dreamingofbeing

dreamingofbeing

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  1. Where do you get your CEUs?

    dreamingofbeing replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    We have access to a website through work in which we can do ours for

  2. Contract/Bonus repayment

    dreamingofbeing replied to DBev93's topic in General Nursing

    When I broke mine they required full repayment 14 days from the date of the letter they sent requesting repayment. Luckily I had set aside my final paycheck for this or I would have been up a creek. I...

  3. Compensation for being on call

    dreamingofbeing replied to BennyRsMom's topic in General Nursing

    At my current employer we get paid $2 an hour while on call and have 30 minutes to get to work if called in. We also have the option to use our ETO for the hours we are off. At my previous employer it...

  4. Is the pay really that bad??

    dreamingofbeing replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am at the low end of the nursing pay scale, I bring in about $32,000 a year. I will never be rich but my family doesn't go hungry, we have a roof over our heads, and clothes on our backs....

  5. Gift for Nurse

    dreamingofbeing replied to kad11's topic in General Nursing

    I would have loved a gift certificate for a massage or even a really nice day

  6. I can't cath to save my life!

    dreamingofbeing replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have only seen lidocaine used once and it was by a urologist who had to insert the catheter on this one particular patient. Of course the urologist proceeded to tell me how stupid I was because I...

  7. Scrubs: All solid, or mix and match/prints?

    dreamingofbeing replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    At my previous hospital we had to wear navy blue pants with white tops embroidered with the hospials logo and our job title. When I moved to my current job which has no specific dress code I bought...

  8. Had my first code last night

    dreamingofbeing posted a topic in General Nursing

    I knew something was off when they brought the patient up at 0300 this morning, I even told the charge this patient looks like death. I did my assessment thinking the entire time something just...

  9. Patient is a famous star

    dreamingofbeing replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    #1- My beloved Orlando Bloom #2- Skeet Ulrich (Jericho) #3- Keanu Reeves #4- Brad Paisley #5- Gordon Ramsay I could go on and on but these are the top

  10. Should I stick with LTC?

    dreamingofbeing replied to TruDivaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My thoughts

  11. Why?

    dreamingofbeing posted a topic in General Nursing

    To the Dr. that yelled at me yesterday I ask you why? Why do you think that it is alright to hang up if you are kept on hold for more than 30 seconds after I had you paged 3 times with no response? Do...

  12. Why?

    dreamingofbeing replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone. I did have the charge nurse and another nurse involved in the very beginning who, while I was calling the Dr.'s exchange, got vitals, placed the patient on oxygen, and administered...

  13. 10 pregnant RN's...

    dreamingofbeing replied to dbscandy's topic in General Nursing

    Can you send some of that water my way? We've been on hormone treatments for 7 unsuccessful months now. Our unit has one pregnant, one that just had a baby, 2 new grandma's, and 3 TTC (which includes...

  14. Have been offered a Day position

    dreamingofbeing posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently changed jobs where I went from a very busy city hospital to a small local hospital and I love it so far. I got hired for midnights which is what I have always worked so no problem there....

  15. Last night made me realize

    dreamingofbeing posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently changed jobs going from Oncology to Cardiac. What I really miss is the interactions between myself and my dying patients and their families. I realized this after I helped prononce a...

  16. What do you pay for health insurance?

    dreamingofbeing replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I pay $151.02 per pay which is bi-weekly. This is for the gold membership which means no deductible and lower co-pays. There are also silver and bronze levels depending on how much you are willing to...

  17. When Keeping up is Impossible.....

    dreamingofbeing replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs to you as it sounds like you had a really rough shift. We have all been there and I myself have felt extremely guilty at the end of my shift. What we seem to forget is that hospitals are a 24...

  18. How long should I orient on Cardiac/Stepdown floor?

    dreamingofbeing replied to BrayaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that is even close to enough orientation especially for a new grad. I just started a job on tele/stepdown and I am getting 2 months orientation and I have a year of experience, although...

  19. was i wrong to call in sick?

    dreamingofbeing replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I actually went to work with laryngitis couldn't call off because we have to call in by 3 or get written up for late call in and I don't wake up until 5. I had a voice when I went to sleep that...

  20. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

    dreamingofbeing replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I do regret it. I wish I would have known what it was truly like before spending all my time and money on nursing school. When I figured out it wasn't what I truly wanted to do it was to...

  21. newby with a quick questions

    dreamingofbeing replied to Christine950423's topic in General Nursing

    1) Thought I wanted to work pediatrics until I did my rotation in school and realized I didn't like it. I now am orientating on an oncology floor and really like it. 2) It depends on the hospital....

  22. Going To Nursing School

    dreamingofbeing replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing school I truly thought I want to work in pediatrics. When the clinical rotations for peds finally arrived I realized that I didn't really like it. I graduated in December and at...

  23. What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    dreamingofbeing replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just bought a plot of land in a subdivision. We won't be building a home on it for a year or two until I'm a little more comfortable in my new role and able to focus more on my outside life. I would...

  24. Does your hospital have an RN "uniform"?

    dreamingofbeing replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the St. Louis area and the hospital I just got hired on at requires us to wear white tops that are monogramed with the hospital logo and your title (although since I have not taken boards I...

  25. Looking for a job prior to graduation?

    dreamingofbeing replied to StarNurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    Theres no harm in trying. Go to the hospital and see what they say. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Good luck. I hope you get what you