JWG223

JWG223

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  1. Nursing Pay Question?

    JWG223 replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I will have to disagree. We as nurses can get into this field with 2-4 years of relatively cheap schooling, and in a few years time make $60-100K a year, depending on location, without too much ado....

  2. Nursing Pay Question?

    JWG223 replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It varies so much. My second year out, I made $96K gross. Next year, $86K. This year, not quite $70K. First year out, $62K, IIRC. I worked the same amount, roughly, each year. The variance is due to...

  3. Too much oxygen?

    JWG223 replied to RN_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors write some absurd orders at times, though. I wouldn't go by an order except to manage that one patient by legal standards. It's not a case study, in and of itself, for

  4. Hospital Safety Workplace Violence

    JWG223 replied to Stevie Boy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry that you were attacked. I don't know what a "registered gun holder is", but I am sorry one attacked you, and glad you are able to make said post. Yes, I have taken care of GSW victims...

  5. Hospital Safety Workplace Violence

    JWG223 replied to Stevie Boy's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, personally disgusted by this and won't be supporting it. I value my 2A

  6. Seeking Opinions on Surgical Nursing

    JWG223 replied to AndreaRoberts's topic in General Nursing

    That and paperwork are the #1 and #2 complaints I've heard about

  7. Seeking Opinions on Surgical Nursing

    JWG223 replied to AndreaRoberts's topic in General Nursing

    Different OR's and different ICU's. I am only repeating what the ICU nurse I am friends with reported back after a few months in OR. His opinion was that it was a boring cush job and he was pulling OT...

  8. Urgent Expiring License Question....

    JWG223 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Are you leaving the field upon expiration, or what? -Working without a license is illegal. -Working until 0000hrs and then leaving impositions the facility, patients, and your co-workers. -Call in/get...

  9. hearing impaired

    JWG223 replied to buffybuffy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    No she didn't. She said she ALREADY WAS REFUSING TO WEAR THEM. Ridiculous. Also, yes, special stethoscope is awesome. My Charge RN has one that has an electronic amplifier. I don't know why he's still...

  10. new nurse, new job

    JWG223 replied to mpickett72's topic in General Nursing

    You're nervous because it's new to you. That's only natural. Given your experience, I doubt it's a skillset vs. task inequity. Just relax. After a few weeks I bet it feels old hat to

  11. Low GPA

    JWG223 replied to mdsrgnrs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Curious about this as well. While I don't plan to go further in healthcare, I have often wondered how nursing school limited my life later on in other

  12. Too much oxygen?

    JWG223 replied to RN_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Well stated, peds are not "just little

  13. hearing impaired

    JWG223 replied to buffybuffy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    "Your honor, I have hearing loss, and don't want people to see me wearing medical devices in a hospital. That is why I did not clearly hear the order and wrote and gave the wrong dose of medication."...

  14. Education Code? What is this?

    JWG223 replied to JWG223's topic in General Nursing

    I figured it out. The site has a "Canned" response once you begin typing your university's

  15. Seeking Opinions on Surgical Nursing

    JWG223 replied to AndreaRoberts's topic in General Nursing

    I know a guy who left my critical care unit to do that. It's a total cush job. I hear that there can be some interpersonal drama in the OR work-setting, though, from MD's I

  16. How do you relax after a shift?

    JWG223 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Some good metal on the headphones (uBuds, I think they are called, technically? I can jog with them and I like that. They never fall out. $30 at Wal-mart) and

  17. "hard science" requirements for RN's

    JWG223 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I took Micro, Chem, A&P, Physiology, and I believe Organic to the 2-300 levels to get into a BSN program. I do not recall exactly, but it was on the order of 7X hours total split almost entirely...

  18. What's working for you?

    JWG223 replied to CTnewgrad826's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been asked "What's working for you?" I honestly don't know how I would respond to that. I am not in HR/Procurement/Budget. I'd probably look confused and say "Fine. Very well. How's your...

  19. Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    JWG223 replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    Wear a long-sleeve shirt for interviews. Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it. It would legally be discrimination to professionally affect you. Socially---well, you know whether or not it's an issue....

  20. Ondansetron.... iv or im ..... doctor's prescription....

    JWG223 replied to 2bNurse_kinjal's topic in Patient Medications

    Zofran? This is a PRN medication, typically, unless you are giving it with a narcotic to prevent immanent NV. Do what the MD ordered regarding route, I have NEVER given Zofran IM. NEVER. Let the Dr....

  21. Regretting becoming a nurse

    JWG223 replied to lynlim's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of people who didn't know what being a nurse entailed when they got in. I saw a lot of this. My advice? You know it's not for you, but in the mean time, you have bills to pay and people...