SnowboardRN

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1. Transferring from another unit?

   SnowboardRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've been on tele for a year (SNF for 2 years before that) and I'm ready to start applying to any and every posted L&D position until I land one, ha. I want to stay in my hospital, but I don't know the first thing about trying to transfer units....

2. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

   SnowboardRN replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

   I work on tele with 5-6 patients and no monitor tech, sometimes no patient care aide's either.

3. Has anyone ever NOT been accepted to frontier?

   SnowboardRN replied to SnowboardRN's topic in CNM

4. Is it hard to get into med surg if you stay in LTC/SNF for yrs?

   SnowboardRN replied to RN&mom's topic in Med-Surg

   I worked in LTC for almost 2 years, because hospitals here weren't really hiring new grads when I graduated. Then, there was a huge demand for tele nurses in all the hospitals around here, so I applied and got interviews and hired at each one! (I onl...

5. Policy on pain medications and patients leaving the floor?

   SnowboardRN replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

6. Policy on pain medications and patients leaving the floor?

   SnowboardRN replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

   Hmm, we have to have an order if the patient CAN leave the floor. We never let them leave because we are responsible for their health. There have been two instances that I can think of that I've gotten orders for a patient to leave the floor. One was...

7. Low Acuity Floors

   SnowboardRN replied to daisygirl5's topic in General Nursing

   Umm I would say probably TCU, rehab, maybe behavioral health. Those patients trend to have a lower acuity. As for med surg, I think that's kind of hit or miss. I wouldn't consider it low acuity, but I wouldn't always consider it high acuity either

8. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

   SnowboardRN replied to coco42rn's topic in Med-Surg

   It goes back and forth here. When I graduated two years ago no one was hiring. Now, at least at my two employers plus another hospital, they are practically begging people to apply... Or it could be no one wants to work at these places, haha. But rea...

9. struggling with med surg expectations

   SnowboardRN replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Med-Surg

   That makes me so sad that they treated you that way. :-( I have been a nurse for two years in a SNF and then started working on tele. They gave me ten weeks of orientation, and i didn't start taking on 4 patients myself until the 7th week! (full time...

10. Ever work with a broken finger?

    SnowboardRN replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! Just wanted to give an update. I called Monday morning first thing (was scheduled to work Tuesday) and they said that with an open wound I couldn't work until the doctor gives the okay, which should be this Saturday when I get my sti...

11. Ever work with a broken finger?

    SnowboardRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I broke my finger yesterday. Got stitches and a splint. I work Tuesday and just wondering how this is going to go over. I want to work, but when I call them tomorrow to give them a heads up I have a feeling they are going to tell me I can't. I don't ...

12. Med-Surg floor sucks, and nursing unions

    SnowboardRN replied to coco42rn's topic in Med-Surg

    I KNEW you had to be from Indiana when you posted your pay. I'm in Indiana and it's exactly the same at my hospital.

13. Has anyone ever NOT been accepted to frontier?

    SnowboardRN replied to SnowboardRN's topic in CNM

    I wanted to give an update on my old post here, I was not accepted. It was because the school I graduated from was state accredited, and they only allow nationally accredited. I thought that my school was nationally accredited but after many tears an...

14. New LPN/RN Pay Rate

    SnowboardRN replied to ArtisticNurse's topic in Indiana

    I was born at ball :) A couple of years ago my aunt said they start new nurses out at 23/hr. That's 6 more than just an hour and a half north!

15. Rhythm interpretation a fib

    SnowboardRN replied to lolakbolak's topic in Cardiac

    Sorry I quoted the wrong person.