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  1. The New Face of Healthcare

    rubylipstick1 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wow, I think this is the first "About A Nurse" comic that I've actually disliked. Let us remember: "Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin" (Robert A.

  2. Young nurses

    rubylipstick1 replied to pkt00's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am a relatively young nurse, in my early twenties. i currently only have 1+ yr experience compared to the many senior nurses i work with that have 25+ years of experience. i also look quite young...

  3. You look too young to be a nurse

    rubylipstick1 replied to SwansonRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of my favourites is "Oh, if I had a dollar for everytime someone said/asked that, I'd be able to retire now!"

  4. Shift differentials?

    rubylipstick1 replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    $2.30/hr extra on nights and $2.55/hr on Saturdays and Sundays. Stat holidays are time and a

  5. 30 bucks an hour starting salary???

    rubylipstick1 replied to pat8585's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in Eastern Canada (unionized) and as a new grad RN my starting salary was $30.77/hr. Shift differential for nights is $2.33/hr and for weekends is $2.55/hr. However, I am a casual employee and...

  6. Are your student loans gone....or will they be around for awhile

    rubylipstick1 replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated from university here in Canada in May 2011 with roughly a $30,000 student loan. I've been making payments since I started work which was also in May, meaning I took advantage of the "grace...

  7. What is it about turning 50 that makes you obsessed with your bowels?

    rubylipstick1 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not mistaken! I have noticed this too. There's just something funny about how a large number of senior citizens are obsessed with having a BM! They feel as though they have to have one...

  8. Are they still using Cytotec?

    rubylipstick1 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on a gyne floor (not L&D or OBS) so I cannot speak for what is used on the other floors in our facility, however, we do always use cytotec for induction of our bereavement pts who are...

  9. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    rubylipstick1 replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a brand new grad, I received roughly a week of classroom orientation which was of little benefit to me. It included very vague information about the hospital as a whole for the most part (nothing...

  10. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    rubylipstick1 replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated from university here in Newfoundland, Canada this May with my BN. From reading your responses, I can see that there are some things my school has been doing well, but of course, I...