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  1. RN's make $55 an hour on the weekend at my facility...$35 during the week. What does the MA make? 10 -12/ hour; little bit of a difference. Medical Assistants are ancillary staff their role is to help...
  2. I can not believe that someone is comparing a medical assistant to a registered
  3. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    I work in psych, and it depends on the nurse. Like anyone else good and bad in
  4. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    I am guessing that the nurse that asked this question is taking a survey of income across the u.s.a. And with few exceptions we can all conclude that all nurses regardless of speciality ( except...
  5. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    1.Type of nurse? Psych 2. How many hours u work per week? 40 3. How many years of nursing? 10-LPN, 2-RN 4. What Shift: Day, Evening, nights, or weekend only? evening 5. City and State NJ 6. Average 2...
  6. RN to BSN online

    So how are the
  7. RN to BSN online

    I am doing Pathophysiology now from Excelsior. How are the
  8. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    You may not be able to imagine a nurse letting someone lie in soiled garments, but it goes on all the time. Most of the time because nurses are given too many tasks and they have to delegate those...
  9. RN to BSN online

    Hi Bob If all you are interested in is a BSN, I guess any online school will do. But someone with your background probably would not be content with a four year degree. Some schools offer both BSN...
  10. Online Science Courses

    amazon.com is
  11. RN to BSN online

    http://www.drexel.com
  12. NCLEX Reviewer

    Use both, borrow one and buy the other. But two references gives you a wider knowledge
  13. psych

    I work at the facility in south jersey and there are a lot of nurses there that have never worked in med surg either. But I recommed that you at least work at a med-surg hospital for at least a year...
  14. What exactly is parish nursing?

    Parish nursing is not a masters level nursing, it is a certificate program that usually is offered by community colleges to the RN population. Check the internet
  15. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

    I work at a state psychiatric hospital, the largest in the state. There are about five different buildings for different types of clients. But the one thing that is universal you can wear whatever you...
  16. What is your favorite population to work with?

    Long term care would be ideal for
  17. Calling in Sick

    You know that's all good that you are so professional, but there are a lot of nurses out there in the nursing world that are not. I have worked at places that sit around and gossip about those that...
  18. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    you will meet the best examples of nurses in your career; your
  19. Calling in Sick

    I work at a mental hospital, and there are other illness' besides medical. When I am medically sick it affects me mentally; I'm irritable and snap at whoevers is around both clients and co-workers. I...
  20. That must be the story of nursing everywhere. I have been working at a state hospital for the last year now. And the best thing about it is the job stability, once you are in you are in unless you...
  21. Oh boy......I ticked off the charge nurse

    Nursing is a jungle, you will always find people with different personalities and some on a power kick. The charge nurse could have been more professional about sharing her views. You do not owe her...
  22. Late for report

    You need to speak up my dear. By saying nothing, you are letting her know that it is okay with you for her to get report late. You can also go into the break room and bring her the report. And just...
  23. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    I think this is common to hospitals, but largely a reflection of the person managing the floor. I would transfer to another unit that I knew from research was run
  24. Evil People

    I left medical nursing and went into psych...and left the grief
  25. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    Well I've had both, the nurse was fine, the md was a quadraplegic with a neurological disease that was progressive. The md was quite bitter about his disease and made everyone around him the same way,...