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. Heinlein).
rubylipstick1 replied to pkt00's topic in 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 (being 4'11" doesn't exactly help), so sometimes it ...
rubylipstick1 replied to pat8585's topic in 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 because I do not get benefits, etc, they pay me a ...
rubylipstick1 replied to pat8585's topic in New Nurse
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 period". So far I've gotten it down to just some ...
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 daily. If they go a day without a BM, they make a huge...
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 terminating e.g. IUFD, lethal abnormalities, etc. It is...
rubylipstick1 replied to tokmom's topic in New Nurse
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 specific to my clinical area). On the floor, I rece...
rubylipstick1 replied to xtxrn's topic in New Nurse
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 still feel there are ways it could be doing better. ...