Nurse4lifewithparrots

Nurse4lifewithparrots has 5 years experience.

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1. Filing a grievance against your manager- opinions

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. I ended up not filing it yet. I just sucked it up and requested my next pto for the fall. then she took me off my scheduled weekends again. For every single weekend for 2...

2. Filing a grievance against your manager- opinions

   Nurse4lifewithparrots posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi I put in a request for PTO for April back in September (as it is outlined dates to do so in our union contract). And I mistakingly thought I was approved it. The manager has 25 days to approve...

3. Is Chamberlain University that bad?

   Nurse4lifewithparrots posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I fully intended to go to a brick and mortar hybrid program in my state, but I am moving in about 1.5-2 years. The programs in my state don't allow students from the state I want to move to. I already...

4. How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. I guess I wanted some sassy comment to "tell her" if she ever asked me again, but you all are right. Not worth my time thinking about this anymore and I am on her radar...

5. How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

   Nurse4lifewithparrots posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi About a month ago my manager called me to ask me to come in bc the unit needed help. I didn't answer /wasn't by my phone. The ANM called me a half hour later and I did answer and told her I...

6. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, quick question, is it valuable to take the medsurg cert while I plan to leave ms? Would I get asked "why did you take it now when you're applying to x unit?” Honestly though, I haven't...

7. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, I did think that it would have benefited me more also. I might incorporate it into my cover letter how I've picked up when the unit was short

8. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your advice. I sheepishly admit I relied on my 6 years experience for someone to want to hire me and did not have a cover letter either. (Also I did read not to do cover letters...

9. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

   Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital is very small (<200 beds). The hospital system I'm in however, just allowed nurses to be able to work at more than one hospital within the system. So I've been applying to other...

10. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

    Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    I regret not being involved now. Thanks for explaining to me what you look for. I can't go back....is there anything I can do for my resume now? I was involved in one committee (infection control)...

11. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

    Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. No. so the only thing I've got is ACLS/PALS. (And tele cert but that seems like it goes by hospital) but I have a good reason why nothing else I thought. Because I work when the floor...

12. I have a medsurg stigma and can't get hired in any other specialty

    Nurse4lifewithparrots posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 6 years in medsurg/tele (and 1 first year in peds). I've applied to psych, nicu, ER, ccu, and ICU. I applied to school nursing. I didn't even get an interview for any...

13. Please advise me.

    Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    So there are pros and cons to the union. I am actually a part of a team that floats to other hospitals in our system, which are non union. My "home" hospital is union though. The nurses are pretty...

14. Please advise me.

    Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse. Not a tech. I had been a tech when the union was voted against in the past, I wanted to see why not do it again with new nurses at the hospital now. Clearly, I know it's a bad idea, I was...

15. Please advise me.

    Nurse4lifewithparrots replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    A vote was put in the past as I said. Nurses have a right to vote for or against a union don't they? At least I thought they