dreamingofbeing

dreamingofbeing

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  1. Hazard Pay

    dreamingofbeing replied to JenMH88RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    None here. Plus we got all the extra pay differentials cut or eliminated and no merit raises this year. We were basically told we were lucky to have our jobs and not be

  2. Did I get the job?

    dreamingofbeing replied to Ad808's topic in Nursing Career

    I just went through 3 different interviews over the last few weeks and heard close to the same thing at the end of each of them. The difference with the job I was offered and accepted was the manager...

  3. how do you find your niche?

    dreamingofbeing replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    In my 12 years as a nurse I have done: 1 year Oncology floor. I liked it but was physically attacked by a patient and for reasons to detailed to go into here I left that job. 2 years...

  4. New Job, Did I Make a Mistake?

    dreamingofbeing replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Going from floor nursing to any outpatient setting is a complete change but going from a floor to an office setting is a massive change. Four days is not even close to having a true feel of what the...

  5. if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    dreamingofbeing replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    I really would love to do hotel/motel management and tourism. I have looked into the program and as much as I'd love to do it I really like getting a paycheck and not adding more debt to our lives....

  6. General question

    dreamingofbeing replied to bashair's topic in General Students

    Welcome Bashair. I am finding this post very

  7. OK to let nursing license expire if you have one in 2 states?

    dreamingofbeing replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2, one in the state I live in and one in the state I work in. I went through hell to get the one from the state I live in so I refuse to just let it lapse. I did put it in inactive status the...

  8. Do these types of nurses require specific degrees?

    dreamingofbeing replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pediatric MRI sedation/Radiology nurse and I have an ADN. I have worked in Interventional Radiology, Pediatric Psych, Telemetry, and Oncology all with my

  9. Would YOU recommend to a friend/family member, etc..

    dreamingofbeing replied to digoe74's topic in Nursing Career

    No. I would never discourage it if someone had their heart set on it but I will never recommend it and will steer my kids far away from

  10. per diem job

    dreamingofbeing replied to PAM 3845's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's a federal law but I know some hospital systems are like that. I am per diem right now but I can work as many or as few hours I want and not worry. One place I worked for made you...

  11. Do You Use an MRI Compatible IV Pump for Peds Pts?

    dreamingofbeing replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Radiology

    We use MRI compatible pumps. We have 3 pumps so if a patient is coming from the NICU or the PICU and has multiple drips and requires sedation the intensivist has to decide what drips are the most...

  12. Experience for Interventional Radiology

    dreamingofbeing replied to NavLonghorn's topic in Radiology

    I got my first IVR job with 2 years telemetry/ICU stepdown experience. I learned how to take care of vented patients very quickly because we took care of a lot of them and the ICU nurses very rarely...

  13. Children's Hospital MRI's

    dreamingofbeing replied to umcRN's topic in Radiology

    I work in MRI at one of our Children's Hospitals and I can tell you we are nothing like that at all. Everything we have is pediatric specific so we have all sizes of equipment from neonate to adult....

  14. Have you read The Psychopath Test?

    dreamingofbeing replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm thinking this is the book the OP is talking about. It sounds interesting. BARNES & NOBLE | The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson, Penguin Group (USA)...

  15. Am I a rarity?

    dreamingofbeing posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work per diem for a hospital system where I work at both a pediatric hospital and all the adult hospitals within the system. I am a radiology nurse by the way. I love that I work with both...

  16. Going back to the OR

    dreamingofbeing replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I wanted to go back to the floor at one point. I went to the interview where I proceeded to hyperventilate and break out in hives while being interviewed. Needless to say they never called...

  17. How far do you travel to get to work?

    dreamingofbeing replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can work at any of my companies facilities. The closest is a 45 minute drive and the furthest is an hour an a half. Currently I split my week with one that is an hour away and one that is an hour...

  18. Department forced to place picc lines

    dreamingofbeing replied to Dani044's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to be PICC certified. Both IR departments I have worked in do PICC line insertions or at least the doctors do. I have assisted in enough that I could do them on my own but don't have the...

  19. How does your unit handle this assignment situation ?

    dreamingofbeing replied to melanie1126's topic in General Nursing

    When my situation happened I was on day shift and there was 2 people that did the charge nurse position. One charge nurse was awesome and would help out with whatever she could this happened to be the...

  20. How does your unit handle this assignment situation ?

    dreamingofbeing replied to melanie1126's topic in General Nursing

    I stayed on a floor exactly like you are working in for 2 years before I just couldn't do it anymore. I cried on my way to work, at work, and on my way home from work. The last straw came when I had 8...

  21. Fun Questionnaire for Nurses

    dreamingofbeing replied to sarah16493's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1.) what type of nursing licensure do you have? please check or type your title. ____lpn___x__rn______other 2.) how long have you been a nurse? a. less than one year b. 1-3 years c. 4-6 years d. 7-10...

  22. Sick with worry

    dreamingofbeing replied to wantomove's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital system I work at has you throw them away with the regular

  23. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    dreamingofbeing replied to coco42rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The OP wages are pretty accurate for my area which is MO/IL. I make $28/hr and that is per diem wage with 5 years experience. My base wage when I was full time was $22/hr with the same experience. The...

  24. Taking NCLEX Valentine's Day <3

    dreamingofbeing replied to mshessle's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine on Valentine's Day 5 years

  25. Placing IVs in shoulder, breast, upper chest

    dreamingofbeing replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen IV's just about everywhere from pts sent down to IR for PICC placement. I don't like the ones in the breasts it just doesn't seem like an ideal place and appears really