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    Travel nurse without the travel?

    Bob Loblaw replied to Hangin'On,RN's topic in Travel

    Where i work we've had a traveler for years. Just has to have a mailing address 50 miles away from work. I suggest setting up residency in a state without state income take. She extends with yearly...
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    Nurse at county jail

    Bob Loblaw replied to AF1003's topic in Correctional

    I work in a county jail but not Essex. The difference between jail and prison is in jail there is alot of detox- alcohol and drugs. By the time they get to prison they are clean and sober and adapted...
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    How easy is it to lose a license in correctional setting?

    Bob Loblaw replied to reptilesavvy's topic in Correctional

    That is actually a crime because incarcerated have no ability to refuse sexual advances. I work corrections- first thing is everyone inside is a criminal looking for a way out and a way to beat the...
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    Everyone is in NP school !

    Bob Loblaw replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would also say about 75% of RN's I work with are in NP school- mostly all online and go a week or 2 in the summer. There are also online NP schools now that go straight from ADN to NP without...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    Bob Loblaw replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    The most effective way of raising your salary I've seen lately is become a traveler @ the place you currently work. You need to setup an address 50 miles away from the hospital. I work with a couple...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    Bob Loblaw replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    This again? My honest opinion: 1. There is a shortage of nurses willing to work for $15/hr and no benefits, there is no shortage of nurses that will work for a decent wage, benefits and working...
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    Experience before small town ER?

    Bob Loblaw replied to MJPN2012's topic in Emergency

    Life is short, if you don't like med-surg its time to move on. I work ED, we hire new grads, MED-SURG, travelers, etc. If you want to get to know your PT's, ED might not be place for you. I find it...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    Bob Loblaw replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    Who here actually believes that all the ADN schools are simply going to close their doors? I believe more and more ADN schools are opening all the time. I did a BSN but in retrospect believe the most...
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    Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    Bob Loblaw replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I stick to my 36/week, but @ my place you're not a 'team player" if you don't answer the call and "help them out". That comes back up @ yearly evaluations and things like vacation scheduling etc. It's...
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    Scrubs: Are Colorful Ones Unprofessional?

    Bob Loblaw replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I like the hospitals that provide me scrubs, so they can take care of
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    EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

    Bob Loblaw replied to Avill's topic in School

    The flip side of the coin can be true to, before RN I worked EMS and many times in the ED I didn't feel the love from staff. I have found there are some big big egos on both sides of the fence. Many...
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    How do you report-off?

    Bob Loblaw replied to Beffers81's topic in General Nursing

    We have switched to everyone must use SBAR format and have forms we must fill out- followed by "do you have any questions I can
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    Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Bob Loblaw replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    It is difficult to compare apples and bowling balls. The US has outsourced most of our industries and has become a service economy. After gov't our biggest industry is healthcare where as EU and UK...
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    No pain meds in ER??

    Bob Loblaw replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    IV Tylenol is over $1000/dose. Insurance comanies decline to pay that price if there are less costly analgesics
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    No pain meds in ER??

    Bob Loblaw replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I'm a dummy, but eliminating just diluadid but still using morphine and fentynal. What gain is that? Its just a slight push to go from morphine to heroin and street heroin is cheap as opposed to...
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    Resignation dilemma

    Bob Loblaw replied to Nursiology's topic in General Nursing

    My feeling about jobs: I was looking for work when I found this one, and I'll be looking for work when I leave. Don't let working get in the way of
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    IV Question

    Bob Loblaw replied to LetMeGrabSomeGloves's topic in General Nursing

    INT- intermittent needle therapy as in a capped off IV cannula for later use- I rarely come across this term Lock- saline or heparin, fluid put in IV cannula or port to keep blood from doing what it...
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    Unable to endorse my license

    Bob Loblaw replied to Mommynursegrace's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest searching for an online program that get you what you need- there appears to be online everything nursing these days and some don't even require you to physically go to
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    CNA Bonus Plan

    Bob Loblaw replied to Mariesmith's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would like to know how much OP pays her CNA's now and what is the minimum wage in her area? Do they provide benefits or do they make benefits available that need to be paid for? Do they provide a...
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    Bob Loblaw replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Property manager- 1/2 the tenants you have to track down for the rent, the other half think they are doing you a big favor by being there so feel entitled to complain about every little thing. I think...
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    Resignation dilemma

    Bob Loblaw replied to Nursiology's topic in General Nursing

    Check FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) before quitting, you may have some job protection you don't know
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    LTC's are a joke

    Bob Loblaw replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My experience tells me, nite time less staff but no less pt's, less experienced staff ( I never understand why all new hires are assigned to overnight when there is little extra support available)....
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    LTC's are a joke

    Bob Loblaw replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Health care is a business, probably the biggest in the US. I'm older and I remember when you had a family doctor and he pretty much took care of everything. Now it seems all my pts have a list of...
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    Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    Bob Loblaw replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, they put out coffee filters filled with ground coffee. now every time i drink coffee I relate it to poop- a pavlov's dog reaction. I use a pinch of old school Mentholatum under the
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    Why did you choose to become a Nurse?

    Bob Loblaw replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I just ended up being an RN- a series of unrelated decisions- like a leaf in a stream, but I'm a Buddhist so I accept I could not have worked out any other