MedSurgeMess

MedSurgeMess

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  1. Patient - RN Sexual Harrassment

    MedSurgeMess replied to Ghost Writer RN's topic in General Nursing

    "well, the cute nurse said she wanted a good looking guy with money to play strip poker

  2. help!! very frustrated

    MedSurgeMess replied to grlsct37's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm, I'm an instructor and I definitely do not make much for teaching clinicals. Actually, I make less than 1/2 of what I would make working the floor for the same amount of hours. The awful...

  3. help!! very frustrated

    MedSurgeMess replied to grlsct37's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital doesn't use auxiliary staff, we do team nursing and have no

  4. Who do you think you are!

    MedSurgeMess replied to mesa1979's topic in General Nursing

    At least she's only going to get her own hiney in trouble, not others who work with her. I think that eventually, this will catch up with

  5. how do you give morphine on a pump bedside?

    MedSurgeMess replied to ivy2009's topic in General Nursing

    Most, if not all, PCA pumps can be programmed to deliver continuous flow at a rate the MD determines. This would be so much safer and possibly more cost effective than what your facility is

  6. Patient - RN Sexual Harrassment

    MedSurgeMess replied to Ghost Writer RN's topic in General Nursing

    jerks like this are everywhere......and admin will never do anything. Why? They're a payin' customer. When we can get beyond the almighty $$$$, then maybe things will change. Usually, I tell a doc...

  7. FASFA.. long

    MedSurgeMess replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, if he's in the household, you have to list his information. You're not alone in the fact that many parents "make too much" as far as financial aid info for the FAFSA, but will not, or...

  8. Second Job "Etiquette"

    MedSurgeMess replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm, coumadin isn't a narc, it's an anticoagulant......but I have to ask, since I've never worked with a CMA, do you learn to read the labs associated with each med before giving it, does the RN...

  9. Second Job "Etiquette"

    MedSurgeMess replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in General Nursing

    Only offer the note of seeing it at your other job if asked. I get frustrated when we get someone who says "at my other job we......". Facilities have policies that fit their needs. It's always...

  10. LPN to RN Degrees

    MedSurgeMess replied to Rodeomom's topic in General Nursing

    Indiana has nothing like that, I looked up the nurse practice act and asked a friend at the

  11. What will promote you from Staff Nurse I to SN II??

    MedSurgeMess replied to nurse441's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It varies with each facility, as it is part of the clinical ladder system. You will need to check with the individual facility to find out about the answers to each of your questions. But,...

  12. Medsurg certification

    MedSurgeMess replied to helper T cell's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ANCC only gives a BC (board certified) after your credentials, with no designation to what the specialty is. This makes it hard for anyone trying to verify, because they offer many tests, and many...

  13. Textbooks for Nursing School

    MedSurgeMess replied to toast40's topic in General Nursing

    I've used Amazon.com and have even recommended it to my students for various books. I've never had anything go wrong yet.......knock on

  14. RN to RD. What do you think?

    MedSurgeMess replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    I say follow your heart. You can always keep the nursing license active just in

  15. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    MedSurgeMess replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Try this link, it's for Floyd Memorial in New Albany, IN. Usually many postings and no experience requirements listed at this time: http://floydmemorial.com/ Indianapolis hospitals are supposedly...

  16. Why do nurses have to "eat their young"?

    MedSurgeMess replied to kimmyj74's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, if a woman tries to have the "critical conversation" with anyone she works with, she becomes a b*tch. I have been labeled as such many a time, all because instead of running to the...

  17. Nursing pay

    MedSurgeMess replied to odessa44's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, median salary. In my area, south central Indiana, that is experienced >5 yrs and overtime...but our cost of living is very

  18. Will I ever get into Nursing School???

    MedSurgeMess replied to ryangogogo's topic in General Nursing

    2 year schools are so competitive, so check with the schools of your

  19. Can someone tell me how to switch my PA RN license to a NY license?

    MedSurgeMess replied to PANURSE15009's topic in General Nursing

    go to the NY BON website and lookup licensure by endorsement. Good luck, and hope you find your perfect job in

  20. MedSurg Certification Exam... anyone taken it?

    MedSurgeMess replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I passed the AMSN certification 2 yrs ago. I didn't study, thought the test was fairly easy. And they notified me that I only missed one question on the test. Just hit the spots that you're not...

  21. ED or cafeteria order?

    MedSurgeMess replied to manncer's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  22. Solano Community College Cancelled Spring 2010 RN classes

    MedSurgeMess replied to kotiki13's topic in California Nursing

    Hopefully it will give the job market some time to pick up, instead of pumping more unemployed nursing grads into the market. This might be a blessing. Now if some other schools would do this, it...

  23. Doctor was yelling...told me I was negligent....am I?

    MedSurgeMess replied to rich5clark's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts

  24. Random vents

    MedSurgeMess replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    This semester, I had one who decided that she didn't like the grade that she earned for midterm. She went to nursing admin at school and proceeded to complain. Unfortunately, all the instructors get...

  25. Nursing recruiter bragging

    MedSurgeMess replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    Wow-this is crazy. Facilities in my area have all gone online applications, and just tell would be applicants that want to drop off resume, "sorry, you need to do that online". They no longer accept...