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1. Charge Nurse-ing

   ccunite replied to ccunite's topic in Safety

   Thanks everyone for the moral support - I don't feel like I was out-of-line when I told the Unit Manager that I did not feel that I was giving safe & complete care when I wore 3 "hats" simultaneously. However, since there is a shortage of experie...

2. Charge Nurse-ing

   ccunite posted a topic in Safety

   Have you had to be "acting" (relief) Charge Nurse AND take a full patient-load AND precept a new-hire, all at the same time? With the nursing shortage, I've had to wear the 3 hats several nights & feel like I don't do a good job in any of those r...

3. need input from Mentors!!!

   ccunite replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like there's a blurring of two roles here: preceptor and mentor. I have been a preceptor for new hires in the ICU-CCU & been paid about $1 more an hour differential but I have only been an online mentor to student nurses. I think the secon...

4. The Nursing Shortage

   ccunite replied to Cheri's topic in CCU

   In northern Calif. we've been trying to hire direct from the nursing schools (Juniors & Seniors). We used Travelling Nurses for several months to tide us over, but we've padded up our ICU-CCU staff-list abit now to allow for vacation-time. By l...

5. Any new grads that went into the ICU?

   ccunite replied to KR's topic in CCU

   Over 8 years ago, with zero hospital experience, I graduated nursing school & went right into the ICU/CCU. After 6 months orientation (pre-arranged before hire) to open-heart surgery patients, vents & IABPs, I was a walking STRESS bomb. I d...