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  1. Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    2Ask replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The heart muscle is unique to the heart and troponin labs that we measure to screen for myocardial ischemia are cardiac specific troponins. I have questioned elevated troponins in renal patients and...

  2. Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    2Ask replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Correction, cardiac troponins are specific to the heart. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770452/ The mechanism of increased cardiac troponins in CKD (renal) patients is not well...

  3. Hospitals hiring new grad in New York State.

    2Ask replied to European's topic in New York Nursing

    Hires ADN's

  4. Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    2Ask replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Even though 0.06 is technically "high" it is not that high. I work on a floor with lots of kidney failure patients and they have chronically elevated troponins. The cardiologist was aware and not...

  5. Quitting during probation/orientation

    2Ask replied to musiklover7000's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to your old manager and tell her it did not work out and see if you can go back (have seen nurses do this at several places- they left for awhile for greener pastures then came back.) If there is...

  6. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    2Ask replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Just my experience but I did two state income tax returns for 2018- about half of the time in each state and paid far more rate-wise and $ wise in the OTHER state!!! That surprised me. I wasn't...

  7. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    2Ask replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, where do you live

  8. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    2Ask replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Not where I work but your qualifications from this search engine http://hr.ucsd.edu/tpp/ would put you at least at Clinical Nurse 2 if not 3 or 4. This gives you an idea of pay in SD. Other hospitals...

  9. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    2Ask replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    I moved from KY to CA last summer. Before moving, I landed the job via video interview. The worst part of the job hunting process was the long wait for the CA nursing license to be endorsed (@4 mo)....

  10. IV Lasix.

    2Ask replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I would say the "line" = the tubing which goes from the medication or blood to the IV access port. So pause the blood, flush the port, push the Lasix, flush the port, then resume the blood...

  11. What's the Difference Between Right-To-Work and At-Will employment?

    2Ask replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are right about that. I found online that we have an open shop and in 2016 only about 53% of RN's have union fees deducted from their paychecks. Not sure if that statistic includes RN...

  12. What's the Difference Between Right-To-Work and At-Will employment?

    2Ask replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    See above- private unionized Cali hospital- do not have to join union. The hospital accepts Medicare and Medicaid. Perhaps that is why we are counted among the public servants who are given a choice...

  13. What's the Difference Between Right-To-Work and At-Will employment?

    2Ask replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently the ruling applies to private hospitals as well . I started working at one of the private California hospital systems you mentioned post Jorifice and I did not have to join the union nor...

  14. California Endorsement with Open Misdemeanor

    2Ask replied to valje's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it is even on your record yet, "innocent until proven guilty" right? You have yet to have your day in court, and in court the charge could be reduced. or even dropped- haven't had a lot of...

  15. Do you think interviews for nursing school can lead to discrimination?

    2Ask replied to SilverNova's topic in General Students

    It concerns me that it could be a cloak for age discrimination. I went to nursing school at age 50 and was older than my professors. If they had interviewed me, that would be obvious. For job...

  16. LPN vs. RN Schooling - First time student

    2Ask replied to Ms. Patient's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Agree. OP, I went to nursing school at age 50 but worked as a CNA first for a year or two to make sure it was a good fit. The RN will take you at least two years to complete so factor that in. With...

  17. CRNA School and Debt Advice

    2Ask replied to PediatricCTICURN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.pana.org/resource/resmgr/Docs/ODonnell_Workforce_1page.pdf Total of registered CRNA's in US is 44,000 Total of registered nurses in US is @3,400,000 CRNA projected growth 30%...

  18. CRNA School and Debt Advice

    2Ask replied to PediatricCTICURN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My teenage son was looking at CRNA and I discouraged it because of seeing lots of schools adding CRNA programs. When all those schools start cranking out grads and the market is saturated, the income...

  19. PCU Nurse Feels "Second Rate"

    2Ask replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Study hard and take the CCRN exam. I think the credential will make you a more attractive hire. I got a PCCN certification then applied for ICU jobs and got one. When I took the ECCO testing to plan...

  20. Hospitals paying for your stay?

    2Ask replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    How much do you get paid in NYC? I make $45/hr base in San Diego which works out to $87K/year if full time. Better benefits than I have had anywhere else (ie lower out of pocket cost to me- the...

  21. $750 CA RN License??? No way!

    2Ask replied to Kdm112990's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know. I got in under the wire last year just before they made that massive fee hike for license by endorsement and somehow they missed that I never had Micro at all with or without a lab- my...

  22. Hospitals paying for your stay?

    2Ask replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    OTOH, I moved three blocks from the beach in the San Diego area. There were no fires here. I'm in a 10 rated school district for my son. I pay 2100/mo for a 2 BR apartment. I walk to the beach to see...

  23. Already feel like giving up

    2Ask replied to Toaster2k18's topic in General Nursing

    For interview anxiety and try deep breathing to activate your vagus nerve

  24. Sign On Bonuses

    2Ask replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got a sign on bonus for my first job as a new grad. It was a small rural hospital using a lot of travelers. They recruited at my nursing school (community college ADN

  25. Hospitals paying for your stay?

    2Ask replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing Career

    I recently made a transition out of state. All interviews were conducted via video conferencing. The hospital did provide relocation reimbursement of 2500 (which made a dent but didn't cover all my...