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depends where you work, in tennessee: hospital: 11.25 for new grad, max pay of like 13.50 nursing home: 14-16 private duty: 18-21 drs office: 12-13

You will be fine once you send them the label. But i doubt you will get paid for the day you didnt work.

I was asking on behalf of the nurse that works in the home, she was sitting next to me and asked me to post the question. She has spoken with the docs. Everyone seems to have a different opinion. Just curious what other nurses thought. Thanks everyone for the input :)

My friend is a private duty nurse who has a pt in her 60s that is vent dependent. Over the past year the pt's tongue swells to the size of my fist. Its happened different times of the day, and with different nurses there. She doesnt really have any other symptoms other than her tongue swelling, which got so big it was actually starting to crack and bleed. At home they give her Benadryl, Vistaril, and an epi-pen, which didnt help. She goes to the ER and is in the hospital for several days before it starts to go down. She has been tested for allergies, nothing but trace peanuts. but theres nothing in the house that even has peanut oil, the nurses check all the food. the docs and at hospital never come up with an answer, they usually says its Angeioedema and send her on her way. has anyone heard of anything like this?

Im right there with you. And on the same class. I may regret it, but I went ahead and scheduled the test yesterday to give myself a push to get it done haha