Furoffire

Furoffire

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  1. Ambien Use for NOC workers

    There are the 2 types of Ambien, I think the regular has an Ativan like effect and the CR is non-narcotic. Seems like you guys take the regular type which I wonder would be more effective? We were wondering though on that first night on.....what do ...
  2. Ambien Use for NOC workers

    My sister in law, 56 years of age just graduated and will be working 3 12 hour NOC shifts. We both on occasion use Ambien CR at bed time. She of course has many concerns regarding getting an adequate amount of rest and asked me what I think. I have n...
  3. I was offered the opportunity to work in Home Health. I was reading an online hospital description of the position and they mentioned 8 - 10 hours of high stress. Before I consider the offer can anyone enlighten me? :)
  4. Where are the jobs!! I am so mad.......

    I live in a very small town and am afraid to mention the area, everyone knows each others business. All the desk jobs you mentioned are good potentials but there are hardly ever no openings. I was just passed up on a desk job that I would of been gre...
  5. Several months ago I injured my back but am O.K. now. The hospital put me on some bogus program where they would find me alternative RN work because the Rehab Dept. I was in (only a few months) would not accomodate me because I could not lift thier r...
  6. I have been nursing for 2 decades and developed some back issues. I have work restrictions now as a staff bedside nurse. I have the opportunity to apply for a coding type job, I believe it is called a Clinical Documentation Specialist. Can anyone tel...
  7. Back Injury-may lose career, help !

    Thank you all for your help, input and sharing your stories. I did get the local phone book out and found one Workman's Comp. attorney, called and spoke to the "intake" person. I gave her a full account of shared here on this forum. She said "no red ...
  8. About 4 months ago I injured my back helping a pt. in Rehab transfer from bed to the commode. It all started with misinformation about her transfer. The shift report, careplan, communication board in pt's room, pt. herself all said something differen...
  9. Think I am in trouble, maybe fired

    The ending to my story. I flunked my eval and got an extention to my probation, HR was there, copies of all this will go to several people in high places, it was quite humbling. All my 2 decades of nursing skills meant nothing, everything was centere...
  10. Think I am in trouble, maybe fired

    Pray for me at 1500 PST. Big guns from HR will be there. My manager and I had a brief meeting before the big one today (which is suppose to be annual evaluations for everyone but my orientation is 30 days away) and she went over some of the feedbac...
  11. I've been nursing for almost 2 decades, mostly med/surg and some tele. I was offered a position about 6 months in outpatient endo, it sort of came my way. I took it but the 5 days a week, on call all hours of the night and the technology just about k...
  12. I have been done ICU and med surg nursing for years and now work in a PCU. I've done 8 and 12 hour shifts, now as the trend is, doing 12's. I have been feeling frustrated and tired about the quick turn over in patients these days in our unit, the pat...
  13. I had a chance for an interview as an RN in the Endo Dept. Small hospital but big dept. I was asked half a dozen times if I was a "gaget" person. The interviewers indicated the many gaget like equipment available and the nurse must trouble shoot f...
  14. Here it goes...

    Good for you but don't hang up those drummer sticks. You will need a creative outlet becasue you will be entering into logical stressful stuff. It is important to have an outlet that is relaxing and soothes the soul.
  15. Noc Shift Any Easier ???

    Out here in California and the hospital I work for they adhere to ratios like in step down 3:1 and tel 4:1 on the day or night shift. It sounds very tempting, the unit I am in has some strong very supportive people on both shifts. They also use a hos...