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  1. And this is why I hate floating to stepdown...

    SalineFlush replied to calivianya's topic in Critical Care

    It frightens me that your hospital doesn't have monitors in the room in a unit that it designates as "Step-Down". Scary. I can easily answer your question on what was my (most recent) experience...

  2. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    SalineFlush replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've always had a horror of having someone collapse or need medical attention and being expected to tend them outside of the hospital. I can do CPR but without my medical equipment and colleagues...

  3. Best advice for when a patient insists on asking you personal/awkward questions?

    SalineFlush replied to ScarletCeylonRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Of course I know what HIPAA is really

  4. Best advice for when a patient insists on asking you personal/awkward questions?

    SalineFlush replied to ScarletCeylonRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I attribute everything to HIPAA. Patient: "Where do you live? Me: "I can't tell you. HIPAA..." Patient: "Are you married? Do you have a girlfriend?" Me: "Can't say. HIPAA..." Patient: "Please...

  5. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

    SalineFlush replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, there are differences. That isn't opinion, it is fact. I've worked in telemetry, and I've worked in Intensive Care. Shake your head till the cows come home if you

  6. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

    SalineFlush replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

    All nurses should be protected by a union. When we aren't, we are the perennial sacrificial lambs and long-suffering servants of the

  7. New laws requiring LPNs and RNs to become BSN by 2016

    SalineFlush replied to Vocationofalifetime's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I see no reason to force LPNs to obtain BSNs as LPNs and RNs traditionally perform slightly different roles, but I support having all BSN-prepared RNs. It is in the better interests of the...

  8. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

    SalineFlush replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, it is that ICU is "somehow worth more than med/surg or OB", and I am an ICU nurse. The care we provide carries more risk for harm and liability. Nurses in med-surg and or telemetry may...

  9. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

    SalineFlush replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

    Get out of the South. I'm leaving. I've been with my current NC hospital for 3 years and my base is still less than yours ($22.44). I'm tired of working nights, and I don't feel that we should have...

  10. How to survive 16h shifts...

    SalineFlush replied to lydzMtl's topic in Nursing Career

    That sounds like hell. Nurses at my hospital are never scheduled for 16 hr. shifts, certainly not on the floor. 12 hours is cruel enough---16 hours is torture. Nurses only work 16 hour shifts in...

  11. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    SalineFlush replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More guns will never be a solution to the gun

  12. Pulled to other floors?

    SalineFlush replied to DroogieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Floating can really stink as it never makes for confidence when you are pulled into an unfamiliar environment and made to care for an unfamiliar patient population with unfamiliar staff. I am also an...

  13. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    SalineFlush replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I was a traditional college student when I obtained my nursing degree. I went straight from high school. I don't think there is any other profession that allows for more direct amelioration of...

  14. I am sick of being a job hopping RN

    SalineFlush replied to Kasandra's topic in Nursing Career

    You never mentioned what your ultimate goal is for your nursing career. I would say establish a goal of being away from the bedside within a few years. I am also a 2010 graduate, and I haven't been...

  15. What do you wear to an interview?

    SalineFlush replied to LynnLRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Black suits are a tad funereal. Wear gray or navy, but do wear a suit. Dress for the way you want to be viewed---a serious contender with confidence. Moving into leadership moves one away from a...

  16. Stereotyped...and not sure what I should do

    SalineFlush replied to gorjos's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well...if you don't like your environment, keep looking for employment elsewhere. There is no need to be in an environment that you find culturally insulting and unacceptable---however, your initial...

  17. First New Grad Job In MD Office Advice

    SalineFlush replied to jules0217's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As most physician's offices offer RNs insulting pay and the office vs. acute care difference in clinical experience is vast, I would encourage you to continue to assiduously seek employment in acute...

  18. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

    SalineFlush replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    Had it not been so important to my mother, I wouldn't have even went to the actual graduation ceremony. We didn't have a separate "Pinning" ceremony as those who purchased pins received them during...

  19. Ever had a nursing instructor hate you?

    SalineFlush replied to bustthewave's topic in General Students

    A class that is 6 hours long with no break? Sounds like hell on earth . I suffered through 3-hour long classes with two 10 minute breaks and thought it was miserable. Don't miss Nursing school at...

  20. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    SalineFlush replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    You find it hard to believe a male patient would want another male to perform his perineal care? Well....I am male, I am a nurse, and I would prefer another male to perform my perineal care if I am...

  21. Why don't I have a job right now?

    SalineFlush replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    No idea why you would first wait 8 years to take the NCLEX and then expect to be treated differently than any other nurse with 0 years experience as an RN but... I think there are multiple factors...

  22. So many people passing...post your best advice here!

    SalineFlush replied to sillygooseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm sorry but I don't understand you. When I logged into the board's website, there was a red message at the bottom telling whether or not my results were available for viewing but perhaps its...

  23. So many people passing...post your best advice here!

    SalineFlush replied to sillygooseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here for a few

  24. So many people passing...post your best advice here!

    SalineFlush replied to sillygooseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    2010 BSN graduate here. I took the test on Jun. 25 and learned I passed via QuickResults on Jun. 27. My advice: It's probably too late, but for all the students taking the test in the winter or next...