Shopgirl1

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  1. Salary at MGH

    Shopgirl1 replied to TRR8021's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No, new grads definitely do not make 100K starting off at MGH, more like high

  2. Things that gross me out....

    Shopgirl1 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god, the maggot story, I would just die! I get ton's of homeless substance abuse pts on my floor and I am just dreading that day when I have a similiar experiece! Traches, the other night I...

  3. high arch support

    Shopgirl1 replied to ymm123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hi there, Hi arch sufferer here, and I cannot wear Dansko's, my legs are killing me by the end of the shift! I wear Calzuro's and they are the BEST! Relatively cheap, they'll run around 60$/pair, and...

  4. BP in arm with PICC?

    Shopgirl1 replied to light4j's topic in General Nursing

    Well, she did thankfully have a port, however we needed to get blood cultures....hmmm....tricky. The PCA ended up getting the BP on her forarm since her legs were so swollen, she has cancer through...

  5. BP in arm with PICC?

    Shopgirl1 replied to light4j's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, another question, not to do with PICC's but arms and BP's, and lab draws. Patient has a bilateral masectomy...where do I do all of the above? And she has EXTREME 3+ BLE edema!!

  6. How much is your pay?

    Shopgirl1 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! New grad in MA..major teaching hospital..27.75/hr with $7 nights, $5 for evenings, and $4 for weekends. Always time and a half for holidays. I take about $4,440 BEFORE taxes and my rent is...

  7. Calling Docs by their first name...

    Shopgirl1 replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, the residents and fellows I call by their first name and there has never been a problem. The Attending however is a different story and they always get the title of Dr. When I first started...

  8. Need info on what you LOVED about your pinning ceremony

    Shopgirl1 replied to Lemur's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! So for my pinning, we all wore "dressy" attire, meaning no jeans or sneakers obviously..and no cleavage! We did NOT want to wear our ugly white uniforms on our day to shine! We as a class...

  9. What do you wish for in a break room?

    Shopgirl1 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh! After reading this post, I really feel so lucky and guilty! We have a fairly large table, two computers, phone,it's seperate from the bathroom, you have to swipe your badge to get in the...

  10. What do you wish for in a break room?

    Shopgirl1 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I am not hard to please either, but nothing work related in the breakroom. Recently we had a huge poster up from a new skin cleanser we were switching to, and as I am eating my lunch I get to look at...

  11. Sterotypes of Nurses Continues and Is Getting Worse

    Shopgirl1 replied to nursinginga's topic in General Nursing

    I just can't believe it, absloutely speechless....such a dissapointment from all members of the news cast. The woman are pathetic, and the jerk of a guy who said that all nurses are ugly. America...

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Shopgirl1 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the SON of the demented Italian man who punched me in the side of the head to which his response was "OH you must get that all the time huh?" "Actually NO I don't, jerk, let me punch you in the...

  13. What are some US cities where you do NOT need a car at all to live / work?

    Shopgirl1 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I live in Boston, and walk about 15 mins to get to work. Boston is such a walking city, it's great! They do have the "T", a subway system that goes through the city and to the surrounding...

  14. What is Nurse:Patient ratio at your hospital?

    Shopgirl1 replied to Ty-134's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    6 patients during the day!! Yikes!! I work at a major teaching hospital in Boston on a general medical unit, we typically have 3-4 during the day, with a tech sometimes. Mostly I do all of my own CNA...

  15. Hiring Freeze

    Shopgirl1 replied to kitten0509's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Well, the fact that they are building another brand new building for 2011 likely has something to do with it. The hiring freeze is set until July I think. And yes, there is a nursing shortage, but I...

  16. Nursing shoes

    Shopgirl1 replied to 1rnwannabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Calzuro's!!!! I LOVE THEM!! I have wide feet, tried Dansko's which KILLED my feet, back, knees, hips..ect. Wore sneakers for a while, and then stummbled upon Calzuro's after a recommendation from a...

  17. CALLING ALL NURSES: I Need Your Input

    Shopgirl1 replied to PACURN216's topic in General Nursing

    years in nursing: less than a year, however 5 as a cna institution type: major level one trauma center, ~900 beds. 5 important things most to least: patient to nurse ratio, supportive mangagment,...

  18. Non-contact patient shares room with contact patient...is this typical?

    Shopgirl1 replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with everyone else. Regardless of what the patient has, whether it's VRE, MRSA, C-Diff, or the Flu we only put other patient's with that same bacteria in that other bed, otherwise...

  19. New Grads: Hearing back from hospitals?

    Shopgirl1 replied to LittleWing21's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I graduated last May and started applying by the end of January to every major hospital in the metro area, and called about 100 times to my top choices. Finally, 1 day after graduation I was offered a...

  20. Anybody applying to UMASS Amherst and getting their BSN

    Shopgirl1 replied to Kristina7101989's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Evilolive07....did you get hired right out of school and if so

  21. Baystate Hospital?

    Shopgirl1 replied to LilBoo's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi there, I did all of my clinicals at Baystate Medical Center when I was in nursing school. It's a level 1 trauma center (meaning they get the worst of the worst in Western MA) with all major...

  22. Medical shows vs the real thing?

    Shopgirl1 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    The other week I was watching Grey's Anatomy, a family member came up to George and said "My father STILL has NOT received his medications!" George then proceeded to go and TAKE the chart away from...

  23. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    Shopgirl1 replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA! This is great! Yes, I too fall guilty to assessing veins, lately I've been counting respirations of strangers on the subways, guess I thought I would switch it up a bit! I constantly am staring...

  24. Does anyone else feel guilty when your sick?

    Shopgirl1 replied to blondeern's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I always feel super guilty when I call out, and it take a lot of courage for me to do

  25. What do nurses do when they are sick?

    Shopgirl1 replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    If I am sick fever or not, and I sound miserable, and feel miserable, I am not coming in. Luckly my floor has GREAT staffing so it wouldn't be a huge disaster if I called in. Patient's especially the...