myownboss

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1. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   myownboss replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

   Similar to ICUMan, I got tired of nursing in an acute setting and became a nurse for a state prison system. For the state I work, the starting salary is right at 100k/year and it is easy to make a...

2. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   myownboss replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

   I easily make more than 100K/yr working as a... prison nurse! I am a relatively new nurse (received ASN in 2010 and BSN in 2012; only working as an RN since 2012). I worked four years in...

3. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

   myownboss replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yep, had a verrrrry similar experience: an older woman with ovarian CA with mets kept screaming and bad mouthing everyone... we just ignored it because of the dx, but she kept 'firing' nurses and...

4. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

   myownboss replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am a black male nurse. A patient asked for the charge nurse and said, " He does not want a ni**a touching him"... I switched patients with a Filipino nurse for he rest of the

5. Having a hard time saying 'no' to working overtime

   myownboss replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   I work at two hospitals in their MS/Tele units; one full time, the other per diem! Both facilities know I work at another so they don't 'mess with me' so to speak. And yes, I rather get the extra...

6. Would you want your child to become a Nurse???

   myownboss posted a topic in General Nursing

   I received an email notice from allnurses saying that I haven't logged onto the site for a long time which is true because I've been busy working a full-time job at one hospital and per diem at...

7. Experience needed for Oncology certification?

   myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Oncology

   Thank you for that information! I will ask the 3 OCN nurses I know of on my unit about what it takes and see if I can shadow them during their chemo administration

8. Experience needed for Oncology certification?

   myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Oncology

   Yes this information is very helpful! Thanks. Basically as I understand it, I would not be able to apply for certification at the moment because I have not taken any courses in oncology, etc. I...

9. Experience needed for Oncology certification?

   myownboss posted a topic in Oncology

   I am currently a nurse in a med/surg/tele unit. I have noticed that a fair a amount of patients are coming in for chemo treatments or side effects of cancer treatments. The unit manager is...

10. Nursing student about to graduate who dislikes nursing--advice?

    myownboss replied to shannarini71's topic in General Nursing

    Dear OP: I had to laugh as i read this post!!! I could have written MYSELF!!! As such, I enjoyed reading all the responses and may consider psych nursing (though Im considering NP eventually). I...

11. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

    myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

    hello correctional readers, just today (3 days later), i remembered another question from my interview with the jail facility in a county neighboring l.a. county: you r called to the cell of an inmate...

12. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

    myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

    im sorry to admit ignorance, but i dont where the 'interview thread' is. you can let me know or feel free to copy/paste my OP if its

13. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

    myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

    thank u for that post! i anticipate getting similar questions if and when i am called to interview at another correctional institution, so again, i appreciate your

14. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

    myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

    thank you for the words of support. i havent given up on nursing; im just putting out the feelers for the OT field. The school i am applying does require 80 hrs volunteer time with a licensed OT so...

15. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

    myownboss replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

    i'd rather not say exactly except to say it was not a prison, but a jail facility in a county that borders l.a. county. back in sept, i was 'hired' by a large county run facility to be in their ICU....