RNperdiem

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  1. Staying Positive in Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to SarahEAW's topic in General Nursing

    When all else fails, I remember what my paychecks looked like when I earned minimum wage of

  2. Accepted a new position in ICU and possibly changing my mind. Help?

    RNperdiem replied to michigan94's topic in General Nursing

    Why self-sabotage yourself out of a good job? Take the job and decide for yourself. For a CNA, this is a good job. You are a CNA; you will only have CNA responsibilities and the nurse will be right...

  3. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    RNperdiem replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in college, a lot of catering companies recruited their serving and bussing staff on campus. Catering was a popular student job because the hours were after classes, the work easy to find,...

  4. Staying Positive in Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to SarahEAW's topic in General Nursing

    I am generally a positive person. I have a job when many nurses are unemployed. As a per diem nurse, I can pick and choose my shifts to my liking. My coworkers are helpful, the doctors are there when...

  5. LPN jobs in L&D??

    RNperdiem replied to kstevens24's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does not hire LPNs at all except for a few clinic positions. Around here most LPNs work home health, long term care and doctors' offices. The job market for LPNs in this area is so bad...

  6. new nurse thinking of leaving hospital job

    RNperdiem replied to n1wgmp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If something sounds too good to be true, then a little more research is in order. Find some of these personal nurses. How much are they making? Exactly what is involved? Is the pay really that

  7. Do differentials make up for working 36 hrs vs 40 hrs per week?

    RNperdiem replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    One time we were sitting around at the end of shift and one of the night shift nurses came in. He was working a weekend night, on overtime (time and a half) with a critical staffing bonus (an extra...

  8. Call bell dilemma

    RNperdiem replied to Dbarnhart's topic in General Nursing

    Charge? Money? How many of our patients will ever pay their bills I wonder? Trouble is, I doubt money is a motivator for certain patient populations, because they are not paying anything. Some people...

  9. Dry?

    RNperdiem replied to Donna 1966's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work. In surgery, it has to do with fluid balance. Used in conversation: "transplant docs like to keep their liver patients on the dry side". Dry is the opposite of fluid...

  10. Are we "semi-professionals"

    RNperdiem replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    In the USA, we have trouble talking about social class. Words like "educated" or "professional" are used as euphemisms for what we really mean. Socially, nursing is considered middle class. We sit at...

  11. Good Supply Case to sit on computer on wheels?

    RNperdiem replied to Followingfootsteps's topic in General Nursing

    This is what you see in the actual department you will be working in, right? Just make sure. In my hospital, it varies, and several departments keep fully stocked bedside carts in the patient rooms so...

  12. Where did you start working right after getting your RN license?

    RNperdiem replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a med-surg department in a hospital. They were hiring at a time when getting any nursing job was difficult. The first month wasn't bad. When you have a preceptor right there, it is like...

  13. Floor Nursing vs. Doctor's Office

    RNperdiem replied to addiewaad's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals have more jobs available, pay more, and offer more opportunities to transfer to different departments for other nursing specialities. The drawbacks are shift work and job stress. Doctors...

  14. Should I ask for more money?

    RNperdiem replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you want a raise, you will need to be able to say why. Tell them that your multilingual skills have been an asset, that all the precepting of new nurses is valuable, you are always a superuser for...

  15. Nursing Professor or School Nurse? -What is your opinion

    RNperdiem replied to desiruns's topic in General Nursing

    Here is something to consider: do you really have a strong desire to teach/become a school nurse, or are you looking for an escape route from your first job? As a new grad, any first job is going to...

  16. Full time working moms - how do you manage it?

    RNperdiem replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I echo the others. Why trouble a schedule that works for you? If money is a factor, can you do the occasional extra shift, or be willing to pick up part shifts for others? It would bring in extra...

  17. Choosing a Specialty

    RNperdiem replied to Karamia0x's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really have a direction when graduating. I started in med-surg. It was a day/night rotating job (I didn't want to work 3-11), the hospital was familiar, and they were willing to hire me at a...

  18. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    RNperdiem replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    When I see some of our patients, 50 is old for some people. Long-term stress, poor life choices, health problems and giving up will age a person beyond their

  19. Working while in school?

    RNperdiem replied to Bb0322's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if not working is a "rule", but it is a rule that school comes first. You won't be able to get away with missing clinicals because you have to work. That said, a lot of us did work...

  20. What thrills you/what terrifies you?

    RNperdiem replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    Thrilling: The endotracheal tube is out, the patient is out of bed to the chair, transfer orders to the floor are in and the patient and family are happy. Not my favorite thing: The patient who...

  21. Early childhood major or nursing

    RNperdiem replied to hazel_dreamss's topic in General Nursing

    There is only so much we can tell you on a site like this. My recommendation: seek out real people doing the kind of work you are interested in. See if you can shadow them at their jobs. Ask them...

  22. What do you eat in the morning?

    RNperdiem replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oatmeal and a glass of orange juice is my breakfast of choice. A breakfast like that can hold me until a very late lunch. Even if you are not that hungry, don't eat in the car and stuff anything...

  23. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    RNperdiem replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing isn't the only line of work. I might find a non-nursing job if I had

  24. ICU nurses!

    RNperdiem replied to aquille4's topic in Critical Care

    There is a lot of overlap in MICU and all ICUs. Personally, I prefer surgical patients, but there is a lot to learn in any ICU. There is a whole generalized ICU skill set that works in all ICUs. What...

  25. will being a patient care tech look good resume for when i start nursing school

    RNperdiem replied to xyoshira's topic in General Nursing

    It didn't for me. When I saw the academic advisor from nursing school, she said that they were strictly looking at academic transcripts and were not interested in work experience. CNA, however, was a...