Blackheartednurse

Blackheartednurse

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  1. Nursing pay

    I went to two interviews for a large inner city hospital aka teaching facility and both times (the same hospital) they offered me 26 dollar per hour for a day shift, 28.5 dollars for evening shift...
  2. Ok so one of fears of being a nurse is not to be able to distinguish between pathologic conditions showing similar signs and symptoms...from top of my head DVT and cellulitis comes to my mind or...
  3. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    I have no idea why any doc would presribe you an IUD, I though it was a contradiction for a childless,young women do to possibility of infertility,infection
  4. Working?

    most new grads start out at 50,000 and that is before
  5. Medication Errors and Write-ups

    i had a near miss during my days of nursing school ..the patient that i was taking care of (pospartum floor ) was a diabetic who had an order for two different types of insulin..being unexperienced...
  6. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    It looks like you are a Catholic whenever you choose to be,please live and let
  7. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    OMG are you
  8. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    huh, if a certain nurse refuse to give blood transfusion to the patient than this nurse might be guilty of an act of negligence or
  9. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    Wow so you only believe in calendar
  10. pro life to work in ER OR OB

    hmm you would not work for a hospital that dispensed birth control? Seriously we live in the 21 centuries,even public school have machine that dispense birth control! Ps.Also a trully religious person...
  11. Question about IVs

    Ok so my question are basically this; 1) Which method do you prefer back-priming piggybacks or just priming it the "traditional way" (filling chamber half way) Prons and cons of each? 2) When you...
  12. didn't think i wanted med-surg, now i'm not so sure

    Med-surg is my dream job right for right now (but I also like OB and ER),as a novice nurse I would like to be exposed to as much experience as I can get so I went ahead and applied to medical...
  13. How did you get your first nursing position

    right now the economy is rough and you cant count on the hospital recruiters reaching out to you,you have to be persistent,go that extra mile to appear marketable,be patient,pray,be confident...get...
  14. Can CPR renewal be done online?!

    I think speed of light must have been drunk when she wrote that..sign of broken ribs is usually a good sign meaning that the person performing cpr is doing it right,deep enough into the heart...
  15. Can CPR renewal be done online?!

    Yeah to the person who claimed that firemen have no idea how to perform CPR..personally I had a wonderful experience with them...money worth really..the teacher was awsome and very understanding (I...
  16. Can CPR renewal be done online?!

    Thank you,thank you for the advice..I might just do the folder thing you suggested,I was actually thinking how can I present all my info to the HR and your idea sounds
  17. How did you get your first nursing position

    First and foremost I think PERSISTENCE is the key for landing your first nurising gig..I dont have a position yet but I can tell you what gets me the interviews...I just keep applying everyday and it...
  18. Coolest medical/nursing website

    So what is your favorite medical or nursing websites..websites you could absolutely not live without:redpinkhe So I'm going to post my top 3 ones; 1.Emedicine.com 2.Nursingcenter.com...
  19. Hi,I'm interviewing for a medical telemetry RN position and I was wondering what kind of pt such floor consist of,mostly cardiac,mix of both cardiac and med-surg pt or basically med-surg pt who are...
  20. Can CPR renewal be done online?!

    OMG seriously, I think I have the basics down and have a general idea how to perform cpr, I just need a valid date that is
  21. Can CPR renewal be done online?!

    Weight of my black:D heart:)))) I have shaken the whole world and found BLS for the healthcare providers class scheduled for tommorow (am I lucky or what?) at the local fire station,whooo!! All I need...
  22. New Grad job troubles

    I feel you,I graduated in May,passed boards in August and thought the world was at my feet..boy I promptly learned how hard it is to find the first nursing gig being new and inexperienced and all...so...
  23. Asthma more common in adults or kids?

    Hi I have a question to all the seasoned as well as brand new nurses according to your experience does asthma happend more with an adults or kids? BTW-I have an asthmatic animal (a dog to be precise)...
  24. associates in nursing is pointless

    Well ok...I would never even consider buying a house if I didnt have an job yet..anyway I have my associates and trust me even though things look rough you will find something one day..I just went to...
  25. Asthma more common in adults or kids?

    thanks, I'm asking this since in the days of my nursing school education I havent seen too many adults diagnosed with an Asthma hower once I hit running the peds floor it was an entirely different...