chashmonit

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1. What should I do...?

   chashmonit replied to 30256118's topic in Job Hunt

   nobody can tell you what to do. you have to weigh the pros and cons. as a single mom whose kids are growing up way too fast, i can tell you, i wish i had been able to just stay home with my kids, take care of them, and watch them grow. but as a nurse...

2. My boss just stunned me

   chashmonit replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   yeah, as long as you don't get penalized for getting sent home--which is the policy at our facility. if we leave (even sent home) before half of our shift is complete, we are penalized with a point system...after a few points (fewer than 10) you are ...

3. How does write ups work in the hospital?

   chashmonit replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   is this new for your facility? our facility just adopted a point system, which they claim is the industry standard. many of us object strenuously (and for the most part, we are very conscientious, patient oriented staff) because of the increase in pu...

4. HELP! Newly RN, poor clinical background, where do i start

   chashmonit replied to willowRN's topic in International

   hey yeah! there are some really good posts here...my clinical (and I am not a foreigner) was weak too, I thought. Your clinicals don't make you proficient, they just introduce you to the skills. That is why hospitals want experienced staff, and tha...

5. New RN in LTC, feeling overwhelmed.

   chashmonit replied to kohlbesc's topic in Geriatric

   You have my sympathy, respect, and prayers. My first job as an LPN while I completed my RN and for several years after was in a prison. I loved it--I really did. But where I worked primarily was in the maximum and super high maximum security. Most d...

6. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

   chashmonit replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

   i wonder if she didn't mean it the way she said it...ie...maybe she meant, as we are all taught in nursing school, for example, someone living with an illness is likely to know more about that particular illness than even a nurse. perhaps her mom br...

7. Late career choice @ 35

   chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i hope it does help...just remember...a bully will bully in any situation. so, plan carefully what they will do and what you will do in the program, and set clear boundaries from the beginning. Otherwise, I can just see them saying, that isn't reall...

8. Late career choice @ 35

   chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Honestly, I don't have any experience with the unions in the hospital setting...when I worked at the prison, I did not find the union to be any help to the workers either--I think you would be best off approaching it as an educational/pt safety issue...

9. Late career choice @ 35

   chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Pussycat--you are so very very welcome. let me know if I can help. Just steel yourself with that thought--it is creating a patient safety issue, and we as a department and a facility would be lax if we don't fix it. I can't tell you how much better o...

10. Late career choice @ 35

    chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Good luck Pussycat--we have been struggling with that in our department, but we have had a few strong good people who have really made a difference. Our unit 6 months ago was miserable. It is so much better now. There is a LOT of info out there about...

11. Late career choice @ 35

    chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

    To RHITtoRN: (Sorry this is long) I wanted to write you privately, but perhaps others will benefit from this. I also experienced something similar. In my case, a teacher who had informed me early in my RN portion that I had no business working full t...

12. Late career choice @ 35

    chashmonit replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm only 33, and I finished my RN in 05 ( i did the ADN program at a community college, and worked as an LPN while I got my RN) I had 2 young kids and was pregnant with my 3rd when I finally graduated, was divorced, remarried, and immediately divorce...

13. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    chashmonit replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of info out there about the detriment of punitive responses in the medical field. Experts write about it in AORN and I am certain other nursing journals, saying that the whole negative response needs to be done away with, for the pure...

14. feeling guilty not going in due to snow

    chashmonit replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility has a policy that if a state of emergency is declared and we get there within 4 hours of the start of our shift and complete the shift, we get paid for the whole shift. My struggle is that within our department, and most likely others as...