Cardiolyte

Cardiolyte has 10 years experience and specializes in Interventional Cardiology, MICU.

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1. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   Cardiolyte replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. Missouri 2. 10 years 3. MICU 4. $24.01/hr 5. $2;2nd shift, $3;3rd shift 6. Union? It's being discussed now, made the paper.

2. Nurse Manager Is A Bully

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in Relations

   I've worked in this unit 7 years, 5 on nights. She also worked nights. When I was able to transfer to days it was such a relief then she came to days and with her so did the problems. 8 RN's on nights left at one time. She micromanages the staff, sh...

3. Nurse Manager Is A Bully

   Cardiolyte posted a topic in Relations

   I don't know what to do. Co-workers want me to talk to HR, not sure that I trust them.

4. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   No not union. As of Thursday of last week, management has changed the policy again. Now we are allowed four days. What are they doing?

5. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   All employees. The office 9-5 should not have as a hard time with this, as the nurses with 12 hour shifts.

6. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   Our management has cut back on everything RN. No bonus for picking up extra shifts, no meal passes, no, no and more no. Nurses should not be in it for the $. So, no cost of living raises, first one in over 7 years was 0.75. Mandatory everything, staf...

7. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   Our unit is ALWAYS short. RN's quit in groups! We have 2-3 float pool RN's on any given day.

8. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   If you are late twice it equals 1 day, and we can not leave our shift early, that also counts.

9. Two Days

   Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

   That was what we had until January 1/14. After 2, a verbal, after 4, a written, next termination. AND it goes back in time to your last call in. 99% are receiving a verbal warning. It's hard to wrap our heads around it.

10. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    We are thinking that next will be a cut to our PTO.

11. Two Days

    Cardiolyte posted a topic in General Nursing

    New hospital policy is that you can only have 2 days off a year, a rolling year. We went from six days to two days. Does not matter why. No doctor notes, et. We​ receive merit salary increases partly influenced by attendance. Very unhappy employees.

12. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Cardiolyte replied to garn12's topic in Relations

    Sadly, this is normal for pt's coming in to my unit (MICU). We expect it actually. We are considered negative Nancy's if we complain to management. THEY do not want to hear it..

13. ICU RNs running CRRT?

    Cardiolyte replied to liz0105's topic in MICU

    Level I Trauma Center with 23 Bed MICU (my unit), CRRT's are run by our RN's as throughout the other units. HD are run by the HD RN's.

14. Abandoned Patients?

    Cardiolyte posted a topic in MICU

    How does your units deal with having no PN and you have to take your pt to IR, CT, MRI,et? Your other pt is left in the unit to be watched over by another RN who already has 2 critical pts, or 1 with a new unstable admit? Who cares for your pt? I re...

15. Ankylosing Spondylitis (Bekhterevs) and Nursing

    Cardiolyte replied to BSN Happyface's topic in Disabilities

    Hi Hilda, I work as a nurse in a MICU with 23 beds, fast turn over of pt's. Just this week I have begun Humera. It is worrisome. We are exposed to everything in my unit, and sometimes are unaware of the exposure for a day or two. I also just ordere...