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  1. Nurses who act incompetent...

    dansamy replied to RN and Mommy's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I am a new grad on a very busy pediatrics floor. (We are peds but also gyn. All gyn "overnight observation" post-ops come to us.) I bust my @$$, most of the time with no NA while...

  2. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    dansamy replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! 10yo?!?! I guess I really need to talk to my daughter. (She's

  3. after last night I don't want to be a nurse anymore

    dansamy replied to stayingoutoftrouble's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I pick up an extra shift about once every 5-6 weeks. Sometimes they call me to come in for 4 or 8 hours, which isn't too bad. I've been doing it mostly because I want the extra exposure for new...

  4. Recent grad starting to do research for traveling....

    dansamy posted a topic in Travel

    Can anyone point me in the direction of 2-3 good, reputable companies to look at? My goals are to work at a travel assignment within ~4-6 hours' drive from my home town during the school year and then...

  5. Not really sure where to put this, but...

    dansamy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week, I was stung by, I believe, a bee. (I was stung. I pulled the stinger out. Or I thought I did. I think the offender was a bee, but it was yellow/black-striped and we have at least 3 flying...

  6. Does every NY hospital have 13 shifts per month plus working every other weekend?????

    dansamy replied to amy0123's topic in New York Nursing

    Every other weekend is pretty standard for most hospital nursing full-time staff posistions. Flex and PRN may have more flexible options, but it seems if you want/need the benefits of a full-time...

  7. Overwhelmed!

    dansamy replied to travel920's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks, Larry the Husband. Now, get her out of that hell-hole. She shouldn't be crying every night at the end of her shift because she doesn't know something that she's never done before. She's not...

  8. Nursing school exams vs. NCLEX

    dansamy replied to CAM281's topic in General Students

    The school I attended tested us using NCLEX-style questioning. Although the goal was to see if we had learned/retained the material, the questions were also application-type rather than simple...

  9. Salary questions for AL nurses

    dansamy replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hospitals in Mobile range from $17.xx to $19.xx for day shift. Night shift diffs vary from $1.00/hr to $2.xx/hr. With the cost of living in Mobile, you could work night shift and do 4 12s per week and...

  10. nurses working overtime in hospitals

    dansamy replied to Bobbie Hall's topic in General Nursing

    I will do one extra shift per pay period. That's the most I am willing to

  11. When to take NCLEX?

    dansamy replied to future4thRNinthefam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Within 8 weeks after

  12. RN pay in other states

    dansamy replied to codebrown's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Mobile, AL. New grad pay ranged from $17-20/hr. ($39-46k/yr) The cost of living here is reasonable as well. Buying/building a new 4br/2.5-3ba 2000ish sqft home will run 250-300k depending on...

  13. Do they have orientation programs for night shift?

    dansamy replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My co-graduates who were hired by the same facility for nights had to attend daytime nursing orientation week and afterwards went to night shift to work with a preceptor. It was just the one week of...

  14. Single Mom, become a nurse??

    dansamy replied to Honeylee's topic in General Students

    You will need good, reliable childcare while in school. Clinical time can have some wacky hours. If you can live with, or near, your parents (or a sibling) and they are willing to help, that is...

  15. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    dansamy replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Considering the title says Press Ganey. And Google gave me this as the first

  16. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    dansamy replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? NCLEX 3000/3500, Mosby's CAT, Saunders and Hurst Online Review 3. Did your SON...

  17. Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    dansamy replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure our current sickle cell crisis patient is gonna have a complaint: Nurse xxx forgot to bring my water pitcher. Yup.

  18. Did anyone else walk out of NCLEX thinking

    dansamy posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    that it wasn't that bad? I mean, I was dazed, but I don't recall thinking "Wow! That was harder than any test I've ever had." I recall thinking that it was weird and BS. (By BS, I mean "Duh!" type...

  19. Did anyone else walk out of NCLEX thinking

    dansamy replied to dansamy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think differently. I always have. I was the only one in Fundamentals who didn't have to learn to "think like a nurse". Logic problems, brainteasers, etc are usually pretty easy for me. And...

  20. I rarely answer medical questions or give advice online...

    dansamy replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be in the ER,

  21. What exactly is "intermediate algebra"?

    dansamy replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Intermediate algebra was pretty equivalent to the high school algebra 2 class I took, without the trig

  22. Got In But Not Qualify For Fin Aid..help!

    dansamy replied to RwanRN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you really want to do something, you'll make the changes in your life that will make it happen. Period. Maybe the OP does have things in his/her life that need to be changed in order to solve the...

  23. Got In But Not Qualify For Fin Aid..help!

    dansamy replied to RwanRN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    More money doesn't mean more responsibilities, it just means you spend more. Nobody needs a $500 car payment per month, premium cable, dining out, etc. There are lots of things to trim in even the...

  24. Mandatory overtime. Yuck!!!

    dansamy replied to CountryGirl1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If they go pick up my kids, feed them dinner and make sure their homework and baths are done, sure. Otherwise, I need to

  25. Hi!!

    dansamy replied to ltlangl2's topic in Alabama Nursing

    You can apply for a license by endorsement. If your license is unhindered in Michigan, you can get a license in Alabama. What area of Alabama are you looking at? Aviation is booming in south Alabama...