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Why should a job mandate that I receive a flu vaccine or Dtap? Why should the opinion of others impact my ability to work? It is a disgrace that we as nurses allow legislation to bully us into what they feel is the correct course for vaccine, behavio...

I still have not heard I applied to adult/gero acute program, I was told their are many applicants so they will not make decisions until June.

I disagree with those who say 22g are useless you can bolus fluids through a 22g 2500ml/hr as well as blood, in very dehydrated people, elderly and even trauma patient we can and do put in 22g.

I work in the neonatal intensive care unit and do a secondary in the PICU., I have had a lot of experience with dopamine,vasopressin,milrone,epi,vents,oscillators,jets along with PAL lines and UAC/UVC. Although our patient population is not as large ...

I can just tell you about what is happening in and around Raleigh NC, Duke has a waiting list for several units, but is not actively hiring into the units, in my unit we did not hire a CNA who worked for us while in school :-(, Rex is rethinking thei...

Unfortunately hospitals do not have to honor your "religious' beliefs or a medical exemption regarding vaccinations. Our hospital now requires that any member who works with children must have the DTaP vaccination, although I have strong religious c...

Hey Kimmee Please email I would like to know more about your interview at Wake I too am a Duke employee but found the manager so friendly and I have an interview in the Children ED, Looking forward to hearing from you.

I work in a state that is "at will", when I had a job that increased patient to nurse ratio's I just found a new job. Unless the other nurses start to leave the unit and write letters to upper management changes will not be made that favor the nurse...

We are suppose to use SBAR but have found that using our kardex is more efficient,when we use SBAR too much information is missed.

Took my exam today, and yes it is difficult I thought., they certainly do give you enough time to take the exam but you really need to know your diagnosis, outcomes and treatments...phew glad it is over and excited that I passed.

We have all the o/t you want in our hospital. I work 12-24 + hrs a week o/t they also give us an additional incentive 0f $20.00hr plus o/t pay

Wake meds premium is considered low compared to Duke, at Duke you have three types of insurance, but the one that allows you the most leeway is bcbs and it cost me 397.00 per month for myself and family. Our ded. 15/30 per office visit plus we have t...

No shortage here in the Raleigh area, rather nurses leave because of low pay or poor patient staff ration. We have a rotation of new grads every year in the peds units as well as the other units.

I wrote up my CNA for hitting a patient and they were not fired instead the CNA's who worked with me thereafter refused to help, they (cna) knew it was easier to replace the RN then the CNA so I left the job rather then lose my license,

I started out as a nicu rn, with a prn job in PICU., I know work f/t PICU and do prn in NICU. I enjoy picu becuase I learn about different medication, and diagnosis plus most patients are on some sort of drip (dop,vaso,epi, milr) so I become more pro...

1. what is your definition of nursing? a nurse is someone who is the advocate for the patient and their family. 2. what changes have you seen throughout nursing? less time for my patients, more lawsuits and more technical jobs that are "suppose" to ...

Would anyone be willing to share their units protocols for arterial sticks. We are trying to put together a new protocol so that our nurses can be certified for arterial sticks. Thanks,

Thanks everyone for the congrads! As far as preparing, honestly the test I found to be very different then the book that is sold on the site. The questions were more like they gave you the answer such as the baby has a metobolic acidosis,, what would...

I am currently a PICU/NICU nurse. I love my patients but I also love to learn. IN our units the acuity although high 1:1 is not stressful or conducive to learning as most kids are chronics with very similar problems. I am looking to advance my educat...

Neonatal (nicu) and PICU I have found to be very differnt, just the way you assess and manage the children in each unit is very differnt. I truly love both units as each allows me to learn on a daily basis. On the average we have 1 child/neonate die ...

to assess jaudice on a dark skinned or AA infant do you check mucous membranes or soles of the feet?? If an infant has a BT shunt procedure is it ok to use a bp cuff on his right arm? Thanks,

Hi: Nursing is a great profession but to make money in nursing you need to work extra hours and work odd shift and holidays. With a family obligations this is not easy, negotiations and boundarys must be set so that you can have both a family and a ...

thank you for your replies. What I am looking for is protocols that other institutions use to ceritfy the RN in art sticks. In our hospitals RT do not do art sticks only RN or MD's. so I was hoping to see what other hospitals use as a check off list.

1.Type of nurse? PICU/ICN 2. How many hours u work per week? 48-60 3. How many years of nursing? 3yrs 4. What Shift: Day, Evening, nights, or weekend only? Nights only 5. City and State Raleigh, NC 6. Average 2 week gross pay 2200-2800 I happen to...

When did this raise happen? I work at Duke and have not seen any raise in my base pay. I also know that UNC and Wake med pay a higher salary with better shift diffs. Wake med is known for having the best paid nurses in the trainagle area. I know that...