GaleSRN

GaleSRN BSN, RN

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  1. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    GaleSRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    It totally depends upon where you live. New Grads in CA can make $40-50/hour. BUT you can't afford to live there. The housing costs are so high, that unless you already have a home here, you are...

  2. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    GaleSRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I was hospitalized this summer, sepsis, and almost died. The experience I had as a patient was one I will NEVER forget. In the first hospital I was unable to relax and be the patient. I had to be on...

  3. Bullied after submission of resignation

    GaleSRN replied to Marisette's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Re-instate the resignation. Be glad you won't have to be there much

  4. "Your job is to make me happy"

    GaleSRN replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The entitled pt who probably wasn't extremely ill. My response would have been something to the effect of "That is your girlfriend or wife's job. My job is to use my College Educated knowledge and...

  5. Life, death, and dying.

    GaleSRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Death is like a dirty word to a lot of people. To me it is the natural ending of life. I am in the dialysis field. You want to talk about abuse of the system? We are dialyzing people with terminal...

  6. Health care administration - non nurses

    GaleSRN replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely my biggest pet peeve. Medicine is not about numbers. It is about people. If you have never done the job how can you be the administrator? This is the current trend in one of the big...

  7. Nursing: Finding Ways to Bloom Where You Are Planted

    GaleSRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I found my nitch accidentally when I stumbled my way into Dialysis and into management. I love the challenge of management, but even more than that I LOVE Home Dialysis. It is where I found my last...

  8. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    GaleSRN replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    In the almost 40 years of nursing the one thing I have a hard time with are gooey trachs. I gag every time. Associated with that is adult snot. In the last 15 years, I have a terrible problem with...

  9. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

    GaleSRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in Patient Medications

    This was an interesting group of comments. What I found most interesting about your story is the nurse whose responsibility was to the patients. It was HER who should have taken ownership as well as...

  10. About those new grads----!!!!!

    GaleSRN replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Newly graduated RNs are a breath of fresh air. They look at things with different eyes than the experienced RN. They have not been hardened, nor are they STUCK in how things have always been done....

  11. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    GaleSRN replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    The worse job I ever had was a summer job at the cannery. My job was to literally climb the lines with the cans, through windows, out on the roof. The noise was deadening. I literally climbed up 4...

  12. Don't like nursing at all, what can I do with my BSN?

    GaleSRN replied to lostrnugh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is no reason on earth why you cannot be a Labor and Delivery nurse because you are a man. You can do ANYTHING you want. Why don't you try HOme Dialysis where you are basically teaching pts. Very...

  13. Circumstances it's OK to quit without notice??

    GaleSRN replied to Cola89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am a manager. Do not leave without giving notice. It will come back to haunt you because you will be placed as a no

  14. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    GaleSRN replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Make sure your resume does not have misspelled words and poor grammar. When you come to the interview, prepare to stay until the end. Looking at your watch or the clock gives me the impression that...

  15. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    GaleSRN replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hope you can find someone to mentor you. Nursing is a wonderful profession and has many rewards. I started my career as a LVN. I completed my education and became a RN and have been a Nurse Manager...

  16. Nursing is my passion but I feel like I am too dumb.

    GaleSRN replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    You are smart enough. You just learn things differently from some other people. There is the Anatomy coloring book that is extremely helpful. There are other "books" and things that teach the same...

  17. Nursing has a high divorce rate

    GaleSRN replied to Faada's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that it is because nurses tend to marry badly at least the first time. We are caregivers. We want to fix everyone, so we marry people we can fix. Made that mistake. I am married to a...

  18. Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    GaleSRN replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the Medical Board about a Cardiac surgeon who was being abusive in the OR. His behavior stopped. This should be reported and his behavior should not be tolerated. It is the responsibility of...

  19. BSN does NOT open the door for better opportunies

    GaleSRN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Getting your BSN SHOULD make a difference, and in the future it may. However, the nursing profession has not caught up with other fields. I do not have a BSN. I do, however, have a degree in economics...