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  1. Nurse fanny packs

    Sassybottom posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hey, Does anyone here wear some sort of pack around their waist to keep things organized? I was thinking about either ordering: http://shop.advanceweb.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=2825#MoreImages...

  2. Overtime pay?

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is overtime based on 40+ hours/ week or 80+ hours/ 2 weeks? And, how does the Minnesota Nursing Union calculate overtime pay? Is it 1.5 or double? Thanks

  3. Being "written up"

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and this concept kind of worries me ... What can you be written up for? What are the consequences? Who usually writes you up? Thanks. I get knots in my stomach thinking about

  4. Verbal abuse by a patient ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the first time you were verbally abused by a patient? I am a fairly new nurse and the majority of my patients have been very sweet and cooperative. I have had the odd uncooperative or...

  5. Is nursing bad for your waist line?

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Although nursing can be a physical job it seems to have messed with my eating habits. I haven't been nursing for very long - a couple of months and I already have started to gain a little weigh. Is...

  6. Twin Cities Nursing Schools

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Seems like many nurses are graduates from St. Catherine's. Is St. Catherine's considered one of the top nursing schools in the twin cities? What is the University of Minnesota's reputation? In your...

  7. Do you envy 1:1 sitters?

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy being a nurse but on some nights I am totally envious of the nursing assistants assigned to be sitters. I see them reading their books, magazines, surfing the web. I don't know what the...

  8. Help!! How to retain new nurses

    Sassybottom replied to rn to bsn student's topic in General Nursing

    Strong leaders on the floor. Having a supportive, competent, and hard working charge nurse does so much for the morale of the nurses and support staff on the floor. The difference between an...

  9. Pressure to take breaks ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know what is wrong with me but it is often a struggle for me to get all my work done efficiently. It really sucks. I always feel like the slowest person on the floor. Everyone else is able...

  10. Beginning of the shift.............

    Sassybottom replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    NVM -

  11. Pressure to take breaks ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what is wrong with me but it is often a struggle for me to get all my work done efficiently. It really sucks. I always feel like the slowest person on the floor. Everyone else is able to...

  12. ICU & OR debate...

    Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify, this is what I have "heard" from surgeons who work at this hospital. Who knows if their sources are reliable but what they describe makes sense to me. Hospitals will try to cut back...

  13. Frustrated with other nurses at work

    Sassybottom replied to NuHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Keep things professional ... just remember you are there to work not to make friends. If you do happen to make friends with your co-workers, great. But, if you don't become friends with your...

  14. Pressure to take breaks ...

    Sassybottom replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know but I feel less rushed when I know I will have that extra hour that would otherwise be spent on a forced break. During the break the only thing that will be on my mind is what needs to...

  15. ICU & OR debate...

    Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean completely phased out but the only positions for RNs in the OR will be as a circulator. RNs will not be hired to do the same work that can be done by an OR tech. If an OR tech can...

  16. ICU & OR debate...

    Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    I also hear that they are phasing out OR nurses ... the jobs are being replaced by scrub techs. The only position for nurses will be as a circulator and openings for those positions are

  17. Ideas needed for recruitment and retention

    Sassybottom replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, the lure of $$, benefits like subsidized gym memberships, and meeting friendly nurses who actually work on the floor and love their

  18. ICU & OR debate...

    Sassybottom replied to Gottago's topic in General Nursing

    OR seems harder to get into ... most OR nurses never seem to want to

  19. Opinions needed ...

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I am a fairly new grad but am totally enjoying my nursing experience. I work on a steady busy medical floor - nothing too crazy usually happens. I am a very hard worker with a pretty good...

  20. How long did it take for you to work in the ICU?

    Sassybottom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and still fairly green but the more I think about my long term goals, the more I see myself working a shift or two in the ICU. I know I have a long ways to go - everything still...

  21. day vs night shift?

    Sassybottom replied to katypurry's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new grad, nights are an excellent place to start. On nights, you will have more patients thus you have legitimate access to more charts. You will come across more diagnoses and more...

  22. Different Departments

    Sassybottom replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and when it comes to which department is the best to work for, it all depends on your manager, your charge nurse, and your co-workers. Working with a supportive and understanding manager who is...

  23. Am I a loser? I couldn't keep up....

    Sassybottom replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    It almost seems like a universal occurrence that the night team is usually the nicer group who is more willing to help each other out whereas the day team is the snarky team always looking to "eat"...

  24. How long should I work a full time schedule

    Sassybottom replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when scheduling schedules me for more than 3 days in a row. I prefer having a shift here and a shift there. I don't like working shifts in a row. I start feeling exhausted and burnt out...

  25. Different Departments

    Sassybottom replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    "grossest" would be units where the patients are very dependent, sick, and unable to ambulate - probably units like rehab, neuro, medicine, oncology "cleanest" units would be psych (but, you can get...