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    Starting pay in North Georgia (Fannin, Union, Towns Counties)

    CrazierThanYou posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi, I am considering looking for a job in the north Georgia area: Fannin, Union, Towns County, somewhere in that area. Does anyone know what the starting pay is in that area? And any information about...
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    "Wait for the nurse"

    CrazierThanYou replied to brido's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I seriously doubt they're nurses. Like everyone else said, most offices don't have actual nurses. There is a doctor's office in my town, my doctor's office in fact, where everyone from the MA's, the...
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    Will it ever feel better???

    CrazierThanYou replied to coopman712's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know what you mean! I've been trying really hard to know everything pertinent about my patients to pass on to the next nurse but no matter what, they always end up asking me some obscure question...
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    Irritating things about being a nurse VENT

    CrazierThanYou posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a nurse now for about a year and in that short time, I've found some things that I find to be VERY irritating about my job. I work in a very large hospital that has made it onto lists of...
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    CrazierThanYou replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    Glass bottles.... HATE THEM! The biggest new thing at my hospital is Ofirmev, the IV Tylenol, and getting the bottles spiked right so they'll infuse correctly is a real pain. The other night I forgot...
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    Love or hate your IV pumps?

    CrazierThanYou replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    We use Alaris and that's all I know without a pump in front of me. We also use Guardrails as
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    What is the typical hospital schedule?

    CrazierThanYou replied to ssalulu's topic in General Nursing

    Like everyone else said, there is no typical schedule but here is mine: I work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night and I have the other 4 days off. In my department, we make our own schedules but...
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    Oh please, just let me vent!!!

    CrazierThanYou replied to mc3's topic in School

    At my hospital, only hospital experience helps with getting a job in acute
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    Waiting to hear back is so sad to do!

    CrazierThanYou replied to RNReadyManc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had always been told they can't ask you anything at all about your personal
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    Waiting to hear back is so sad to do!

    CrazierThanYou replied to RNReadyManc's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry you didn't get the job! I did want to comment though because I've always heard its illegal for an interviewer to ask you about your personal life. Maybe that varies by state? I'm in my...
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    Got fired for changing fluid rate

    CrazierThanYou replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    So, when they said "wide open" that means run the bolus full speed on gravity? I've asked nurses at work about bolus speed and have gotten a range of answers, mostly 250 to 500 mL/hr but never wide...
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    Got fired for changing fluid rate

    CrazierThanYou replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Right, not all have a rapid response team. My hospital does, but the entire time I was in orientation, NO ONE ever mentioned rapid response to me. Ever. For a while I was uncertain about when it was...
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    Blue about Code Blue

    CrazierThanYou replied to barbaralynn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know MANY people who think that and they can't be convinced that anything else is
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    12 hour shift question

    CrazierThanYou replied to BOSS man's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a float pool so I rarely have the same patients two nights, much less three, but I still like my shifts together. Also, we make our own schedules, which is a big bonus, especially when I hear...
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    12 hour shift question

    CrazierThanYou replied to BOSS man's topic in General Nursing

    I work my three night shifts together in a row and then I have my four days off. Some people can't hack it, though. I have many nurses tell me that three in a row is too exhausting for
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    Saying no when work calls

    CrazierThanYou replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital sends out an automated call or text message. I just listen to them and ignore
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    You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

    CrazierThanYou posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here lately, I've had a couple of situations where the oncoming nurse didn't agree with choices I made on my shift regarding patient care. Usually, it is regarding pain medication. In nursing school,...
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    Ever have a patient work your very last nerve?

    CrazierThanYou replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish I could have been a nurse back in the old days, when this type of crap wasn't tolerated. This new customer service model of health care is a load of crap if you ask me. I had a patient the...
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    Which would you recommend?

    CrazierThanYou replied to EMEddie's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oops just noticed you are a guy. I'm not sure there are any Alegrias for
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    Which would you recommend?

    CrazierThanYou replied to EMEddie's topic in Men in Nursing

    Alegria. I also have plantar faciitis in my right foot and Alegrias are great shoes! Danskos made my foot hurt literally after a few
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    Passed NCLEX Without Review Course

    CrazierThanYou replied to Alum08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't do a prep course either. I used the Saunder's CD and the Hurst Review Book. I thought the test was super easy and I passed with 75 questions. Personally, I think prep courses are a money...
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    Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

    CrazierThanYou replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In a lot of ways, I am like you. I love to talk to my friends. We are hilarious and have great fun but I hate small talk. Hate it. I have only been a nurse for 6 months now and I was worried about...
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    This post: I LOVE
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    Were they
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    Nursing: Then and Now

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

    I have a picture taken at our local hospital in the 70's. The nurses sitting around in their white, smoking cigarettes. I love that