RNperdiem

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  1. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    RNperdiem replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    Having actually worked 8 hour shifts, I much prefer the 12s. I work days and there is a usually a bit of a slowdown in the pace from 3-6pm. This is where I can catch up with charting, if I am behind....

  2. Finding my specialty

    RNperdiem replied to RNBSN116's topic in General Students

    Some specialties are popular and will have lots of other people applying too. If you really want to bypass med-surg (often willing to hire new grads) for one of the specialties, are you willing to...

  3. Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    RNperdiem replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I hope the harassers are learning that the old rules of silence are on the way

  4. 12 hour rotating shift thoughts??

    RNperdiem replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    Would you have self-scheduling? If you do, then you have the ability, within some limits, to adjust your schedule to support your needs. For example, some nurses love scheduling themselves with...

  5. SPECIALIZE

    RNperdiem replied to Mekayla23's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad, you do not often have a lot of choice of first job. Your first job is wherever you can get hired. This varies depending on local job market. I worked on the med-surg as a new grad...

  6. Home Hospice

    RNperdiem replied to NelleG's topic in General Nursing

    Start by calling your hospice nurse. PO can be given in low volume or dissolve under the tongue form. My Dad was on a mix of morphine and sedatives for his last week and we were able to keep him...

  7. What do you wear under your scrub pants in winter?

    RNperdiem replied to vspaniel's topic in General Nursing

    I like a tank top and silk long underwear bottoms. Look online, you can find silk long underwear. I get cold very easily, and they are lifesavers for those long walks to and from the parking

  8. Forced out to pasture

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

    Whenever I hear the term "forced out to pasture", I think of what my Dad told me about growing up on a dairy farm. There was no pasture for old cows; they were sold to the

  9. Burnout after 8 months in ICU

    RNperdiem replied to nursing8889's topic in General Nursing

    I will echo a previous poster who mentioned that you seem to have very high expectations for yourself. This will serve you well in the long run. But, as my preceptor once told me, "you got to learn to...

  10. Wants to go part-time, how to ask Manager?

    RNperdiem replied to Poofy7's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with nurses who work in research who work per diem to keep their ICU skills and contacts up to date; it is a smart strategy. I would not mention anything to your manager until you...

  11. Breaking point re: expectations vs. time

    RNperdiem replied to djh123's topic in General Nursing

    Usually the patient pays the price. Less time for care, corners cut, increased staff

  12. Favorite people

    RNperdiem replied to ICURN20's topic in General Nursing

    It has always been a mixed bag for me, and I think that is how it is everywhere. Where I am now, I am working with a great team of high-quality nurses in a well-managed department. This can always...

  13. Hello Nurses!! What are your thoughts on the current state of the health care system?

    RNperdiem replied to FuturisticLadee's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the getting and staying well occurs at the prevention and self-care level. One of the big factors in the decline of lung cancer was a reduction in smoking rather than any treatment. People...

  14. Seasoned Nurses....I need advice!

    RNperdiem replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Nursing

    Smile, be agreeable to her face, then when she is gone, do it your

  15. Do ASN/ADN nurses still get hired in the hospital?

    RNperdiem replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your job market. From what I read, it seems like hospitals are more likely to want BSN, urban areas, places where the local population is highly educated, anything university-based, are...

  16. How fast do you run blood?

    RNperdiem replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    In a trauma situation, about a minute a unit using the rapid

  17. Nurses with children always go home early?

    RNperdiem replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Is staying late a regular thing in your job? Where I work, shift change takes around 30 minutes, depending on how much report I need to give. More for a complex pair of patients, less if handing them...

  18. Per Diem?

    RNperdiem replied to TNViking's topic in General Nursing

    Before you approach your manager, have a plan in mind. Does your unit even offer per diem? From what I read here, a lot of places need to have room in the budget to hire per diem staff. Sometimes you...

  19. Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    RNperdiem replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    Although the shift is 12 hours, when you add commute, giving report, getting to work a little early and sometimes leaving late, my door-to-door time is more like 14 hours. When you graduate nursing...

  20. Do all nurses make fatal mistakes?

    RNperdiem replied to justtryintonurse's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason, I am thinking about the serial killers who have worked in healthcare. But their fatalities are not the result of

  21. New grad relocating after 10 weeks orientation

    RNperdiem replied to RNgemini's topic in General Nursing

    Does your fiance's job really require you to move across the country? Could your fiance go on ahead, set up a place to live, and after around 6 months in your current job, you apply for a job in the...

  22. Hate my new hospital culture 2 days in, is it me?

    RNperdiem replied to FatsWaller's topic in General Nursing

    On the bright side, you have learned something very important to you: cameraderie matters a lot to you. When you go looking for a new job, this feature which maybe you took for granted because of...

  23. Is this okay?

    RNperdiem replied to NewcallRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe 6 weeks is the end of the scheduling

  24. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    RNperdiem replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    Is this person even sick enough to be in the hospital? Her level of behavior is extreme, and I have been a nurse for a long time. This is where you have a talk with your charge nurse and say that...

  25. Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    RNperdiem replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    Selling a nursing education at a highly inflated rate to people who don't quite have the grades to be competitive in the public schools? Does this sound like sub-prime loans?