Robmoo

I did the Texas Tech ADN to BSN program while working full time and married with kids. It was a lot of work, but very manageable. If your program is similar, you will be writing a lot of papers. I recommend PERRLA for organizing and tracking your references. It interfaces with Word and puts the references into either APA or MLA format. Keeping a history of your reference is useful because finding references can be the most time-consuming part of paper writing, and you will find that article that you reference in the previous class paper will very likely be helpful for other papers. Good luck!

Talk to HR. There is likely a policy regarding this issue. Your first time with this issue will likely be a coaching. There might even be circumstance where it is fine for you to hop on and get paid outside of your usual hours. You need to find out your company policy. The not working off the clock is likely part of the labor law in your state.

It is going to depend upon the labor laws in your state. If it is a BON requirement then you are probably stuck doing it on your own. If it is required by your facility, then it is likely on their dime. It Texas one can file a complaint with the Texas Work Force Commision. I've heard of nurses saving up and documenting pay irregularities to file the complaints after they leave for another job in order to avoid retaliation. Depending on the laws in your state, that employer could be on the hook for fines. A consultation with a lawyer specializing in employment law is likely not very expensive.

I gather that you just want to vent and that is why you are asking here. Employment law varies from state to state. If you think that you have a legit complaint, then go to the body that governs workplace issues in your state. If you think that they have violated Federal regulations, then file a complaint there.

Ask her out for coffee and see how things go. If she says give you a reason why she can't do it, tell her that it is an open invitation and to just let you know if/when she is interested. Since she is a colleague, you probably shouldn't ask a second time. The last thing that you want is to be in HR for harassing a colleague. Good luck!

My hospital takes new grads in the ICU. They have a 6 week preceptorship which approx 1/2 of the candidates fail. It is a STEEP learning curve! When I entered the ICU over 20 years ago I had 2 years of experience in Oncology. I would have been better off if it had been telemetry. Coming from anywhere else to ICU is a major learning experience. I was lucky that I had many nurses who were willing to mentor!

Good luck and God bless! I can't imagine how hard this must be for you and your family.

I'm in the same boat in that I am bright enough to work in the ICU, but I don't have the temperament. When my patients do well I am happy. When they take a turn for the worst, I keep asking if there was something that I could have done. This leaves me stressed out. I worked endoscopy to 5 years and now I've been doing cardiac stress testing for 5 years. I went back briefly during the pandemic, but nothing had changed. It was a bit worse because the computer charting had gotten ridiculous. The patient care wasn't bad, but those long hours with only a 30 min lunch break are just too much. I love cardiac stress testing. If something goes wrong then that is what we were testing for in the first place. You call the cardiologist, ONA (we don't have morphine), and get them to the ED or cath lab. I suppose that my point is that you will find stability in other areas also. Leave the bedside and try something else for a while. Find your bliss. I like procedural areas. YMMV

I wonder what a lawyer would say about those the false statement in the accusation. Insisting that the security officer must be a man? "I'll never be your beast of burden. My back is broad, but it's a hurtin." Us sis-males do have more testosterone with all of its benefits and disadvantages, but the female security guard might have worked her butt off and be just as strong. Sometimes strength is in how you use your gifts. You probably know next time to ask for more "security officers." If you enjoy working there then endure. If not then I don't know why you aren't looking to vote with your feet in this issue. The DON dislikes you and that is going to have a major impact on your future earnings and promotion prospects. Good luck!

We use the BD Nexiva in our Cardiac Stress Testing department and it is wonderful! The catheters are sturdier which assists with canulation. They were around $6.00 last time that I looked which is approx 5x more espensive than what the rest of the hospital uses, but I think that we make that up in nursing hours and fewer second attempts.

I can't seem to find the edit button to add this to my previous post. These tactics are and excuse to low ball raises. They are also a defense against a wrongful termination lawsuit if they get rid of someone. There are times in our nursing carreers when the best way to proceed is to vote with our feet. When management doesn't care and won't change until the bottom line goes red what alternative do we have? Why do nurses leave the bedside and leave nursing? It is all about the working conditions.

The beatings will continue until morale improves!

Being late isn't the issue with the BON it was back timing her documentation to before he/she had actually arrived on the unit. For example, documenting an assessment at 0700 that was not actually done until 0830.

Someone will hire you. Nurses are in high demand. I don't think that anyone will hold it against you that you took a gap year to take care of a sick family member.

I think that this has already been said, but it bears repeating. The DON gets paid to put up with this stuff. Next time just forward it up the chain of command and let them deal with it. I think that you are fine. You made a mistake. You've been counseled. Don't do it again. I think that Jesus said "go forth and sin no more."