RNperdiem

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  1. Weekend Option

    RNperdiem replied to eaorn112's topic in General Nursing

    I remember them. The generic term for weekend option was "Baylor". My hospital stopped offering it years

  2. Cost of your RN degree??

    RNperdiem replied to SML456's topic in General Nursing

    I lived with my parents and worked as a CNA to pay around $550 a semester in tuition plus some more for books, uniforms and school supplies. This was in the late 1990s at a community

  3. Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

    RNperdiem replied to unbrokenx3's topic in General Nursing

    Not bothered at all. Reality is a lot more

  4. Importance (or not) of social ties in workplace

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have pleasant and friendly encounters with my coworkers, but have never made friends with them. The real dividing line between friend and work buddy is if you spend time together outside of work,...

  5. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    I was the "she-devil" to one confused elderly lady. I took away her chewing gum. She had been happily smacking that gum in her edentulous mouth for a long time and I had oral meds for her and threw...

  6. Getting Married after Graduation?

    RNperdiem replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I got engaged in my last semester of nursing school. NCLEX was over and done with in late May. I started my first job in August. The wedding was in October. As a new employee, I didn't qualify for...

  7. RN after PhD?

    RNperdiem replied to crazyphd's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you gave up on your first career rather quickly. Is it too late to try use your degree in something other than the research you don't like. What else can you do? Sometimes launching a...

  8. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    RNperdiem replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    If you want to find the husband, you don't actually need to be a student there. Just hang out in strategic

  9. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    RNperdiem replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    Listen to your instincts. They are right. No nursing degree is worth $120K. There are other nursing schools available that can get you a good education for a lot

  10. You will all probably hate me for this

    RNperdiem replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    I find this site actually quite civilized. Compare us to some of the other medical related forums like the one for pre-meds, and the level of maturity is higher

  11. What am I getting myself into?

    RNperdiem replied to k8e_97's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect a lot of the people who like their jobs came into it with realistic expectations. There would be good days and bad days. They were looking for a job that gave them satisfaction, not...

  12. suspended for doing the right thing...

    RNperdiem replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get a sense of a bit of a cultural misunderstanding between the nurse and family regarding food issues. I might be wrong, but I sense the nurse comes from a viewpoint of eating for good health, and...

  13. How to get a job after graduation

    RNperdiem replied to nativenurse2b2017's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on how visible you would be as a volunteer. In my unit, there are no volunteers. Without some kind of license or certification, we don't let anyone else near fragile patients. The...

  14. How to get a job after graduation

    RNperdiem replied to nativenurse2b2017's topic in General Nursing

    Get a CNA job in a hospital you might want to work in. Become a stellar CNA with a great reputation. Network and make good connections at work. This is no guarantee for a job, it didn't work for me,...

  15. ophthalmology-eyes in general

    RNperdiem replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    When I had my Lasik performed, a nurse (not a tech, but a real nurse) did give me my pre-op Valium, double check my consent and assisted the doctor during my procedure. I also worked with a nurse who...

  16. Nursing uncertainty

    RNperdiem replied to RNdonut's topic in General Nursing

    There is long term care. The trouble with non-bedside positions, is that lots of people are seeking them out. New grads are at a disadvantage since a lot of non-bedside jobs require experience- hands...

  17. Changing/Eliminating 1:1's?

    RNperdiem replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    I have not heard of a policy like this. If you can't get a sitter, your options are to use restraints, pull one of your CNAs to sitter duty(leaving the department one short) or give a very light...

  18. Flushing JP Drain

    RNperdiem replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a patient comes back from Vascular interventional radiology to get a JP to drain an abscess. Unlike a JP placed for surgical drainage, these will have a stopcock attached and doctors orders...

  19. Breaking the Ice with Patients

    RNperdiem replied to Pumpkinn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others who recommend that you let the patient guide you after you have introduced yourself. There is a huge variation in how much company patients need. Some are very lonely. I came...

  20. Quest for more cash, what are my options as an RN?

    RNperdiem replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    Marry

  21. Not Cut Out to Be a Nurse?

    RNperdiem replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this practice really needs a nurse, but is unwilling/unable to hire one and is making do by expecting too much from MAs. They seem to want nurse-level thinking and

  22. Zombie Apocalypse: WWND?

    RNperdiem replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I would not stand much of a chance. Hospitals would be quickly overrun. Before being overrun, we would likely be dealing with running out of food, drugs and supplies. If security breaks...

  23. Patients family in the medical field

    RNperdiem replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are they really trying to show your up, or is that a bit of your own insecurity? I suspect that nurses have worked with many families who do not disclose their medical background. A really confident...

  24. Pregnant and looking for per diem job

    RNperdiem replied to Nursecrane's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't have to disclose the pregnancy. If the agency doesn't work out, is per diem work available at the place you work now? It would be easy to pick up shifts at a place where you don't need...

  25. Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    RNperdiem replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Epidemic proportions in bullying? Where have I been the last 20 years that I have never seen anything more dramatic than a mild touch of snappishness from a doctor? Instrument throwing? Does a doctor...