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  1. Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    RNperdiem replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    These types of nursing have status or glamor because of some of the patient population they serve. The elderly, people with mental illness or disability, the poor, the down-and-out, the...

  2. Bad nursing orientation

    RNperdiem replied to germinariojenn's topic in General Nursing

    This might be a sign of the culture of the unit. In some units, especially an overloaded in nursing tasks, getting things done quickly is a survival skill. Maybe this is at the expense of patient...

  3. Is it rude to request additional shifts of orientation?

    RNperdiem replied to ThatOneRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    You can ask, but you need to be specific about what you want and why. Asking for an extension in orientation is an expense, and it helps to come prepared with justification beyond not feeling...

  4. New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    RNperdiem replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like hospitals are the real nursing schools

  5. 80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    RNperdiem replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    The writing on the wall was a regional issue, I suspect. In job markets needing nurses, employers were just fine with ADN nurses, in some places this is probably still true. Most of my classmates...

  6. ICU -Med surg unit

    RNperdiem replied to SN2432's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large hospital that divides up the ICU patients. Where you are going sounds like a medical ICU. If you are working MICU, the patients have a wide variety of medical issues, often...

  7. 80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    RNperdiem replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I overheard my husband on the phone to a colleague. "She is going for a BSN...No she will not work a different job... no there is no raise to go with it..yes, but 22 years experience won't open...

  8. Two Nursing jobs

    RNperdiem replied to Cabana's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what the PRN job would require of you. Some places just let you stay on the schedule PRN and pick up hours as needed. Other places need to have a place in the budget to hire you PRN and you...

  9. New Grad Working Two Jobs

    RNperdiem replied to Biggredd305's topic in General Nursing

    Part time and per diem jobs typically only hire nurses with experience in that particular area. Orientation is literally two days on my unit for per diem staff. A second job probably comes with...

  10. Terrible night shift experience, med-surg to ICU questions

    RNperdiem replied to Cjules's topic in General Nursing

    I can't really answer about day versus night shift because I am a career day person. Compared to med-surg I really prefer ICU. Call bells about did me in back in the med-surg days. I applied for...

  11. I feel very lost

    RNperdiem replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect you have part of your answer. You are getting through the transition from student life into adult life. You have a new beginning in adult life, but saying goodbye to the old lifestyle...

  12. Big or small hospital?

    RNperdiem replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    You might ask to shadow on the unit some time after the interview. Pay attention to team interaction. Does the unit feel welcoming? What kind of orientation do new to ICU nurses get? With a...

  13. Should I get a higher salary?

    RNperdiem replied to NurseCutiePie's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the job. Will any of those skills be useful in the role you are hired into? You need to be able to explain the added value of these

  14. Is Going to a Non-Accredited School a Waste of Time?

    RNperdiem replied to daishadee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When the BSN school won't accept your classes as transfer credit and you have to retake the classes, it

  15. Friend diagnosed with cancer but can't get surgery?

    RNperdiem replied to Juniper83's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you deal with logistical challenges. My husband had cancer surgery over the Summer. It took a while to get a date because his surgery required a particular OR capable of intra-op...

  16. How do you structure your day?

    RNperdiem replied to baloo656's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice from the previous poster. I will add, jot down notes of things to do that come up during the shift that need to be dealt with. Trying to keep it all straight in your head is taxing....

  17. Bullied at work, and the DON won't do anything about it. (venting)

    RNperdiem replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    Gray rock is where you make yourself so uninteresting and unemotional that bullies, sociopaths and users lose interest in you because there is no emotional payoff. You don't initiate contact,...

  18. Why doesn't any job seem to fit?? (AKA what is wrong with me?)

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard for any real-life job to live up to a dream, especially a long-desired dream. Maybe instead of looking for a job you love, look for job satisfaction. Satisfaction is more of a...

  19. Nursing and being a youtuber

    RNperdiem replied to xlightx's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend might get away with this if the pranks were really non-controversial, and at work, they don't even hint about their pranking hobby. Trouble is, part of the point of Youtube is to...

  20. Did you start as a med-surg nurse? What specialty are you now?

    RNperdiem replied to sunflower101's topic in General Nursing

    I worked med-surg for my first year of nursing. I also always had six patients and depended heavily on an aide who might or might not be helpful. For the past 21 years I have been working with...

  21. New Grad Looking For Advice

    RNperdiem replied to ToHealTheSick's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion? Get your life organized now so when you go to work, life is easier. I assume you are new to full-time nursing hours. Plan how you will feed yourself- batch cooking once a week?...

  22. Is there a way to get my mind of work/nursing when I am not at work?

    RNperdiem replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I use the commute home to do mental processing of my day. I go over things that are bothering me, make plans, resolutions, peace with the universe. I think of all that went right, and give thanks for...

  23. Nursing schedule PRN, Part time, or FT when new to a specialty with hopes of agency and PRN in the future after experience.

    RNperdiem replied to NurseKristina, RN's topic in General Nursing

    First step: Take the full-time job. To be successful in a new specialty, you need those full-time hours with proper preceptorship and training. One year is really the minimum, 2-3 years would put you...

  24. What's your opinion on nurses dating doctors?

    RNperdiem replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Is this any different from nurses dating respiratory therapists, CNAs, unit clerks or anyone else from work? I know.. I know.. Once upon a time, the vast majority of doctors were men and nurses...

  25. Hoping To Become L&D nurse. Please help!

    RNperdiem replied to Freezetime29's topic in General Nursing

    Very smart of you to ask before making a big investment. A lot depends on your local job market. L&D is considered a very desirable nursing job. Day shift is even more desirable. If you look...