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  1. Licensure for out of home state camp nursing

    marybethm replied to Ashera's topic in Camp

    If you ask them, I'll bet a decent director will pay for a license. It probably depends on how much the state is charging. I wish I had asked my camp to pay for my license; I know they would have...

  2. This cannot be ethical!

    marybethm replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    Please. The Nazis were torturing living people. S/he who invokes Hitler loses the argument. Oh, I see. You are the boss of this discussion, right? Grand poobah of all things ethical. Yikes. We're in...

  3. Funny patient names by nurses

    marybethm replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Ok, in the same vein but a little off--- here're some names of diseases that are mistakes, and I like the wrong names much better than the real ones... In Spite of Mighty Jesus (spinal menigitis)...

  4. This cannot be ethical!

    marybethm replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing. Condoning these actions by saying it might help someone else live someday reminds me of what the Nazis said about their medical experiments in concentration camps. Trying to cloak the...

  5. This cannot be ethical!

    marybethm replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any "agendas" here. I see people trying to figure out what's right and what's wrong. You can color or shade something that is ethically wrong by saying it will help someone else someday,...

  6. what's the common pay rate per week?

    marybethm replied to menetopali's topic in Camp

    One nurse for a day camp of 225 kids sounds like a lot of work to me, but if they're going home at night maybe it's a completely different than if they are overnight campers. Do the nurses stay for a...

  7. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    marybethm replied to gambroRN's topic in Camp

    Wendy, I know that many camps are mainly looking for counselors on their websites. But if they are interested in also hiring nurses, they should have information that pertains to them. I think it is...

  8. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    marybethm replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    I can't wait to hear how you liked it and how it went for you. You'll do great and your daughter will have a

  9. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    marybethm replied to gambroRN's topic in Camp

    This is why I love this websight. I have seen the websites for both of these camps and both look pretty good. Thank goodness for these posts. I am so sorry to hear about your experiences at CAmp...

  10. Licensure for out of home state camp nursing

    marybethm replied to Ashera's topic in Camp

    Your camp directors will know and can probably advise you somewhat, but you might have to do some investigating on your own. I had to get a NY license last year and it was an incredible pain the...

  11. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    marybethm replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    I forgot to respond to your question about having your child at camp with you. It was great---I saw him at every meal, and talked to him then. He could visit me during free time every day, which he...

  12. What else do I need to do re: training and ? about kids ...

    marybethm replied to carachel2's topic in Camp

    I think you made a good decision in going to a camp for a week to get your feet wet. I was a camp nurse for the first time last year for a month, and I worked harder than I have ever worked in my...

  13. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    marybethm replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    Years ago I had to work on Thanksgiving Day. An older man came in with a knife stuck in his back and said his wife stabbed him because he wouldn't give her the drumstick of the turkey. They must...

  14. what's the common pay rate per week?

    marybethm replied to menetopali's topic in Camp

    Wow, that is great pay! What camp do you work at? What's the infirmary like and what is your room like? How many nurses and campers were there? There is such a huge difference in camps, the pay scale...

  15. working on Christmas?

    marybethm replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons I don't do hospital nursing anymore is because I was sick and tired of the holiday/weekend/shift rotation situation. Sometimes it was fair, but more often than not it was dependant...

  16. When do you medicate?

    marybethm replied to BonnieSc's topic in Camp

    I generally would ask if they're nauseous, check if there's a temp or another reason for a headache, like it's so ungodly hot out or trouble somewhere. I don't mind giving tylenol. I give it to my...

  17. what's the common pay rate per week?

    marybethm replied to menetopali's topic in Camp

    In my experience, the pay can range from zero at some camps if you are bringing a child who gets free tuition, to $550/week including free tuition for two kids. It depends on the size of the camp;...

  18. Camp Nursing

    marybethm replied to mcg02's topic in Camp

    I was a camp nurse in NY last summer for one month. I brought along my son for free. He had the time of his life but I worked like a dog. From the moment my feet hit the floor at 7am until I went...