angel337

angel337 MSN, RN

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  1. Alternatives to bedside nursing??

    angel337 replied to dap7699's topic in General Nursing

    there are alot of non-bedside nursing jobs. it depends on where you live the insurance companies are big and also there are alot of clinics here that hire new grads. some places won't even look at...

  2. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

    angel337 replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    i am a AA nurse so i have experienced just about everything that has been mentioned. as i get older though, it bothers me a little less (not alot..a little). i don't expect for other races to...

  3. How long is the wait in your ER ?

    angel337 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    i wonder what hospital in chicago he went to?? the county hospital in chicago can have a 12-16hour wait. even the private hospitals have up to a 6 hour wait. it doesn't bother me any more when...

  4. How do you arrange day care when you work 12 hr shifts?

    angel337 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    i feel your pain. i also work 12's and 8's and my husband picks our daughter up if he gets off early. we use a home daycare. they are more relaxed with their hours and some also do weekends. it has...

  5. Future NP...to disclose or not??

    angel337 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    trust me, they don't hire people expecting them to retire on the the same unit. nursing is a constant revolving door and they expect people to move on for personal and professional reasons. it is...

  6. BID Shift

    angel337 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with bidshift and typically it works the way you mentioned it. the agency nurses sometimes have contracts so they can't give shifts to per diem nurses if they don't know if you are going...

  7. Best degree for a Nursing Management Position?

    angel337 replied to Bnmakr1's topic in General Nursing

    i have worked with nurse managers that had ADN degrees. But most nurse managers have BSN's. masters prepared nurses usually want to do advanced practice, business administration or teaching. once you...

  8. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    angel337 replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    the most i have taken care of at once was 6. and 3 of those patients were just waiting for beds or discharge. and the other patients were very low acuity. i would not take a ED job with a 8:1 ratio....

  9. New Grad in the ER looking for a shoulder to cry on

    angel337 replied to citizensaver's topic in Emergency

    I was a tech in the ED for years before I became a nurse so that helped me alot, but don't be so hard on yourself...the ED can be intimidating until you get used to it. It takes time. just make sure...

  10. Starting RN Wages?

    angel337 replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in General Nursing

    salary.com has a pretty accurate report of salaries for any area of the country. here in chicago a new grad can expect at least $24-25/hr for day shift and $2-5hr more for nights. when i was a new...

  11. How do I get my job back after resigning?

    angel337 replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Canada

    call your former manager and just tel her what you told us....you freaked out because you thought you would be fired and you didn't want your first job to be a disaster. the worst she can say is no....

  12. Going to have to get hospital job...so depressed

    angel337 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with sharon. there is NO WAY i would take a hospital job with your attitude about bedside nursing. it is perfectly ok that you feel this way, you just shouldn't be at the bedside taking care...

  13. Pay and being a nurse

    angel337 replied to skittles1933's topic in General Nursing

    i have a friend that is an NP and we make the same salary which is around 75k a year, but the difference is that she works 40 hours a week and i work 50-62 sometime. she works mon-fri and i work...

  14. Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    angel337 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    go for it. i know at least 5 nurses that are married to docs. people tend to be attracted/date who they around the most, so its no different than if you worked in another

  15. Nursing has made me dislike dealing with people in general....

    angel337 replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    don't do floor

  16. Tele Nurse starting in ED

    angel337 replied to BriBriRN's topic in Emergency

    you'll be great. i think tele nurses are an asset to the ED because believe it or not you guys read strips better than we do! i'm still trying to remember 2nd degree blocks. the best advice is to...

  17. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    angel337 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have given caffeine IV in the ER several times for people with headaches following a lumbar puncture or epidural. some docs even use it to treat severe

  18. NP to CRNA

    angel337 replied to NP4KIDS's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    anything is possible. you will have to get at least a year of good cardiac ICU experience to qualify for the CRNA program. what is so crappy about the pay for your position now??? do you make less...

  19. anyone here NOT take an NCLEX review class and still passed? how did you do it?

    angel337 replied to Liz21's topic in General Nursing

    i studied on my own with the kaplan book and saunders. i passed the first time. you have to be disciplined and focused. set aside at least 3 hours every day just to do questions with your cd-rom and...

  20. How much more is RN salary without bennies?

    angel337 replied to SpiceChick01's topic in General Nursing

    in illinois in most chicago area hospitals you can make as much as $20 more per hour than a staff nurse with benefits. i know a lot of nurses that choose this option and they don't usually get...

  21. do you actually wait?

    angel337 replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is one reason why i love the autonomy of the ED. we don't wait for a Doc to give orders for a patient that needs obvious interventions (IVF's, O2 etc..) i would feel silly even asking, because ED...

  22. OB nurse home for 13 years, thinking of going back to hospital.

    angel337 replied to dcampbell's topic in General Nursing

    we all have choices. why do you say "if you didn't have to work as nurse..."???. we are all educated professionals that went to college and chose to be nurses. your working conditions are very...

  23. Career Change .. can't do nursing anymore :(

    angel337 replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    well said fakebee. i agree that many nurses don't understand the critical nature of our career and when they start working it's a culture shock. the one thing that keeps me going is to remember that...

  24. Career Change .. can't do nursing anymore :(

    angel337 replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    nursing isn't for everyone. some people are just not cut out for hospital work. i work in the ER with wonderful, supportive coworkers and although nursing isn't the easiest job, its not the worst out...

  25. Highest paid nursing field?

    angel337 replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    crna start at about 115-120k in