wildwood

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1. On-Call Pay

   wildwood replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

   In our OR, we get $40.00 per day for weekday call, and $50.00 per day for weekend or holiday call. We have guaranteed 40 hr/week, so we get to go home early when we finish, and we get the next day...

2. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

   wildwood replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

   If I were not a nurse, I'd like to be a mortician. Sometimes I think it would be easier to work with dead people than deal with some of the stuff we get in the

3. Ultrascopes

   wildwood replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I bought one (paid $89.00 for it), and when I tried to use it, I couldn't hear a THING! I got several other nurses to check it out, and nobody liked it. I took it back. Littman is still my...

4. Access to medications during Callbacks

   wildwood replied to ckalston's topic in Operating Room

   Hi! Congratulations on your first post. I love being able to hear from OR nurses far away. We used to use that system of having "keys" that were supposedly hidden, but everybody who...

5. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

   wildwood replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

   As bad as things get sometimes, I know I love my job, and I would still want to be a nurse. Sometimes I wish I had been born 10 years earlier (I am almost 48), because things were a lot better...

6. Sick Leave

   wildwood replied to Jan B's topic in Orthopedic

   Our time off is lumped together in "Paid Time Off"; this includes vacation, holidays, sick days, etc. You accrue time dependent on your hours worked and length of service to the hospital. The problem...

7. Wrote Dr. Phil yesterday....

   wildwood replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

   I don't understand this post. What do you have a problem with about getting more focus on the nursing shortage? I didn't take it as an attempt for personal gratification. I agree that Oprah may be...

8. Recovery of OR patients in CCU

   wildwood replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Hi, Cliff, I know what you mean about the new people not having a clue about the nightmare of 10 days of call! Hopefully, they never will. When I first started in the OR (about 16 years...

9. Recovery of OR patients in CCU

   wildwood replied to gooser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   The anesthesiology department should be in an uproar over this! You are absolutely right about the standard of care. Our PACU nurses that take call get the same benefits that the OR nurses do. We...

10. State Hospitals

    wildwood replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    My husband worked for Broughton Hosp. (a state psychiatric facility) for 30 years and retired full benefits, full pay, insurance, etc. . There are many different units to choose from, from young...

11. Retirement

    wildwood replied to education's topic in General Nursing

    Retirement will depend on you - where you decide to work (benefits, 401K, your age, etc). I guess it would be best to investigate different agencies or educational institutions where you are...

12. is rudeness a prereq.?

    wildwood replied to luv-my-dal's topic in General Nursing

    Be assertive! It is rude to ignore anyone, even if you aren't able to talk right then. As a common courtesy, the least the other nurses could do if they are busy is acknowledge that they heard what...

13. curious

    wildwood replied to DoctorRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best doctors I know used to be the charge nurse on our surgical floor (20 Years ago!). She was a great nurse, and it has certainly made a difference in how she relates to patients,...

14. Access to medications during Callbacks

    wildwood replied to ckalston's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like an issue to be taken to risk management. If your boss is not concerned with patient safety and your liability in case of an emergency, then I'd pursue other ways to get your problem taken...

15. Access to medications during Callbacks

    wildwood replied to ckalston's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, At our hospital we have a system similar to Pyxis, called Omnicell. You have to have a password to access it. Each medication is signed out to the patient as it is needed. Getting a...