NewYorkerGirl

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  1. Doctors Orders

    Well finally, Joint Commission did something to help nurses out. Our Docs are lazy, too, and don't want to touch a computer. It's good to hear JC frowns on this.
  2. North Carolina vs Tennessee

    Pick TN: no income taxes. Visit NC on your off days.
  3. Do you like working in neuro?

    It depends. In one hospital, I spent a lot of clincals in school in neuro and loved it. It was a lot of seizure/Parkinson's/neuro trauma injuries, etc. Very interesting. At my current hospital, neuro is the dumping ground for any and all of the alte...
  4. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    I don't feel guilty calling out because if the floor can't find someone to cover for me, they'll close the floor 6 patients earlier than they usually would. No biggie.
  5. Orlando vs. Tampa career for new grad?

    I have also heard great things about Lakeland Regional.
  6. Uncensored Thoughts of a Nurse Interviewer

    So what you're saying in this article is... shy introverts stand no chance. Got it.
  7. What is "burnout" and how do you cope?

    Simple: they want nurses to quit before they are around very long to demand high salaries and better working conditions. The same thing is happening in many fields of work. Employers want young, cheap workers who can't quit because they are saddled w...
  8. I had a professor in nursing school who said working oncology nursing at a cancer center was slow-paced. I have no oncology experience, so I don't know personally.
  9. Stupid. Hospitals in my area are offering double-pay and triple-pay on high census days. No contract. No rules. What is it with the damn contracts these days? You can't just work and get paid anymore. There's always some cockamamie crap to deal with...
  10. 50 Things New Nurses Need to Know About Calling Doctors and Other Providers

    Also, learn WHO to call. I never bother calling Dr. IDontCare for pain medication. I will wait until that doc goes home and call the on-call provider.
  11. So Sick Of This Nurses Eat The Young Crap

    I didn't see any attitude whatsoever in my last profession, public school teaching. A profession full of women, by the way, so I know the NETY attitude ain't from being female.
  12. Nurses forced to work as aides

    I know that. But I still don't want to do it for 12 hours a day. It's not what I signed up for. Time to enroll in NP school I guess, even sooner than I thought.
  13. Funny, this is MY pet peeve. If you run a 1000 bag at 1000 (ours don't have an extra 50), then the line runs dry and I have to disconnect, prime it again and reconnect. This is a waste of time and also an infection control issue. I always put my 1000...
  14. Nurses forced to work as aides

    I am frustrated with my hospital. We have a shortage of aides, and no wonder because they have a hard, backbreaking job for measly pay. As a result, sometimes when we nurses show up to work, we're made to work as aides. No notice, just here: you're a...
  15. Nebraska joins ranks of states with independent NP practice

    Woo-hoo! I wondered which states were the other 18, and found this: AANP - State Practice Environment SOOOO disappointed in my home state of NY!