RNperdiem

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  1. showering: before or after work

    RNperdiem replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question. I work days and shower after work. It helps me relax and feel clean before

  2. 9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    RNperdiem replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I was at work in the same unit I work now. I was 28 years old and pregnant with my first child. The TV is always on in the breakroom. When word spread about a plane crash, I didn't pay it much mind....

  3. Inappropriate things patients say

    RNperdiem replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Next step: haul over the trash can. I never did understand those tiny emesis basins. Don't have vomit bags in my department, but we can make do with washbasins (disposed without

  4. i want to quit after just one shift

    RNperdiem replied to KathyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If this is how this place treats a new employee on their first shift, I doubt it will get better. You have been dumped on from day one and this is your warning. If you have been nursing for a long...

  5. What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    RNperdiem replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I find questions on balancing work, family and other commitments interesting. There is never one perfect choice, but many options and opinions. Questions from introverts seeing ways to fit in at work...

  6. Typical part time hours for hospital CNAs?

    RNperdiem replied to ChipotleNurse's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of things come to mind. When you say that being a CNA will help you get into nursing school, are you sure about that? When I applied, my CNA experience was dismissed with a wave of the hand...

  7. You know the shift is gonna be a hot mess when ...

    RNperdiem replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    When I walk into the unit at 0645 or so I try to gauge the atmosphere. If nobody is sitting in the nursing station, the noise level is louder than expected, the monitors are alarming, the phone is...

  8. New ortho nurse

    RNperdiem replied to cmcgraw28's topic in Orthopedic

    An ortho nurse needs help from the CNA. How well staffed are you for assistants? Pay attention to how much and what your coworkers delegate to the CNAs. If you are doing everything, then something is...

  9. Does this feeling ever go away?

    RNperdiem replied to ps3114's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to keep a mental, neverending "to do list" in my head; it makes life harder, but is is how I think. I don't always feel like I am running behind, but there is always the knowledge that it...

  10. where to start after graduation

    RNperdiem replied to tristalent's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your local job market. In any given hospital there are more med-surg nurses (and patients) than there are L&D nurses. Adult patients with medical and surgical issues are the bread...

  11. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    RNperdiem replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    There is always a trade-off. You originally picked the well paying job that worked around your family schedule for a reason. Has your family situation changed? Is nursing for you a job or a career?...

  12. Skills performed on tele and/or med/surg floor??

    RNperdiem replied to cardiologynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you happy where you work? Procedural nursing for many is a plum job with one patient at a time and no call bells, no excessive charting, dealing with CNAs etc. If money is an issue, is there any...

  13. New Nurse Exhausted from Extremely Long Shifts? Help?

    RNperdiem replied to KellySpencer800's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is not normal. By working those extra hours you are allowing your facility to get out of hiring, and paying benefits for a much needed nurse. Their understaffing is their problem. Don't make it...

  14. Subtle deterioration on the floor

    RNperdiem replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an issue with inappropriate transfers or admissions to the floor where you work? Unfortunately, sometimes floor have to deal with "the stepdown needs a bed now, we are sending you Mr....

  15. From med surg to labor and delivery career advice

    RNperdiem replied to KMHCO04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With a manager who sounds that discouraging, no wonder there are a lot of nurses are coming and going(emphasis on leaving). It is too soon to say if med surg is not for you. Being told you can resign...

  16. Restraints. Act first, then order? A Judgement Call.

    RNperdiem replied to ARose11's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, restraints are never used with bipap. It is considered unsafe because if a patient is going to vomit, the patient needs to be able to remove the mask or risk

  17. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    RNperdiem replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my job is stressful. Most of the time, patients are doing fine, but there is always the sense of responsibility and the uncertainty that things can change for the worse quickly. The stress was...

  18. I'm in tears--to accept or decline?

    RNperdiem replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    The power to refuse is all yours ! Make good use of it, and you will be a happier person. Especially for a lot of women, the ability to say no and set boundaries is an important

  19. Stepping stone job

    RNperdiem replied to uiwhi's topic in General Nursing

    So far it has been in my second and current job. It suits my needs right now. Needs change, so what we value in a job changes too. Right now, my job is secondary to my family responsibility. A per...

  20. "stop isolating yourself"

    RNperdiem replied to strawberryfields's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Make an effort to reach out a bit more then, but beware. Nurses who freely discuss other nurses are gossips. Don't reveal too much about your personal life and give gossipy coworkers ammunition they...

  21. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    RNperdiem replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    I think I do understand. A new nurse often does not have that trained eye to see a patient and see trouble. In some settings you will see a couple of experienced nurses look at a patient, then look...

  22. Career Change-confused!!

    RNperdiem replied to Aspiring_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    Would you marry a man you barely know? For a mid-life career change where you will be investing some big money for education, make sure you have a real understanding about nursing is and isn't. I...

  23. Is $28,000 worth it becoming a Surgical Tec

    RNperdiem replied to Blue Robin's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the kind of price a for-profit school would give. They give out loans like candy and you are permanently on the hook to pay off a loan for an education that could be bought cheaper in a...

  24. Best route to get into mother/baby

    RNperdiem replied to newnurse085's topic in Ob/Gyn

    More information needed. Will the birth center have enough orientation and training for a new nurse? If you work on call, do you have the kind of childcare that is flexible enough to get at a moment's...

  25. Is charting coming before patient care these days?

    RNperdiem replied to annonymouse's topic in General Nursing

    Computerized charting has its downsides. You have discovered one of them. Nurses are more measured and audited than ever. Tie these in with legal and financial consequences, and you realize that...