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  1. Should I stay prn at a hospital? WIC Nurse

    GraceNotes replied to NurseAwesome22's topic in Public, Community Health

    I agree with klone. WIC is sedentary work that can become redundant. You do have to really like it. Stay PRN at the hospital for a few months. See which job feels right for

  2. Fired for saying "under-staffed"

    GraceNotes replied to cardinalRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it considered libel? What's the reason for firing? I understand "at will" employment. If treatments are delayed because staff is out sick/fired/quit, it is obvious to everyone. Too bad the best...

  3. Empowerment without direction.

    GraceNotes replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    County health departments, FQHCs, community & church-funded health clinics all hire PH nurses. Volunteering at a local health department may be a good way to see how the clinic runs. However, as a...

  4. Unsanitary practice?

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in a pediatric clinic where patients and staff are routinely exposed to fecal matter and blood. We have expanded, and the "new" exam room has no sink. I've been vocal about the limitations of...

  5. Why Do People Bully Me?

    GraceNotes replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Strange ... words like harass, hostile, abuse are words found in personnel manuals to describe cause for employee reprimand or dismissal. Yet, that rarely happens. And, stranger still, if the bully...

  6. Do you think there would be less RN students if the economy was better?

    GraceNotes replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. I saw nursing as a recession-proof profession. Work has been steady since I graduated three years ago. It's hard, and not always as satisfying as I'd hoped. At the end of the workday, I...

  7. Expected pay in LTC for Kansas RNs

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just applied for PRN position in a Kansas LTC, starting pay is $17/hr for new grad BSN with 6 mos med-surg experience--pay sounds low, is

  8. Help! How do nice nurses get any respect?

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I need some encouragement. I am a 1 ½ years new RN in my second job and feel like I've made a terrible mistake in choosing this field--not because of the work, but because I'm just not thick-skinned...

  9. Help! How do nice nurses get any respect?

    GraceNotes replied to GraceNotes's topic in Public, Community Health

    Yeah, I do protect myself, and I'm not the only RN there--the others admitted to having problems with the same staff. One even expressed relief that I'm being targeted instead of her. I really try to...

  10. Having trouble fitting in

    GraceNotes replied to new_oldRN's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling like I don't really fit in, as well. I'm a new older nurse and feel like my coworkers, though not younger than me, have little tolerance for my inexperience. When I'm thinking rationally I...

  11. who draws your labs?

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Do you draw your own labs in your community clinic, or do you have an MA or phlebotomist? As lab orders increase, our small clinic is considering appointing one nurse specifically for labs (no other...

  12. who draws your labs?

    GraceNotes replied to GraceNotes's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks, lupin. We have one MA who can do labs, so in order to rotate lab staff a nurse was taken off the floor. In total, we had designated lab staff for only 4 days out of a 2-week trial period....

  13. Why dont' nurses help each other?!

    GraceNotes replied to scorpio24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with good people, I keep telling myself that. But I do get the head duck more frequently than I'd like when an unpleasant nursing task needs to be done. The head duck: can't hear, can't see...

  14. phone orders & prn meds in psych nursing?

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Do psych nurses call docs for stat orders and do patients have ordered prn meds? What about lab work orders? During psych clinicals I saw the nurse pass meds and sit with clients during group...

  15. phone orders & prn meds in psych nursing?

    GraceNotes replied to GraceNotes's topic in Psychiatric

    It's been a few months since I posted this question and I'm now working in psych. I do like it, the pace and the approach is different; busy, yes, but somehow there's time to think about patients,...

  16. Rude call off

    GraceNotes posted a topic in Psychiatric

    A little more than a month ago, I started PRN at a psych hospital and have been experiencing much hostility from one nurse. I've been letting it ride, but today it became an issue. She's missed a lot...

  17. New grad check-in - how are you doing?

    GraceNotes replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for your post. I'll be working days & evenings PRN, and it sounds like I'll get frequent calls to work. I want to be

  18. New grad check-in - how are you doing?

    GraceNotes replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I found 12s way too draining in the medical setting--are you able to work in a break now & then in psych? So far, I've been on the unit a few days watching orientation videos & it's so quiet...

  19. New grad check-in - how are you doing?

    GraceNotes replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    It's good to hear you like psych. I'm starting Inpatient adult PRN after starting out (7 mos) as a new grad in med-tele & am hopeful, psych seems a better fit for me. I'm curious, do you work 8 or...

  20. How long should you wait before transferring to another unit????

    GraceNotes replied to NoDakRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that you can wait too long to transfer and risk your future. After giving notice that I was quitting, I worked on pins and needles, fearing an "incident" would ruin my hopeful future. The...

  21. New Grads: How was your day today???

    GraceNotes replied to Misslady113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6 patients, 1 new admit, no lunch, irate doctor, straightening out missed orders, MIA nursing assistants, running, running, running. sucky

  22. jumping from med-surg to jail nursing

    GraceNotes posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been offered a job, very part time, at the local state/fed jail and am seriously considering giving up full-time med surg for it. With only six months nursing experience, I've had enough of...

  23. jumping from med-surg to jail nursing

    GraceNotes replied to GraceNotes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I told the jail I needed more hours to consider leaving my current job & figured that would end it, but sounds like they may reconsider! Like you, I also applied for a transfer and was told that...

  24. Expected pay in LTC for Kansas RNs

    GraceNotes replied to GraceNotes's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd have to be really desperate... I AM really desperate to make a change, but I hear you. Better keep

  25. New Grads: How was your day today???

    GraceNotes replied to Misslady113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My day was not so good today. I had seven patients, two w/dressing changes, two on i.v. antibiotic therapy, two shift-change dismissals; reprimanded by 1,2,3 doctors for orders missed on previous...