I think precepting would be a great opportunity for you and your preceptee. 1) you will have help with your patient load. 2) You both can brainstorm together. 3) If you don't know how to do something...
I am currently working M-F 8-5 job and have done this for the last 11 years. I did take a $5.00 pay cut in addition to shift diff/holiday pay when I left the bedside 11 years ago. I feel like the pay...
I understand why the person over the fellowship program made this statement" It is not a good fit for someone approaching retirement age and looking to take it easier.". Fellowships are generally...
My entire bedside nursing career which was over 20 years from the age of 22-mid 50's I used a small portfolio notebook kept in my pocket with everything I was required to do that shift. As I did...
cgw5364 replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing
Hospital in my area only hires BSN and LPN. I am an ADN nurse with over 30 years' experience and a certified Mother-Baby nurse. Thankfully I did not have to find a job when I moved because my remote...
Appalling behavior! In 30 years of nursing, I never "mocked" a patient. Have I complained about a patient? Sure, to my co-workers in our breakroom or after work as probably every nurse has done. The...
I am a nurse of 30 years and have precepted quite a few nurses-those with experience and those fresh out of school. Every preceptee I oriented had a list of skills that were to be observed by me the...
I have been a nurse for 30 years. I left the bedside 10 years ago to work in medical review/denials management. I still liked my bedside nursing job in mother/baby but was tired of being on call and...
I have 30 years nursing experience. I worked with some wonderful LPN's in my career including one that showed me how to be a nurse as a new grad. I have also experienced being the only RN on a floor...
I am a nurse with 30 years of experience. In that 30 years I have taken care of many patients with intractable pain due to cancer, chronic pain due to pinched nerves, Sickle Cell Crisis, intractable...
In the week before my mother died she would at times raise both of her arms up reaching toward the ceiling and say "James (my deceased father) take me on the boat, I am ready". I had worked on...
I had a similar experience working in a Level lll NICU. I was not a new grad and had experience working in L&D and Special Care Nursery. My preceptor was nice and everything seemed to go well on...
Since the virus has a treatment and a 99 percent survival rate without any medical treatment AND the so called vaccine is unproven, not really a vaccine, and killing people( see openvaers.com), I...
I am a 30 year nurse that has been away from the bedside for 10 years. Prior to leaving the bedside I worked a very busy mother/baby unit for 10 years and prior to that ED/NICU/L&D and oncology....
I think in this situation the family should be accommodated if possible. Simply being in the hospital with a sick loved one is very stressful and now add Covid on top of that adds to the stress. The...
I was in the same position regarding time management. It took me quite a few years to figure out a system that worked for me. I used a small padfolio notebook and wrote out the tasks for each patient...
Search for jobs like Denials Nurse, Appeals Nurse, Case Manager, Utilization Manager, Medical Review and Clinical Documentation Specialist. Have a professional resume/CV written. Professional resume...
I loved precepting new grads and new hires. I had a new grad very similar to what you are describing very sweet and tons of book knowledge. However, she just could not function on her own. She never...
That's the kind of night you pray everybody just lives until morning and pray you don't make a mistake. Many nights on Oncology were crazy like this and I would be at the desk charting for 2 hours...
I worked mother/baby for 10 years and loved it. I ended up leaving because of 12 hours shifts and being on call. Still loved taking care of new parents and babies when I left. Currently I work in...
cgw5364 replied to Wandering-night's topic in Critical Care
Like others have said, you need to be more assertive. I worked night shift and one of the day nurses was know for bullying the night shift nurses during report especially about tasks that we had to...
I had to retake medsurg. I failed the final exam by 2 points. I was devastated and thought about quitting. I ended up taking elective classes the following quarter and re-taking the medsurg class by...
Hi PinkDoves,
I have been a nurse for 30 plus years. I went to nursing school (ADN) straight out of HS and had my nursing license at 20. In ADN school we did not have sim labs, we were working...