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  1. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    well management is manipulating the hospital policy and refuse to pay me. the union disagrees and is now going to the next level of grievance and calling a hearing. please wish me

  2. Is this a violation of the new whistleblower law?

    tiger replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    my hat is off to you as well fiesty. keep us informed and let us know if you need letters of support. you could get alot of backing

  3. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    oznurse-i would get paid from my cal bank. i have 396 hrs on my last check plus 128 eib time. like to keep my cal above 300. now i'm working on getting my eib up high. i think if you get 700 hrs it...

  4. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i've just been told by my union rep that it looks like i will be paid in cal time and money for my injust call-off. i can't be 100% sure until i see it on my check. i will be so happy if my...

  5. Taped report vs. verbal report

    tiger replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    i've done both too. taping is much preferred for reasons already given. when our tape player broke the last time our boss said it wasn't in the budget to get a new one so we chipped in and bought one...

  6. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    ocankhe-all nurses should be treated with respect and get their 40 hrs a week like other

  7. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    nursetami-i think you jinxed me. lol. in my almost 11 years working at the hospital i am at i have never had an issue withcancellations being rotated. well, now that we have no boss(administration is...

  8. elopement risk

    tiger posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi. i work on a rehab that is inpatient but our unit is totally separate from the hospital and security is only there at night. even then he is not much help with pts. running away due to our track...

  9. Cancelled???

    tiger replied to NurseTami's topic in General Nursing

    our policy says first goes o.t., then agency, then perdium, then partitime, then full time on a rotation basis. we keep a list of the last date of call off and go by that. if someone tries to cancel...

  10. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

    tiger replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    smart

  11. elopement risk

    tiger replied to tiger's topic in General Nursing

    well, none of our doors are locked down. we used to use the alarm bands but it broke and has never been fixed. they do have the system that beeps when a door is opened but with 5 exits/entrances and...

  12. elopement risk

    tiger replied to tiger's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i forgot to mention. if a pt. says anything suicidal--like i wish i could die--they are usually put on one to one supervision. most cannot even get out of bed by themselves. does this make sense....

  13. Survey: Would you encourage your child to become a nurse?

    tiger replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    no,no,no,no,NO!!!!!!!!for reasons we all

  14. Do you/ did you have a Nurses Cap? Pin?

    tiger replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i had one of those cardboard hats during school. i threw it away the day i graduated. those were the most ridiculous things to have to wear. any male nurses ever have to wear some type of nurses...

  15. Use of diapers vs. underpads for incontinent patients

    tiger replied to bmaury's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i work in rehab and although the diaper is necessary during the day for therapy i prefer the incon pad when the patient is in bed. alot of the nurses put diapers on the pts. that have a foley and...

  16. Anyone allowed to nap on their breaks?

    tiger replied to dawngloves's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    just as others have said we can do anything we want on our break time. we always go out for food and some people go sit in their car and read and some people take a nap.

  17. On Call Shifts

    tiger replied to PhantomRN's topic in General Nursing

    we don't have on call where i work. i certainly can see how it would mess up your time off though. i think that's worse than being scheduled. at least scheduled you know ahead of time. i don't mind...

  18. Is nursing a "calling"

    tiger replied to fiestynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    it was not a calling for me. my mom just told me to do something and i really had no guiadance counselor in school. i knew i didn't want to be a teacher, lawyer. or doctor and i really didn't know any...