RNperdiem

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  1. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    RNperdiem replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    On slow nights, we would waste time doing the crossword puzzles in the days before electronic

  2. NEW nurse, too soon to leave my first job?

    RNperdiem replied to NewNurse.2016's topic in General Nursing

    Three months is often the low point. The newness has worn off, the realization that nursing is a lot of hard work has set in, and if you are doing nights, fatigue. You are gaining important skills...

  3. nursing career over 50 in Raleigh

    RNperdiem replied to Bsimeon's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs are generally found in long-term care, some home health and doctors' offices(often interchangeable with MAs in pay) around here. There are more RN jobs than LPN jobs numerically. Your specific...

  4. Jobs in nursing in social justice

    RNperdiem replied to michaelaellie's topic in General Nursing

    Activism doesn't always stand in the picket line and wave a sign. Did you know Florence Nightengale was a powerful and effective activist? She completely reformed the British Army medical system and...

  5. No Excuse for Mistake....

    RNperdiem replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    Sometimes there is a gray area in parenting. Something about that child worries you, but you can't actually say that there is anything life threatening going on. If you go to the ER, there might not...

  6. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am curious to hear back from the OP. Lots of advice here. Only thing I will add is this. A lot of our opinions on the job market are formed by our own experience; we are products of our place and...

  7. How to make yourself "indispensable"? And a question about nursing education?

    RNperdiem replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the new grads we hired into SICU worked there as unit secretaries or CNAs for their student jobs. They had built good reputations and showed that they could work well with the rest of the...

  8. New Grad and Newlywed

    RNperdiem replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    At the age of 21 you have the luxury of giving your marriage time to form a strong bond before having kids. Even a strong marriage feels the strain when a baby is born. You have the time to give your...

  9. When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    RNperdiem replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    During nursing school clinicals in the mid 1990's we wore caps and whites. I saw maybe 2 nurses in all of nursing school who still wore caps and white dresses. By the 1990's, the white uniforms were...

  10. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    RNperdiem replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it is a wonder any nurse gets to work with peds when you look at the numbers. My hospital has a census page. You can see on one page the entire hospital census broken down by department. It...

  11. New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    RNperdiem replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every workplace has a different culture, and apparently yours seems to tolerate a whole lot more public open contempt and disrespect for the patients than would be acceptable elsewhere. Is it a...

  12. The "How was your day" question

    RNperdiem replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    How was your day translates to "how are your feeling". The answer is tailored to who is asking. The more distant the relationship, the simpler the answer - "fine", "busy", "uplifting", etc. For the...

  13. Social Class and Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    The title of the post is about the social aspects of class. Which table do you sit at in the cafeteria? Money is only part of the equation. Nurses are interesting because I think we do come from a...

  14. The secret of a fulfilling nursing career

    RNperdiem replied to Major Nurse 1's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting post. All that talk about ass made me think you were talking about a different sort of

  15. Anecdotally, the world conspires against days off.

    RNperdiem replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Fall is here. Soon the sporadic drone of leaf blowers will

  16. I still struggle with my confidence!

    RNperdiem replied to JVerne07's topic in General Nursing

    Practice, repetition and learning from mistakes. There are no shortcuts and sometimes no way to avoid the growing pains. Remember, be kind to yourself. You are a student nurse there to learn. If you...

  17. Social Class and Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    In my old country I was part of the lower end of the upper class. The families had professional jobs, sent their kids to the same private schools (boarding schools for some), most had household help-...

  18. Electronic Charting

    RNperdiem replied to Mar010891's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the hospital. I work where residents do most of the ordering. They are young, familiar with technology, and employees of the hospital. An academic teaching hospital can get that level of...

  19. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    RNperdiem replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    There is almost always a trade off somewhere. Lots of people want what you want and are willing to take a paycut to get it. Low stress often means low pay. The ones that do pay, require specialized...

  20. new grad RN with 2 job offers, what would you do??

    RNperdiem replied to zumbaRN4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hoag has made you no promises. However nice they have been, they can be stringing you along for something and then they hire somebody else. Hospital #2 has offered you a good deal for a new grad. Take...

  21. New grad having a difficult time finding a job

    RNperdiem replied to blubabz15's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You might have to widen your scope. What about long term care, LTACHs, offices? Hospitals further

  22. How Can I Have The "College Experience" While Attending Nursing School?

    RNperdiem replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Students

    Another thing to consider- at 21 you will be on the older end of the typical on-campus "college student experience". A person matures a lot in a few years, and it might take some searching to find...

  23. Husband became a RN

    RNperdiem replied to NurseLady1210's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the more you bend over backwards to accommodate someone and the more you sacrifice, sometimes a husband loses respect for you, especially if he knows he has behaved badly and not been called...

  24. Do Rn's miss having Lpn's in the hospital setting?

    RNperdiem replied to Finestnurse, Lpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I last worked with LPNs 19 years ago. They were interchangeable with RN staff on the med-surg floor. I never really noticed any difference in the work we did. I haven't worked with an LPN since I...

  25. What's Rude?

    RNperdiem replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When my teenage son was in hospital, the first thing I trained him in was this: when a doctor, nurse or other healthcare professional comes to your room, immediately turn off the TV, put down the...