RNperdiem

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  1. Nursing or Teaching?

    RNperdiem replied to alexisjade's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, I have seen a good number of former teachers who are now nurses, but have never seen the reverse. Money is often mentioned. Once when we were sitting around the nursing station with...

  2. No Restraint Policy

    RNperdiem replied to khrisrk's topic in General Nursing

    "Client" is a dead giveaway for a homework assignment. But if this was real life, questions to ask yourself would be: why was the patient handcuffed? How would you describe his mental status now?...

  3. Old Dog, New Tricks

    RNperdiem replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I have thought about the future myself recently once I realized I have only a few years until my youngest goes off to college. Trouble is, I like my unit. I like the freedom to be per diem and pick...

  4. Quitting first RN job

    RNperdiem replied to hnwarden's topic in Nursing Career

    Three months time in one department is not much experience to rule out hospital work altogether. Can you give it more time? Think of your first year working as your last year of school. If your area...

  5. Best floor for first nurses

    RNperdiem replied to laurennurse17's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you what is not a good place for a new grad to start. A place with high turnover of both nurses and managers, a place where there are more new than experienced people, a place that has a...

  6. is it going to affect my career?

    RNperdiem replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Can you work a per diem job in an area you can transition back to once your year is up? I have worked with nurses who work research and keep a per diem job to maintain skills and have a

  7. ADN to BSN or MSN?

    RNperdiem replied to kindz22's topic in General Nursing

    What do you see yourself doing? How much will this cost

  8. New Grads in Critical Care area's

    RNperdiem replied to kindz22's topic in General Nursing

    My unit takes maybe 2 new grads a year. The other new hires are experienced ICU, or new to ICU but experienced nurses. With enough support it can be done. The new hires have been great to work with....

  9. I'm Quitting nursing to work in coffee shop

    RNperdiem replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to some self-employed people too. My parents were self-employed and work was way more than a 40 hour week sometimes. If you accept that you might work harder and longer than you did in nursing,...

  10. Preparing for First RN Job

    RNperdiem replied to aubsn's topic in General Nursing

    If this will be your first full time job as an adult, you can prepare for the logistics. What will you eat? Pack lunch, slow-cooker dinner? Eat out? Plan simple but energizing and nutritious...

  11. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

    RNperdiem replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

    A lot depends on the job market. If it is an employers market, people are thankful just to have a job and employers can be in a position to take advantage of

  12. Will I have a social life in nursing school

    RNperdiem replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes I did have a social life because I made time for it. I also worked part-time, paid for all of my education with the job. I had a boyfriend, went out dancing etc. To make it work I planned ahead....

  13. Is pediatrics disappearing?

    RNperdiem replied to LOVE40's topic in General Nursing

    I have had my child in community hospital that can make a few beds available for sick children, and I have been to large medical centers with pediatric emergency rooms, PICU and pediatric floors. I...

  14. Paperless med-surg

    RNperdiem replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is taking away my brain sheets. When the hospital went to electronic charting, we did save a lot of paper, but we need our own daily organizational sheets. Unless someone is policing the halls,...

  15. Fountain Pens for Charting

    RNperdiem replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is an engineer who collects fountain pens and inks. There are good quick drying inks to use. Glad you found something that

  16. Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    RNperdiem replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    At work, be aware of how much personal information about yourself you are giving away. You don't have to be friends with coworkers on social media, you don't have to share your political views, you...

  17. Not working weekends?

    RNperdiem replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Would working opposite shifts on weekends from your husband help your childcare is an issue? If he works weekend days, you work weekend nights? Does he work absolutely every weekend? If not, and you...

  18. When YOU are the ".001% of Patients" Who Develops the Serious Medication Side- Effect

    RNperdiem replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think about the people I have seen in the burn center with TENS or SJS that happened as a reaction to antibiotics or seizure meds. Scary

  19. All About Abuse?

    RNperdiem replied to sleepingdoll's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading about this in a book for caregivers of people with dementia. Rather than asking "do you want a bath?", the book recommended setting up the washbasin, warm water and washcloths and...

  20. What is your Nursing Super Power?

    RNperdiem replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am patient. Like some of you ahead of me, I am good with the restless and

  21. DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

    RNperdiem replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would take it on an individual basis rather than on age. A DNR without a strong patient advocate is another problem. Yes you can have a DNR and still end up in ICU with tubes everywhere like the...

  22. Have a BSN. Interested in a non nursing masters degree or non bedside nursing job. Help

    RNperdiem replied to Murse196's topic in General Nursing

    Unless someone else is paying or the tuition reimbursment is good, becoming a professional student gets expensive. I work with a nurse who has 3 degrees, (nursing was the last one), who is 6 figures...

  23. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    RNperdiem replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I believe nursing is a gentrifying profession. It is embracing advanced degrees and distancing itself from its female, working class origins. Barriers for entry get raised higher and higher. It...

  24. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    RNperdiem replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    This is a new trend in nursing. When I graduated in 1998, the talk among students was what department we wanted to work in. I work in a big university hospital and see this NP\CRNA goal more and more...

  25. Failure in Med surg

    RNperdiem replied to Joy4RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Med-surg may not be where your heart is, but it is where the entry-level jobs are. Once you gain some experience and the assertiveness and confidence you earn with that experience you can transfer...