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I would encourage my child to be a nurse if he or she wanted to. It is how you look at it. First off I do not let nursing spill into my personal life. When I come home that is it I have other things to keep my thoughts positive. I am a traveler nu...

I love the fact I can hold them and cuddle them when their situation is less than perfect and bond with parents as their little progresses onward. NICU is the best! I just love those babies. They are so resilient and strong despite their fragile appe...

SO WELL PUT! MY POINT EXACTLY.

I really do not think having a BSN will make a nurse better! I have no qualms seeking higher education but forcing someone to have BSN to practice defeats the purpose. If it would significantly raise the their salary I could see it as an incentive bu...

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Hi there, I am sorry you are having a hard time. I truly understand what you are going through. I applied at one hospital and their nicu was very nice, state of art equipment but the staff was very anal and cold. In three months I resigned. I refu...

Hi there all. I am currently residing in Rancho Cucamonga California. If you did not know housing out here is rough the average home in nearly 400k. I decided that it is time to move back to the south. I remember living in N. Carolina when I was ...

I realized that in the long run hospitals do come out more using registry. It is all about the $$$$$$. What I don't understand is the hostility among staff nurses vs. registry. Dont hate player hate the game.

I am looking into traveling and I have to tell you some of the recruiters are idiots. I was inquiring about a travel assignment in Los Vegas and when she told me the rate I laughed! She kept telling me that it is not like California which is true bu...

Don't even stress. See like always cut their noses off to spite their face. Losing good nurses left and right. That is why I will never work full time no where I like doing registry and an occasional contract. The b/s of most hospitals and what is...

If you are determined you will succeed. My best friend was pregnant and she graduated with no problems. Just as long as it doesn't pose risk to your future bundle of joy I can't see why not you could not finish. I wish you well. :balloons:

I had a friend who did a strike not in Califonia and she cleared around 4k a week so that is not unheard of during a strike. But just for regular traveling, I don't think so! Although currently w/me I am working a 6 week contract for 43$ and hour and...

Once you do 30 unit that is it. You cannot go anywhere else and even if you get a degree you can't apply to that! If you don't plan on going anywhere and California is where you are going to stay go for it. But it is limiting.

That is the raggedy administrators. Because that is one place if I were to get shot send me there. There are some damn good surgeons that have came out of that place. The nurses are the bomb! Sad situation. Some one just needs to clean house.

Are you a new grad? That is low. LA cost of living is very high. What facility are you working in?

Bad bird you are so right. I am learning now. Never agree to anything until you see it in writing. I took a local travel assignment to a hospital that is known to float on different floors in one shift. Well 1. They had one person do the schedulin...

I really thinks it depends where you work and the general population. I work in a small unit and a medium size and for the most part I don't see too many bad outcomes. When it does it is very tragic and we as nurses try to deal with it. I know the...

Hello, I am a RN who currently works in NICU and I have been pretty interested in Cardiac Cath lab how does one get into this training? What are the working hours? I am curious I am feeling a need to change and try something different I love nursing...

:imbar You explained that better then any text book, you much teach thanx for that info especially that little convict poop jail thing that is cute now I will never forget it when I have to explain it to the parents, thanks again. :balloons: :ball...

It really depends I work at various NICU units and it is pretty standard. Most I will agree that we prime the tubing with the med and run it over at least 30 minutes unless its Vancomycin which is about an hour! The pharmacy puts extra med in the s...

I still believe the most effective way to curtail some infections is basic good ole handwashing. Clothing has nothing to do with it. I have sent parents back to the sink because they insist on not scrubbing their hands up to their elbows for 3 min...

No matter what our textbooks tell us about micropreemies it is GOD who has the final say! I have seen 23 6/7 weekers get through I do feel in my heart they are suffering but as a nurse I am compelled to give the best care regardless of what I may fe...

You will do fine. I did very well. I hate med surg I refuse to do it! I only recommend it if you are ify with your skills but for the most part go for it. I have been doing it for 4 1/2 years and have not looked back.

I feel like this until MA has endured the work, I went through he/she has no right to put that word in their mouth. Last I checked MD's do not dish out licensure so their word means squat. The bottom line is that everyone wants to take a piece of ...

I am not mad at you, Tara you do what you have to do for you and your family. You are very fortunate to able to have that choice I say do it! Enjoy the life with your babies I can't speak for other women but if I had the choice I would be home. You ...