chi1099

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1. Feeling selfish... stress level on busy med/surg unit

   chi1099 replied to michigannurse2014's topic in Stress 101

   Omg, so normal for a med-surg floor to have organized chaos going on at most times! I don't know that the constant push & pull decreases but you do get better at handling it the longer you're there.

2. awful pt assignment or the norm?

   chi1099 replied to maybug's topic in Med-Surg

   I work nights on a 30 bed med-surg/ortho unit and it's normal for us to have 8 patients and at times when we can't get help from the float pool, I have had as many as 10. Some have had 11 at times and it is very stressful to say the least. It's a myt...

3. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   chi1099 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Geographic location: Iowa Pay rate: $24.40 (w/shift diff) In which area / specialty do you work? Med-Surg What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? BSN How many years of experience do you h...

4. Chamberlain online november 2013 session

   chi1099 replied to cristan reed obrn's topic in Chamberlain College

   Anyone taken Nursing History NR390 at Chamberlain in the RN-BSN online?

5. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

   chi1099 replied to coco42rn's topic in Med-Surg

   $21.40 for new grads in Iowa w/$3/hr. shift diff. On busy nights I've had 8 or 9 patients...that's a lot for a new grad. To get everything done on time with that many patients, there are no breaks............period! Since I'm new and need the experie...