CCL RN

CCL RN RN

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  1. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Me

  2. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No, of course not. I got hired on as a staff RN when I was a new grad. A real job. I received a very expensive orientation. I repaid that by remaining loyal to that job for 5 years. This is not, and...

  3. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Excellent posts by llg and

  4. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Clearly, you haven't read this thread. I know its long. MGH does NOT pay it's staff nurses $11/hr. It pays it's INTERNS that much for a short term opportunity to learn and gain experience...which in...

  5. RN with 2 1/2 yrs experience, may relocate to Seattlearea

    CCL RN replied to candykay's topic in Washington Nursing

    Swedish just cut back a couple hundred FTEs...300 or 400, can't remember. I seriously doubt they are using agency nurses heavily. Seriously doubt it. Even the Per Diems aren't getting

  6. Potassium question...

    CCL RN replied to Soflo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have called. the cath pt takes priority. I would have mentioned it when I saw the whites of the Drs eyes. A K+=3.4? meh... This is when electrolyte replacement protocols are helpful. No...

  7. Confused about Carpuject???

    CCL RN replied to newexcitednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never seen it either, which is why I commented. If your giving it via a picc, hopefully it's in a 10cc syringe. In that case, I still dilute it. It's so thick that I like to inject extra saline...

  8. Confused about Carpuject???

    CCL RN replied to newexcitednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    But....you're diluting the Ativan, correct? So you shouldn't used a carpujet for that

  9. Confused about Carpuject???

    CCL RN replied to newexcitednurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I hate 'em. I just use the plunger from an insulin syringe... Much easier. I don't know a single nurse who uses

  10. Low pay in Seattle

    CCL RN replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Starting pay for new nurses is NOT $33/hr. Where did you read that? Have you looked at the pay ranges for UW, harborview, overlake, evergreen, or swedish? See the bottom $ in the range? That's new...

  11. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    CCL RN replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've worked in a few different ICUs, in 2 different states, and bolusing from the bag; without charting, and without orders (other than titration) is *always* how its been done. By all the nurses. In...

  12. What would you do? ...stop TPN or not

    CCL RN replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    quite the opposite. The Abx was the *most* Important thing to

  13. What does "Ao" stand for?

    CCL RN replied to simboka's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my dept, it means Aortic

  14. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    CCL RN replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen!! I couldn't agree with you

  15. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    CCL RN replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't need you. At all. I could go my whole nursing life without a nursing student and me and the pt would be ok. We don't need you. You need us, that's for sure. It's time you really, really...

  16. diltiazem drip

    CCL RN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Cardiac

    What you did was .right, and what he said was right. Call if the pt goes below those parameters, but maintain a watchful eye on him. Their HRs can drop like a rock lickity

  17. What are the advantages of being a BSN over ADN?

    CCL RN replied to Whitneylou01's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work for the largest hospital system in Seattle. Big city, big system,... ADN. It didn't even come up in my interview...I had absolutely no problem landing multiple job offers when I moved up here....

  18. Petition to forgive student loan debt!

    CCL RN replied to Devie06's topic in General Students

    Uh-I graduated just ~6 yrs ago, and $10/hr is bad in *any* economy. And I had plenty of tuition increases... So yes, I CAN compare the two. It happens. It's called hard work and

  19. Petition to forgive student loan debt!

    CCL RN replied to Devie06's topic in General Students

    and yet, somehow, there are those of us who have actually done this. Go

  20. Nurses Speak Out Against Debate Audience Members Who Cheered Leaving Uninsured to Die

    CCL RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Tewdles...wow. I think people (myself included) forget how quickly the world can change. Your story could be my story tomorrow. I'm sorry this all happened to you and your

  21. nursing career without touching people

    CCL RN replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh wow. I could have gone my whole life without that mental image in my

  22. Facebook Violations

    CCL RN replied to CottonPuffCat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Best advice

  23. swedish interview

    CCL RN replied to princhet4's topic in Washington Nursing

    This is my first union job, so I'm not sure honestly. We are still in negotiations, and I see a picket list going around, so it must not be going so

  24. Question about working w/o endorsement

    CCL RN replied to lapoRtaN's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly how it worked for me. Got interviewed, hired, and had a 'pending' job offer. Could not begin orientation, or hold *any* job with nurse in the title, with being a licensed nurse in that...

  25. swedish interview

    CCL RN replied to princhet4's topic in Washington Nursing

    The questions will be similar to the HR ones..,nothing really clinical. Tell me when you went above and beyond customer service, tell me when you embarrassed by a dr and how you handled it, etc. They...