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  1. Union?

    burn out replied to midnightRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in a state that is "at will" it doesn't matter if you are union or not..you can get fired just because your employer wants to fire you and there is nothing a union can do about that. Con:...

  2. Union or non-union?

    burn out replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    You are assuming that everyone already has a contract but if the union is coming in for the first time there is no contract and nothing is promised to stay the same. Yes nurses may have higher...

  3. head to toe physical assessment

    burn out replied to carla08's topic in General Nursing

    Head to toe pretty much ssums up the organizational skills you will need. Also remember auscultation before

  4. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    burn out replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that pedicare is like speed to an infant. I also learned that if you freeze a fentanyl patch then scrape the medicine out from under the plastic cover and take it sublingual that it will...

  5. Union or non-union?

    burn out replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Unions have tried twice to come into my hospital since I have been there and both times been voted out. I think that one of the biggest problems with trying to unionize nursing is that you have...

  6. violent alzheimer's....

    burn out replied to sav's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We can talk med changes all we want but we still can't prescribe them. Where are the phone calls to the doctors for this patients behavior, are we not using a team approach and leaving out a key...

  7. Nursing retention

    burn out replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    Probably the biggest factor on retaining the nurses at my hospital is schedules. We have fixed rotations so you can plan your life and vacations well in advance and this is very important for our...

  8. Anyone finish shift and not return to job?

    burn out replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to tell from your writing if your problems were one time bad staffing or if it is nursing in general at you hospital. I think before you completely give up you should put something in...

  9. Stupid things I did when I was a New Grad

    burn out replied to my2sons's topic in MICU, SICU

    Can I confess the sins of another. A new grad I received report from one morning told me that the patient had a tube feeding of pulmocare at 30cc/hr and she did not miss a single dose of it. Then I...

  10. Does it have to be such a hostile environment?

    burn out replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    Middle aged professional considering a career change- I would seriously rethink nursing espicially if you are looking for a job you are capable of performing at 70 years old. Nursing is a very...

  11. Should I stay in case management or go?

    burn out replied to aaac's topic in Case Management

    Talk about the grass being greener. I work monday, thursday and friday 12 hours in ICU and look forward to the day I can transfer to our case management office in the

  12. Should I stay in case management or go?

    burn out replied to aaac's topic in Case Management

    Honey ,nurse anesthetist is all blood and guts, it's SURGERY. You may not be doing the cutting but you have to

  13. Self Scheduling

    burn out replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

    There used to be alot of material on the internet about self scheduling and where I used to work it worked out great. Rule one: management must make sure that it happens and does not let any one...

  14. How do you deal with death?

    burn out replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    After 20 years of nursing it still bothers me to see one of my patient die or even another patient on our unit I may not have even care for..and no it has not gotten any easier you just learn to see...

  15. Digs in her Progress Notes!

    burn out replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    This is too deep for me-Pysch out the Psych nurse . Maybe we need a psych nurse to figure this one out for us . Any one out

  16. Taking a break after 3 years?

    burn out replied to PedsRN03's topic in General Nursing

    WOW acute care peds, my heart goes out to you. I can't do kids , I tried 2 years in a trauma hospital that took care of peds pts. and burned out in two years. It is one thing to take care of older...

  17. Question of ethic: applying the rule or doing what you feel is right?

    burn out replied to zoprack's topic in General Nursing

    I think what most interviewers are looking for and this is even true after you are hired is honesty and integrity. If you are asked a tough ethical question during the interview don't just give the...

  18. Let's call Oprah

    burn out replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    why don't we vent in a way americans would truly understand...let's go on Jerry Springer. I bet he would even do a good editorial at the end of the show, personally I would want to be one to keep my...

  19. Looooong scrubs

    burn out replied to ShockerGirl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    j.c.penny has a special scrub catalog you may pay more but you can at least find the right

  20. Am I a loser? I couldn't keep up....

    burn out replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    you are not a loser you were just dumped on, which is probably why that particular unit was working short that day. I don't understand how some nurses can just sit back and watch the new ones or float...

  21. Let's call Oprah

    burn out replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think Oprah would be doing us any good service. Since she did a program on Druggie Nurses" that really puts us all in a good light. She is so hypocritical- sitting there with her millions...

  22. careplan for rhabdomylosis/ARF !

    burn out replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I may be too late to help with your careplan but for future reference you will want to monitor the myoglobin levels they can reach out rageous proportions like 6,579 in such case you would have a...

  23. My Dream Was/is To Be An Icu Nurse - Advice Please!

    burn out replied to lisa41rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Take the plunge- get your feet wet or you'll never know if you can swim or not but give it at least 1 full year once you are there before you look back. It takes on the average a full year before any...

  24. Anyone have one of these??!??

    burn out replied to Beary-nice's topic in General Nursing

    I think people like her usually start building up to a frenzy from the moment they walk in the building-probably because they do not want to be there. Whatever her first small insult/injury is don't...

  25. Harder to get hired with a BSN?

    burn out replied to cjog's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BSN and have applied in several different states at various times over the last 20 years and I have never submitted an application that I never got offered a