zachary martinez

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   What is the most hurtful thing a coworker has said to you?

   zachary martinez replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   Being in Dialysis for almost 9 years I've had so many rude and judgemental things said about me, from my preceptor to CN's to technicians from the Jurassic era. I learned to accept the source and just...
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   Please Share Your PTO Accrual Rate

   zachary martinez replied to _kay's topic in General Nursing

   my current job in year 8. accrual is 8.79 hrs every two weeks. cap is 700hrs (most I've accrued at one time is 540 hrs) we are being sold to HCA so not sure how that cap will
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   Any nurses with mental illness?

   zachary martinez replied to Caring kindness's topic in Texas Nursing

   judged. every judgmental thought was behind closed doors. coworkers stared and whenever I came into work and just worked, keeping to myself they would go out of their way to you, OK?" or report to...
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   Offensive Raise Structure

   zachary martinez replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Where I'm currently at in dialysis I make 25/hr I started at 17/hr. It seems like a lot to increase over 7 years but I received a $5 increase when I became cross trained to do both outpatient hemo and...
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   Pity Party - US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

   zachary martinez replied to JKL33's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Our local hospital is short on ER, Med-surg and ICU along with dialysis acute/chronic. We cant even get travel nurses in and the incentives we see doled out for new hires is insulting to the staff...