RNperdiem

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  1. Nursing School Blues

    RNperdiem replied to LJR89's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure I can pinpoint the source of the blues. It is that you are feeling isolated from lack of time for the people you care about? If you are a young person, this is something a lot of us go...

  2. computers

    RNperdiem replied to terri visco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Money pays the

  3. Full time school and full time job

    RNperdiem replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    I have met some people who have done full-time work with full time school. My sister said she spent a year wearing scrubs every day of the week and missing out on sleep. Me and many of my classmates...

  4. Critical Care Nursing vs Emergency Nurse

    RNperdiem replied to Cannary22's topic in Critical Care

    I work ICU. It's been 17 years in my unit and here is the reason I prefer it to ED. ICU has an underlying structure the ED does not have. I like a little structure in my workday. I know at the...

  5. Nursing is a passion?

    RNperdiem replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The word "passion" for me is off-putting. It implies a level of irrational emotionality that I can't relate to. It implies an unrealistic standard that most paid employment cannot fulfill. Not every...

  6. NICU to med-surg

    RNperdiem replied to angel877977's topic in General Nursing

    Do some homework before you make a move. Sometimes a nurse can be too busy escaping difficulties in one job that they can land in a worse situation. I suspect part of stress is being a new nurse. You...

  7. full time to part time

    RNperdiem replied to coolpeachrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a lot of part-time jobs either. Full time and per diem seem to be the options

  8. charting times

    RNperdiem replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of this with restraint charting. They want it charted at exactly 0600, 0800 etc. I go along with it. I know that the restraints get released and assessed Q2 on the even hours because that...

  9. I want to quit nursing.

    RNperdiem replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest you stay for now. As another poster pointed out, office politics exist everywhere, not just nursing. Learn to stay out of the drama, be very selective about how much you reveal about...

  10. When the grass isn't greener

    RNperdiem replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Once you have worked in a place with high standards of patient care, there is no satisfaction with anything less. It sounds like you are working in a place that does not give you the feeling of...

  11. How is it fair to put PRN nurses on call?

    RNperdiem replied to sarabear44's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked per diem for a long time now. Life is about trade-offs. What matters most? For me, I wanted the higher pay for the fewer hours a week I would work and the complete freedom of schedule I...

  12. The every year Snow thread

    RNperdiem replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I will add: Parents be like "they expect you to get to work in this weather?" Um, yes mom, we are essential personnel and the hospital is full. "Can't the nurses already working just stay and pick up...

  13. How do you do it?

    RNperdiem replied to KStudentNurse123's topic in General Nursing

    I got stronger and more aware of my needs as a person. What I needed was a better job and there are better jobs out there than the one you have. As a new grad I was grateful to have a job, but I...

  14. Fragrance Sacrifice

    RNperdiem replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    I spray a spritz in my car of light scent in my car the night before. That way I get a lift from the scent while not wearing any to

  15. How to 'Sell Oneself' to a New Specialty

    RNperdiem replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I hear that the right key words are important since the computer might reject your resume without them. For example, I did have chronic vent experience in med-surg. I made sure that vent experience...

  16. Scanning in the supply room

    RNperdiem replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    It is a combination where I work. Expensive items like chest tube trays, triple lumen catheter kits, swan monitoring lines are in a tower pyxis and have to be taken out under a particular patient....

  17. How do I deal with "needy" nurses

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

    Some units are busy places with lots of total care patients. A nurse cannot do it all and depends a lot on the CNA; the workload is big. When I was a new med-surg nurse, I discovered quickly that the...

  18. The sloppy image of nurses today

    RNperdiem replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am thinking of the earlier, glamour days of flight attendants. There were strict regulations about age, weight, appearance, marital status and all kinds of other things that would be grounds for a...

  19. New RN ready to give up

    RNperdiem replied to andie78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For a lot of us, being a new nurse will be a major stressful event in life. It was for me. Every useful coping mechanism can be deployed and still the stress can wear a nurse down. Especially if you...

  20. Things for being on duty

    RNperdiem replied to CathyFP's topic in General Nursing

    Don't buy too much right away. What you need to bring varies a lot by work setting. In ICU I bring "brain sheets" for taking notes during report, a couple of pens, and maybe a clipboard. I'll add a...

  21. Advise! Real life with ASN degree

    RNperdiem replied to abilail20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right out of school, a lot of us started with the jobs we could get rather than the ones we wanted. Post-partum is considered by many nurses to be a desirable specialty. Consider if you would be...

  22. Communication issues...

    RNperdiem replied to sunshinesusu's topic in General Nursing

    My unit hires a lot of student nurses for CNA. Often they have a wish to work in the unit after graduation and are eager to make a good impression. No bad attitudes, no hiding out in the cafeteria for...

  23. Work Off the Clock: In your dreams

    RNperdiem replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    A sense of self-worth and an awareness of your rights as a person will serve you well in many areas of your life. When I look back at my younger self, I wish I had that assertiveness that I have

  24. I want to get a headstart before I start nursing school

    RNperdiem replied to Jerbear30's topic in General Nursing

    How about taking a nice vacation? Travel somewhere. Do some home renovation and organization while you have the time. Get physically fit. The academics will still be there, but you will be time-poor...

  25. $0.02 from an aspiring nurse

    RNperdiem replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I would vote no. The system existed mainly for the benefit of the hospital. When the diploma system was started, students staffed the hospitals and they worked long hours. The only real paid nurse...