reddellrn

reddellrn has 7 years experience and specializes in Medsurg, home health, ob and rehab.

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1. Am I harrassed???

   reddellrn replied to neeke816's topic in Relations

   Bull crap. Yes they do! This is in response to "nurses cony cry"

2. This is making me nervous

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   Sitters cost extra money, ie cutting cost!

3. This is making me nervous

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   We do not have sitters for 1 on 1. That's not allowed. We work with the bare minimum at my hospital.

4. This is making me nervous

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   Ok let me clarify myself. We do total care, no cnas on yhr rehab unit. These pts do have med issues, chf, dm, recent mi, seizures, etc. All pts have bed alarms. Some pts learn to turn them off. And sometimes by the time you get there, they r already ...

5. This is making me nervous

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   no cna nobody just me the rn. Im scared to refuse being the only nurse on the floor because i might get fired.

6. This is making me nervous

   reddellrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   :grn:my hospital is trying to cut corners due to low census. So here is what they are doing. I work on a 10 bed rehab unit. our average amt of pts is 4-7. Now they want to pull my lpn to the medsurg floor from 11-7, leaving the rn by theirself. If th...

7. what I learned my first year as an RN

   reddellrn replied to nursgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I love this, it's so true!

8. I feel so bad.

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   well i called my current manager to tell her i quit, she asked if i would at least work this weekend on nights to see if i like it better, then make a descission. i told her yes ill at least do that. she said it is not as busy on nights, it usually g...

9. I feel so bad.

   reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

   my rehab manager told me all i had to do was fill our a new application and turn it in to her, and i can start my regular shift next week on my days to work.

10. I feel so bad.

    reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am prepared for that. I dont think staying at the med surg job is good for my sanity, im constantly worried if i did everything, did not forget something charted everything, if im going to finish all my work on time. I had a lot of anxiety and stre...

11. I feel so bad.

    reddellrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    this is my situation. I recently left a rehab job due to bad conditions at work, which have recently improved, so im told, i got another job in medsurge at another hospital. I was hired on the spot, that should have been a red flag, anyway ive been t...

12. I think I made a mistake

    reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    texas u r right, its not worth the money.

13. I think I made a mistake

    reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    i was off 7 days in a row.

14. I think I made a mistake

    reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    ok let me explain more, i will be the only rn on the floor, there will be lpns there also, its medsurge. there will be a nursing supervisor in house too. there will be 2 lpns for up to 20 pts. with me also having a team. if more than 20 pts there is...

15. I think I made a mistake

    reddellrn replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am. But there is another rn there. To help if I need. The place is so busy I can't learn anything. I've been there a month and still dont know where anything is. We have up to 12admits a day if not more. How can I see about my own team of pts....