Genista BSN, RN

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    Anyone gone union?

    Genista replied to liljsmom02's topic in General Nursing

    I am pro union. My 1st nursing job was in a non union hospital, and frankly, we nurses had no voice and it sucked! I applied to another hospital where nurses happened to be already unionized, because...
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    A question for all Nurses.

    Genista replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on cadavers in Anatomy lab, which was a prerequisite for nursing school. You know, the teacher prefaced our work by discussing how this was a person who very graciously donated their body to...
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    RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant

    Genista replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Haunted- What a nightmare! My heart goes out to you. Please do contact someone at the hospital who handles patient complaints, and please write and call and notify them in detail what you told us...
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    What questions should I ask during my job interview?

    Genista replied to one2one's topic in Nursing Career

    I would ask about: *orientation (how much/with who) *turnover *how many regular staff versus travelers/registry (lots of travelers and registry is often a sign of high turnover) *ask for a copy of job...
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    RN to patient ratios

    Genista replied to RN007's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My 1st job as a new grad I worked swing shift and had 6-10 patients with 1 CNA per 12-15 patients, no charge nurse at all, but we did have a tele tech/unit secretary. My current job (also swing shift)...
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    Pay difference between RN and BSN?

    Genista replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BSN, and there is no difference in pay for degree for me. Once in awhile we even have a MSN degree RN working the floor, and they get the same pay too. Where I work, you are paid for the...
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    Considering a midwife- few questions from pregnant RN

    Genista replied to Genista's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Thanks for the replies & well
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    Considering a midwife- few questions from pregnant RN

    Genista posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Okay, I haven't been in L&D since nursing school, so please excuse my silly questions. I read that midwives won't follow high risk pregnancies. I am curious as to what constitutes high risk....
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    I Need Advise, please help!

    Genista replied to miko014's topic in Nursing Career

    Sorry to hear you are having health problems. Some ideas off the top of my head: case management, advice nurse, nurse educator, Utilization review nurse. Good
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    To become a nurse or not

    Genista replied to bluelogic's topic in Nursing Career

    Suzy (Brown eyes)- I pm'd you. Check your mailbox.
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    Question about CHPN Exam test prep

    Genista replied to Genista's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    After all that, I'm not going to be able to take the September test. I just joined HPNA online, but it take 10 days to process the membership, and they charge an extra $100. to non members to take the...
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    Question about CHPN Exam test prep

    Genista replied to Genista's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Eric & Aimeee. I appreciate the tips, Aimeee. The only catch is I hope the book comes soon! I just ordered the study guide from HPNA yesterday (I was procrastinating). Eric, have you...
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    California Ratios

    Genista replied to ANnot4me's topic in General Nursing

    I work in CA at a union hospital on med/surg. Dayshift RNs get 4 patients, pms and nocs get 5 patients. The acuity can be very high, however (PCAs, drips,TPN, blood sugars, dysphagia 1:1 feeders, PICC...
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    Calling in Sick

    Genista replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    When they ask what's wrong, I would repeat clearly, "I'm sick." If they press further, I would tell them kindly but firmly that my health information is private. It's really none of their
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    Going through a major change- advice needed!

    Genista replied to calahannah's topic in Nursing Career

    What do YOU want to do? In 2 out of three you mention grad school. If you go the ADN route, you will enter the field sooner, and can continue on with school while you work (and possibly your employer...
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    Considering nursing

    Genista replied to ustwonomore's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Michele- Welcome. ;-) Let me see if I can answer some of your questions. You know, I had similar worries in regard to being able to tolerate some of the graphic aspects and stressful nature of the...
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    Blood Transfusions: How fast do you go?

    Genista posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    We get a lot of blood transfusion patients to our med/surg floor. Many are coming in just for the blood and then D/C. In fact, some are complaining that on our unit, we run the blood in too slow, as...
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    Change of shift report

    Genista replied to angel333's topic in General Nursing

    We do written report. It starts on days, then goes to pm then noc...so you get to read the previous shifts report. I like it because you can still add on extra with a verbal report, but if it's not...
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    Help with Anatomy class

    Genista replied to Terrydu's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. Why don't you ask people who attend(ed) your school? It's hard for me to say, since I am not familiar with the specifics of coursework at your school. You could also ask one of the school...
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    Snf Or Hh?

    Genista replied to lisa41rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work acute care, but wanted to share my experience with investigating a HH job opportunity. I job shadowed a HH nurse as a student, and it seemed like a very interesting job with a great deal of...
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    Am I the only one not getting a raise?

    Genista replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    This is another reason why I am pro-union. All my raises are contract negotiated, as is my hourly wage. Wages are based on years of service and shift diff. I guess you are going to have be...
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    need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    Genista replied to sasha2006's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi. I was just checking in on this post & wanted to comment to the new nurses who are nervous about "flying solo" on med/surg. I had four weeks of orientation (pretty good huh?) as a new grad, but...
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    Co-workers on allnurses...

    Genista replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Jane? Is that you?
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    Not sure if nursing is the right field for me...

    Genista replied to jgriff650s's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with MarySunshine's idea to shadow some RNs. You can contact your local hospital, a home health agency, dialysis clinic, etc. and let them know you are considering becoming a nurse and want to...
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    need advice-student nurse with anxiety disorder

    Genista replied to sasha2006's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Sasha. I'm an RN who has struggled with anxiety issues for as long as I can remember. I'm an extrememly organized person at work, and can appear very calm and decisive, but I have to admit that...