DeLana_RN

DeLana_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    except for the fact that our local hospitals are not unionized actually, after some research i learned that almost all states (one exception) are at will states and almost everyone of us can be...

  2. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I fully agree. I once quit a nightmare job (med/tele/PCU with an 8:1 ratio) and gave 2 weeks notice; my manager (who was nice) informed me that unless I worked 4 more weeks, I wouldn't be eligible...

  3. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, she is right. In a "right to work" state you can be fired for any or no reason at any time. Of course, it sounds ironic, but it means that you have the "right to work without having to join a...

  4. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, after someone has resigned, they have terminated the employee/employer relationship. So, technically, assuming nothing else happens, they cannot then be "fired". The only problem with this,...

  5. Can you be fired after giving notice??

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you have resigned, so they can't fire you You beat them to it (it sounds like they were setting you up). BTW, if you're terminated for cause you're not eligible for unemployment, but again,...

  6. if you're on a unit not by your choice how do you cope?

    DeLana_RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Kitty Hawk, please don't think that your decision to go into nursing for, among other things, making a difference or having meaningful work (I believe I read this in one of your posts) was wrong just...

  7. if you're on a unit not by your choice how do you cope?

    DeLana_RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, again, I have so been there, starting with my very first job (so no, this is not new. Nursing has always eaten its young.) No matter how wrong they are, unfortunately, you - the victim - will...

  8. What's a good length for orientation for an IMC?

    DeLana_RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    First, :hug: This is a tough experience, but unfortunately not unusual in nursing. I have had a similar experience, on a similar floor (very poor orientation, told I was doing fine, then encouraged to...

  9. Is this a microcosm of what happens in nursing on a DAILY basis!?

    DeLana_RN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    This is hard to watch... I'm glad the family taped this, and I hope justice will be served. Some people truly go into healthcare for money (or lack of other options in their area), or because it pays...

  10. Nursing Preceptorship Problem

    DeLana_RN replied to lautemic's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with OB for all the reasons you mentioned. Don't worry about not getting more general knowledge - that's not really the purpose of the nursing school preceptorship (you should have learned...

  11. Nurses..plz help me with a possibel life altering career choice!

    DeLana_RN replied to midnightrose8504's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds to me that your heart is with the group home, and the hours and pay the owner now offers is even better than what you get at the hospital. Well, you can certainly ask for more - like not...

  12. Thought I was doing fine... THEN got a call from my manager.... :(

    DeLana_RN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, based on past experience, I disagree. If the charge nurse lied about OP's practice, she sure won't admit to that in the presence of the manager (who may be her best buddy, anyway). In a...

  13. Thoughts from an RN, returning to the floor after 9 years...

    DeLana_RN replied to Tina, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats, it sounds like you are adjusting extremely well (and very lucky to have found an employer in this rotten economy with lots of unemployed nurses to give you a chance after so many years away...

  14. What constitutes falsifying documentation?

    DeLana_RN replied to physioex's topic in General Nursing

    Initialing the flow sheet wasn't the wisest thing to do, but I agree with others that disciplinary action after the first instance could have been an appropriate way of dealing with this nurse;...

  15. 30 yrs of nursing and I cannot find a job!

    DeLana_RN replied to JM3RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's just a horrible seller's market (and possibly an economic depression as well). True unemployment is much, much higher than the reported rate of ~ 10% (people who never filed for unemployment,...

  16. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    DeLana_RN replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    Facebook.... bad news. FB is constantly violating users' privacy by changing the settings, etc. I would have never joined but for a sister-in-law (note how they don't let you read anyone's posts...

  17. So discouraged, can't get a job

    DeLana_RN replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    One of our local hospitals has such an online application system too and it's always very clear which position you applied for on which date; is this not the case here? Even if you applied for several...

  18. ICU Stepdown workload

    DeLana_RN replied to rotteufel's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, I had a bad feeling when I accepted this last stepdown position, in part because I was hired on the spot (as I know now, they have a ridiculously high turnover... surprise), but a trusted...

  19. ICU Stepdown workload

    DeLana_RN replied to rotteufel's topic in General Nursing

    I recently worked on a stepdown unit. Lots of pts on BiPAP, but no vents; we did titrate drips. Ratio 3:1 (rarely 4:1), 2 aides (sometimes 1, rarely none) for up to 21 pts. One hallway with a nurses'...

  20. Need advice: disciplined for disclosing hourly pay to co-worker . . .

    DeLana_RN replied to lcmtcRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, I'm sorry this has happened to you. All I can say, we're all human and make mistakes/errors in judgement, or trust people that we shouldn't trust, for various reasons. Who can be perfect 100% of...

  21. Application Questions: Age/Stability/Reason for Leaving

    DeLana_RN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is, it was a really weird situation. I was told, totally unexpected, that they would not offer me any more PRN shifts and that I was basically not what they were looking for (however,...

  22. Application Questions: Age/Stability/Reason for Leaving

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, all, I need some opinions. I guess I'm trying to write the perfect application, but it's really important to me and I don't want to get myself eliminated before I even get an interview (I tend to...

  23. New RN grad... hired for an amazing job, but need advice!

    DeLana_RN replied to brs72007's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, Becca, you will probably get more responses if you post this in the general nursing forum. But I'll be glad to give you my opinion, as a fellow mother (my twins are about to start kindergarten)...

  24. "Reason for Leaving" - What to say?

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I recently lost my PRN position on a busy hospital unit unexpectely about 4 weeks out of orientation; "coincidentally", a nurse who had worked there for years and transferred to another floor when I...

  25. Mistake... now State Board is Calling

    DeLana_RN replied to nursefms's topic in Nursing Career

    Call your nursing liability insurance carrier immediately; they will provide a lawyer to help protect your license free of charge. If you don't have your own insurance, most lawyers will at least give...