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I did not say that I expected everyone to receive the same compensation. I said only that such policies seem to me to be used to cloak salary discrepencies. I did not offer an opinion about whether or not those discrepencies should or should not ex...

These numbers are for dayshift. Type of Hospital: Community Type of Unit: medical-surgical telemetry Number of beds: 48 Number of patients each RN has: 5 (6 if we're down a nurse) Do you have a nurse's aides and/or at what census level do you downsta...

> I've always had a problem with such policies. The only reason for their existence, so far as I can see, is to cloak salary discrepancies. I think salary information and wage scales should see full light of day. Nurses need complete informatio...

OK I just got a pair of the white Lindsey pants, wore them today, and they're great. Just be sure, as the other posters have said, that you wear nude (not white) underwear with them. Perfect for summer, and love, love, love all those pockets!

I'm happy to share with you what I know of Seton. I've been employed with them since January this year, but also volunteered on one of their units before starting nursing school. My husband also was cared for following spinal fusion surgery at a Se...

As a 45-year-old new nurse, I am heavily into self care! My strategies (which are paying off so far) are: 1. Medical support hose on 12-hour shifts (love em!!!); 2. Buying excellent shoes and then changing my shoes half-way through any shift (ju...

To anyone who wants a decent (not perfect) orientation, get thee to a Magnet-certified hospital that's using the Versant RN new nurse education model. I'm in the middle of my 18-week orientation and it's absolutely wonderful so far. The staff nurse...

New nurse here. Been following our best IV starter into rooms when he's called in to do a stick everyone else is missing. One thing he does that I haven't seen mentioned here is that, unless it's contraindicated, he sits the patient up in high Fow...

Done and sent! Thanks for the link and the heads up.

I can tell, just because you asked such a great question, you're going to be the kind of student I will love having! Best of luck in clinicals and in your studies.

Hi, Wanted to encourage you, if you're considering relocation to Austin, TX anyway, to look at the Seton Hospital Network. I'm a newly hired nurse with them and I love it. Am working daytime 12s on a med-surg/telemetry unit. Am getting excellent s...

I am CRAZY about my Koi scrubs. They're functional and so darned cute! I'm always getting compliments from co-workers and patients on them. I have six of their tops and their bottoms in black and navy (the tops mix and match with my Urbane scrub b...

All the documentation! Some days I just feel like I point and click, point and click, point and click. To cope I get massages, have a yoga practice and meditate. And I work for a great hospital system that really values its nurses and encourages se...

I will absolutely go along with that!

I would choose B. because illness raises blood glucose and can cause higher than normal readings.

I live in Central Texas and in the hospital system that I work for all RNs, regardless of degree preparation, begin at the same hourly wage.

Are you fit enough to save your own life? That's the premise of a new reality show from Discovery Health that premieres tonight (Jan. 11, but it's an ongoing series). Called "Fit to Live," it's based on Dr. Pamela Peeke's book of the same name and r...

That is my philosophy, too. I wish more people would realize that blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, etc. -- coupled with conditioning for strength and endurance -- are more important than dress or pant size. I appreciate the Discov...

Take heart...that sounds exactly like my exam and I passed on 75 Qs. :redpinkhe

I took the Hurst Review and felt it was well worth the $. Passed first go round on 75 questions. If nothing else, it gives you the mental toughness not to blow your cool while you sit there sweating as the questions get tougher and tougher.

This kind of discussion is precisely why I LOVE Allnurses. Great, thought-provoking posts.

In the final semester of an ADN program and I'm taking 4 patients on a med/surg tele floor.

I am graduating in December, and I put my first application in at the beginning of my final semester. Had the job I wanted within one month. Don't wait too long...the best spots go fast.