First job I stayed 2 years. Left because I didn't like staffing. Didn't feel "supported" by administrator's. I actually stayed there longer than I should've. Present job I've been at for 4 years. Though I'm actively looking for a new job. I stay...
I've dealt with falls. My first facility did not have patient sitter's. The staffing was minimal. There were many fall incident's. Second institution had sitter's. A lot less fall incident's noted. Staffing comparable.
I work a cardiac step-down. And yes each nurse gets a cell-phone. They started that a few months ago. I must say I love using cell phones b/c when a patients in distress you never have to leave their b.s. And on weekends we don't have a secretary...
I have worked different jobs. Our unit is one of the best staffed unit. We keep the most nurses b/c there's the "best" staffing other than the unit. Right now I only work contigent and wish not to work in the unit until I work at least part-time. ...
I'm so tired. I see nurses crying. They are so frustrated of the condition's. I hear nurses say they want out. I try to encourage nurses to speak up. I have written my boss. (previous boss) A long letter about working condition's. This was long...
I'm actually from a cardiac step-down. Our "sister" unit is CICU. We get pulled there all the time. They try to pull med/surg nurses to med/surg floors. Intensive care nurses to intensive care units. I felt useless the times pulled to med/surg. ...
Courses offered from your working institution, community college courses, online offers?? Does your employer offer CEU courses? How often? And is their a charge? I work in a large, major city hospital. It's a teaching hospital. Going from a smal...
On another board a group of people are discussing a case. It's about a 25 week premature baby needing a blood transfusion. The family refused the blood transfusion. The court's interceded and the courts ordered the hospital to give the baby the blo...
I've had to deal with this. My prior job the Mn. nurses were horrible. They were constantly going to supervisor's saying we give bad report's. (we included too much info.) I basically ignored them...as did the supervisor. Than my next job the sam...
Yes I worked backed than. I was full time/part time around than. We had contigent nurses on our unit than. They always received a lot of hours. Now with the shortage I could work full-time. Any hour of the day. I hope the shortage can be sol...