SweetBabyJames

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

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 everything done at all! It kinda seems like you're...

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 recommend a contract to any new nurse. I've almos...

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 weeks. I don't believe HR will go and tell my manager...

WOW!!

I appreciate it! Thank you ?

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 already scheduled for the preceding days). Just c...

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 letter/email and include the end date of my contract per HR, ...

This is super helpful, thank you!

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

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 yet.

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

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

@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." ...... Why is this OK??? What I do appreciate is the...

@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 what I say comes across, no matter what my intentions...

@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 time.

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 bathroom and take that patient's vitals before dial...

@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 prioritization when there's 10 things to do at on...

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 for the CSICU and I thought "hey, I'll give it a sh...

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 nurses? Mine does not, we are mostly new and the most...

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 multiple concerns about me. I broke down and couldn't ...

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 the best place to go for anaphylaxis, how did this ...