egmillard

I take home about 1000 -1200 $ q 2weeks net. 4 years experience. I thought nursing in Minnesota was well paid, but from the sounds of the other posts I am not sure. 3000 q 2 weeks ?, sounds great......

The NPs and CNS remove the chest tubes, there was an idea that a CT removal protocol was going to be devised, so that the staff RNS could do it, but have not seen it yet....:roll

You know, that you will find a few med/surg patients on a cardiology unit, thats if you work in Telemetry. You do not need any cardiology experience to work on a cardiology unit, if the orientation is good. You will learn all you need to know, in time. Most of the nurses I work with on Tele are new grads, with very little experience at all.......................

I work in Telemetry and we use IV Amiodarone gtt. I would imagine that if the patient was unstable then we would transfer to the CCU. :) :)

Not much freaks me out, except cardiac arrests.

It appears that you think you are a professional, just because you have a degree. I have met many nurses with diplomas and 2 year degree, who are far better than those with 4 year degrees. I have met incredibly bad nurses with masters degrees. Your education does not define what kind of nurse you are, or how good you are at your job, it simply allows you to gain quicker promotions. [This message has been edited by egmillard (edited March 09, 2001).]

It appears that you think you are a professional, just because you have a degree. I have met many nurses with diplomas and 2 year degree, who are far better than those with 4 year degrees. I have met incredibly bad nurses with masters degrees. Your education does not define what kind of nurse you are, or how good you are at your job, it simply allows you to gain quicker promotions. [This message has been edited by egmillard (edited March 09, 2001).]

Nursing school does'nt prepare you for the real world, which is a shame, and a failed system, but then on our unit (Telemtry), student leave at 11am, and get to look after one patient. When I trained, we looked after 6 patients, with an RN, and you learnt real quick. We probably should'nt baby nursing students, it does'tn really help.

Nursing school does'nt prepare you for the real world, which is a shame, and a failed system, but then on our unit (Telemtry), student leave at 11am, and get to look after one patient. When I trained, we looked after 6 patients, with an RN, and you learnt real quick. We probably should'nt baby nursing students, it does'tn really help.

A part of a nurses practice is the interpretation of lab results, and there implication on patient care. However, the doctor is primarily responsible for the patient's care, it is the responsibilty of the nurse to be accountable for his/her actions. Therefore we should always question any doctors order, we just dont have to say it out loud. We should always think twice. Just in case something goes wrong. However, this is hard when you are just too damn busy, but always stop to think.

IF THE UK ENROLLED NURSES ARE THE SAME AS IN AFRICA, THEN I WOULD SAY THAT THEY ARE THE SAME AS LPNS. IN THE UK, ENROLLED NURSES USUALLY CANNOT GIVE IV DRUGS, AND IN THE USA THEY CANNOT, UNLESS THEY ARE SPECAILLY TRAINED. HOWEVER RN'S CAN. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THEY ARE. [This message has been edited by egmillard (edited November 22, 2000).]

I too took the 3 year diploma course, but this was in England. In the UK at the moment, you have two choices, diploma, which the government pays for and degree which you pay for. Most people tend to go for the diploma. At the end you are the same nurse, and can perform the same skills. The difference is the qualification. In England degree nurses, and more likely to become ward managers, but that is not to say that a diploma nurse cannot, and I know that this is the case in the USA. It is always best to go for the degree, if you plan to work your way into management, but then everybody knows that.

In the UK, RN's have been removing surgical drains for many years. We are taught to do this during the training, and are observed during the procedure, until we are proficient.