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  1. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

    EASY: Don't answer the phone. It's none of their business why you don't make yourself available on your off days. As long as you are there for all your scheduled shifts, no one can accuse you of not "helping out" enough. This is a business. They need...
  2. Pay difference for ADN & BSN nurses

    I live in northern VA but have my license in several states.....at my current hospital the RN pay is the same regardless of degree type, however last year they gave all the BSN nurses a $1500 bonus check in January. I am currently looking into BSN pr...
  3. Job Market Loundon County/Fairfax

    Sorry didnt answer the whole question. Ratios....on my med/surg unit, the ratio was 6:1 with one nursing assistant shared between 2 nurses (12+ patients). On my oncology unit it was 5:1. On my postpartum/antepartum unit, its 5 couplets max per RN mos...
  4. Job Market Loundon County/Fairfax

    Job market is excellent. Several major hospitals within a 20 mile radius. Pay is not so excellent in comparison to the cost-of-living in Fairfax county, the wealthiest county in the USA. For this reason, my husband and I have seriously considered ret...
  5. New nurse made a mistake!

    This is exactly why so many nurses leave the profession or get burned out early in their career. I cant stand bullies. This person must have forgotten what its like to be new. I agree with the majority of others. You did better than most by responsib...
  6. Should new grad be able to start IV at work?

    I had a similar problem as a new grad: Started in postpartum, which means zero IV start experience, then went to med/surg, which meant 20 IV starts a day! (exaggerating a little:lol2:) But I was an "experienced RN" so I was embarassed to admit I wasn...
  7. Isnt this like "HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE, WORKING FROM HOME, IN 2 WEEKS!" Sorry for the sassy sarcasm but high stress, in the healthcare field, is a given. My mother/baby unit is a "happy" place, and I still pull my hair sometimes just from the d...
  8. Ever get infection/ disease from a patient??

    oh my! conjunctivitis ("pink eye") from a stroke patient i'd cared for all day whose wife mentioned at the end of my shift, "his eyes keep watering...". i warned the oncoming shift to be diligent with avoiding contact, etc. and called the in-house do...
  9. Do nurses get MRSA easily?

    Ditto! Some days 5 of my 6 patients would be on contact or airborne precautions for one thing or another, particularly MRSA. Im so glad we are talking about this.
  10. Lactation Consultants: Where do they chart?

    At my hospital, they have their own separate sheet just for breastfeeding eval/notes. Its great because its one less person grasping for the chart when you have it!
  11. How do you feel about taking pictures with your patients?

    I always oblige, sometimes without being asked, like while a dad is filming or photographing the baby's first bath. If you dont want to, how about turning it on them and saying "How about I take a picture of you all together?" But, I would just like...
  12. Doula turned RN....L&d or Mother/infant the right place for me?

    i made it official and left med/surg for good. i actually get bored at times on ob and i get complacent--- but after my last day on the med/surg unit was another day of pure hell with disgruntled patients and family who are never satisfied, never say...
  13. Learn From My Mistakes

    What a great topic! I love learning from other's mistakes!!! Thank you for starting this post. Ok, mine are: 1. Even a young, alert & oriented x 3 person can become disoriented after certain meds (narcotics, sedatives...) so use your bed alarms, ...
  14. I just wrote about this very same thing in another post; I have only been nursing just 4 years and I have switched units/specialities and hospitals 3 times. The hospital switches have mostly been because we moved but I changed my nursing specialty be...
  15. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    Saw a documentary about this on discovery health or national geographic about 3-4 years ago.....lady cooked it and served it to friends and family at a "dinner party" type gathering. Bizarre to me but whatever....