jannrn

jannrn

Med/Surg, Perinatal, Float

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  1. The doctor offices here on the Central Coast of CA hire MA's and one I know is hiring (but has quite a few resumes already), and also the local nursing school has a wait list a couple years
  2. +Nursing caps

    I have both mine and a great aunt's who was a nurse, but mine was only for ceremonial purposes, hers, I'm sure was part of her uniform, she has passed away, but would sure love to talk to her about...
  3. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    A few years ago when Portland, OR had a deep freeze and black ice over several inches of snow, some nurses got stuck at work, unable to get home, so they slept at the hosp and got up and went back to...
  4. Closing the unit

    the hosp I work at has a maternity side and a med/surg side. we do close the med/surg side on occasion but never the maternity. I don't know if there are ever times when OB has no pt. We have...
  5. No 24 Hr Pharmacy

    I went from a large teaching hosp to a small one, no ER here so simpler in that respect. Pharmacy is M-F 8-6 or something like that. Pharmacy is on-call but they are so expensive to call in and one...
  6. Grrr.. Doc just burned me up!

    I can relate, because I have heard that same thing from the day shift during
  7. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    quote: "Plus, the 'oldies' can be just as cute as the 'little' ones" I'll never forget little white-haired Nona who was chair-bound, but would sing "You are My Sunshine" whenever I asked! brings...
  8. Clogs while nursing

    On this subject, has anyone seen the ones meant for gardening? they are just the same as many other "crocs" out there, but have a butterfly cutout. kinda cute. that is... if you or your facility is...
  9. Anger problems during the NOC shift

    Could it be connected to serotonin? I know it is hugely affected by sleep or lack of, and I'm thinking it could be related to moods. I'd have to research this but aren't SSRI's Selective serotonin...
  10. Less Stressful Areas

    Some say med/surg is a rite of passage, and the hardest place to work, but not always. the unit I am on can be very busy but usually is pretty low-key with only 3 or 4 pt each and sometimes less. It...
  11. CNA training scared the he** outta me!!!

    another thought is that you might find better pay with an agency, (they may require more experience though) and that with agency you can be on-call which is a flexible way to work around going to...
  12. CNA training scared the he** outta me!!!

    I became a CNA when I was 16 and at one time worked for an agency that sent me to facilities all over town, even some private homes for 1:1 care. Believe me, not all places are the same!! If you...
  13. I Love My Job! :O)

    When you go in as Per Diem, isn't it nice to always be the "hero"!? I agree, priorities change once you have kids, it is something you really can't visualize until it happens to you!! I quit for 3...
  14. I Love My Job! :O)

    I agree, I have been per diem 2 times before and actually really miss it! It was great when the kids were little and we could take off for a weekend or vacation whenever we wanted to! but when they...
  15. No Medical Background

    Well, here is a bit of an analogy because it reminds me of it. I remember thinking that the students in my OB class that already had children had such an advantage since they had already been through...
  16. I Love My Job! :O)

    I feel the same way most of the time. (I have been a nurse since '92 and became a CNA in '85) It makes me feel good when a pt. tells me that they can tell that I enjoy my job. I am glad that it...
  17. Don't take it personally, she may have been having a bad shift, and you did what you could to offer, and that is all you could do. she could have delegated something to you but she chose not to, not...
  18. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

    the ones I know about: $10/hr nights none for days none for weekends $1/hr to
  19. Is this a med error???

    I can't remember exactly but I think there is a rule somewhere about a certain percentage of time depending on how often the med is scheduled? So an every 24 hour med has a greater time window around...
  20. I am the last person who would normally question another nurse but when it is put in front of me in black and white, I sure did!! I was having a busy night passing out percocet, etc out left and...
  21. Mother/Baby nursing?

    I have done mother/baby nursing for 7 years, but the last year or so have done med/surg because of a move. I have done mostly couplet care with some variations. One hospital had separate L&D...
  22. In anticipation of possible call-offs for low census, we can write next to our name on the staffing sheet for that day "1st Req" for call-off. If you have that next to your name, they pretty much...
  23. looking for a job

    I found my current job on the hospital website. Sometimes it can take a while going through the channels from there, so when I did it this time I also showed up on the unit and said "hello" to the...
  24. Calling All Nurses.....How did you......

    In response to a comment about new grad not succeeding in a float position, yes, I did receive a lengthy orientation with one nurse on one unit, then I was one-at-a time oriented on the different...
  25. Calling All Nurses.....How did you......

    I agree, never say never. In 1992 I didn't even consider that I had any choices, I just wanted a job! Ok, the choice I had was LTC or hospital and I did choose hospital, but there were very few jobs...