Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. Advice needed for Calif juvenile corrections

    Sheri257 replied to peaceful's topic in Correctional

    Excuse the length of this post but maybe it will help ... I work for a Cali Corrections adult facility so I don't know much about what the juvenile facilities but, to be honest, I think a lot of the...

  2. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Sheri257 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've always read about tension between RN's and LVN's on this board but I never experienced it until now. I'm an RN in a new job where there are a lot of LVN's and due to various circumstances, I was...

  3. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I see your point. But certainly not all RN's belittle LVN's ... do they? I'm just wondering if it's possible to be innocent until proven guilty ... or have LVN's been beaten up so badly by RN's that...

  4. California Corrections

    Sheri257 replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    I agree that the MTA position had to go ... you can't be both a patient advocate and a corrections officer. But, at the same time, these inmates sure can make it difficult to advocate for them. One of...

  5. California Corrections

    Sheri257 replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    No ... the pay did not go up. It's still $3385 except for three facilities where the pay starts at $3,800....

  6. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    Sheri257 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cali's cost of living can be very tricky and cut into those higher wages but, I've found it's still worth it. As the old saying goes ... sometimes you have to spend money to make more money. I'm also...

  7. nursing "shortage"?

    Sheri257 replied to kneRN's topic in California Nursing

    There does seem to be a lot of posts lately about there being a surplus of nurses in the Bay Area and, perhaps, other coastal areas. I think what's happening is that the ratio law has attracted a lot...

  8. patient nurse ratio 4:1 in California next year?

    Sheri257 replied to ddsd's topic in California Nursing

    According to CNA (which got the ratio law passed) ... ratios will go down to 4 on tele units in 2008 ... not med surg. http://www.calnurses.org/assets/pdf/ratios/ratios_basics_unit_0704.pdf Stepdown...

  9. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I'm already noticing this ... some of the new RN's are already getting pretty defensive. And they were scolding me for "not standing up to the LVN's" and "letting them talk to you like that." They...

  10. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    This really isn't an argument (at least for me it isn't). Obviously these tensions haven't gone away ... it' still affecting many people's work lives. I realize this is an old topic but the point,...

  11. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... I guess that's what threw me off. I didn't realize until now that referring to someone's appropriate legal title could be considered demeaning but, apparently, that's how some LVN's feel...

  12. cell phone calls while driving

    Sheri257 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    Good point: I misspoke. I was always fiddling around with the ear piece so much that it never really felt hands free to me but, technically, it is.

  13. cell phone calls while driving

    Sheri257 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    in my state of california, it's now illegal to have any ear pieces, phone, etc. it has to be hands free. granted ... i don't use my phone for work but, i have found i'm a lot less distracted using...

  14. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    Sheri257 replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well ... I'll take getting grabbed in the butt over getting stabbed, which is what happened to an RN at the state criminal psych facility in my area. I didn't work there but I did do a clinical...

  15. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    Sheri257 replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I seriously considered Mental Health and it would be a better commute for me but, an RN got stabbed there, a doctor got his jaw broken ... and another MD was attacked just last week. Hopefully your...

  16. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    Sheri257 replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You can't underestimate the value of the benefits though ... at CDC the pension benefits alone are worth another $6 an hour. I can't get that kind of pension anywhere else. We get more paid holidays...

  17. Confused why salaries for new grads are not higher?

    Sheri257 replied to YoungWiseWoman's topic in California Nursing

    There's little doubt you can get a nice house for cheap in Texas but cheap places have their price tags also ... just in different ways. There's no ratio law in Texas so instead of five patients max...

  18. I can't get a job, i'm so sad.

    Sheri257 replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah ... I work as a CDC RN and, so far, I've only been mandated once but ... at $40 an hour base, $60 OT ... at least it's worth it. It probably wouldn't be worth it for LVN's. I'm assuming they...

  19. Nevada Lowest Paying Nurses?????

    Sheri257 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The average RN nationwide makes a little under $60K a year ... The average Nevada RN makes $63K a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nv.htm#b29-0000...

  20. My California CDC experiences thus far.

    Sheri257 replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in Correctional

    And remember ... I said the tax can get up to 9 percent ... because I was also including my husband's income. But at $88K a year the tax wouldn't be 9 percent ... it would be more like 6.5 percent for...

  21. My California CDC experiences thus far.

    Sheri257 replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in Correctional

    Funny ... I couldn't find anything about nurses starting at top scale on the Nevada state website or, even, on the net. I couldn't find anything on the $76K either except your thread on this board....

  22. Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    Sheri257 replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I lost some job opportunities to blacks, I was really PO'd at the time ... it was also strange because, as a white woman, I thought I was supposed to benefit from affirmative action also. But it...

  23. North and South California

    Sheri257 replied to marie88's topic in California Nursing

    Northern Cali is gorgeous ... and has the price tag to boot. SoCal is mostly sprawling suburbs for the most part and is much cheaper in comparison but still expensive. There are, actually, some really...

  24. SoCal Hospital - no raise this year ... pls help!

    Sheri257 replied to qt314nf's topic in California Nursing

    I agree ... although I think the cost of living raises are pathetic. California housing prices doubled in the last five years with at least 20 percent increases each year. Housing prices are now going...

  25. My California CDC experiences thus far.

    Sheri257 replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in Correctional

    Oops ... double