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I work in a surgery dept. with an endoscopy lab, and we give alot of sedative medications during endoscopic procedures.We usually use Versed in combination with either fentanyl or demerol.We have one Physician in particular that wants us to give as m...

I work at a rural hospital with an average in-patient daily census of 5-20(max)...no kidding.We do OB, but are about to lose our general surgeon so the only call we usually get is c-sections, D&C's, and some emergency endoscopic procedures which ...

Ditto ....what everyone else said so well.I feel the love here man !!Hats off to ALL LTC/Nursing Home/ Rehab...whatever workers-You do a very special service to these old people God Bless em', and God Bless You for doing it!I have done it myself for ...

1) LPN / RN 2) 12 yrs / 1 yr 3) many areas-currently OR 4)current-14.70/hr as an RN/OR and $1.25/hr for on-call

:) If you are currently a nursing student and are already studying toward a degree to be a RN, I would not stop to pursue a LPN education.LPN's can do many things that RN's can do-varying state to state, and they are a valuable asset to nursing the s...

Surgical techs scrub their hands and go into the operating room before the doctor does and usually before a second nurse(actually the first assistant)does if a first assist is needed.(not all surgeries require more than one person scrubbed in-who wou...

I am also a member of AORN, and they definitly state that artificial nails should not be worn.The concern with nail polish is mostly due to chipping of the polish.AORN does not really condone it, but says that if worn, should be freshly applied and n...

I sort of feel the same way.My husband has a BA and is a social worker (normally) but is working in a factory because it pays more money.I also don't think the pay is real bad, but maybe the costs of living are higher other places than where I am.

I sort of feel the same way.My husband has a BA and is a social worker (normally) but is working in a factory because it pays more money.I also don't think the pay is real bad, but maybe the costs of living are higher other places than where I am.

just saw that this was a new reply(dah) thought it was old when i saw register date.

just saw that this was a new reply(dah) thought it was old when i saw register date.

This is a little late probably, but I got my associate degree and became an RN after being an LPN for 12 years.I kept my FT job, took care of a 95 yr old woman in our home and had 3 teenagers in the house-all while studying.I did the Excelsior (Regen...

This is a little late probably, but I got my associate degree and became an RN after being an LPN for 12 years.I kept my FT job, took care of a 95 yr old woman in our home and had 3 teenagers in the house-all while studying.I did the Excelsior (Regen...

honestly, if you go into nursing with the attitude that you are never going to have to touch a persons "waste products" be that pee, poop, puke, mucous-you are going in blindfolded.There are nurses who perform office jobs, have management positions, ...

I laughed out loud at that rock!!That is funny! I might try that on co-workers for a joke.I really enjoy that 20lb steel device that has the arm that goes up and pounds the pills inside that little bowl at the bottom that is never big enough for a me...

OK-This is an old thread, but I am reading it for the first time.I was referred to a dentist one time in Murphy,NC named Dr. Harry Dickey-no kidding, and his daughter operated an ice-cream parlor next door to his office called "Thw Sweet Tooth".

Things really do differ in different geographical areas-I will learn more and become more enlightened when I start travel nursing in July I am sure.It will be interesting to learn more about how nursing is handled and performed in other areas of the ...

PS: I knew I was had when I logged on and saw that "Does anybody clean poop " thread...hahah

PS: I knew I was had when I logged on and saw that "Does anybody clean poop " thread...hahah

I am laughing out loud-by myself-at this computer! I love that cassarole comment-prepare yourself Donada-you wouldn't believe it buch we sometimes actually talk shop while eating that cassarole too !!!

I am laughing out loud-by myself-at this computer! I love that cassarole comment-prepare yourself Donada-you wouldn't believe it buch we sometimes actually talk shop while eating that cassarole too !!!

Sue D-We have a variety of practice laws in this country that are not standardized nationwide;rather each state's board of nursing determines what is acceptable practice for different levels of nursing education.I'm sure that this is confusing for pe...

AMEN.

Lots of Luck and prayers to you mustangsheba!

At our hospital, we are paid by yrs of experience with added difs for BSN and added certifications-of course to a cap.Inevitably as in most places, the senior employees are usually not making much more than new grads because over the yrs pay for begi...