my first year as a nurse....i had a fresh cabg (only 48 hrs out and a new bump from the unit) that i couldn't find during my shift..looked everywhere.. got a call from security..they found him..or at...
arriving a few minutes late for work. rushing into report room, where report has been held for me while i hung up my coat. crossing the room quickly.. and breaking wind.. loudly...very loudly... well,...
nah, they are busy...but its a different kind of busy..u know, all those "paperwork" responsibilities they are given.. and lets not forget our patients...they all come alive at
what's overtime? we work 12's and do not ot after 8...AND my facility offers *ESP* (extra special pay) to lure you into picking up extra, or when they have call in's, etc. EXCEPT, the nurse has to...
i work the weekend plan: 2 12's: every saturday and sunday and get paid for 36..i don't get overtime unless i work over 40 physical hours per week, and then its time and one half..i have all benefits...
jt: god, i love it..your replies to AHA were appropro....i intend to contact my legislators as well as kna...it will be interesting to see what evolves, if anything, from our efforts. All I know is...
o'my'god...you wanna get rich real fast? put your *stories* in book form and sell it!! you'll have a winner. we have all had days from hell...some of us more than others..i can sympathize with you,...
as a nurse in kentucky, i am dismayed at the health care politics in our legislation. i was hoping there would be a light at the end of the tunnel for the state's overworked nurses... where will it...
we have two pencil sharpening, holier than thou, incident happy nurses who write up whenever they can...its ridiculous... personally, i do not write up if it can handled diplomatically and in private...