As long as I've been in nursing there has been a push to elevate and promote us to the 'professional level'. Some have suggested that this would be done by obtaining a bachelors degree and some by pursuing advanced certifications. None of which I h...
Our hospital is union. Recently admin decided that they were going to require everyone to pick up an extra shift per pay period. The union stepped in and told them uh-uh, no way.
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Our hospital is union. I belong, but don't really do much with it. You don't hear much from them most of the time, but recently an issue came up. Staffing is poor as it is in many places, so admin decided they were going to institute a policy that...
depends on their level of experience, and their level of common sense. Just because a person has an 'MD' after their name doesn't make them knowledgebly better.
In our ICU, we take turns - charge nurse technically is supposed to take less critical patients, assign new patients, assist others if possible, and give general end of shift report. Doesn't always work that way, but everyone up there works pretty w...
I think its mostly the pay they get for what they do, plus the lack of respect in many places. I think they should be paid a lot more, then maybe you could attract the kind of people who you could depend on. To be honest, there are many times I'd rat...
In how many other professions could you find a person with a dead body on one side and a pile of poop on the other, enjoying a meal. It could be the only time all noc that they'll find time to eat.
That might not be a bad idea, but keep your peds certifications up to date or obtain new ones such as PALS. Med surg, if you've never done it, can be an excellent way to obtain general skills, organizational abilities. Or, do these hospitals have f...
MICH - don't know how to advise you. Med-surg is the foundation of nursing. You may be happier in an ICU or ER setting, but I feel that some general bedside nursing experience is essential to help build skills, confidence, organizational skills. Do...
I don't believe our hospital has a policy about fingernails - I personally dislike having my nails grow long because of the chance of getting gunk under them, and also I always worry that I'll gouge the skin of some of our elderly patients as we turn...
I feel differently about this than a lot of people. I don't feel that just because a person is a hospital employee that they have a need to know anything, unless they're directly involved in that patients care. I guard my charts from curiosity seek...