tarotale

tarotale

Member

  • Content

    453

  • Visitors

    12,446

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    9

All Content by tarotale

  1. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    tarotale replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    good lord does gas cost $2 where you live? i'm sure you will be able to find a ER job almost anywhere in metroplex area with experience. money is really weird thing though... I calculate my budget,...

  2. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    tarotale replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that LTAC would pay that much for RNs, although I assume that most likely, RNs would be holding supervisory positions there (according to my coworker who held the position, it was very...

  3. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    tarotale replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    holy smokes! i need to get the heck outta here! how much is living expenses there though? the rent at pretty decent place single bed in DFW is about 700-800, if you want luxurious, +900. grocery is...

  4. Hate med/surg is ED any different?

    tarotale replied to RNKX's topic in Emergency

    i admire ped nurses. psych and kids, would like to avoid them at all cost! i hear they get better pay though... but then, them kids are too different than big people, i hit my forehead when i get peds...

  5. Low Morale

    tarotale replied to Trauma16RN's topic in Emergency

    I believe there are only two ways to keep employees especially in healthcare: 1. increase compensation. 2. treat nurses like they are family, not disposable commodity what do most hospitals and...

  6. Need Advice- OR to ED or ICU?

    tarotale replied to scrubulator's topic in Nursing Career

    ER hands down. I can't explain the magnitude of knowledge and experience I am getting working at ER compared to god-forsaken floors. Personally I would never work at ICU; different pace, gotta hold on...

  7. first nursing job offer but no benefits?

    tarotale replied to loveteenamarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Come to

  8. If you could go back and choose....

    tarotale replied to Ndnrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

    something I could be proud of... federal prosecutor, FBI/CIA, fighter pilot, you know something cushy, respected, mysterious, and revered. those

  9. ER first encounter for patients

    tarotale replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    we have a first look nurse who is experienced RN. That shift is pretty cushy especially at night shift. mostly consists of sitting at front desk and screening to see true cp or stroke... and most of...

  10. Hate med/surg is ED any different?

    tarotale replied to RNKX's topic in Emergency

    come play in the big

  11. Hate med/surg is ED any different?

    tarotale replied to RNKX's topic in Emergency

    You forgot the pcp overdose yelling on his way down the hallway tied to the gurney

  12. Hate med/surg is ED any different?

    tarotale replied to RNKX's topic in Emergency

    I was a medsurg nurse and I absolutely detested floor nursing out of my guts. I moved to ER about 2 months ago. I am loving it compared to floor nursing; actually picked up OT at old floor just for...

  13. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

    tarotale replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    trust me, if that is officially enforced, I guarantee there will be movements against it due to male-female discrimination blah blah and the hospitals will have to install those old school squat...

  14. Not a nurse

    tarotale replied to VaBluebird's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I heard back in the old days, nurses had to mix the meds into NS bags and stuff. less work I got to do at busy ER, I love the pharmacists! Never met a single arrogant or rude pharmacist in my

  15. The ethics of cost for cure vs noncompliance.

    tarotale replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Love your post! Exactly what I think. It's engraved in this culture that Healthcare is a right. Choice to live healthy is a right, but Healthcare is a privilege, a service which is bought with...

  16. The ethics of cost for cure vs noncompliance.

    tarotale replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I remember two theories of resource utilization from ethics class during nursing school, don't remember their names but one was about being benevolent and the other being practical. I'm all the way...

  17. Love working in an area that needs nurses

    tarotale replied to englishgeek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is this backwoods

  18. Abusing ancillary staff

    tarotale replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    we have medics that work at our ED as well and on general consensus... they don't do jack! they are supposed to restock rooms, transport, help out, etc but will do nothing unless trauma comes in. I...

  19. Are We Truly That Gullible?

    tarotale replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    I would believe it not because I am gullible, but because I know for fact nurses get treated like crap by admin... sad

  20. Goodbye, fellow nurses

    tarotale replied to mcbg6335's topic in General Nursing

    I am counting my days to get the heck out of this too. Like many have said, it's not the job of nursing itself that sucks, that the fact that we are just pawns in administration's moneymaking game......

  21. which is more profitable: OT or side PRN?

    tarotale posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I work FT at ED right now, but thought about making extra $$$ at my old obs unit doing comparably hell lot a easier work as PRN, but then though, what if I make more doing OT at the ED...

  22. which is more profitable: OT or side PRN?

    tarotale replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    Well we aren't staffed very well although the manager says she's hiring more people, so we frequently, very frequently see bonuses. A ton of them ND I don't think they are goknf to rub out any day...

  23. Words of encouragement

    tarotale replied to Nick2you's topic in General Nursing

    in my case I tried using the tree but the scores kept coming back lower compared to using my "judgement/feel" so I done away with the tree and passed first time with 75. but you're right, I think...

  24. which is more profitable: OT or side PRN?

    tarotale replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    $200 bonus for a shift? now that is some serious bonus, but I doubt my shift will offer anything even remotely close to

  25. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    tarotale replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    very