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  1. Is working on a Med-Surg unit necessary?

    RNperdiem replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the local job market, sometimes med-surg is the most likely place for a new grad to land a hospital job. When you become an official experienced nurse, all kinds of opportunities open up...

  2. ED or ICU

    RNperdiem replied to spence41's topic in Emergency

    How comfortable are you with unpredictability? In ICU there is an underlying structure. You will get 1 or 2 patients with a certain diagnosis, depending on the unit you are working in. After report...

  3. "Dream" Job vs comfortable job

    RNperdiem replied to kannec4's topic in General Nursing

    The trouble with the concept of a dream job is setting unrealistic expectations and the disappointment that comes when reality sets in. There is always a trade-off somewhere to be made. What is most...

  4. Have you or anyone you know ever sued for not having a lunch break?

    RNperdiem replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of employees clocking-in "no lunch" on the days they don't get lunch so they get fairly paid for the times worked. It seems simpler and more effective than a

  5. 2017 Hourly differentials? Eve, Night, Weekend...

    RNperdiem replied to listener's topic in General Nursing

    At my university hospital in the south east, weekend differential is $10hr. We have no problems staffing on weekends. Less work for more

  6. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    RNperdiem replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    When you mentioned being put on a pedestal, there is one thing to compare it to that you probably understand. Parenthood as an abstract concept sometimes lives on a pedestal. As an actual parent you...

  7. Responding to annoying co-worker who asks you to work for them every week?

    RNperdiem replied to NurseUnforgetable's topic in General Nursing

    "Sorry, I have plans" always works for me. Doesn't matter what the plans are and nobody asks what they are. The joy of standing up for your self-interest easily outweights any lingering

  8. Unprofessional to mention you have other patients?

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When I introduce myself to patients, I mention that if I am not in their room, I will be in my other patient's room or at the nursing station. Use the call bell if you need me. I don't think that is...

  9. Per diem job with 4 months experience?

    RNperdiem replied to mt9891's topic in General Nursing

    To tell you the truth I went per diem after almost 3 years of ICU, and I don't know if I would have made it work with less than a year's experience. It takes a while to be really competent, able to...

  10. do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    RNperdiem replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    An inappropriate romantic relationship with a patient during the psych rotation is what the word on the street was for the one student I do know of who was kicked out. Seems logical enough; we were...

  11. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    RNperdiem replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    But they don't call it favoritism. They call it rewarding their best performers, and that is the trend business has been taking for a while now. Seniority might be fairer, but I sense it is in decline...

  12. Weekend Incentive Fulltime Contract Questions

    RNperdiem replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have weekend contract anymore, but there is a weekend differential of $10/hr for Saturdays and

  13. Nursing to Medical School

    RNperdiem replied to doctor2bM97's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, just having the pre-requisites for medical school isn't enough these days. You need to far exceed the minimum to get accepted- great grades, top test scores, research,...

  14. What makes a good manager?

    RNperdiem replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect the majority of what a manager does is invisible to me. Kind of like outsiders see us on the computer and complain that nurses do nothing. I like it when good managers hire quality people...

  15. Wearing secular head coverings?

    RNperdiem replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the title of the thread I was thinking about baseball caps, Santa hats, do-rags and bunny

  16. Low Census

    RNperdiem replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    The full time staff does have a bit of protection because overtime gets called off first, then anyone per diem. The hospital is large, so there are lots of floating opportunities and that avoids some...

  17. Workplace Harassment forced me to resign

    RNperdiem replied to Drgnfy13's topic in General Nursing

    What if you reframed this like a bad relationship. You got out of a bad relationship to save your mental health. Leaving this unhealthy relationship which involved intimidation cost you something...

  18. Older nurses

    RNperdiem replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    I once went to a conference for OR and PACU nurses. I work in ICU, but am interested in moving to one of those areas in the future. I quickly noticed that at 40, I was one of the younger people there....

  19. Switching specialties

    RNperdiem replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in General Nursing

    An open mind is a good thing. As a new grad, as your job prospects will probably be limited. If you don't feel the need to limit yourself to a particular speciality, then being satisfied with your...

  20. coworkers constantly checking your charting

    RNperdiem replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was also thinking: chart audits? In areas like restraint documentation, we are frequently audited. Nobody wants to do audits, but a certain number of audits is part of the job expectation. I do read...

  21. Breaking a new grad contract?

    RNperdiem replied to keb94's topic in General Nursing

    Can your husband say no? Or maybe delay a move? If he did move, could you stay behind for a few months if you are near the end of your

  22. More Autonomy?? No more hourly wage grovelling!!

    RNperdiem replied to NefforamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Self employment. The trade off for the guaranteed hours, benefits and stability of being and employee is losing some autonomy. If dealing with long hours for uncertain returns, lack of financial...

  23. Manager catch phrases

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully I have had only wonderfully human, sincere nurse managers. None of them I have suspected of secretly being robots in disguise. I recently was in a car accident. I am fine, but my car was...

  24. New Nurse Blues

    RNperdiem replied to susie1969's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The low morale you are describing is common for new nurses. Once the newness and early excitement fade, the hard part of the learning curve hits you. The good news is that you get stronger and lean...

  25. 100k in loans worth it?

    RNperdiem replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    250K is possible when you have three degrees from private schools. I guess this nurse took a long time to figure out what she