KhloRN2be

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1. Why do so many nurses from the Philippines come to Canada/USA?

   KhloRN2be replied to lilaclover's topic in Philippines

   The plain and simple answer is that the US aggressively recruited nurses from the Philippines and it became a way to immigrate to the US. US immigration was and still is a big deal to Filipinos, so if the demand was for nurses, you became a nurse. Fi...

2. (RN) Salaries

   KhloRN2be replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in General Nursing

   Highest paid area is the bay area in CA ($45-50). Of course it's VERY hard to find jobs in high paid areas, especially for new grads.

3. Staple left in wound?

   KhloRN2be posted a topic in General Nursing

   I shadowed a wound care nurse today and witnessed something odd. A pt had a tumor taken out of her leg and had one end of the long incision scar open for wet-to-dry packing. The nurse had me look inside as she was changing the dressings and I noticed...

4. Foot in the door- which contacts are good contacts?

   KhloRN2be posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm a 4th semester SN and I have a lot of friends who have already graduated and have not found jobs. It doesn't help that I'm in an area where most hospitals have hiring freezes. I've been told that a lot of the grads from the last class that got jo...

5. Finding a job... which contacts are good contacts?

   KhloRN2be posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm a 4th semester SN and I have a lot of friends who have already graduated and have not found jobs. It doesn't help that I'm in an area where most hospitals have hiring freezes. I've been told that a lot of the grads from the last class that got jo...

6. Does it bother you when someone wants to be a nurse just for the money?

   KhloRN2be replied to KhloRN2be's topic in General Nursing

   haha I've gotten a small taste of all that during clinicals, and I KNOW it'll be way worse when I actually start working, but at least you know its hard!

7. Does it bother you when someone wants to be a nurse just for the money?

   KhloRN2be replied to KhloRN2be's topic in General Nursing

   I guess it shouldn't really bother me in theory. I have a friend who did well on her MCATS and might be admitted to Stanford Med and I'm totally supportive of her. She might be in it for the money or might not be. But this other person just seemed ve...

8. Does it bother you when someone wants to be a nurse just for the money?

   KhloRN2be replied to KhloRN2be's topic in General Nursing

   I know, but how can someone last through all that school, all that pain and stress if you're not at least going to appreciate the middle steps? I guess another thing that really bothers me is that she thinks being a CRNA is easy and not a big deal. J...

9. Does it bother you when someone wants to be a nurse just for the money?

   KhloRN2be posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have an acquaintance that wants to be a CRNA. No mention of being an RN first or how long it would take her to do it, just wants to be a CRNA. She's mentioned not wanting to work as an RN in the middle to avoid bedside nursing and "butt wiping" and...