Metalchild

Metalchild

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  1. so sounds like my schedule is not as horrible as it seems, working sundays only out of 2 days of weekends...
  2. Looks like most other places require people to work something like every 3rd weekend. By weekend, does it include both Saturday and Sunday? Or just one of these 2?
  3. cool thanks I'll check on policies. Actually there are people (like a nurse or 2 on days and a nurse or 2 on nights) want to work weekends and do work every weekend, because of the weekend differential pay. But yeah most of us don't care for it. ...
  4. Hello, At the floor I work at, a lot of people are unwilling to work weekends, me included. I normally work beginning of the weeks and had agreed to work up to half of the Sundays as needed. But due to many who absolutely do not want to work Sunday...
  5. I HATE bedside nursing

    I feel ya. I'm 2 years in and am liking bed-side nursing less and less. Yeah I learn a lot, but it's so demanding and emotionally draining. Like today I got beat the crap up by a dementia patient and her care giver insisted we need to do more for ...
  6. Facebook and employers/school

    I like it! lol. I'm the same way with facebook except I literally don't drink. I actually want people to think I'm a party girl. But at the same time I'm doing ok at work. The only thing I have to be mindful about is not to post anything related t...
  7. Very stressed (2.5 years into it) - please help

    Your work place sounds extremely toxic! but aside from the toxic work place, i find nursing in itself stressful especially if you are a responsible and caring person. I feel like crap when I miss a med! So yeah, I compensate and balance my life by ...
  8. What types of NPs are in higher demand?

    Thanks for your inputs! I've started FNP and after asking and researching around, I feel like I'm on the right path. I'm going to rule out PMHNP for myself because I'm not sure how well I can handle mental health patients. After FNP, people can al...
  9. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Libbyliberal: yeah the promotion is very political. it's all in the writings. Hollybobs: Thanks. however I don't think the people who had decided not to promote me really care because in VA, we are judged by people who don't know us. people who ac...
  10. Help! I'm confused about charting rules

    checking blood sugars before breakfast is understandable. but checking skin during sleep time? eh. maybe if the patients are immobile and you do it quick when passing meds, it's kind of overkill
  11. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Libby, Yeah I think you are right. Might just suck it up till I get my masters... unless some miracle happens and I get in some badass specialty like wound care *light ray shines with angel choir singing*
  12. Nursing is a passion?

    I don't think passion is absolute necessary. but i feel like you do need good conscience and some empathy.
  13. New grads in specialties without the basics

    we did a crapload of patient care/cna-type stuff in nursing school! got hanging IV and programming pump down too! just lack IV insertion opportunities. and i'm thinking... how the heck do these new grads get so lucky?? right into specialty...
  14. since you already do home health, you can probably do case management-- hooking up patients with home health stuff
  15. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    NP Perdiem: like 10k Dishes: I thought I was doing a good job. :-/ I don't know, assistant manager works with me and said i should have gotten promoted. the whole system is frustrating. yeah ima meditate. thanks