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You can always apply, the worst thing that can happen is you dont get the job. Are there any classes or the such on nurse recruiting? I havent seen any...but it might be good to look it up and google it.

Wow, that is terrible. Its hard sometimes to deal with things that hit close to home. Just wondering though your hospital practices....We work on a patient more than 15 minutes...and this was a kid...why didnt they code him longer?

I am going to sign "I am signing that I received this memo, I am a team player and am willing to do my part in being a part of the team. However, I do not fully agree with certain things stated about me in this memo. After reading your comments I may write in more detail in a rebuttal statement of what I do not agree with and what I do agree with and go into more detail on a separate piece of paper What do you think? Thanks for all the advice and support.

not yet, sounds cool though.

I am considering transferring to an MICU..They have a 12 hr 3night a week position open, vs a Home health agency full time position. They are offerring 54,000 a year which can soon go up to 58,000 yr. $45 extra per pt you go over in a day, $50/month reimbursement on cell phone, $30/month reimbursement on ink cartride for printer or fax machine, and 40.5 cents a mile gas reimbursement. Max patients to see a day is 6 or 30 in a week.....They would give you an assignment in your zip code and you can take the option to drive farther if you want more patients....The other job is 35/hr... Which would you take? I like both, but getting on a day shift job at a good pay sounds enticing as all get out.:monkeydance:

I wanted to get some thoughts. I had a meeting with my manager recently over an email she received from one of the nurses rotating on charge duty. We dont have a regular charge nurse...everyone takes a turn. Anywho...My manager believed everything this person said without ever being present and having no proof anything of the such occurred. I called the union and the rep told me to sign it and write on there I sign i received this but I dont fully agree with it. What would you do?

Good luck with what you do. I didnt mean to try to steer you away on purpose...i was reading my post lol. The Sandals poster had more luck with agency then I did. I work in Florida and you do get cancelled alot and I worked agency with more than one place. I hated having to sleep all day get up and then I am cancelled for night shift. You have to be real flexible, work 4 hours sometimes..or only 8 hours...You will go in and then get cancelled at the hospital after 4 hours sometimes...at least where I live. You have days where I would go in and work 4 hours on one unit and get floated to another for the last 8. If I did 3-11 it would be 3-7pm one place and 7-11pm another. I didnt last long doing that. Hopefully if you do that you wont have to put up with that where you work.

I have worked Agency for years and what they call FLEX for years. I now work Part time in an ICU and love it. Agency and the such is hard work. Depends on how many places you go to, but for me was hard. I noticed All the things people mentioned. A: Being Dumped on, B: Nurses not being so nice to you, probably because they dont "know you". C: The mentality "You make more so you can handle anything" (see dumping on you). I would get reported every so often for what they call "complaining", I wasnt really complaining, I would ask for help if I got back to back admissions...etc... The job is hard...anything that promises a great rate to a reasonably new nurse has its issues.. You can always try it out and not stay if you hate it or are anyway unsafe. I just know they didnt send me to the same place sometimes for months and when you get there they expect you to know how to work like you have been there for 5 years or something. Its tough to work when you dont know where anything is...you get used to it by the middle or end of your shift and you dont go back for months. I suggest to maybe seriously think about seeking out a place like I work at that you can self schedule and maybe just do part time....you can still get benefits and PTO's without anyone "Owning you" 3 days a week. You can then sign up on days you want to work extra if there is a need. Good luck

Actually she is on the generic version of Estrotest....not sure how long.... Thanks...could be it, who knows....thanks though

It sucks that you have inadequate help at your facility. Its an honest mistake you made trusting the CNA. I saw you said you had 42 patients. You should have assessed the pain yourself. Like I said, honest mistake. You need to report this staffing inadequacy and really think if you want to stay in a job like this with this many patients. Your license is on the line here too. This job seems too stressful and over loading. If the patient is in pain you should have called. Especially if you had already called about the other one and he was ok with it. The MD was just irritated about being woke up twice is all. You will run into many nurses who expect everything to be done when they come on shift. They dont realize that things happen and you cant always do that. Thats their problem, not yours.

Oh wow...ok I wasnt asking for a diagnosis...I know nurses dont actually diagnose conditions. Was just asking opinions.

