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  1. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    GM2RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Sorry, but this just struck my funny bone! I have to agree though. I totally did not get the same meaning as the person you

  2. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    GM2RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    In response to your first sentence, simply put, I don't believe it. In nursing anyway, and that IS what this topic is about. There MAY be more truth to it in other occupations, but I don't believe...

  3. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    GM2RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Curious, why would being the sole earner for the family make any difference one way or the other? I know that many years ago employers used to use that as an excuse to pay men more, but why would that...

  4. How much are nurses making? 2015 Salary Survey results available soon.

    GM2RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Another factor in the male vs female question is whether or not they work at a union hospital. I work at a union hospital so males and females in the same position with the same number of years of...

  5. Conflicted with two offers

    GM2RN replied to Kuriin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now you will able to bid on FT positions as an employee which will give you the edge over anyone from outside the hospital. Also, if you find you aren't getting enough hours in the department you...

  6. Conflicted with two offers

    GM2RN replied to Kuriin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PRN policies can vary greatly from one facility to another. You should know going in exactly how it would work for you and it would help in advising you if you posted it as well. Also find out from...

  7. First RN job & it's pay

    GM2RN replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm appalled at the low pay that many nurses are getting, and disturbed that some feel that it's ok to be paid so

  8. What's on your resume?

    GM2RN replied to 2020nursem's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my opinion, working as a CNA can get you valuable experience, especially if you can get assigned to a peds floor. But getting a CNA license is not highly valuable if you don't plan to work as a...

  9. Bsn

    GM2RN replied to sikayadems2008's topic in General Nursing

    Based on personal experience, I wouldn't spend the money to take the extra classes unless/until medical school is a certainty, especially if paying for them with loans. If you rule out med school,...

  10. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    GM2RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it depends on where you live and your definition of "rolling in dough." I make enough for one person to support a family through high school as long as there are no great needs out of the...

  11. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    GM2RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses don't get what they get because management wanted to make sure that nurses' pay was fair; they had to fight for it! You sound a little bitter, jealous, or both. If you feel that you don't get...

  12. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    GM2RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the sentiment of your post but you must work for a non-union hospital or other type of facility because everything you said in your last paragraph, with the one exception about acuity...

  13. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    GM2RN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your statement in the last sentence, but then I would expect the person experiencing moderate pain to give a rating in the middle of the pain scale and the person experiencing severe pain...

  14. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    GM2RN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Pain scales that I have seen tend to give higher doses of the same medication for higher pain ratings rather than different medications for those claiming more

  15. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    GM2RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I am also in Michigan but work at a union hospital. I make $37.11/hr and my shift diff brings it to $40.17/hr. I have one or two steps left before I'm at the top of the payscale, but the difference...

  16. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    GM2RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard other Canadian nurses say something similar, yet many Canadian nurses come to the US to work. Why is that? They can't all be from

  17. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    GM2RN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I also work work an ER. I see pain scales occasionally. I don't see a ton of admission orders unless patients are in the ER for awhile after admission, so I don't know if pain scales are required or a...

  18. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    GM2RN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, reading back orders is proper, but my question would be, how are they monitoring whether or not it was done? Any possible answer that I can conceive of would make me want to quit on the

  19. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    GM2RN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the pain scale, sounds like a scare tactic to me. I don't believe for a second that it's possible to lose your license over something like that. My hospital has really scaled back on the use...

  20. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nurses cannot LEGALLY diagnose, but I don't know of a nurse that has not used their knowledge and experience, however much that may be, to come up with a diagnosis for their patients, at least in the...

  21. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have not read any literature on the subject. It does not affect me personally so I don't have a great interest in it. I'd be willing to read an article or two though, if you care to post them, but...

  22. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That is correct, in general, I would not. The keywords to your statement in the second paragraph are "end up." There is no way that a brand-new NP with no nursing experience is going to have...

  23. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agreed, it is a good way to learn, but it doesn't replace the experience that comes with bedside nursing. You don't have to answer but something to think about: All else being equal, do you think an...

  24. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    GM2RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This proves that you are good test taker. I would not feel comfortable with a new grad nurse taking care of a critically ill family member regardless of her GPA, nor would I feel comfortable with a...

  25. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    GM2RN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The receiving nurse knows that the patient got IV meds because I would have just told her in report. That's the only way I would expect her to know. Ergo, the patient has an IV, right? I can't tell...