RNperdiem

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  1. Accept and Adapt or Warning Sign: Attention-Needy Patients Burning Me Out

    RNperdiem replied to 2018RNat44's topic in General Nursing

    Some people just can't cope when they are sick. Some of them can't handle life even when everything is going well either and really regress when sick. That is part of nursing unless you work with well...

  2. Med/Surg or ED?

    RNperdiem replied to night_owl_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg is not a slower pace. I would take the ED

  3. New grad in an ICU residency program considering quitting

    RNperdiem replied to Maria D's topic in General Nursing

    That was my first year of nursing. That was the first year for many of us. Nursing school did not prepare us for the reality of nursing in the real world. I learned how to cope with stressful...

  4. HELP! transporting patients

    RNperdiem replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I work ICU as well. If we have 2 patients and someone needs transport, we page the ICU transport nurse, and if that nurse can take the patient, I give report to the transporter and she makes all the...

  5. New grad PRN? Year off? Help.

    RNperdiem replied to Chocolateluv's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is an interesting dilemma. Most reputable jobs don't take new grads per diem. Nursing school gives you a theoretical education and very limited practical education. It is as if you are deemed...

  6. Career doom or new age of nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse8080's topic in General Nursing

    The advice you got as a student was probably on the optimistic side. Job markets change. I remember full page ads and nursing fairs with sign on bonuses for new grads who could start work in almost...

  7. What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

    RNperdiem replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

    Paired with scrubs, a man in Danskos is a man properly dressed for work. Unless the color is loud,nobody is going to notice your

  8. Why are we not auscultating the lungs for NG tube placement?

    RNperdiem replied to NRnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my limited experience, a tube in the lungs results in an uncomfortable patient who cannot stop coughing. X-Ray and aspiration gives good information, but out of habit, I do auscultate the

  9. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    RNperdiem replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    Seven patients is a lot. When I had six in my med-surg days, I could give ok care if my aide was helpful (aides were a mixed bag- some excellent, some poor), and nothing unusual happened during shift....

  10. Nursing with little to no hands on patient contact? More critical thinking?

    RNperdiem replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Telephone

  11. How hard is bedside nursing on the body?

    RNperdiem replied to starter12345's topic in General Nursing

    Hard on the body includes working nights, early morning starts and sometimes rotating shifts. Sleep deprivation takes its toll. Lots of standing can be made easier with the right shoes, but lots of...

  12. Timetravel

    RNperdiem replied to RN_OneDay's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell my younger self " It is 1996, and BSN seems really optional right now that ADNs are having no trouble getting jobs around here. Things are going to change in the future. Go ahead and get...

  13. Do nurses make a difference?

    RNperdiem replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Real life seldom looks like the movies where the music swells, emotion overpours and all is saved and there will never be problems again. There is nothing wrong with replacing an idealistic...

  14. Gloves at all times?

    RNperdiem replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am sitting around waiting for my husband's discharge orders right now. I am learning to balance being a good advocate for my husband, and letting the nurses do their job. We all know about the...

  15. TikTok Nurses Drama

    RNperdiem replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I thought TikTok was for young teen girls, at least that's what my son's told

  16. RN to BSN dilemma (for an older RN)

    RNperdiem replied to tbmb90's topic in General Nursing

    You and me both. I will be sending my first child off to college soon, and am not excited at the thought of paying even more tuition. But, if I ever need to leave my per diem job and have some choices...

  17. Witchcraft Resurgence

    RNperdiem replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't new. Before modern medicine could offer real effective treatment, people had folk remedies. A few remedies might have had beneficial effect on the human body, but most were most effective...

  18. Using prn staff instead of posting day position

    RNperdiem replied to Lifeofanicunurse's topic in General Nursing

    From a management point of view there is no problem. The day shift is being staffed, and they are probably saving money in the unit budget when the contingent staff gets no paid

  19. Recognition

    RNperdiem replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, welcome

  20. Transitioning to CICU

    RNperdiem replied to blissful_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Are you excited about CICU, or more looking for an escape from your current situation? If you are not excited and eager to invest the extra demands on you that being new to ICU requires, don't take...

  21. What area/nursing specialty do you prefer?

    RNperdiem replied to IamaNurse001's topic in General Nursing

    After a long time of not working, finding any nursing job will take time. After one year of med-surg, I have been in ICU for 20 years. My next move will probably be in PACU or a procedural area when...

  22. New grad looking for some advice

    RNperdiem replied to AMM0322's topic in General Nursing

    Stay at your current job. Make it though the day even if it is hard. Realize that you are at a low point that almost new grads will hit that slump, and that as you learn to handle the workload, things...

  23. Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals work to accommodate people of diverse cultures, religions, sizes and languages. Why not have vegan as one of the varieties in

  24. "He's Okay"

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My brother is a doctor, and that commercial is a big hit with his

  25. Sorry nursing

    RNperdiem replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    This is timely. I got the results of our now heavily audited charting. I had imperfections and will need to correct them ASAP. There were a couple of missing sedation scores and I wasn't on time with...