RNperdiem

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  1. OR to Medical/Neuro

    RNperdiem replied to shonniemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Is going back to OR still an

  2. BSN or Biology

    RNperdiem replied to allie127's topic in General Nursing

    If you do decide to take the medical school route, make sure this is what you really want. Getting into school takes tremendous determination. Forget about what the minimum requirements to apply say....

  3. No rehire !!!!!!!!!!

    RNperdiem replied to Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    The current economic and political climate favors the

  4. Research patient or see patient first?

    RNperdiem replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    When my kids were little and learning to read, I learned the term "picture walking". This is where you do a quick skim of a book to get a basic idea without spending a lot of time on any book. After...

  5. Immediately after nursing school travel?

    RNperdiem replied to cameronccunn's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of us do manage to travel the world. We just do it in bits and pieces, using the money we earn at our jobs instead of all in one

  6. Considering Med School While in Nursing School

    RNperdiem replied to RyanW98's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the poster who recommended visiting the student doctor network site. They will let you know that the competition is intense, just having the minimum requirements to apply is not enough,...

  7. Best nursing job for a returning to workforce mom

    RNperdiem replied to jplcp's topic in Nursing Career

    I suspect the truthful answer would be any nursing job that will hire you and the job that does probably involves shift work, weekends and holidays. Now, if you work that first job and get some...

  8. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    RNperdiem replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the award for the most certifications needed is flight

  9. Critical thinking on tests vs clinical setting

    RNperdiem replied to sm2013_SN's topic in General Nursing

    These skills are learned with experience. One of the biggest changes for me in moving from a CNA to RN role was my overall mindset. As a CNA I was focused on getting tasks done. First came vital...

  10. Too much facebook

    RNperdiem replied to orangelate's topic in General Nursing

    If this person's posts does not enhance you life, block or better yet, unfriend. You are under no obligation to befriend anyone at work in social media unless you really want to. Sometimes it is...

  11. More than one job at once

    RNperdiem replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Part time OR and ICU jobs are hard to come by( a lot of places offer per diem instead). If you have no experience in those particular areas, then part-time is really hard to come by because the...

  12. Where are the best places to get an office job

    RNperdiem replied to Nursetaylor3's topic in General Nursing

    How far are you willing to commute for a job? Big university hospitals often have a lot of outpatient clinics, and they do use RNs. Your town may be small, but is there a dialysis center or home...

  13. Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    RNperdiem replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    When I started in ICU, charge had an assignment. We usually picked the lightest assignment for charge. The unit was small-only 8 beds and only experienced nurses were hired. Charge nurse helped with...

  14. What do your CNAs do and do they do it without being told?

    RNperdiem replied to lleppell's topic in General Nursing

    I think I worked with a few of the TV watches long ago. The absentee CNAs were the most frustrating. After breakfast break would be smoke break, long lunch, another smoke break and so on all

  15. What do your CNAs do and do they do it without being told?

    RNperdiem replied to lleppell's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a big hospital ICU, we have a couple of nursing assistants who are crosstrained to unit clerk work each shift. My hospital quit hiring unit clerks years ago and had CNAs crosstrained to...

  16. Student- Handling first surgery

    RNperdiem replied to BSNAW's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of my clinicals in OR and L&D involved an intimidating nurse who plainly said "You stand over there and don't touch anything". When you stand over there, you don't really get to see anything...

  17. Letter of resignation from full time to per diem

    RNperdiem replied to Nursingstudent143's topic in General Nursing

    I did go per diem from full-time when I was near the end of my first pregnancy. I resigned from my full-time job and applied for a per diem position in the float pool and worked there for a few years...

  18. Has anyone overmedicated a pt?

    RNperdiem replied to jl18's topic in General Nursing

    I have also heard of families that push the PCA button for the patient to make sure that they don't wake up hurting; overdoses can happen. Family and patient teaching about the PCA is important....

  19. Has anyone overmedicated a pt?

    RNperdiem replied to jl18's topic in General Nursing

    I work in trauma, so am familiar with the kinds of medication issues you sometimes face with orthopedic patients. Pain control can be a big problem, and it usually takes powerful narcotics to control...

  20. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    RNperdiem replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I understand dark humor. The trouble is, this kind of humor does not work on t shirts or bumper

  21. Glutton for Punishment?

    RNperdiem replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I wonder if there is a social class angle to this. Nursing seems to becoming a gentrified neighborhood. Think of a lot of the original residents of the nursing neighborhood as the LVNs and...

  22. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    After seeing what my brother went through to become a doctor, I am glad that med school didn't work out for me. He pays $3000/month in student loans, did not match for residency right away, worked...

  23. Document or die?

    RNperdiem replied to yarrumzil's topic in General Nursing

    I have done paper charting and computer, and to be honest, paper is faster if the flowsheet is well designed. Those days are over so we must adapt. Charting as you go has worked for me. Not getting...

  24. Med Surg Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to BSN_TN's topic in General Nursing

    I started in med-surg too, and after a year I transferred to ICU. Eighteen years later, I have no plans to leave. Still I don't regret med-surg as a new grad. Finding a job as a new graduate is hard...

  25. Big city hospital vs. smaller rural hospital

    RNperdiem replied to RN416's topic in General Nursing

    If a nurse called out at the small hospital, the department would have a harder time filling the spot. At the big university hospital I work at now, there is a large flex team of nurses who are...