DeLana_RN

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  1. Help! Manager won't let me off night shift

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi, all, I requested a transfer to day shift (after 2 day nurses suddenly, unexpectedly quit) 6 weeks ago, and keep getting excuse after excuse why I can't. It's not a matter of wanting to go to days,...

  2. Eligible for rehire - legal question?

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I need some advice for a friend of mine. She has just found out from a nurse recruiter that her last two managers marked her as "ineligible for rehire". In both cases, she did not expect this at...

  3. Never wanna take students again.

    DeLana_RN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just to add one more comment... When I worked med/surg-PCU years ago, I welcomed students - they eased my workload (8 patients!) and were under the supervision of their clinical instructor when giving...

  4. Never wanna take students again.

    DeLana_RN replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am also tired of having students dumped on me... I just don't have the time, and if I wanted to be a clinical instructor I would have become one. Assign students to nurses who are willing to take...

  5. Job Offer, but need advice! Manager has bad rep.

    DeLana_RN replied to Justlikehaldolpropofolversed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be very careful. Have you applied elsewhere? Just because a unit has long-term staff does not mean the manager is good or even tolerable; they may have learned to cope in various ways, including...

  6. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    DeLana_RN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ((( Esme ))) All the best! P.S. Thanks for sharing your great advice and wisdom; looking forward to

  7. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    DeLana_RN replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can relate. My mother thought I was too introverted to be a nurse, that I should work "in a lab or something - by myself" instead. Never mind that I absolutely hated the clerical jobs I had before...

  8. Scheduled overtime

    DeLana_RN replied to greenerpastures's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes, years ago when I was a new grad working on a med/tele-PCU with an 1:8 nurse/pt ratio our staffing at this for-profit hospital was so poor (few lasted long in that hellhole) that everyone was...

  9. How can I tell if I'm cut out for night shift

    DeLana_RN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you're nocturnal (an "owl") does not mean that you will do well working nights. I should know; staying up all night - no problem (I have to force myself to go to bed before midnight when...

  10. The Night The Fire Died

    DeLana_RN replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate to a point. Yes, I was that bright-eyed new grad (15 years ago) that got burned... oh so badly in my very first job. And that was not the only time. And I learned the hard way that nurses...

  11. How long do you generally have to stay past the end of your shift?

    DeLana_RN replied to jenik1978's topic in General Nursing

    It really depend on a lot of things, including acuity and ratio depending on census (I may have 3-6 patients, but usually 5 or 6); how many admissions; team (some charge nurses help, some don't; same...

  12. define break...lol

    DeLana_RN replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to get an entire 30 minutes in a 12 to 14 hour shift (i.e., the scheduled 12 hours plus the unintentional but unavoidable OT to complete all the charting etc.) Seriously, in more than a...

  13. New nurse with job that is causing anxiety and depression

    DeLana_RN replied to nurseGi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is unfortunately too common... I worked on a stepdown unit as a new grad (also 8 patients - yes, that is ludicrous) and had to stay late every day (and so did the experienced nurses!) But at...

  14. Do you tattle on your co-workers when you find something missed?

    DeLana_RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Funny I should read this just as I am dealing with a ludicrous write-up by a charge nurse who wrote a rambling, incoherent complaint to the manager that I was "complaining" about my assignments the...

  15. Was reprimanded and told to resign. Advice or thoughts would be appreciated.

    DeLana_RN replied to nurse20011's topic in General Nursing

    OP, so you had to do primary with 6 or more med/surg patients? That's an unreasonable assignment for anyone. That you would drown was totally predictable. And how can you be held accountable if a pt...

  16. Dear British "Hoaxed" Nurse:

    DeLana_RN replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is assuming that this is true. I seriously doubt that the hospital would NOT have thrown the nurse(s) under the bus, although I'm more inclined to believe that the royal family would have let it...

  17. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    DeLana_RN replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have one for the Management Hall of Shame: Management complains (again) about "unauthorized overtime", i.e., the nurses being forced to chart after their 12-hour shift (let's not even mention the...

  18. Sleep Problems after coming off Night Shift... how long does it last?

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi, all, I'm finally, finally on days after several months of 7P-7A, 3 nights in a row. I realized long ago that this didn't work for me but had to do my time. Although I'm truly a night owl, and...

  19. Night shifters - ever experience this?

    DeLana_RN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    There is only one cure for this.... go to days. Although I'm an extreme night owl (note the time I'm posting this, on my day off - and I should not stay on a night schedule, but can't help it), I just...

  20. Burned out and undecided

    DeLana_RN replied to FeistyPiscesRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you considered inpatient hospice? That's what I do, we have the same shifts as hospitals (i.e., no on call, 3 12's) and practice many clinical skills (except IV, which we rarely do). But it's...

  21. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    DeLana_RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Nights is awful if you have young kids have to change back to a day schedule on your days off (the first day off is a total waste if you worke nights). I have never been so tired, I have absolutely no...

  22. I feel so dumb... I got flustered - about a patient in respiratory distress

    DeLana_RN replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    Do you have standing orders for MS? If not, get an order. Ativan works great as well (and helps with the anxiety that's making the respiratory distress worse). And have to agree with pp, get help if...

  23. "You look tired"

    DeLana_RN replied to nickel78's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Try working night shifts... three in a row, you are beyond tired. Especially if you can't sleep during the day. Hate, hate, hate nights - but I digress. My pts/families often tell me I'm sweating......

  24. Out of these 4 drug handbooks, which one should I get?

    DeLana_RN replied to CCMNursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing but Davis's Drug Guide for me! It's by far the best organized with the most useful info, which you can find quickly. I keep the newest edition at home and took an older one to work (as I...

  25. Would you even consider a candidate who was terminated?

    DeLana_RN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I have a good friend who wanted me to ask this question for her (she does not want to post under her own AN screen name). My friend has been a nurse for 15 years, much of it in outpatient settings;...