Sassybottom

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1. Help!! How to retain new nurses

   Sassybottom replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

   Strong leaders on the floor. Having a supportive, competent, and hard working charge nurse does so much for the morale of the nurses and support staff on the floor. The difference between an excellent charge nurse and horrible charge is like night a...

2. Beginning of the shift.............

   Sassybottom replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

   NVM - Incorrect

3. ICU & OR debate...

   Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

   Just to clarify, this is what I have "heard" from surgeons who work at this hospital. Who knows if their sources are reliable but what they describe makes sense to me. Hospitals will try to cut back on costs wherever they can. Why hire a RN to do ...

4. Frustrated with other nurses at work

   Sassybottom replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Keep things professional ... just remember you are there to work not to make friends. If you do happen to make friends with your co-workers, great. But, if you don't become friends with your co-workers, that is okay too. It is their problem not yo...

5. Pressure to take breaks ...

   Sassybottom replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know but I feel less rushed when I know I will have that extra hour that would otherwise be spent on a forced break. During the break the only thing that will be on my mind is what needs to be done or what might be happening to my patients w...

6. ICU & OR debate...

   Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

   I don't mean completely phased out but the only positions for RNs in the OR will be as a circulator. RNs will not be hired to do the same work that can be done by an OR tech. If an OR tech can competently do the job at a lower price, the hospital is...

7. ICU & OR debate...

   Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

   I also hear that they are phasing out OR nurses ... the jobs are being replaced by scrub techs. The only position for nurses will be as a circulator and openings for those positions are rare.

8. Ideas needed for recruitment and retention

   Sassybottom replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly, the lure of $$, benefits like subsidized gym memberships, and meeting friendly nurses who actually work on the floor and love their job.

9. Pressure to take breaks ...

   Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

   I don't know what is wrong with me but it is often a struggle for me to get all my work done efficiently. It really sucks. I always feel like the slowest person on the floor. Everyone else is able to take breaks and have time to socialize except me....

10. Pressure to take breaks ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in New Nurse

    I don't know what is wrong with me but it is often a struggle for me to get all my work done efficiently. It really sucks. I always feel like the slowest person on the floor. Everyone else is able to take breaks and have time to socialize except me...

11. ICU & OR debate...

    Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    OR seems harder to get into ... most OR nurses never seem to want to leave.

12. Opinions needed ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I am a fairly new grad but am totally enjoying my nursing experience. I work on a steady busy medical floor - nothing too crazy usually happens. I am a very hard worker with a pretty good bedside manner. In terms of the attitude I have toward...

13. day vs night shift?

    Sassybottom replied to katypurry's topic in New Nurse

    As a new grad, nights are an excellent place to start. On nights, you will have more patients thus you have legitimate access to more charts. You will come across more diagnoses and more personalities. You will definitely grow as a nurse on the ni...

14. Different Departments

    Sassybottom replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and when it comes to which department is the best to work for, it all depends on your manager, your charge nurse, and your co-workers. Working with a supportive and understanding manager who is invested in helping you is key. A good charge nurs...

15. How long did it take for you to work in the ICU?

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and still fairly green but the more I think about my long term goals, the more I see myself working a shift or two in the ICU. I know I have a long ways to go - everything still makes me nervous and I am unfamiliar with so many thi...