inna

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1. Patient safety

   inna replied to SueBDoo's topic in General Nursing

   I guess that will always be the scenario for a floor nurse anywhere you go. If I were you, since you just started in nursing, I would just wait until I had a whole year experience in that unit then I'll go and try my luck in other nursing specialty a...

2. What about breaks?

   inna replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   I work 12 hr shift and we usually have 30 mins break (breakfast) and 1 hr lunchbreak. The facility were I work is pretty good about it. I always take those breaks because it's deducted on my pay sheet anyway. There's no way that I can manage to work...

3. Is home care the better route in nursing?

   inna replied to Paleobug's topic in Home Health

   You just have to choose the lesser evil.... the aggravating stress in an understaffed Med/Surg floor but when your shift is done, you're done. Homecare Nursing is interesting, you see how people live, you take care of them until they fully recover. ...

4. Dreading Work Again!

   inna replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

   Kona2; I think if you're not happy with your work you should leave it. I don't think that a vacation (no matter how long) is what you need.. yes, you'll be refreshed but when you go back to your floor..it's still the same. Floor Nursing Craps will a...

5. Do nurses take more crap because of their percieved role in health care?

   inna replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

   The reason these unfair treatment are going on and on is because we also let it happen. Imagine working a 12 hr shift working like a dog, running here and there, taking care of pt's beyond your safety load, assuming the responsibilities of CNA's, S...

6. Changing positions after only a few months

   inna replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

   As you said the position you're applying for doesn't have vacancies quite often, so I would take my chances and give it a try. If you didn't get the position, then at least you know you've tried. And I strongly agree with the previous post.. life is...

7. Staffing: Just Licensed Personell or Including Unlicensed Assistive Personell

   inna replied to angelicaparki's topic in General Nursing

   I would prefer to have an all RN staff and just keep the ratio1:4 or 1:5, I could give more care, assess my pts. better, keep track of their I&O's V/S, etc..etc.. rather than have auxilliary help and take care of 10-12 pts. Anyway with a heavier...

8. Rude Cna To Nurses

   inna posted a topic in Relations

   I am working in a unit with only one regular tech in our shift who is efficient and hardworking, but she has a hell of an attitude. I am barely new to the unit but I think I can't take it anymore. I've discussed about it with my other colleagues wh...

9. Which would you prefer, 8 or 12 hr shifts?

   inna replied to CountrifiedRN's topic in General Nursing

   12 hr shift for me. I save gas, uniform and get more days off especially when I go on leave, I could attach more days off to it stretching it for like a week more. I can't imagine myself working 5x a wk anymore, it's like having no days off at all.

10. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    inna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I never left my unit on time. My shift ends at 19:30, I always finish my assignments on time but the thing that's holding us all to stay over past 8pm is the giving of report. Only the charge nurse will give report for the entire unit (24 beds) while...

11. we've been having heated - but not yet angry - discussions

    inna replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    VERY WELL SAID!!! MAYBE IF THE CITIZENS HERE ARE WILLING TO DO THE JOBS THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE, EMPLOYERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO HIRE THE UNDOCUMENTED ONES.

12. Nursing vs. Pharmacy

    inna replied to erilynn17's topic in General Nursing

    Our Pharmacy is very efficient. We usually send our missing meds by computer and we only call them when the missing meds did not arrive in the unit at all (which is seldom). They are reliable too, in sending the STAT meds.

13. What are the best shoes to wear to work?

    inna replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    I use a white NIKE sneakers. They're very comfy and I can stand on my feet for 12 hrs without discomfort.

14. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    inna replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    When the Unit Secretary is sick and no Techs showed up for the day. And the supervisor can't give you one because "NO ONE'S SCHEDULED FOR THE DAY". And once you survived that day....Then that would be a clue to the management that it's okay ...the ...

15. Visiting by just taking the train at the Manhattan Area

    inna posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm interested in working around the Manhattan area but my concern is the parkings. I heard that some nurses are just taking the train? Anyone reading this post have an idea how possible is that? I wonder how far away are the walks from the train...