melissasrn

melissasrn has 10 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

   melissasrn replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

   Weekend and holiday pay? Be glad you don't work at MY hospital!! We get a 10% diff for 3-11 shift and 15% for 11-7. Weekends and holidays are considered no different than any other day. Lovely, huh?

2. Mophine IM vs IV

   melissasrn replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

   We have a surgeon at our facility that almost always orders pain medication IM instead of IV. Not sure of his rationale, but the patients don't like it. I'd be more comfortable giving a larger dose IM and a smaller one IV. Although it's very time ...

3. heparin drip mistake! what would you do?

   melissasrn replied to youngever's topic in General Nursing

   First of all, I don't understand how NS can ruin a patient's vein in the first place. Maybe I read this wrong though. As a new nurse, do you have someone more experienced you can't turn to for questions when needed? For example, our nurses are requ...

4. Mandatory 12 hour shifts

   melissasrn replied to melissasrn's topic in General Nursing

   I was hired almost 10 years ago when the unit was strictly 8 hour shifts. Workers gradually went to 12 hour shifts over the years and now there are just a few of us that meet up that do the 8s. We were told we create "holes" in the schedule when we...

5. Schedules

   melissasrn replied to emmybear2005's topic in General Nursing

   So you are only scheduled one week at a time? That doesn't seem right at all. We get our schedules in 4 week increments. The workweek starts on Sunday and the manager is required to post them monthly the Thursday before it goes into effect. That ...

6. Mandatory 12 hour shifts

   melissasrn replied to melissasrn's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure as I'm just now starting to research the legality of it all. I've already turned in my letter of resignation but I want to know if what my hospital is doing is legal. Thanks so much for the quick reply!

7. Mandatory 12 hour shifts

   melissasrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was hired for 8 hour shifts (even signed a paper saying what shift I'd be working), but now my employer is going to mandatory 12 hour shifts. Is this legal for those of us hired for 8 hour shifts to be forced to work 12 hour shifts instead? If so...