MissPiggy replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Psychiatric
It CAN get overwhelming at times but you have to learn to prioritize your duties. If you have a good tech you can delegate a lot of things to that person which frees you up to do more of the RN-only tasks that need to be done. As far as the pesty p...
I did the night shift for years and managed ok (and LOVED it) but now, 4 years later, I STILL cannot get up early and cant get to sleep til around 1 or 2 in the a.m. Am afraid that I'll never get back to a normal schedule, so be warned. Good luck a...
You can use aspects of your nursing education in other fields... I am now an LPC in private practice because I got sick and tired of all the games in nursing. I am still an RN but don't really use it much. The pharmacology and psych training sure h...
MissPiggy replied to HopefullystayinganRN's topic in Texas
There are numerous other threads about Group One on this site, including a link to their member hospitals - I don't know how current this list is, but at least you will know which places to avoid. We ALL need to avoid applying to them if we are to g...
MissPiggy replied to jellybean16's topic in New Nurse
You will; just the fact that you are so concerned for you patients' welfare will keep you on the right track, that and knowing when it is time to ask questions. Don't worry, after a while of this you will come to notice that you are relying more and...
MissPiggy replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Union
I can somewhat understand the reasoning behind the paranoia of employers. No matter what the circumstances, a union will always be viewed as setting up an adversarial relationship between employee and employer. Maybe so, but by the mere fact that emp...
MissPiggy replied to kurisuchine08's topic in General Nursing
Guys, isn't that part of the DON/ADON's job, to assure adequate staffing? They are on salary for that reason, THEY are responsible to fill in when necessary, not anyone else; they are just hoping that they won't have to come in by finding someone el...
MissPiggy replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism
I feel much the same way. I keep thinking to myself...How can I make a difference for all nurses? Why do we take this crap? Because it's always been this way, or worse? I've heard it said time and again. Just seems we are going to lay down and t...
Ok, I just HAVE to chime in here so grab a drink ...As much as I totally agree with pretty much everything that has been said, I have to ponder all the times I stood up to managers in the interest of "patient safety" ( you know, that little ole' thin...
MissPiggy replied to gayle_the_RN's topic in General Nursing
Anyone who can stay cool, calm and collected in emergencies are way cool. Doesn't that cover most specialties? I was a psych nurse and had many situations where we needed to keep our cool too.
Oh yes we do - I, for one, am tired of the politics, favoritism, differences in pay, etc. that is rampant here. Although I no longer work as a nurse, I am still active in NNOC and hope to see more Texans wake up to the fact that we cannot do it alon...