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  1. any RNs have their Perkins Loan cancelled?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I haven't paid a single dime to my Perkins loan, nor am I required to. Portions of it are being waived on a yearly basis as I keep up with the paperwork documenting my full time RN status until...

  2. any RNs have their Perkins Loan cancelled?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    The above post that states "the loan needs to be for the nursing program, not another degree" is incorrect. I took out a Perkins loan for my first degree which was in Health Science. I entered an...

  3. any RNs have their Perkins Loan cancelled?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I have a Perkins loan too. Mine has worked like this: If you are a full time RN for a total of 5 years, the entire loan is waived. You just have to show proof (there is a form for your employer...

  4. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right on, jls189!!

  5. Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    wanderlustRN24 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow the tele nurses at your hospital don't draw labs or start IVs?! That's crazy! I feel like I'm constantly doing both, either for my patients or helping out another nurse who can't find a vein in...

  6. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    interesting that you say this because in this particular case the patient's original diagnosis was gi bleed. so the first thing i asked the icu nurse was why the patient was on a heparin gtt. she...

  7. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks Ashley, PICU RN and ShankR. I am very thankful to have the ICU nurses when my patients go bad! Nurses as a whole should respect each other more :) We all have tough jobs and it takes a lot of...

  8. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All the pumps are programmed exactly the same way in the adult hospital where I work. Administration did that years ago to streamline the transfer of

  9. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you wooh and NickiLaughs, I'm just venting, not trying to be mean. Your posts have enlightened me as to an explanation for these incidents. Who ever really wants a new admission, after all?!...

  10. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To add, because the patient on the heparin gtt was not attached to the pump, I restarted the gtt from scratch including weighing the patient. When I weighed the patient, she was 10kg heavier than what...

  11. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    wanderlustRN24 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Craziness! Btw the "slave" analogy is so true! And the sheep continue to