nkeele

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1. Clark College, NAC, and working...

   nkeele replied to Tabbycat82's topic in Washington

   I am now almost done with an RN program and I am just now working a lot. I did not work at all during my first year of the program, then last summer I got a job as a nurse tech and worked the summer, once school was back in session I only worked her...

2. new RN salary in washington state?

   nkeele replied to nurse1717's topic in General Nursing

   If you want a true range search the web for hospitals- like providence, legacy, peacehealth, find their websites and search the employment most have starting wage+ shift/weekend differentials. I am from SW washington, so I am not familiar with seatt...

3. Class

   nkeele replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

   We are not allowed to record lecture at the nursing school I attend. If I were you I would check to make sure you are OK to record before doing it. We have small classes in a small community and we some times discuss clinical experiences (no names ...

4. Moonlighting Nurses

   nkeele replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

   I think you have to understand everyones reaction to an LPN making $7.00 per hour, that is unheard of- maybe a CNA, but $7.00 wouldnt even allow you to repay the student loans it took to get through school! I dont think anyone is attacking you, I t...

5. How to check RN status?

   nkeele replied to Gigglesforall's topic in General Nursing

   I checked because I was on Washington's website downloading forms to apply for a Nurse Tech certificate and I saw the link to check licences. Once you get there you can check licences for all healthcare workers- physicians to massage therapists, all...

6. How to check RN status?

   nkeele replied to Gigglesforall's topic in General Nursing

   I know in Washington State all you need is their name because I checked mine. It will give you the licences held, the licence #, whether they are active or not and if there have been any actions taken against any of these licences.

7. Moonlighting Nurses

   nkeele replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

   $7 an hour for an LPN- I am making more than that as an CNA right now and as soon as my nurse tech certificate goes through I will make $15.00. I know where I live our LPN's make around $17.00 an hour starting, RN's over $20. I dont live in a big c...

8. Requirements for CNA

   nkeele replied to samantha1988's topic in General Nursing

   I am also from Washington and I know when I took my test for the state there were several girls from Vancouver who were taking their test, they took the class and got licenced for a senior project. If I were you I would contact a college close by an...

9. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions

   nkeele replied to evans_c1's topic in Safety

   I had to use "full precautions", possibly because I am a student and my instructor wanted me to get that experience because I did see other staff going in and out of the patients room without the mask and gown, but all of us students did the full dea...

10. Infection control issue with pts. in precautions

    nkeele replied to evans_c1's topic in Safety

    My first experience with a patient on isolation precautions was my second quarter of school, my first patient that quarter. She has respiratory MRSA and was on full precautions, I had never had to gown, mask, ect before and I was pretty freeked out-...