or-nery

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1. Pay rates vs staff rates

   or-nery replied to travelnursebeth's topic in Travel

   There is a myth to travel nursing about high pay. It starts with ads - like displaying while I write this - !! up to 2860/week, free travel, free housing !! I started traveling six months ago. I have not seen great money packages. That said, I ...

2. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

   or-nery replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

   An eye doc recalled seeing assembly line patients for cataract surgery while in India. There the doc stayed seated, while patients were rolled down the line doing right eyes and then down the line doing left. He seemed to relish this idea...as if ...

3. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

   or-nery replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

   i'm not falling for the election year hype which makes all problems in our country into crises. headlines have to be sensational, but reality is not nearly that bad. as a low income person, i was offered the opportunity to purchase insurance in lot...

4. How important is a PDA?

   or-nery replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Students

   I was given the PDA, but I had to fork out money for the memory stick storage $$ media, since the PDA memory will not hold a lot of large nursing /drug programs. And buy some programs $$..but there is free stuff as well. I will say it is lots of fun ...

5. I'm not rich! How do they expect some of us to get this done!?

   or-nery replied to Truly_Blessed's topic in General Students

   Be careful when scheduling your physical. Because I sheduled it as such, with a form to fill out, my doctor charged 100$$ - NOT covered by insurance ...They don't even apply it to my deductible. All that for a 10 minute assessment...5 minute form, at...

6. Do Cna's Work In Psych Units?

   or-nery replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

   I work at a crisis stabilization unit. I think it's great experience for nursing school. Detox patients require lots of vital monitoring...good experience. What I find difficult is maintaining that supportive, smiling attitude, when I feel there is ...

7. Medication Aides

   or-nery replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

   I started out in a children's group home for six kids with severe/profound developmental disabilities plus serious medical issues. Yes, we passed medications, including narcotics and injections. The staff nurse was on call for consults whenever nee...

8. Stocking up before school

   or-nery replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

   Great topic! Many thanks for the good information!! Starting school in August....

9. Rejected again...

   or-nery replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Students

   I just recently got into nursing ADN program and I noticed that most people had ALL non - nursing courses done, including A&P and Micro. Since they take so few students, they have to make sure that people are ready to make it all the way the way....