sassijac

sassijac has 46 years experience and specializes in ED,Psych, PICU, ICU,Neuro.

Latest Activity

1. First big nursing mistake....need some support

   sassijac replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad you made that mistake now, early in your career, especially since there wasn't a bad outcome to the patient. You needed to know that you don't walk on water, that you're just like the rest of us - imperfect. Now the best thing you can do f...

2. union pro or con

   sassijac replied to mark3274's topic in Union

   In my 40 + year career as an RN I worked half time in both union and non union hospitals. My most recent and longest stint in one hospital system was in a union and I enjoyed it the most for these reasons. The union (CNA) was influential in establ...

3. Los Angeles vs. NYC

   sassijac replied to dmaster's topic in New York

   The pay sounds awfully low for NYC. When I left the City to move to northern CA in 1984 I was earning almost half that amount for 3X12 hr nights in the ED. Why not try a travel nurse position to see if you like the City? It's a 13 week assignment ...

4. Update on Transgender nursing Student

   sassijac replied to Transgender_n_TN's topic in General Students

   I've been following the threads and I checked with my legal eagle ( Hubby ) re having your degree and license invalidated when you undergo gender change surgery and he says you will retain license and degree no matter what gender you are. That may b...

5. Update on Transgender nursing Student

   sassijac replied to Transgender_n_TN's topic in General Students

   I am so sorry to hear about your rejection by that nursing program. They are missing out on an opportunity to have someone with personal experience dealing with transgender issues become a nurse. There are many other schools out there which will not...

6. scrubs and ironing

   sassijac replied to CT Pixie's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Never ironed them.........wore the cotton-synthetic mix that comes out wrinkle free from the dryer. I'd never wear wrinkled ones unless I had to replace the one I wore to work because of accidental soiling, from pt not RN :) .

7. Awkward Situation

   sassijac replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

   I think you handled it very well. He was acting normally (unless that's what he does 10X a day). I wouldn't bring the subject up with him unless it's relevant to his plan of care. And do wash hands frequently. I wouldn't wear gloves giving meds,...

8. Advice Needed on dealing with my Charge Nurse PLEASE!

   sassijac replied to Italia13 RN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a former ED nurse (20 yrs) who did charge for at least 8 of those years. I worked in a unionized state (CA ) where the CNA was able to get mandatory nurse patient ratios in place for patient safety in all areas. Highest acuity areas had a 1 :2,...

9. Question Regarding To Compact States--Declare State of Residence?

   sassijac replied to lpn2icu's topic in General Nursing

   What about Travel Nurses who go from state to state and are licensed wherever they work?

10. Tell me about your shifts, I'm curious!

    sassijac replied to harborview's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a variety of schedules in many different hospitals and specialties, mostly in NYC, NJ and northern CA. I usually preferred 12 hr nights because of a long commute and child care when the kids were little. I did this twice a week, back to ...