RNperdiem

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  1. Ethical dilemma

    RNperdiem replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    I am somewhat surprised to hear about loyalty to an employer who is not treating you right. If the roles were reversed, do you think the doctor feels the same loyalty towards the MA/RN? If you left...

  2. Ethical dilemma

    RNperdiem replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Why be overworked and underpaid if you don't have to be? It sounds like this job is doing nothing to enhance your RN career and you are having to put up with issues that you shouldn't be. Do you...

  3. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    RNperdiem replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    The US is different from the other places that have healthcare for all. The USA is first world and third world. Any country that was founded with a heavy investment in slavery and conquest rather...

  4. Knowing When To Move On, Where To Go

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

    Most of the best options only open up once you have some relevant experience. A new grad with less than a year actually has only a few options. I think six months is the peak of stress for a new...

  5. Question about weekend schedules

    RNperdiem replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

    If there is a policy here, they don't need to enforce it. The same group of us seem to work all the weekends, almost every weekend, so when the self-scheduling calendar is put out weekends get filled....

  6. ICU nurse

    RNperdiem replied to maidinh405's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It totally depends on how hiring is done. Some places do not hire new grads into ICU- ever. No point working there if you hope to gain an RN job after

  7. Nurses who've had LASIK

    RNperdiem replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    I muddle the terms "Lasik" and "Lasix" ever since my Lasik too. For me it has been totally worth it. No more reaching for glasses in the morning, no more dry irritated eyes at the end of a long day...

  8. All my friends are RNs

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have some old friends that have drifted away into little more than liking stuff on Facebook. I enjoy the company of the nurses I work with, they really can bring some lively conversation into the...

  9. They Will Never Leave!

    RNperdiem replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    One bit of manners I was firm about when my teenage son was in hospital was this- when a member of the healthcare team- doctor, nurse, aide, PT, etc walks into your room, you turn off the TV, close...

  10. BSN vs MD?

    RNperdiem replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing

    Both fields take large quantities of energy to meet the demands of the job, especially in the beginning. Klone isn't exaggerating about those 80 hour workweeks for new doctors. The residents I work...

  11. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    I already had a college degree and was familiar with college-level courses, so nursing school was just more of the same. I worked part time on weekends and in the evenings so I was able to pay for...

  12. Starting out in a hospital?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital? Yes. Where I work, new grads are expected to schedule themselves for nights at least half the time. Hospital nurses should expect to work nights, weekends, holidays and in certain...

  13. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    RNperdiem replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... Very heavy handed management. These days of computer charting and lots of auditing makes hiding out on nights and weekends to avoid management all that much

  14. Day Shift Anxiety in New Grad- should I talk to my manager?

    RNperdiem replied to IV_Espresso's topic in General Nursing

    The manager does not need to know about your anxiety issues. You do not need to get tagged as a "high maintainence employee" who needs all kinds of special accommodations. If you pitch the idea that...

  15. Firearms

    RNperdiem replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I never felt a need to carry weaponry around in my daily life. If others feel the need, then I hope they use some common sense and responsibility. Most of the GSW I see at work are the self-inflicted...

  16. Jack of All trades

    RNperdiem replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I hear about how people are living longer with more and more chronic medical problems, so in a way even specialty units deal with basic "med-surg" problems- diabetes(especially), COPD, dementia etc....

  17. Not enough time for quality care

    RNperdiem replied to NanaT2017's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like my first job. I barely survived without lunch that year. This is not good for long term nursing survival. Unfortunately you do not have control over the quality of CNAs hired, and in...

  18. Scared to admit I am a RN who cares

    RNperdiem replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I see the world a little differently. "Care" and "Don't Care" are binary black and white absolutes that I don't think exist much in the real world. Motivation is a mixed bag of things. Maybe...

  19. Single parenting & nursing

    RNperdiem replied to brittfuqua's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the hospital jobs in my area do 12 hour shifts. A nurse new to our unit from L & D mentioned that she did also have on-call reponsibilities in L&D as well, and one of the reasons she...

  20. How to stay positive?

    RNperdiem replied to heatherstone's topic in General Nursing

    Good self-care, a belief that your welfare matters too, and a full life outside of nursing go a long

  21. Physical assessment on sedated pts

    RNperdiem replied to Allend's topic in General Nursing

    For a patient who is sedated and paralyzed? No. For a patient who is sedated and on neuro checks? Then I would have to hold sedation because an accurate neurological exam requires patient cooperation....

  22. Working overnight and all day classes

    RNperdiem replied to Kevonn's topic in General Nursing

    How flexible is your schedule? Can a couple of shifts be moved to weekends, especially 12 hour shift weekends? My sister worked nights full time while in school, but she was able to do 12 hour weekend...

  23. "I inherited this!"

    RNperdiem replied to nursingmatters's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this is an inexperienced manager who is in over her head and had no idea how to manage a staff. I would set a date in the future, say 3 months, and if conditions do not improve in that...

  24. EPIC pushback

    RNperdiem replied to JayWoz's topic in General Nursing

    Never had any trouble with this. At an academic medical center, doctors are not a coddled and protected class. They had EPIC classes and superusers shadowing them for weeks until everyone adapted. The...

  25. Charting versus care

    RNperdiem replied to schilm15's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse you need to prioritize charting. Not all of the charting we do is of equal priority. Who will be looking at this charting, and will this affect the patients' care? For example, vital signs...