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  1. BA + LOW GPA...Career change advice?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Tela's topic in General Nursing

    can you re-post your message? it's kinda hard to read with all the control chars, et

  2. Anyone in their 40's here?

    sunnycalifRN replied to regnurse1995's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a bit past the 40's . . . I'm 58. I don't have trouble remembering my book learning and such. I have the occasional "senior moment" where I rush to the Pyxis to get something, enter my access...

  3. Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

    sunnycalifRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    pO2 of 34 (by ABG) and the patient was fine, chatting the the doc. The human body is amazing in its ability to compensate over time. This patient had chronic lung disease for many

  4. TPN and PRBC

    sunnycalifRN replied to FlGasman's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the OP put up this post just to "see" the reaction . . . and there certainly has been a reaction . . . me thinks that he/she is sitting at home, laughing and sipping a

  5. Excepted a position in ED!

    sunnycalifRN replied to colleennurse's topic in Emergency

    dust off your rollerblades!!

  6. Associates and then sitting for the licensure exam vs Second Degree BSN

    sunnycalifRN replied to Ebonyw's topic in General Nursing

    I would just get the ADN, since it costs less. Some hospitals, like where I work, will pay for the ADN to BSN bridge program. So it's a win-win situation. Also, there only a minimal, if any,...

  7. Raining On My Parade

    sunnycalifRN replied to SNIXRN's topic in General Nursing

    your experience with your boyfriend may give you some great insights in dealing with the vets from Iraq and Afghanistan. psych nursing uses a whole different skill set than med-surg. good luck with...

  8. LACC or Mount st Marys pleazzeee help

    sunnycalifRN replied to rita1988's topic in California Nursing

    Ahem, you posted this question before and some folks replied. You have to weigh the pro's and con's yourself and make your decision. If you're folks are rolling in money, then, hey, go for Mount St...

  9. Highest paid nursing field?

    sunnycalifRN replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse executives can make executive salaries, into the millions, I suppose. See the featured article about Judith Persichilli, RN who is going to lead Catholic Health East. the sky's the

  10. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    sunnycalifRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    A hearty handshake and a Ho Ho Ho!!

  11. Overtime Pay for Change of Shift Report

    sunnycalifRN replied to goldenmom's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same hours, 0730 to 2000 with the last 1/2 hour being report. The work day is only 12 hrs because of your half hour unpaid lunch. If you do not get to take a lunch, the policy at my...

  12. LACC or Mount st Marys College

    sunnycalifRN replied to rita1988's topic in California Nursing

    Well, let's put it this way . . . new grad nurses from either program are probably having trouble finding jobs in the current job market. No way would I pay $38,000 for an ADN program . . . just go...

  13. Rosseta Stone? Anyone ACTUALLY use it?

    sunnycalifRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and one other thing about Rosetta Stone software. I found the pronunciation coaching portion of the software also lacking. The native speaker will say a phrase or sentence and then you try to...

  14. How do you protect your back health?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Silas's topic in General Nursing

    You bring up a very important issue in nursing. Back injuries are very common in nursing and are a cause of many, many days of medical absence ( I don't have the statistics but they are very high)....

  15. Rosseta Stone? Anyone ACTUALLY use it?

    sunnycalifRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    As I mentioned, I'd send for their free demo disk. . . try it for yourself . . . you may find it just great and it may be different for the Spanish

  16. Rosseta Stone? Anyone ACTUALLY use it?

    sunnycalifRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Send for the free demo disk and try out their method. I did for Japanese and was not impressed. They use pictures of activities that go along with a phrase or sentence. However, I could not find...

  17. GN's paid more than experienced staff is this typical!

    sunnycalifRN replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    right on!! (a 60'ism!) the san francisco bay area, where i work, pays very well because of the strong union presence in the area hospitals. as emergency rn says, even the non-union hospitals pay the...

  18. Staying late to complete your work

    sunnycalifRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many of you have to stay past the official end of shift to complete your work? I ask because I would say that 75% of the time, I do. It is always doing my shift summaries and/or a PIE note or...

  19. Question from a student to the seasoned nurses :)

    sunnycalifRN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work pedi but at a previous hospital, we would be taking care of the adult abusers (alleged), handcuffed to the bedrail, with an officer outside the room. Even though we didn't have a very...

  20. GN's paid more than experienced staff is this typical!

    sunnycalifRN replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    maybe at a non-union hospital. at a unionized hospital, the contract specifies the pay scale for new grad, RN 1,2,3 etc. the pay rates increase with seniority so the situation described would not be...

  21. Proning

    sunnycalifRN replied to nightshift82's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep. When I worked as an RT, I used to try get my early ARDS patients switched to PCV or APRV but the docs would hem and haw . . . "he's not that sick yet" . . . they'd wait until the ARDS was...

  22. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    sunnycalifRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you won't take your meds, won't let me change your wound dressings, won't let me give you any IV antibiotics, and you won't stop swearing at me . . . why the **** did you come to the...

  23. How is College of San Mateo nursing program?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Liann75's topic in California Nursing

    Any approved nursing program includes pharmacology as well as some pathophysiology as part of the curriculum or they wouldn't be "approved". So, if you want to be sure, just apply to DeAnza . . ....

  24. No Lunch Break

    sunnycalifRN replied to barkandwag's topic in General Nursing

    This exact topic has been discussed in: NO LUNCH??? NO BREAKS??? Is that common in nursing????? by CleveRN2008 and there are many, many

  25. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sunnycalifRN replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in California and I "second" your statement. We only have one "resource" nurse who helps with everything, including breaks . . . but, in ICU, one bad patient can suck up the resource for...