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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, central). I got offered an RN position at Banner He...

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 center and home health. For home health, there were a ...

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 needed to hang cardizem 5mg. I was going to attach it...

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, and dinner between 5pm-8pm. So how do you plan you m...

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 wise.

Yes, it is!

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 badge holder/clip 4. Some snack bars 5. Mint or tic-...

You opened a bag of worms

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 experience such as having a CNA and MS-RN would no...

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 thinking and skills. Don't fret though. What you want to ...

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 laborious to expect male nurses to do intimate pro...

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 more.

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 that blood was filling up the IV line. The blood wasn...

What is COL?

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, at the base of the penis, a wound has already forme...

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 because maybe I am just an artist at heart. I would ...

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 you?

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 nurses.

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 job?

Thanks! we actually used this for school for practice and learning

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 last semester and was just wondering on how rigorous...

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 the ACLS soon and I feel like I will make a fool o...

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 teachers teach one class because each section is taug...

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 the extra pay. I am talking about college nursing ...

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