RNperdiem

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  1. Burned out, Hate nursing

    RNperdiem replied to Nash32222's topic in General Nursing

    When you reach this point you need to make some big changes. Start with a new

  2. Those who work 2 days/ week, do you like it?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse-yThings's topic in General Nursing

    One to two days a week for the past eighteen years. I will have a hard time going back to full time one of these days. I work part of each weekend because weekends pay much more. My husband has good...

  3. Newbie nurse, 2nd day precepting in ICU. I cried. Will I make it?

    RNperdiem replied to Guest1158260's topic in General Nursing

    I was new in ICU and disappointed at my lack of skill. My preceptor said "you gotta crawl before you can walk". She was right. Would you expect to be a swimming champion because you took...

  4. Nurse Saturation

    RNperdiem replied to implathszombie9's topic in General Nursing

    Beware of overgeneralized statistics. If you are in the USA, this is a large country with many differing places. Nursing can be both oversaturated or running a shortage depending on the place. If...

  5. OMG, I cannot believe what I did. What I should do now!

    RNperdiem replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    . I would have thrown the line in the trash too with all the soiled dressings , dirty gloves, and the other things that go in the trash. Unless it is something sharp. That goes in the sharps box....

  6. Working short

    RNperdiem replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, if staffing can't give us a float nurse or a flex team nurse, and nobody responds to the group text begging for work, the manager or assistant manager comes in or the change nurse takes...

  7. No med room.

    RNperdiem replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    Juan, actually I live in North Carolina. The unit was built sometime in the 1960s or 70s, and all new requirements get crammed in. We are getting a new building, but it is going to take years to get...

  8. No med room.

    RNperdiem replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, it is not that the corporate machine doesn't care, it is that our unit was built in the dinosaur days, and our new hospital wing is still under construction. An older unit like mine...

  9. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    RNperdiem replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect your friends are very young and excited in a little kid way. "Look at me; I am a nurse". I tend to be forgiving of that kind of thing if people maintain privacy and don't go overboard in...

  10. ICU to ED

    RNperdiem replied to Kbelle's topic in General Nursing

    I work ICU and like it for the structure. ICU has an underlying structure that ED does not have. In ICU you know you will get 1 or 2 adult patients with a diagnosis specific to your unit....

  11. No med room.

    RNperdiem replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is unusual. You get your meds out of the machine, and take them to the patient room to be checked, scanned, prepared and

  12. Your thoughts on Florence Nightingale?

    RNperdiem replied to londonflo's topic in General Nursing

    "Florence understood political power. She didn't just show up on the battlefields of Crimea with a heart overflowing with love of humanity. The secretary of war was a personal friend who believed in...

  13. Similarities/differences between Trauma ICU/Regular ICU?

    RNperdiem replied to Guest1157033's topic in General Nursing

    The above is correct. I find that MICU patients tend to be older with more chronic conditions. Their ICU average length of stay tends to be longer in MICU. These days our hospital MICU is the Covid...

  14. Stay at home mom

    RNperdiem replied to anoor16's topic in General Nursing

    I second the suggestion for a per diem job. Find one with minimal requirements, and work once in a while. I found my job a refreshing change, and a chance to get out of the house to be with other...

  15. Is Nursing really for me?

    RNperdiem replied to Newbie101's topic in General Nursing

    I am impressed that your hospital was so willing to accommodate you that you were allowed to transfer to places like mother-baby and

  16. Anyone else wearing old scrubs whilst shopping/running errands?

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

    Old scrubs are great for washing the car or painting the garage. Don't you deserve better than that for running errands? When my sister gained weight working night shift, she went out to the...

  17. PRN Nursing Questions

    RNperdiem replied to Emiliaaa2266's topic in General Nursing

    Most places for PRN want at least one year experience in their particular specialty. Orientation is 2-3 shifts, so nobody is going to train you to work in a completely different type of nursing....

  18. What should I wear to pick up paperwork on my day off?

    RNperdiem replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    If you are doing it right, you won't come across as overdressed. You are not aiming for over dressing. You should look pulled together and appropriate. Extra points for showing a little

  19. What should I wear to pick up paperwork on my day off?

    RNperdiem replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    Go one or two rungs up the ladder from the jeans and flip flop level. Switch the jeans for some nice pants, a plain neural-colored t-shirt might be okay, but a more interesting top would be...

  20. What are they teaching?

    RNperdiem replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    I think nursing has something of an identity crisis. Our roots are working class, but nursing in many sectors is trying to gentrify and become more like the professions. There nursing tries to...

  21. What are they teaching?

    RNperdiem replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    Going back to school for a BSN has been interesting. The APA format has been a steep learning curve for a person whose last research paper was written in MLM format and printed on a dot matrix...

  22. What are they teaching?

    RNperdiem replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    Many new grads received a very theoretical education. The first job involves a lot of on the job training. I just returned to school. So far I have learned a lot about research and correct APA format....

  23. Do you ever feel guilty for calling in for reasons other than being ill

    RNperdiem replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I have called in for because a family member was sick. I remember calling the charge nurse a couple of hours before my shift indecisive about calling out. When I said the paramedics had just arrived,...

  24. Over $300k in student loans - help.

    RNperdiem replied to friendlyskies's topic in General Nursing

    Is a minor even able legally to sign a loan

  25. how long is too long?

    RNperdiem replied to Travis Quillen's topic in General Nursing

    Hiring freezes some places. If there is not a hiring freeze, managers might choose experienced OR, preop and PACU to save an already decimated budget from a prolonged orientation (especially OR) that...