RNperdiem

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  1. Every 3rd weekend

    RNperdiem replied to Mamabear2RN's topic in General Nursing

    My unit does self scheduling. There are some people on both shifts who schedule themselves every weekend because they like it that way. If there are enough people on weekends each schedule, and...

  2. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    RNperdiem replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    With the money you make as a nurse, you can buy some goods and services to help improve your appearance. With some maturity and some accomplishments, maybe you will decide that you look better than...

  3. Falling Asleep

    RNperdiem replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    Do you drive home from work? Falling asleep on the bus is bad enough, but falling asleep while driving is dangerous. Maybe night shift is not for

  4. Absolute Exhaustion Tips?

    RNperdiem replied to Lilia777's topic in General Nursing

    I am fighting a temporary bout of absolute exhaustion too. I first read your post waiting for my son's neurosurgeon to tell me how the operation went. Big stress = big exhaustion. I force myself to...

  5. ED or ICU New Grad

    RNperdiem replied to abonner0905's topic in General Nursing

    How much structure do you like? ICU is a more structured environment. You have your one or two patients, do assessments, meds, turn every two hours and go through your day. ED is more random. All...

  6. Not hearing from former nurse co-workers

    RNperdiem replied to BlinkyPinky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have never remained in contact with anyone who moved on either. I also never saw any of them outside of work, talked about personal issues, met their families or did any of the things real friends...

  7. Patient mobility (functional) program/protocol

    RNperdiem replied to Cehurstrn's topic in General Nursing

    Physical therapists are crucial in my department. With the exceptions of the very obviously independent patient, there is a risk finding out the hard way that the patient is more than a one person...

  8. Better opportunity?

    RNperdiem replied to Rkapfen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do a little detective work about the new job. Make sure it is the great opportunity it seems to be. Walk around the cafeteria, observe and talk to people. If the job looks better and is the sure thing...

  9. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What leads to failure in the workplace is not really just ignorance by itself. Nursing school cannot teach everything. I float to a different department and wonder how I ever passed nursing school...

  10. Two INCREDIBLE offers!? New grad needing career advice! (ER vs PICU)

    RNperdiem replied to forevernurse1211's topic in General Nursing

    Take the PICU job. The community ED jobs will always be available, but PICU spots are rare. Think of it this way- in my area are 3 large hospitals that have PICUs. None of the other smaller/...

  11. Does anyone ever get tired of people thinking Nursing is easy?

    RNperdiem replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Don't spend so much time on forums with immature boys who have grandiose dreams and little real accomplishment. They tend to be down on nurses and just about anybody else. You don't need negative...

  12. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

    RNperdiem replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    Somehow I forsee the concept of retirement changing for a younger generation. It will become more of a luxury for the wealthy. I doubt social security as we know it will be around when I am eligible....

  13. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    RNperdiem replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few coworkers in my department who regularly work overtime. For them 4-5 12-hour shifts a week are the norm. Once I asked the group why. The answer was because they were paying off student...

  14. What is it like working on an Surgery Trauma unit as a tech?

    RNperdiem replied to LanaG94's topic in General Nursing

    We love our CNAs in surgery/trauma ICU. The techs here are crosstrained to cover unit secretary tasks, so when you are not helping the nurses, you are answering the phones, printing forms and ordering...

  15. Hating Nursing Currently

    RNperdiem replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to all the good advice of the previous posters, put all of your self-care and coping methods to work. My first year had me writing in my journal. Just getting my feelings on paper helped...

  16. Prioritising complex workloads

    RNperdiem replied to Frumentarii's topic in General Nursing

    After report, I make assessments my first priority. If the workload is heavy, I will do some but not all of the first round of charting, even if it just vital signs and a few other bits of...

  17. A Nurses Duty to act

    RNperdiem replied to Mellissa81's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, why would you not? An emergency is an

  18. Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    In surgery ICU, this has never been an issue in almost 20 years there. Usually moral\ ethical issues here have to deal with the end of life issues - something for you to think about as

  19. NEW GRADS

    RNperdiem replied to ICCURN7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing school teaches a lot of theory these days. The practical education is more and more taken on by the hospital. The topics listed sound good to

  20. Having a "soft personality" make for a bad nurse?

    RNperdiem replied to Katlin1315's topic in General Nursing

    A lot depends on the culture of your workplace. Some places have a supportive culture where people help each other. Other places are shark tanks where it is everyone for themselves, where people do...

  21. Nursing and overtime?

    RNperdiem replied to fishguy909's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, there are nurses who regularly work 48-60 hours a week. They have student loans to repay, or they were used to making more money at their old jobs. If the census drops, overtime staff...

  22. Need some career advice

    RNperdiem replied to PAnurse94's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you are at a crossroads of a sort and need to make a choice. Do you want nursing to be a job or a career? If nursing is a job, family can come first, hours can be prn or part-time. You...

  23. Advice on family and career

    RNperdiem replied to GeminiNurse29's topic in General Nursing

    PRN work on a weekend would give you flexibility while keeping you in nursing and making money. Even if you only worked a weekend day every other weekend, that would be enough to keep up your skills...

  24. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    RNperdiem replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I love pens. My husband even has a pen collection. When we did paper charting, I used to try to find a pen with a very fine point and non-smearing black ink. Now that computer charting has taken over,...

  25. How long to work in one place?

    RNperdiem replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    The trouble with the conventional idea of job switching is that it is industry specific. What applies in tech, does not necessarily work in nursing. Individual goals in life differ too. Inertia,...