

  8. I work in a hell hole!!!

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

    8:1/30:1 ratio?! WHAT!!! That seems like very unsafe practice to me, especially with the acuity of the patients you seem to get. I can only imagine staffing must be burnt out beyond belief. Aren't...

  9. New Grad Night Shift 11pm-7am, how much can I expect to make?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to nickynoodles's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in the Philly area; 40 hour night shift. When I started as a GN, I made about 28/hr plus 20% shift differential. I'm past a year now so that's another dollar increase. With the differential,...

  10. First code that shouldn't have been a code (long)

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to MJJFan1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Rapid Response. No COPD so I'd have gotten the NRB and popped her on it while on continuous sp02 monitor. Have someone call the doc ask for an EKG, accucheck what labs they wanted, have them come and...

  11. Med-surge worries... Teaching myself?? How?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to krazit3mp3r562's topic in General Students

    "we had to read three to four chapters a week, had a quiz every week and a test every other week. it was just way too much for me. i had a teacher that did not teach properly. through my whole life, i...

  12. I got kicked out of nursing school!!!!!!!!!

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to Natingale's topic in General Students

    Hahahaha silly... well I'm glad it didn't really

  13. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to gogatsby's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I work here.. I love

  14. Nurse Recruitment Agencies?

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to SmashRN2's topic in General Nursing

    It's worth a try but I think do the best you can looking at hospitals/clinics/nursing homes first and gain employment directly through them. My hospital right now is at a freeze and new job openings...

  15. Drexel...what you should know before deciding to go here.

    ohgoodnessgracious replied to nevertellalie's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I recently graduated from Drexel but I was in the BSN-coop program. The BSN-coop program was amazing, in my honest opinion. I can't blame you for your angry sentiment against Drexel because from my...