pabrid

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1. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   pabrid replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Yes, this school is in Los Angeles, California.(Mount Saint Mary's College) This is a school that is well very well known for their nursing education. I will be graduating from the first Master's in...

2. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   pabrid replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Hi: I will complete my Masters in Nursing Education this coming December. For 5 years my specialty area was E.R. nursing, but I have also worked in Med-Surg, in a Family Practice clinic, and most...

3. Am I to old???

   pabrid replied to paulclark911's topic in Nursing Career

   I had been working for over 25 years in a field that I did not like. At age 46, I became a registered nurse (7 years ago). Never regretted going back to school. I LOVE NURSING! Go for

4. pay rate in LA?

   pabrid replied to chloe125's topic in California Nursing

   I think that this will vary from one facility to the next. I just started working per diem for one facility and I earn $38.00. One of the newly experienced R.N.'s told me she was hired in at $32.00....

5. On an average...how much does RNs and LVN new grads make in Sothern California?

   pabrid replied to CaliNurs06's topic in California Nursing

   You've got to be joking! I'm an experienced E.R. nurse, and even though I've never worked for a travel agency, I get calls all the time. Never been offered less than $41.00/hr and this is separate...

6. On an average...how much does RNs and LVN new grads make in Sothern California?

   pabrid replied to CaliNurs06's topic in California Nursing

   The salaries vary based on where you work. My son just graduated from LVN school and he is waiting for his license. Two of his friends just got jobs making $20.00/hr as new grad LVN's, but one turned...

7. The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!

   pabrid replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

   I strongly believe that being receptive to ideas and suggestions nurses submit can make them feel like a very valued part of the organization. Flexibility in allowing nurses to participate in choosing...

8. We tell the student nurses to run for their lives."

   pabrid replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you! We need more nursing students with your backbone! This is not to say that nursing is easy, because I found out that the real world is nothing like being a nursing student. It will be...

9. We tell the student nurses to run for their lives."

   pabrid replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

10. New Grads in the ED (?)

    pabrid replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I read some of the responses in reference to new grads working in the E.R., and I just wanted to make a few comments. Yes, the E.R. or ICU units are very difficult areas to work in. My belief is that...

11. nurses failed to adequately examine the patients

    pabrid replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What happened at MLK was indeed tragic. I truly sympathize with the families of the patients, but also with the nurse and tech involved. Having been employed for the very same hospital for 5 years...

12. New grad LPN

    pabrid posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello Missouri Nurses! I posted this inquiry previously, but I think it should have been in this particular area. I'm helping my son do research in regard to job opportunities for new grad LPN's in...

13. unhappy nurse

    pabrid replied to nurse unhappy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Dear unhappy nurse: I am so sorry for what you experienced. We, as nurses, work so hard and do not deserve the kind of treatment you received. I just know that you will find something better. I have...

14. Hangups in Nursing

    pabrid replied to kimmathis14's topic in Nursing Career

    During nursing school, my weaknesses were the smell of vomit and feces. I would get soooo nauseated and I would begin retching. Now, 6 years later, the smells are still miserable, but the retching is...