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  1. Results pending due to fingerprint verification in DOJ

    begalli replied to kat_tin's topic in California Nursing

    This is purely a guess but could it be that fingerprint checks take a bit longer because the native country is not the

  2. (1st post) Just a question about respect(or lack there of)from co-workers at hospt

    begalli replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't a thread identical to this locked yesterday? I'm confused. I just want to say though that never in 8 years of teaching inpatient phlebotomy to everyone from newly graduated high school...

  3. Help with quick release knot!

    begalli replied to shana556's topic in General Nursing

    Basically what it is, is a

  4. abg draws w/stopcock

    begalli replied to yopon3's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome. A few messy sheets and you will be expert....seriously. :) Never hesitate to ask if you need something clarified and/or demonstrated. Asking will show good nursing judgement on your...

  5. Need help.....quitting job

    begalli replied to BrandNewNurse's topic in General Nursing

    And by the way, all you need to give is your 2 week notice. Don't feel guilty about it. It's your well-being. Unless of course you're under a contract that involved a monetary sign-on bonus. You would...

  6. Need help.....quitting job

    begalli replied to BrandNewNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh, I feel for you. Your personal insurance worries are part of what's so wrong with healthcare in this country. I worked for a county facility in CA many moons ago and I remember there being...

  7. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    begalli replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    Personally, I say big whoop to the amount of money that was designated to this purpose. It's a drop in the bucket. The state, under the direction of Arnold and the Hospital Association probably spent...

  8. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    begalli replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    Hmmm. Upon looking into this further I found a more updated RNPA/County of Santa Clara contract. The differential for pm's is $4 and nocs is $7.25. Effective November 11, 2006: Clinical Nurse I's...

  9. What would you do?

    begalli replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I'm dismayed that you would even consider going into work! See a doctor that can help you identify your

  10. Union- good or bad?

    begalli replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    moongirl why not do a search of this website. There are tons and tons and tons already written on this topic and these threads always end up

  11. VCR/DVR Alert - Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany

    begalli replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    WEtv "The documentary, produced by Creative Street Entertainment, premiers at 10 p.m. EDT, Fri., Aug. 18, 2006, with limited commercial interruption. An encore presentation airs the next evening at 6...

  12. abg draws w/stopcock

    begalli replied to yopon3's topic in General Nursing

    Look at this example of a 3-way stopcock. You'll notice that there are three prongs (I'm not sure that's what they're actually called). Which ever direction these prongs are facing means that is the...

  13. abg draws w/stopcock

    begalli replied to yopon3's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a 3-way

  14. Death by Arterial Line?

    begalli replied to MarySunshine's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You know you could shut the alarms off for the sbp and dbp and set the alarm for the map. Maps reflect a more accurate interpretation of bp. Unless the line is profoundly (flat) damped the maps are...

  15. Fentanyl/Versed on locked pumps ?

    begalli replied to SusanRN321's topic in MICU, SICU

    PCA/PCEA locked, IV gtts not locked. Straight epidural narc gtts are not locked either UNLESS it is patient controlled (the PCEA). Waste is according to the remaining vtbi when the gtt is

  16. a little help please?

    begalli replied to balutboi's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good stuff here. One thing I want to mention is that nursing is smart. You will know so much about so many things. There is really no limit to what you can learn and then do and then...

  17. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    begalli replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    I believe that you didn't mean to say it, but you just said it. What some don't seem to understand is that most adn's have two FULL years of prerequisites BEFORE they enter the 2 year nursing program...

  18. a little help please?

    begalli replied to balutboi's topic in General Nursing

    Hi balutboi. I just wanted to share with you that I work with an RN who also loves music. She pretty much plans her nursing life around her seat in the San Francisco Symphony. For her, it really...

  19. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    begalli replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    It's really great isn't it? I'm not really surprised by it though. It's so easy to earn $100k/yr in a short period of time. I have a friend who has been an RN for 5 years this July. He makes well over...

  20. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    begalli replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not sure what the per diem rate is at the county hospital I cite (they call per diem "extra-help), but I do know at another hospital they add $4/hr to the base wage if one chooses no benefits (per...

  21. Never understood nursing

    begalli replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    I can absilutely see a nurse judging a patient and coming to the conclusion that an IVDA doesn't deserve pain meds. Absolutely wrong, but I can see it happening. I might, maaaaaybe try sticking the...

  22. Never understood nursing

    begalli replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    Digging under the surface here, it sounds like you are a bit surprised that nurses actually have so much decision making power in the running of hospitals? Unlike the television shows ER and Grey's...

  23. Never understood nursing

    begalli replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    The above statement about unions is a statement that uses just as broad a stroke with that paintbrush as the OP has been accused of using in his statements about

  24. Never understood nursing

    begalli replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    Gotcha. I re-read the op and I stand corrected. But it is still not "all." I don't believe the op to be a troll, but someone who has voiced a personal observation that many do not like because it...

  25. Never understood nursing

    begalli replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

    If you left off the rest of my sentence when you quoted me. As far as I know, "so many" does not = "all." Nor does "so many = a