SweetBabyJames

SweetBabyJames

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  1. A fib RVR vs SVT

    SweetBabyJames replied to NurseKnope's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Afib w RVR is just fast afib. It’s irregular. SVT is super fast tachycardia, and it’s regular.

  2. Night shift time management - new RN

    SweetBabyJames replied to graykitty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel like with 30 beds you need more than 1 CNA! Do you have any other non-RN staff members to help? Plus with your high ratios, I just don't really see how you could do a quality job while getting...

  3. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, This is a bit of a strange question. I signed on for a 5K bonus at a hospital in PA, committing to a year. I was a NG and now have a year of experience. It was a bad experience and I wouldn't...

  4. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I spoke with HR and we do have a 2 week policy for non-exempt employees! I was very sure to ask about nurses specifically. Exempt employees give 3 weeks. Nurse managers/supervisors give 4...

  5. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!

  6. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate it! Thank you

  7. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    By finely worded I just meant "Thank you for the opportunities... I will be honoring my contract by maintaining availability for work until July 14th, the last day of my year contract" (of course, I'm...

  8. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone, for your feedback!! I'm going to contact HR to ask about our resignation policy. I really need to get out of this job asap, so I think I am going to write a finely worded...

  9. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    This is super helpful, thank

  10. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I guess it doesn't matter that much. I'll offer it and see what they

  11. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your response! I'll technically still be employed until the very last day of my contract, I just won't have worked that week

  12. Got Written Up, Cant Stop Thinking About It

    SweetBabyJames replied to ThatNurseThough's topic in General Nursing

    I feel this way about my current working environment, and this is so well articulated I just had to quote it. Thank

  13. Humble Nurses Do This

    SweetBabyJames replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!, really well articulated. A tough pill to swallow. It's hard accepting the fact that your job is at the mercy of your

  14. I Was Fired...for Being Abrasive and Having Attitude

    SweetBabyJames replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    @Nurse Beth I have to say I don't love the amount of "I've experienced this and that, I've been bullied, I went home crying every day after work. Things could be worse, hospitals are all corrupt."...

  15. I Was Fired...for Being Abrasive and Having Attitude

    SweetBabyJames replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    @Daisy Joyce I also have this learning style! I am not an overly confident person, but my thought is that I feel like the more info I give, the better feedback I can receive. I have to work on how...

  16. Fired. Help me better prioritize...

    SweetBabyJames replied to Evolving_Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    @CKPM2RN Even though the original poster didn't mention short staffing, it might be true. Either way, it's an important task that should be high on the CNA's radar if it means getting to dialysis on...

  17. Fired. Help me better prioritize...

    SweetBabyJames replied to Evolving_Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is nuts. That is so much stuff going on. I'm a new nurse, too. Reading this post stressed me out, LOL. All I can say is you need to delegate the ADL stuff. Ask an aide to get the patient to the...

  18. What comes after a bad ICU experience?

    SweetBabyJames replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in Critical Care

    @Rose_Queen Thank you, this is good advice. Yes, I do love the patients and the work! Definitely more interested in SICU/MICU than CVICU but I love the work flow, even though I'm still getting used to...

  19. What comes after a bad ICU experience?

    SweetBabyJames posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi all. I'm a new grad nurse 8 months into a 1-year contract at a moderate acuity hospital. When I first applied, I wanted to do L&D but they had no positions. They asked me if I wanted to apply...

  20. New Grads in the ICU

    SweetBabyJames replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Critical Care

    This is interesting to me as a new grad in an ICU. I haven't made any mistakes like this. How does your floor and management handle these mistakes? Do you guys have a decent ratio of senior to new...

  21. New nurse in ICU

    SweetBabyJames replied to proudRN2456's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am just starting in an ICU, and I had basically the same experience. Three months off of orientation, I was called into my manager's office and taken by storm about how other people have shared...

  22. right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    SweetBabyJames replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder the hoops you'll have to jump through as far as payment. I wonder how assertive the hospital or your insurance will be that you pay any extra for the med error/ sequelae of events. ER's are...