Birdie

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1. aides that put your job on the line

   Birdie replied to erezebet's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you totally and am glad that you do see your patients & do the majority of their care. It's nurses like you who I enjoy working with the most not because they have relieved me of work but because they want to know their patients. Wi...

2. nursing salaries

   Birdie replied to natbrat's topic in General Nursing

   We are a small 24 bed rural hospital with a 4 bed ICU, an attached 10 bed Geropsych Unit and a 60 bed LTC unit. We start Graduated Nurses out at $14.60 an hour with shift differential of $1.00 weekdays & double that on weekends. They can also r...

3. aides that put your job on the line

   Birdie replied to erezebet's topic in General Nursing

   This is my first time to see the site & I hope I offend no one with my comments. I have been a CNA for 26 years in a small rural hospital. I find myself agree with both sides of the issue. When I first started as an aide we were allowed to adj...