TooterIA

TooterIA

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  1. Floating related to age

    TooterIA replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    So is it related more to age or more to years of employment? Seems odd to not make them float just because of

  2. Benefits and PTO in UHS hospitals

    TooterIA replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    From Feb to Sept should accrue you a decent amount of time off. I would talk to HR to find out at what rate you will accrue, how far in advance you have to ask for it off, etc. Then I would give your...

  3. Benefits and PTO in UHS hospitals

    TooterIA replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    PTO accrual varies widely. In many places, you cant take any until after 3 months of employment. To take more than a week, you have to put in for it several months in advance. I accrue 3 hours per...

  4. Benefits and PTO in UHS hospitals

    TooterIA replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    PTO accrual varies widely. In many places, you cant take any until after 3 months of employment. To take more than a week, you have to put in for it several months in advance. I accrue 3 hours per...

  5. Student Loan Defaulters ONLY

    TooterIA replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    I dont understand how you have to pay $800/month for student loans. I owe $32,000 and my total payments are only $300/month. I dont think we are getting your whole

  6. Medication Administration with Facility Staff

    TooterIA replied to rierie's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am in Iowa. I do not have staff nurses routinely pass meds with my students, but on a rare occasion I will. Like if the pt needs a PRN and I am busy and I have seen the student pass meds...

  7. Night shift not charting until 0000?

    TooterIA replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to your facility should have a policy. But if your facility's policy is you dont have to chart an assessment until midnoc, I probably would still chart by assessment at 1930 or whenever I did it...

  8. Brand new license, brand new job, and pregnant...

    TooterIA replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I would not say anything. Your probation period is probably the typical 90 days, where they can get rid of you for any reason. If you tell them Monday you are pregnant, it is very illegal, but they...

  9. Overtime pay versus holiday pay

    TooterIA replied to Noimanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I must be dense. You got overtime because you got holiday pay, which is overtime. You got time and a half, which is what every employer I have ever heard of caps out at. I have never heard of someone...

  10. Overtime pay versus holiday pay

    TooterIA replied to Noimanurse's topic in General Nursing

    So your holiday pay is time and a half, right? And overtime is time and a half also? So you expected to be paid holiday pay and overtime at teh same time, so triple time? All places I have worked has...

  11. Online Nursing Instructor

    TooterIA replied to Lgthse63's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Do you have any experience teaching in the classroom? I finished my MSN last year with hopes of teaching online and I can tell you now, there are zero positions for MSN nurse educators with no...

  12. confused about warm/cold antibody anemia

    TooterIA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have read a textbook and searched the internet. I get that they are called that because there are temps that cause the cell changes. But is the body temp fluctuating that causes these changes prior...

  13. plz help me to prepare for rn interview?

    TooterIA replied to prinz's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Potassium. I was offered a job at one interview, and asked back for a second interview at the other job. I happily took the job offer. I strongly believe preparation and confidence make a...

  14. plz help me to prepare for rn interview?

    TooterIA replied to prinz's topic in General Nursing

    I know you said you read through questions on the internet, but I have been to 2 interviews is the last 2 weeks and I'll tell you what they asked me. Tell me about a time you were in a negative...

  15. Getting the right kind of experience for nurse education

    TooterIA replied to TanyaBRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ditto to figuring out what area you want to teach before going any further. In my community college the instructors have real-life experience in Med/Surg, OB, Peds, and Mental Health. I have 7 years...

  16. How can an instructor improve your education?

    TooterIA posted a topic in General Students

    I am a newer nurse educator and in the spring will be teaching RN students, they will be in the last course before RN graduation. I am looking for all things you like or dislike about listening to...

  17. How can an instructor improve your education?

    TooterIA replied to TooterIA's topic in General Students

    THANK YOU for all the ideas so far. I am already reading the text and making my own notes to go along with the PowerPoints and inserting stories from my work experience. I also plan on a break every...

  18. Night shift then caring for twins all day?

    TooterIA replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, 2 years old would be a very hard age to do that. When my daughter was 3 months until 18 months, I did that: worked all night, came home and cared for her, napped when she napped, then...

  19. Can someone proofread my resume please?

    TooterIA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for a new job and want a resume that will get me an interview :) I currently work as needed as a clinical instructor, but am looking for a hospital job, similar to the one I just left...

  20. I want to be a nurse educator, but need experience...

    TooterIA replied to smkiya's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I live in Iowa and the only teaching job you can get here without your MSN is teaching clinicals. You mentioned you wanted classroom experience. Without your BSN or MSN, I think the only classroom...

  21. Can someone proofread my resume please?

    TooterIA replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I am applying for jobs. What part of the resume do you recommend I delete to avoid "showing off" yet still land a

  22. How much does a Clinical Instructor make a year?

    TooterIA replied to anonymous1919's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I teach clinicals for a small community college and full time nursing instructors start at $36,000-38,000 Like elkpark said, no one goes into it for the money. I am praying I will get offered a full...

  23. How much prep for theory?

    TooterIA posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have been teaching clinicals for a while and have an opportunity to do a few units of theory this spring. I will be using units that someone has already used in the past. Obviously I will be...

  24. How much does a Clinical Instructor make a year?

    TooterIA replied to anonymous1919's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ditto the others. I work clinicals when they need me, it is no fun to wait for the call every semester hoping they need me. As for the pay, it is about a $5/hour paycut from my hospital

  25. Low Census

    TooterIA replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    We also have low census frequently, this is my full paycheck in several months. I average 2-3 8 hour shifts of being on-call each payperiod. And we rarely get completely called off, we have to be on...