amanurse75

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1. Need some encouragment and understanding

   amanurse75 posted a topic in Recovery

   I really need to talk to someone in recovery. Here is what's happening: I am an addict. I am in my 30's now. When I was a teenager I went through an IOP. I haven't taken illegal drugs for over 14 years. After struggling and finally breaking free fr...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   amanurse75 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Very interesting. My post on Dec 5th should interest you. Like your experience mine happened at 3am. I heared somewhere that this is the witching hour. Strange things happen around that time.

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   amanurse75 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Well, me and a technician where working alone (night shift) in an old SICU converted to cardiac floor. There had always been talk of ghosts down there but both of us had never experienced anything there before. We were talking about ghosts most of th...

4. Big Problems at New Job

   amanurse75 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I already posted this but have only received 1 reply. Maybe it was on the wrong forum. Anyway. I began a new job in an ED over 3 months ago. I have been a nurse 3.5 years but had about 6 months leave during that time and also did 6 months of telephon...

5. Big Problems at New Job

   amanurse75 replied to amanurse75's topic in Career Support

   First, thank you for replying. I thought I would get a couple more pieces of advice, but you sound like you know what you are talking about. The problem is I cannot afford to be out of work. Should I go to nurse recruitment to try and transfer? I ha...

6. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

   amanurse75 replied to amadime1's topic in New York

   RGH is giving a 10,000 bonus, 21/hr, Highland think very carefully before applying there, SMH-same as RGH but no bonus

7. Big Problems at New Job

   amanurse75 posted a topic in Career Support

   I began a new job in an ED over 3 months ago. I have been a nurse 3.5 years but had about 6 months leave during that time and also did 6 months of telephone nursing. Now I am on orientation. There is a particular nurse in my dept. (nurse educator) w...

8. Scheduling difficulty

   amanurse75 replied to amanurse75's topic in General Nursing

   My husband and I have been discussing this and you are right I am not STUCK. Thank you. It seems sometimes that I am in a dire situation but now I can think about all the other things I can do as a nurse. I am going to HR Monday morn and seeing if th...

9. Scheduling difficulty

   amanurse75 replied to amanurse75's topic in General Nursing

   I was hired for 3pm -3am. I am even available any shift on the weekend even days. They won't compromise. Could it be that I just told them I am pregnant-just found out month ago? No I didn't get it in writing.

10. Scheduling difficulty

    amanurse75 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so stressed out!!! I was hired for 36 hrs in the ED at my hospital. I am not a new nurse but am new to emergency. My manager said I would do 6 weeks orientation on days 5 days a week and then get to my new schedule. Now after 6 weeks my nurse ed...