eagleriver

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1. Top 10 things never to say to clinical instructor

   eagleriver replied to CharliezAngie's topic in General Students

   "There weren't enough outlets in the room, so I unplugged the ventilator so I could use the blow dryer."

2. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   when i was a young 'un, i drove a school bus for a while. i was fascinated that the guys who hauled produce made 3x as much money as i did transporting "yuppy larvae." (terminology courtesy of dan ackroyd)

3. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   i am one of those "sorry saps" and grateful for the honor! ethical prostitution or compassion for dollars is heading down the wrong road!

4. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   very good idea!!

5. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   take another look at what you wrote here. i don't believe you really feel that way. i suspect that like the rest of us, you do your best for your patients, regardless of the crap you are putting up with from your administration. our strong e...

6. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for your perspective. i do admire those who come from other countries, learn our language, listen to our crap (or remove it), care for our bedridden and are usually pleasant about it. it's becoming quite a revalation, that most entries for...

7. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   The American Chambers of Commerce Researcher's Association has most of Florida in the 96-98% range of the national cost of living index. Tallahassee is .1% higher than the national average. Major cities like Miami and West Palm are at about 104.5% ...

8. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   The American Chambers of Commerce Researcher's Association has most of Florida in the 96-98% range of the national cost of living index. Tallahassee is .1% higher than the national average. Major cities like Miami and West Palm are at about 104.5% ...

9. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

   eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

   If you are the only one willing to require decent treatment from the doctors, you may not succeed in changing things. Also, to what extent will your supervisors support you? There is no status disparity among any category of worker that justifies ...

10. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    If you are the only one willing to require decent treatment from the doctors, you may not succeed in changing things. Also, to what extent will your supervisors support you? There is no status disparity among any category of worker that justifies ...

11. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up in and around Detroit. Tell me something, if you become snowbound at your facility, or others can't come in to relieve you, do you get paid for as long as you're there?

12. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    eagleriver replied to eagleriver's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up in and around Detroit. Tell me something, if you become snowbound at your facility, or others can't come in to relieve you, do you get paid for as long as you're there?

13. Nursing Salary Hall of Shame

    eagleriver posted a topic in General Nursing

    Lets look at this salary situation another way, by taking a poll of who is working for the least amount of money, or has been offered the least in recent history. For example, in January, 2003, as an RN,BSN, I was offered $15.35 per hour base at a "...

14. Consequences of Bad Choices

    eagleriver replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, we need to be careful, but not excessively fearful. With the millions of "case studies" that exist, a person could make up anything or report anything and have SEVERAL individuals whose situations resemble that which is presented. Case st...

15. Seminoles unite!

    eagleriver replied to versatile_kat's topic in Florida

    Yes, Dr. Flannery is still there and is the director of the Graduate Program, so she's still directing me! :uhoh21: