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  1. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, it's that question again! I was just wondering on what is the current base pay (w/o differential or weekend pluses) for new grad nurses in AZ, specifically Phoenix metro area (west/east valley,...

  2. Do you feel like a housekeeper?

    johndough posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with being a custodian. I just feel like I was led to believe that CNAs had a great involvement in the person's care. I work for an ambulatory surgery...

  3. Running cardizem drip?!

    johndough posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I am just not sure about running this medication. So I have one pump with 2 brains/attachments and one IV access. On brain A, the NS is running and directly attached to the patient's IV access. I...

  4. Night shift schedule?

    johndough posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am new to night shift. I was just wondering on how do you guys schedule your shift. In the normal person in the morning (lol), you eat breakfast somewhere from 5am-8am, lunch between 11am-1pm,...

  5. Night shift schedule?

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everybody. Pretty consistent answers. I just know my body hates changing routine. When it senses change, it craves more food, which is a big no no health

  6. Night shift schedule?

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it

  7. CNA Survival Kit

    johndough replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmmm, since it's a gift from you to her, I would suggest. . . 1. Pens/markers/highlighters/mechanical pencil 2. Penlight (i know they don't assess, but something nice to have just in case) 3. Nice...

  8. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    johndough replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    You opened a bag of

  9. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Granted there is a difference with pay in ADN vs BSN (yes I checked and was confirmed by the recruiter and HR personnel and relatives who went through the ADN route), I do not see why a more relevant...

  10. Will I find a job?

    johndough replied to Ashley.edwards26's topic in Retired Nurses

    You will still be hired because you have your license. It may be a little hard because those years gone due to inactivity could tell employers that you may have forgotten some nursing critical...

  11. Why the double standard.

    johndough replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    I understand what your concerns are. Even my instructor said before that he and a female nurse had an understanding that he will do male caths and she will do female caths. I just think that it's too...

  12. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the input. Just thinking that having some experience as a CNA/PCT and a few months as an RN would bump up the pay 0.50-1.00

  13. IV Question

    johndough replied to WithValor's topic in General Nursing

    It's either the IV bag was on the floor (lower than the body) or it's on the artery. It also happened to a place I worked on where one of the RN's inserted an IV in the AC and suddenly we noticed...

  14. New Grad Salary 2017, Arizona

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What is

  15. Condom Catheter?

    johndough posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just have some few concerns about condom catheters. Is it really okay for a patient to wear them 24/7? The patient is a quad paralysis and uses a condom cath rather that a urostomy or foley. Also,...

  16. Taking home empty vials

    johndough posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I may know the answer to this but would still like to ask it What is your facility policy with regards taking home empty vials? I mean, now that I am reading it, it sounds stupid, but just curious...

  17. How fast did you land a job?

    johndough posted a topic in General Students

    I have a question. After graduating, how long until you got your very first nursing job? I know you have to take the NCLEX and stuff, but from the date of graduation, how long did it take

  18. How fast did you land a job?

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    I actually have a job offer too but it's not on a unit I want to start in because the environment is really more for experienced

  19. How fast did you land a job?

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    How were you able to get a job as a nurse when you haven't even done the NCLEX or graduation? Wait, was it an RN

  20. EKG Rhythms in Nursing School

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    Thanks! we actually used this for school for practice and

  21. EKG Rhythms in Nursing School

    johndough posted a topic in General Students

    I was just curious on how complex or in-depth were the rhythm readings in your nursing school. I mean, I know NSR, a-fib, v-fib, asystole, SVT, but still lost with some of them. I'll be entering my...

  22. EKG Rhythms in Nursing School

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    Thanks! Good to know someone feel what I am feeling. Our school did lecture it but they made it appear necessary and valuable but we didn't really get to immerse ourselves in learning it. I am taking...

  23. Are nursing classes team taught?

    johndough posted a topic in General Students

    Hi! As the title says, I am curious whether or not nursing classes are taught by a team of faculty? The program that I am on have multiple faculty teaching one nursing class. I've had more than 10...

  24. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    johndough posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if it is true or not, but I heard that RNs get a little extra pay when they work on a day where nursing students are present. If the charge RN assigned a student to an RN, then they get...

  25. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    johndough replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I was assigned to one nurse who basically did not hide the fact that she would rather not have a student with