RNperdiem

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  1. What's your favorite nursing task?

    RNperdiem replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my patient had a chest tube placed, and one resident was lifting and tilting the tubing to drain blood into the canister. She turned to another doctor and said "I find this oddly...

  2. What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    RNperdiem replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I find out that my patient needs an MRI and they are on multiple drips, intubated and

  3. What's your favorite nursing task?

    RNperdiem replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love doing shaves and shampoos. There is something morale boosting about clean hair. I use real shampoo, not those ineffective shampoo

  4. Stupid hurts.

    RNperdiem replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Breaking and entering? Make sure there is nobody home next time, and you will avoid getting beat

  5. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    RNperdiem replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That seems reasonable. Anything more than "the break room is here, supply closet is over there, the unit secretary is named Bob, and this is your patient assignment" is usually

  6. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    RNperdiem replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    My foreign language skills have served me

  7. First RN Job in Float Pool?

    RNperdiem replied to dbricson's topic in General Nursing

    I would be uneasy with new grads working float pool. When we hire new grads to our unit, experienced nurses are looking out for them. Charge nurses make sure the assignments are appropriate, other...

  8. Time Management

    RNperdiem replied to freckles96's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct about mornings being busy getting assessments and meds done. I make it a point to prioritize assessments, first charting and meds early in the shift; less time-sensitive daily tasks...

  9. Breaking New Grad Contract

    RNperdiem replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    You mentioned that your fiance's job involves moving a lot. Does he have any kind of control over places and frequency? What if your new job is one you really like, and your fiance wants/needs to move...

  10. Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    RNperdiem replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    My part of the hospital was designed for a different time. It was designed before gloves were common, so the glove boxes are in a different place in every room. Sharps boxes became mandatory, so now...

  11. Team nursing - Anyone still doing this?

    RNperdiem replied to KrysyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is like the group projects a lot of us did in our school days. If you are working with a group where everyone puts in the required effort and has a strong work ethic, then the group can...

  12. Please Help!!

    RNperdiem replied to gravy94's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the single or married without kids nurses in my department work overtime every week and plan fun vacations with the overtime money. Some others work extra to pay off

  13. Career Crossroads

    RNperdiem replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    If you do take the five day a week job, is your husband's work flexible enough to allow him to pick up a sick child from school? If you are working 2 hours away, you might not be able to pick up your...

  14. Career Crossroads

    RNperdiem replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to reframe the idea of "dead end". There seems to be an idea that if we are not constantly picking up more responsibility then we lack ambition and that there is something wrong with us....

  15. Generation Z

    RNperdiem replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    It was a sobering thing when I found out that I was the same age as the parents of people I was working with. A previous poster mentioned about life being more on display on social media, and I find...

  16. New grad nurse--how soon for PRN job?

    RNperdiem replied to coneal783's topic in General Nursing

    Most places hiring per diem want experience in that particular field. If you want to try a very different area of nursing, you will need some full-time experience first. Most places hire with a year...

  17. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    RNperdiem replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the school. Prior experience had no effect on who got accepted to nursing school at my nursing school. I did work as a CNA to get a better idea about what nursing involved. The...

  18. Looking for advice: I don't like my salary

    RNperdiem replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Nursing

    Every year you get an annual review. This is where you would have shown that you are not a beginner nurse and are doing a good job, and would merit a better base pay rate. Also, look at the whole...

  19. What do you do...

    RNperdiem replied to hungup's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes in ICU, you might have one patient, and that patient is in the OR and will be gone for several hours. This is where I check in with my coworkers and let them know that I am free to help them...

  20. Nurses Are So Bossy...

    RNperdiem replied to gehrig592's topic in General Nursing

    What is your spouse's opinion on the nursing care? The patient is the one who matters the most in this situation. Is your spouse upset about this? More open visitation is a mixed blessing. More people...

  21. Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    RNperdiem replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    How flexible are you willing to be on that first job out of school? If you are lucky, you might be in a place with lots of jobs just waiting for new grads. If you are like most of us. The first job is...

  22. Working on weekends!

    RNperdiem replied to PubSub's topic in General Nursing

    Yours is a bit of a dilemma. To persue your NP dream you will need to get a particular type of nursing experience that is open to an ASN new graduate. Generally that is wherever is willing to hire and...

  23. Free teaching labor

    RNperdiem replied to Theresasnakeinmyboot's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I worked full-time, I did precept a couple of students. They were hard-working, very bright and went on to have stellar careers. The only downside is that being an introverted person and...

  24. Giving up PA school acceptance to pursue ASN?

    RNperdiem replied to ang314's topic in General Nursing

    There will always be trade-offs. If you go PA, you will have a large debt to pay that is incompatible with a part-time schedule. If family is most important to you and you are willing to trade off the...

  25. would you tell a manager how toxic her floor is?

    RNperdiem replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    If you can list specific things that can be changed, then list them. For example you can comment on the problem of last minute schedule changes, excess float staff, mandatory overtime, orientation...