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Today is August 6, 2021. Editor's Picks... Executive Compensation; Back To COVID Unit—Not!; Tough IVs; Working From Home; West Coast vs East Coast Workplace; and School Harassment.

DELTA VARIANT: I don't want to work on COVID unit again!

Delta Variant is Spreading Like Wildfire in Florida

by NewRN'16, ADN, RN

And our governor does nothing about it. He even banned municipalities from enacting their own mandatory masks rules. I am truly terrified, even thought about leaving my job and start some travel assignments, just to get out of here. I am not looking forward to working on a Covid unit again. I know it's about to happen, but inside of me I don't think I have the strength to go through it again. 
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Executive Compensation: How can we bring down healthcare costs?

Give and Take: “The Equality of Increasing Healthcare Costs”

by CDungey

Healthcare costs keep going up. One of the contributing factors is high executive compensation. Read on to discover What’s Fair? What’s Being Done? And What Can We Do?
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Why should nurses travel to West coast to be treated like humans?

The Gap Between East Coast & West Coast Nursing

by ArticulateRN, MSN, RN 

Hospital work culture is markedly different on the west coast compared to the east coast. On the west coast, workplace happiness comes as a result of approachable management and adequate resources for nurses to care for their patients.
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Tricks and Tips To Start Tough IVs

Surefire Tips to Starting the Toughest IVs | Knowledge is Power

by Serenity Mirabito MSN RN OCN, MSN 

Whether you are a seasoned nurse or in your first semester of nursing school, you will experience the terror and exhilaration of starting a challenging IV. Here are some tips to guarantee successful IV insertion every time!
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Clinic Open Weekends: Am I required to work weekends?

Mandated to work Saturday?

by Bella1988

I am an RN at a family medicine clinic. We have set hours M-F.  Our nursing supervisor announced that the clinic would be offering 3 Saturday clinics and that they needed volunteers. We have 3 RNs and no one signed up. Today, the supervisor sent out an email stating that if no one signed up she would be forced to draw names out of a hat. Guess what happened next?
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What's working from home really like for a clinical appeals nurse?

Working From Home: What’s it really like? A Day In The Life Of A Clinical Appeals Nurse

by Pixie.RN, MSN, RN

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have one of those "remote" nursing jobs? Maybe you've even applied for a few. The idea of working from home is growing in popularity and applicants are increasing; competition is fierce! Here's a look into my typical workday as an appeals nurse for a large insurance company.
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Harassment: Is this what I'm expected to put up with in school?

Harassment in Nursing School

by JJWiley

I’m at the tail end of my program, (thank god) but I’m honestly just so upset that I’ve had to put up with this while paying 30k in tuition. All of it is so unnecessary. Honestly, I’m seriously questioning my choice to pursue nursing if this is the kind of treatment nurses are expected to put up with.
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