RNgonewild

Where's the part that you called your Union Rep and recieved treatment/documented your injury?

Well if your choice is sitting at home wondering about if you ever would have gotten a job at that hospital, then it's no choice at all. Call!

Don't do it!

Why don't you put something permanently on her record. Go to administration at the school and file a formal complaint for harassment. Also file a complaint with the security dept. at your school. I totally hate it when someone uses handicapped parking spaces illegally also, but since you never know what the handicap is that people have you're better off keeping quiet. She could be removed from your program for harassment. If you feel "guilty" you could give her one more warning that if she continues to harass you, or is creating a hostile work enviornment you will be reporting her. And it seems like you have a witness too.

Put off getting married if it affects your financial aid. Who wants to start a marriage with large loans? So depending on whether you're under your parents financial aid package, your own or will have the mix of you and your new husband, figure out which is most beneficial. Also there is no reason you have to get married and immediately start a family, that can wait.

Yes if you have the money. Maybe you can get the AF to pay for it.

Tell her you are going on a long vacation and you will call her when you get back. Then don't call her. And don't answer her calls. I would say quit, but I'm just not understanding your unemployment thing, if you're working how are you collecting unemployment?

Nope.

I'm going to have to agree with some of the above nurses: Get out while the going is good. And don't whine or tell others about your plan. Just start interveiwing and sending out resumes. You have almost a year of ICU experience and that should count for something. Unless you have a contract with them there is no reason to stay. Even if you do have a contract, it sounds like it may be up soon. So start working hard at work, put a smile on your face and butter up the manager, because you might need her as a reference. Then get to stepping.

Anyone know the per diem rate at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhatten? TIA

What is it I missed? It seems to me your Charge Nurse put the knife in your back when she told him she told you to start the induction earlier, that is after she told you to tell him to start it at 0800. Besides, why would you be surprised at a doctor acting like a baby? Just roll with it and it will all pass over. Your co-workers know your skills, why should they be swayed by a doctor acting like a baby? And arent you also talking about him to others? If it persists and gets in the way of your practice write him up and write him up to the head of the OB docs.

Wow what a crock. A win-win for both the schools and the hospitals. I can't believe Kaiser nurses, who are unionized would go for this. And what about student loans starting up 6 months after graduation? Are those payments able to be delayed? What is nursing coming to?

In my hospital we have just instituted a system called CareMobile, which seems very much like the above MAK system with the barcodes. According to the powers that be, it has already cut down on "near misses" or med errors by 50%. I think this is also a way to cut down on drug diversion, although nurses can learn to manipulate any system. It is also supposed to be a time saver, although right now it doesn't seem to be, it just seems like one more piece of heavy equipment we have to carry in our pockets. Oh and it doesn't let LVNs give certain meds they are not licensed to such as IV push drugs or IVPBs.

When you walk in and the night nurse before you says " God bless you because nobody else will!" Then you see one of the other nurses being carried off on a stretcher.

Hey you could hardly help yourself, they are so tasty and available!