EdBSN09

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  1. Can you pay the bills on your nursing salary?

    EdBSN09 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I pay the bills on the salary I make as a Registrar (10.95/hour). It takes some sacrifices, but it can be done. The pay range for a staff RN at my hospital is $17.35-$27.20/hour. Float RNs make...

  2. I need shoes recommendation...NO CLOGS ALLOWED

    EdBSN09 replied to Nathalie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yup, they're called Z-Coil. One of my coworkers had a pair and then talked me into buying a pair. Trust me, that is THE BEST $200 you will ever spend. They're easily the most comfortable pair of shoes...

  3. ER Pet Peeves

    EdBSN09 replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    One of my biggest pet peeves is when some guy or girl cuts him/herself with a broken beer bottle at a party, and then a group of them all come to the ER. They're all drunk, they're all complaining...

  4. Patients who steal from the ER

    EdBSN09 replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    I work at a large, level-one trauma center in St. Louis. The first night I started my job (as a registrar), someone took my SpectraLink phone. Mind you these phones ONLY work in the E.D. I had a...

  5. Family objections to your career

    EdBSN09 replied to njxcrush18's topic in Men in Nursing

    dberkery: I think I have a pretty good idea of what you're going through. My dad told me that I "gave up being a man" when I decided to become a nurse (I was originally going to work in information...

  6. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

    EdBSN09 replied to malenursetobe@21's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a student starting a BSN program this Fall, but I bought a 2005 Honda Accord EX in March. I had a '98 Grand Prix GTP with 175,000 that was killing me in fuel (took premium gas) and repairs....

  7. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    EdBSN09 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I will be starting nursing school this Fall at Deaconess in St. Louis. I have most of my gen eds out of the way (bio, chem, microbio), so I will be concentrating on my nursing classes. I had recently...