sfn2008 RN

sfn2008 has 41 years experience as a RN and specializes in Telemetry Step Down Units. Travel Nurse, Home Care.

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1. Question about RN scheduling

   sfn2008 replied to sfn2008's topic in General Nursing

2. Question about RN scheduling

   sfn2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a retired Travel Nurse (2008) and in my travels I came across a schedule for 12 hour shift nurses. It was brillient. Every nurse knew months in advance what days she/he was to work. Nurses were possitioned in one of four shift slots. Team ...

3. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

   sfn2008 replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

   The big IF. But it doesn't look like that is going to happen any time soon. California is definatly more progressive ... but even that is not going to be good enough in the long run. Too many people are focused on hourly wages and not patient care lo...

4. Lots of Questions ... Few Answers

   sfn2008 posted a topic in Activism

   nursing school taught nurses to use the nursing process to assess and treat people with health issues under md orders. we were taught that patient safety is one of the highest priorities. protect patients from falls, medication adverse reactions, pro...

5. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

   sfn2008 replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

   As much as a Union could or couldn't help, that is not the answer. Nurses need the legislation. California is trying to get something going, and granted it is possobly because California Nurses Association and it's bargining power... BUT we need legi...

6. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

   sfn2008 replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

   Any ideas on how to get such legislation?

7. Have you quit in disgust?

   sfn2008 replied to flygirl43's topic in General Nursing

   You are sooooooooooo Right!

8. What was your job before you became a nurse?

   sfn2008 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   Telephone Installer. One of the first females to pass Pole Climbing School.

9. Have you quit in disgust?

   sfn2008 replied to flygirl43's topic in General Nursing

   What people? Who? The nurses at allnurses? The BON? The community where your hospital is located? WHOM are you expecting to stand up and take notice? Hospitals have a Board of Directors. Do nurses attend the meetings? As an employee of a hospita...

10. Code blue: family at bedside????

    sfn2008 replied to ljcraigrn's topic in General Nursing

    During a Code all concern and attention is on reviving the patient. I think it makes a difference if the Code is called in the ED, the ICU or the Floor. In many of the hospitals that I have worked someone from the chaplain's office responded to the...

11. Have you quit in disgust?

    sfn2008 replied to flygirl43's topic in General Nursing

    It has always been my thoughts that we do not have a shortage of nurses. We have a shortage of nurses that are willing to work under the conditions that are being presented. Change the conditions and I wouldn't be surprised if you saw nurses come o...

12. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

    sfn2008 replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse recruiter recently told me that termination under these cercumstances should be referred to as "ethical differences". In other words you and your employer disputed what was "safe nursing practice". This seems to be a reasonable explination ...

13. You know you have a great job when.....

    sfn2008 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

14. When to enter meds on MAR

    sfn2008 replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric

    I disagree. I don't identify with the control issues. I feel we should identify and meet NEEDS. Let me ask, how many times would you have liked to just sit and TALK to your patient because you knew that that is what they NEEDED, but you couldn't beca...

15. When to enter meds on MAR

    sfn2008 replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric

    True, there are many that NEED a professional to administer medication and deliver treatments. And there is definatly a need to protect one patient from the medication or treatment of another. I agree to this. My question was "what is the percentage ...