I am not having this pain, my mom is. I am a nurse and I am trying to figure out what her problem is. My mom has been having pain in her privy parts. She says she feels like if she could put a chip clip on it she almost feels like she could get relief...this is how she describes it. I googled vulvodinia and all the different types and she denies having those symptoms or any redness or lesions there. She recently in tha past few years had a Hysterectomy and recently in Nov 06 had a bladder tack back up in to place. The doctor gave her the antibiotic Sulfa a while back...I asked her is she had a UTI and she says she didnt know....well i figured she did...She is done with it now (the sulfa), and after finishing her Pyridium script she went to get OTC AZOstandard....basically same as pyridium....but OTC. She says she has some relief with that...but I dont think she should stay on that forever. She is scheduled to go to the urologist because she says when she tries to void, she feels it only drips out...I think she might have to have her ureter dilated...at least get a cystoscopy and see whats up....shes had them before. I wish there were some really good GYN urological type MDs in jacksonville florida I even suggested she go to the pain center and get a femoral block or something to help the pain. Its been going on for a month or more now. She has been going to the pain center for her migraines that she has... Can any meds you guys know of cause clitoral pain? I even googled clitoral pain and they say you can have rare cases of clitoral priapism....but thats caused by certain meds she isnt on. HELP

They offer about 13 dollars an hour in florida just sitting there administering flu shots in a place like walmart...etc.....lol....and I thought that was cheap...hell no....11 dollars an hour is less than a CNA makes with no degree

I started at 11.76 an hour with no differential back in 1992....If we were back in the 80's maybe....but no way now with the minimum wage so high

I agree, no one should take abuse...I have in the past and I will not again...I speak up all the time when need be....I think most people tend not to say anything when they are "NEW", for fear basically...

What is the worst thing that could have happened if you said something? Do you actually think they would have fired you for supporting her? Why didnt you take the Tech aside and tell her that he was wrong for being the way he did and console her, while being a collegue and supporting her by bringing it to your managers attention?

Wow, what a find...that is pretty cool

I am in Jacksonville Florida and depending on the hospital 17.50/18/hr for cheaper ones....and 21/22 per hour for state funded and one other. some places pay 3.25 nights diff, some 6.50 nite diff....some places pay $10.25 weekend diff...and others pay the 3.25 nite diff as well as $5 weekend diff...

The very last suggestion is a really nice thought out good one. I always though of going over to the poison control center. They are open 24 hours a day. Older nurses go there with all your knowledge and experience and get trained to do it. Patient care is over the phone though and only mentally demanding not physically demanding. You need hazmat training and other types or training. Try that

Motorcyclemamma, these are just suggestions....For me....I really meant maybe pick up some prn home health work....Actually i did home health full time, I didnt like it at all, prn wasnt as stressful at all... Before anyone take a job they should research it....and when they interview for it, stop and watch or look at the place, ask people if they like it there etc.....You can do just about anything prn if its a safe place to work....it all depends on the place....she could do prn. Yes jobs sometimes are available for a reason, I agree. Thats why i would talk with whoever I am interviewing with and ask what they really are expecting from me in the job position I am applying for.

Poor girl....Man there are alot of responses to your post. I have been in the business for 14 years...Let me tell you...I have experienced everything you are saying about co workers.. The "clicks", the snobs, the backstabbers, everything. I have also experienced co workers who are real friends, nice, help you out and have your back so to speak. I surely hope you wont totally give up on nursing. We have a tough job, no doubt about it. You just need to find where you will be the most happy at. Sometimes it takes many jobs to find that. The beauty of nursing is that there are so many different jobs out there, that you have that choice. There is such a nursing shortage there is no way on earth you should have to stay and put up with abuse. I work in a CCU now. There are good days and bad days..you have that with any job. Get through your pregnancy, if you need that long of a break, take it. You will always be able to find a job later you will enjoy. You can go give out Flu shots, isnt the greatest money...its like 12-13/hr dollars in florida...That's a job at least for flu season. Doctor's offices I hear are nice. I have a friend who works for a plastic surgeon and if you at least have worked for him a year, he offers a free plastic surgery. You cant beat that...You just have to look....try things out...Do a little home health....Maybe get into a home health Peds place like we have here in Florida where you do private duty cases with kids...Its all about what will make you happy. Dont let those mean women you worked with scare a good person like you out of this profession!!!!

Some hospitals pay holiday pay and others dont..Just curious if yours is paying

I work two hospitals...One gave us a 25 dollar gift card to Winn Dixie and the other gave a 10 dollar one

I work with a float pool too. I have worked for this pool for 3 years You do get cancelled a lot if you are Prn. You have to be very flexible. There are some units you will like and others you will not. I have put in some internal transfers and really want to get a more stable job. I do like having the flexibility and work when i want, but if you are cancelled you make nothing. The stress of going to so many floors and then not going back to any one particular floor is nuts. These people expect you to know everything when you get there, and it may have been 4 months since you have been there. Naturally you may ask a thing or two. The money has to be great to make up for it. Money isnt really everything. If you can find a unit you like, its ok to consider staying there. Agency nurses most of the time dont get benefits and definitely dont acrue paid days off.