cheshirecat

cheshirecat

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  1. No Holiday Pay?

    cheshirecat replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    For bank holidays we get time and two thirds, for saturday time and a third, and for Sunday time and two thirds. ~For night shift we get time and a third unless it is at a weekend. I work in the NHS...

  2. Ever Been Fired?

    cheshirecat replied to lpnurse2004's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I feel really sorry for you. I do not know the employment laws in the USA but over on this side of the pond they have to give a verbal and then written warnings to fire you. They also have to have a...

  3. What doctors do that bugs you...

    cheshirecat replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just qualified docs who palpate a 36 week pregnant woman and say cephalic presentation. When palped by midwife (many years qualified) who disagrees with his finding young doc makes fun of midwife in...

  4. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    cheshirecat replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    We have nowhere to change out of our uniforms at work. Also, we have to launder our uniforms at home, so I always wear my uniform to/from work. I travel by car, and would only go straight from home...

  5. What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    cheshirecat replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a 30 bedded ward - surgical. We usually have 14 or 16 patients to each RN with a 2 HCA's to help each RN. On lates we have 1 HCA to help each RN. Nights where evaluated and we now have 2...

  6. would you finish work from previoius shift?

    cheshirecat replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing is a 24/7 occupation, so of course you should finish work from the previous shift. Having said that, if I have not done something I would give report to the nurse taking over my patients and...