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In reality: Bed alarm and the non skid socks In my fantasy realm: Get said patient discharged or put them in a giant bubble.

No, I live in a state where gun control laws are pretty stiff.

So yeah, after a year and a half after working nights in a long term floor in a skilled nursing facility I got into a day shift in a hospital on one of those telemetry floors. To me it feels like a...

I worked 11-7 so I get to spend some of the holiday with family and get paid "holiday" time for just one hour technically that day. It's working 3-11 that would be the problem for me.

So recently I was offered a job in a progressive care unit and I accepted it. I'm still waiting back on a local hospital OR position but I'm under the assumption I'm going to start in the PCU on the...

I haven't experienced lateral violence as a nurse. However my younger sister is a tech at the local medical center and she says that she basically is being eaten alive down there and being verbally...

Here is my take on unions: Pros: Allows the little guy to stick up for themselves against administration A lot of unionized facilities I've seen actually have fairer patient ratios than...

1. My LTC job is pretty secure but I can drop to Per Diem no problem I'd assume. My 2nd part time job is a faculty assistant at a local university. They are very flexible with hours but if I leave I...

I'm pretty pale and I have a slight Vit D deficiency so yeah I work nights. Nights was a good stepping stone for me and it allowed me to interact with my coworkers. My problem with nights is I feel...

It's not a written offer. The director that interviewed me reports directly to the Assistant VP that is well my "sponsor" so to say. But yeah in the world of nursing it didn't happen unless it is...

So I went to the interview......it was completely different from what I expected. The commute is pretty bad though it seems an hour and ten minutes. However, I go I get interviewed there the HR...

I want to eventually be an NP, and no I have not yet started. I do not want to be a bedside nurse forever. Honestly right now I really want to leave 11-7, its not exactly good for my health. I...

I live with my parents but I have a younger sister going through college so money is tight and I have to help out. Taking the pay cut would be potentially damaging. The part time job adds $200-$500 a...

Honestly, best you can do is voice your concerns and leave. If they see a spike in turnover/injuries maybe they'll think otherwise. If one of the upper management people get injured then maybe...

I'm 18 months into nursing now still in SNF still on nights, I've been interviewed a few times but couldn't get the job due to low census at time of hiring or statewide hiring freezes. I've always...

Nope, would have gone into medical school, suffered through residency, work GP, make just as much money, then kill myself from the resulting debt. Wonderful!

Deal with them with a smile, address their concerns, and move on. Honestly, when I've pulled: "I'm in the middle of something, we can walk while we talk" usually makes the conversation briefer but...

Salaried jobs especially for things like this is just an excuse not to give you OT. But 60 visits a week? That's just horrifying.

A friend of mine is telling me to apply for one of the open OR positions at the hospitals he works at, apparently they are very desperate for RN's to fill in some slots. OR was one of the things I...

I'm trying to get IN the hospital haha. I really want to get my NP but combined with my terrible GPA and LTC experience it is becoming more and more of a fleeting dream. I'm stuck to become a...

Learn to say no to working OT, take more vacation days (we earn them), try to move to a different department in your organization, some people feel burnout within a week of where they work. Take a...

Jeez 68 patients? I work nights and I complain having 35 each night. For me I have a high concentration of G-tubes and SP caths so handwashing is pretty much you have to do. Our purell hand...

Too many nursing schools opening up is leading to a serious case of degree dilution. I can't wait until a DNP is the bare minimum to even work at a nursing home, how about you guys?

Honestly, if I was an administrator I would take advantage of all this internal bickering between the ASN and BSNs and make your lives harder since you woulnd't notice. Too busy fighting with...

I have my "one year of experience" too bad it's in LTC so it doesn't even count in hospitals. Now I get "We aren't hiring new grads". Apparently a new grad is someone with 0-2 years experience. I can...