I prefer days. I have worked nights (8 and 12 shifts), I have worked rotating shifts(4 weeks days/2 weeks nights), I have worked 3-11 shift,11-7 shift and 7-3 shift. This body of mine says we can't do nights anymore and we have earned the right to do...
I'm in the RN to BSN program at my hospital. They pay for the tuition. I pay for the books. After it is over I will be paying $100 a paycheck to pay the taxes. The instructors come to the hospital. So I feel like it's a pretty good deal.
DEB52 replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn
In our OB department, the on-call requirement is 2 12 hr shifts. One is on the weekend and one is during the week. This is in a 6 week time period. The call pay is $3.00 an hour and they have 45 minutes to arrive to work. Because of high patient volu...
i was wondering what other nurses in management roles do to reduce stress. it's evaluation time and my first time doing them. this year they started on the computer. we do everyone's in jan. my fellow clinical team manager is leaving the end of next ...
We researched this in my Nursing Therory class in Oct. The shortage is suppose to last until 2020 then nurses my age will be retiring. That will make the shortage worst. The average age of nurses is about 47. I hope that their will be nurses availabl...
We have been living with a traveling manager in our L/D, Triage, Ante partum unit for over a year.It's a large unit.So the decision was made to split L/D and Triage apart from anti partum. There will be some training for them both and it's going to b...
everyone have a great christmas with family, friends and co-workers if you are working those days. i'll be working 12 hr on christmas eve. i 'll be thinking of you all as you spend time with you patients during the hoildays.ho! ho! ho! ...
I was wondering how many nurses are comfortable with using the chain of command. We had a situation over the weekend with a Fetal Heart Tracing and the residents stating that it would be fine. The mother had polyhydraminos and uncontroled diabetes. T...
i'm writing this in blue because that's how i'm feeling. we have had a traveler manager for a year. we have not been able to find a manager for our l/d, triage, antepartum and fetal care unit. so now we are going to separate the antepartum unit and w...