rhinojogger

There is no reason that I can see that a nurse can't make a decent living and still care for their patients.

Maybe some day nurses will be valued as much as a $25 000,000 NBA player....maybe we need agents to negociate our salaries for us?

Like so many others, I walked out of the NCLEX exam not knowing whether I had passed or failed. I was provided a Kaplan NCLEX study thing by my new employer, but got so busy I didn't have time to study it before my test date rolled around. After the ...

I like nursing better as it it more of an ongoing mental and critical thinking challenge. We play a part in the patient's outcomes and if you have some experience and you have built that rapport with the doctors, you know you have that interaction wi...

RDCS: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer; a credential offered by the American Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS). RDMS: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer; a credential offered by the American Association of Diagno...

RT: Respiratory Therapist or Radiological Technologist; generally an acronym for the positions, not a credential. Hi Guys, Above is what I read about RT. It is not completely correct. In additional to being an R.N. paramedic (EMY-P), sonographer (RDM...

Just my 2 cents worth, but I went to x-ray school right out of high school. I always respected nurses and I always believed and knew that nurses made more money than x-ray techs. I am also a registered sonographer and have done C.T. in the past. Havi...

Just my 2 cents worth, but I went to x-ray school right out of high school. I always respected nurses and I always believed and knew that nurses made more money than x-ray techs. I am also a registered sonographer and have done C.T. in the past. Havi...

Interesting conversation. Out of high school, I got into a 2 year x-ray program. I am also a paramedic, sonographer, and an R.N. Since I have done both x-ray and nursing, I can say that it scares me to think of a nurse, either LPN or RN being allowed...

__________________ "...the character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses." I like the thought, but as a male nurse, the "she"thing sounds a bit prejudiced

Sounds alot like my medical ethics class I had. There are just no easy answers.

Just refuse to take crap off of anyone! I had a Dr.go off on me when I called him at 11pm one night to get clarify one of his poorly written orders. When I let him have a piece of my mind about his attitude, I could sense his jaw dropping open on his...

Sounds like Teri Schaivo all over again :-(

Sounds like good advice! Thanks again for your thoughts. Bill (rhinojogger)

Hi Nancy K, Thanks for your comments and encouragement! Bill H (rhinojogger)

As a new nurse, I got a job on an SICU and felt fortunate to be there. However, the hospital policy was that all new hire nurses were to make their first attempt at the NCLEX within 90 days. My supervisor told me she wanted me to have my NCLEX schedu...

It means Associate Degree Nursing