Nurseynurse11 ASN, RN

Need some advice. I recently transferred positions within my company and after a month I’ve realized it’s not the specialty I enjoy. I went from bedside where I was for 3 years and got burnt out to being in the operating room but I miss direct patien...

I’m actually not too worried since policy says we can transfer after 6 months (with your manager’s approval you can leave sooner which is what I have) but either way this was my first transfer in my 3 years being here so having one failed attempt I d...

I was and I really don’t want to go back but… I recently found out I’m expecting so that is what is making me feel like if I’m sure this isn’t for me and I can’t get into the position I feel I would be a better fit in then the safest bet would be to ...

So I ended up telling them and now I feel even more stuck. They made it sound like they would help me transfer out but said I need to apply to any position I’m interested in. The pre op spot I am interested in has 16 other applicants some of which ha...

Hello! I am hoping for some advice from anyone who have worked in surgery. I am a type 1 diabetic pump dependent and was offered the opportunity to be recommended a position as an OR nurse. I would absolutely love the opportunity to get into the OR b...

Legally speaking can your employer refuse your call out and force you to come in? Can you refuse to come in? We recently had this happen at my hospital where a nurse called out and spoke to the shift supervisor (which is routine) only to then get a c...

Yeah no union. Our boss literally called this nurse back and said you cannot call out you are expected in tonight. The girl told me she was speechless, started to cry and just hung up. We’ve been very worn out lately due to a new policy where it’s st...

I’m not sure if this is the correct forum I just need some clarity...to keep things short my question is, if a nurse pulls a med from back up like a Pyxis or Omnicell does that same nurse have to administer the medication? Are the rules different if ...

I haven’t been able to verify the documentation or lack of yet. They want me to go in and document it under my name so when I do so I’ll be able to see if there is an administration by that other nurse noted. Hopefully that’s the case but I’m not ho...

This is true..I completely understand that to my job it appears as though I pulled a med and never gave it which is what really upsets me because I physically watched the nurse give and sign for it so idk what happened maybe it didn’t save somehow wh...

Thanks for responding. I’m just confused because when you get a med from backup you need to pull it out under a patient’s name and the med comes in its package so as long as it’s documented as administered to that same patient in my mind there should...

Hi there this is my first post so I hope I'm posting this correctly. I'm looking for some career advice. I started my first nursing job last year and accepted a full time position in a LTC facility. I continued to be full time for 9 months until I be...