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  1. RN salary expectations

    BedsideNurse replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to wages, what I have found is you aren't much better off, if not worse off, in the areas that pay those high wages because the cost of living is so much higher. That being said, $94 an...

  2. First med error...Advise..please.

    BedsideNurse replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: everyone beats themselves up--at least a little-- when they miss a medication or are super late with it or whatever. No avoiding the nurse guilt, although you ruminate about it more...

  3. Failed nursing class 6 months away from graduation, need Advice

    BedsideNurse replied to Nurse Lizzy's topic in General Students

    ...What a bummer. As others have said, don't throw in the towel over this one skill test. You might feel like the world has crashed down, but later this will be a distant memory and not matter at...

  4. Reentry nurse -- ICU? Grad School?

    BedsideNurse replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Critical Care

    My thoughts: glad you're excited to get back to work. It's good to be back in certain ways, for sure; bedside patient care, getting your sea legs again, earning money (!)....My first thought is that...

  5. Career opportunities in Saipan

    BedsideNurse replied to gretchen30's topic in Immigration Advice

    Looking for work stateside or over there? No idea about sponsorships but Guam has two hospitals now. I worked at GMH for a short time and liked it; good people on the step down unit there, and...

  6. What's the job market like for RNs with one year of experience?

    BedsideNurse replied to BellaRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly one year is light years better than a new grad in this market. I was overseas and because of that ended up only working 6 months out of the last 3 years. However, I've been a nurse since...

  7. Gallup Poll says we're a great place to work YEAH RIGHT!!!!

    BedsideNurse replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Funny how those surveys work, eh? I have been a nurse since 1995 and have had to relocate a lot due to my husbands career, so I have been and seen a lot of places. And generally, I've like all the...

  8. university of detroit Mercy second degree program

    BedsideNurse replied to creativetype2007's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, things have changed. In 1990 when I started at Madonna it was totally easy to get in, even with so-so grades. No hoops. Just a matter of filling out the application. It was...

  9. Mistake!

    BedsideNurse replied to krenee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse since 1995 and I've come to the realization that if nobody died or was permenantly harmed by a mistake than not to obsess about it. Everyone feels bad after they make a...

  10. SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    BedsideNurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't hate LTC but every experience I've had with it has been miserable. How do you take care of like 25 patients??? God bless nurses who can do a good job with that. It's overwhelming to...

  11. university of detroit Mercy second degree program

    BedsideNurse replied to creativetype2007's topic in General Nursing

    Eighteen seems like a lot the second week. My off hand opinion: unlikely that 18 were dismissed the second week. One, two weeks isn't enough to really evaluate people. And two, most nursing...

  12. Willing to Share about Progressive care staffing?

    BedsideNurse replied to suetje's topic in MICU, SICU

    Those patients sound like a lot of ICU patients. Just because someone isn't crashing doesn't mean the level of care isn't ICU. Seems to me Progressive Care Units like that are nuts. I think 3-1...

  13. Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge

    BedsideNurse posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hello Nursing Friends, I'm relatively new to the area and found Mount Aurburn online--looks like a good place. I've had to move a lot and lived a lot of different places. Now we are "here" with my...

  14. Muslim Nurses Administering Haram Medications

    BedsideNurse replied to CaribMuslimah, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there is no way of looking up all the ingredients in all the meds you give every shift for every patient. So, you probably need to choose somewhere to work where patients take their own meds,...