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Aurora does sometimes hire the right new grad into icu. I have a friend who went straight to icu from our ADN program and she loves it.

It varies by area of the country a lot too. We hire lots and lots of ADN nurses in hospitals in my area. We only have RNs in the hospital, no LPNs. There's no preference for BSN and we aren't even pushing that hard for people to get their BSN, but many companies are still paying for some/all of it.

I pee frequently no matter how busy I am. Unless there is a code there is time for a bathroom stop. We also get our 30 min lunch uninterrupted more often than not. Our hospital has really worked on making sure we get that. We have 5 nurses and 3 aides on the floor during day shift and we can go one or two at a time and the others cover. We have 18 beds in our unit.

3 miles to the hospital. I work three 12.5 hour shifts a week. I can't imagine commuting an hour each way....or even 35 min. I'm spoiled.

Most of my patients that have multiple line PICCs have them because we need to run several things at once, even things that wouldn't be compatible otherwise.

COL in WI varies a lot. I posted before but I'm in a northern Milwaukee suburb and renting a one bedroom isn't bad but larger options can be expensive. Madison is more expensive too. We we do have a decent COL though, at least I think so, I've never lived anywhere else. New new grads get hired fairly quickly, and ADNs are hired into hospitals. New grad salaries start at 25/HR+ in the couple of systems I know personally.

We have lots of different options at work to choose from. I do two patients to a page. There are lots of nurses that have a sheet for each patient. If you ask 10 nurses you'll get 10 sheets. If I'm working several days in a row and get the same people back I just add to the sheet in a new color. The sheet just stays in my locker til my last shift that week then it goes in the shred bin.

1. Metro Milwaukee WI 2. Inpatient RN, oncology/med/surg 3. 18 months experience 4. 26.00 base pay, I think it's 2 for PMs and 2.5 for NOCs and 2.50 for weekends 5. My 2500 square foot, 4 bed 3 1/2 bath house, mortgage is $1400/month and heat/electric is $177, water is $150 three times a year. I feel it's comfortable ratio for the COL. I'm married with a husband and one child.

I replaced my classic II with a III and I like it. The tubing is slightly thicker and seems more sturdy. I'm on an oncology and med/surg floor. It gets lots of use!

Another one who has most doctors place orders that say NPO except meds, or strict NPO.

A lot of people dislike nursing school. It's not the same as working. That said most nurses don't get hired into their dream job (especially into school nursing) right away. So plan on spending 1,2,5 years doing something else. If you think you would hate that then maybe it's not for you.

My husband is the primary parent when I work several 12s. Also my family is around to help out a ton too. So I don't pay for child care at all. The other people I work with pay for child care that includes homework help in most cases.

I'm on an 18 bed unit. Day shift we have 5 nurses and 3 aides. From 19-23 we have 4 nurses, still 3 aides. Nights have 3 nurses and 1-2 aides. We work every third weekend. I feel like we are a pretty tight knit group. We don't usually have an issue switching holidays.

My facility requires first and last names to be visible. If your name changes legally you need to change your badge as well. I engraved only my first name on my stethoscope. It's bright orange and it's the shortened version of my first name, what my coworkers call me, even though it's not on my badge that way.

Safety is my priority. I will do my best to keep you modest but if I think you need someone to help you shower or aren't safe in the bathroom by yourself someone will be with you. Very rarely are patients allowed completely alone by me for showering.