RNperdiem

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  1. what is a good way to ask for help on-the-job?

    RNperdiem replied to faithkindness's topic in General Nursing

    Look up what you are about to do in the policy and procedure manual. Print it out and read it. Ask the charge nurse if he/she would kindly go with you when you are about to perform said procedure. Are...

  2. Anyone dating a med-student?

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

    Med student is going to move, usually long distance, for residency. Relationships tend to break up when the couples are hundreds of miles apart and the med student is working 80 hour weeks and there...

  3. If grad school was paid for, but not for nursing

    RNperdiem replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    If grad school would lead to a job other than nursing, then why

  4. Pain Seekers

    RNperdiem replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Emotional topic. I see a lot of projecting onto the OP things she never

  5. Pain Seekers

    RNperdiem replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It probably depends on which department you work in. If the drug seekers are getting you down, consider a move to a department where this is less of a

  6. What do you think about managers and employees being friends on Facebook?

    RNperdiem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Coworkers and bosses aren't friends. I save my "friending" for actual friends, old school buddies, and my many family members. Isn't that

  7. I shouldn't be a nurse

    RNperdiem replied to scarednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Many of us have been where you are. It might be useful to turn those feelings of failure into something productive. Make a plan of action targeting where you went wrong. Plan what you would do if/when...

  8. what is harder general surgical or IMCU?

    RNperdiem replied to flipnbrenda's topic in General Nursing

    I am guessing the IMCU is an intermediate/stepdown unit? I have done some work in both types of units. I find them about equal. What makes the difference comes down to things like the shift you work...

  9. attn working mamas.

    RNperdiem replied to heather.m's topic in General Nursing

    I did work per diem weekend days when my kids were younger. It gave their dad a chance to spend a lot of time with the kids and do some real "childcare" as opposed to "babysitting". We avoided daycare...

  10. Students asking for free money

    RNperdiem replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    This kind of thing lives in a grey zone. Nothing illegal going on but people feel uneasy about it anyway. A previous poster used the term "unseemly". Good choice of

  11. weekend work Harder?

    RNperdiem replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Fewer scheduled surgeries, fewer scheduled tests, emptier hallways when trying to transport a patient, more money and free parking sweeten the deal. Some families are great to deal with and they can...

  12. Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    RNperdiem replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My mother was exposed to rubella when pregnant after giving a ride home to a coworker who contacted her the next day to inform about her illness. Mother never relaxed that entire pregnancy until I was...

  13. Nursing Pay Question?

    RNperdiem replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Weekend differentials, night differentials and anything with premium pay makes a difference. As has been said before, different parts of the country have different costs of living. Don't think the...

  14. Seeking Opinions on Surgical Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to AndreaRoberts's topic in General Nursing

    Finding a job in this field is a big hurdle. You do need a fair amount of training for OR/PACU and many hospitals have cut back on training and prefer to hire nurses already trained,experienced and...

  15. huber needle

    RNperdiem replied to spma1234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I see something of a black-and-white attitudes towards nurses here sometimes. Either you are good, perfect and never have done XYZ, or you fall off your pedestal into the realm of bad nurses beyond...

  16. Woes of a green (overwhelmed, possibly disillusioned) med-surg nurse

    RNperdiem replied to loshie08's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You don't say anything about your CNAs. What are they responsible for? An important survival skill in med-surg is to get enough assistance from the CNA. I have worked med-surg with some of the...

  17. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    RNperdiem replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't think it matters what courses one took in school in this case. I suspect there is an emotional element, and that element is fear. Fear can make people deny science. Being human, we don't...

  18. Can a RN do PT exercises

    RNperdiem replied to Blindstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have wondered myself sometimes when PT gets the patient OOB to the chair. Sometimes this requires the PT assistant as well and maximum assistance from both. Sometimes I ask "are you going to return...

  19. PACU/Recovery Nursing

    RNperdiem replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, the PACU nurses tend to be older, very experienced and have a strong background in ICU. I suspect they are higher paid because they are experienced. This is a desirable job for many....

  20. Do you get sick alot working as a nurse?

    RNperdiem replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Nursing

    Never gotten sick from anything at work either. Many of our patient are here for cancer surgeries, trauma or transplant surgery. Yes, some patients do get infections related to lines or pneumonias as...

  21. Exclusive pumping/hospital RNs that pump

    RNperdiem replied to CharmantUn's topic in General Nursing

    I'll echo what another poster said. There is a pumping room, but it is 4 stories up and a long walk away. Between assessments, meds, docs on rounds and everything else, making the time is difficult....

  22. How do you give shift report where you work.

    RNperdiem replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    We gather in the breakroom. At 0700, the charge nurse gives a quick unit report, gives us our patient assignments and we go to meet the off going nurse for report. Usually we do the whole report at...

  23. Time to give up?

    RNperdiem replied to wiwhitedog's topic in Nursing Career

    I would not recommend going into debt to pay for more education when you are over 50. Is nursing something you really want to do? How have you been paying the bills for the last several years? Your...

  24. for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    RNperdiem replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    30 minutes here as well. Trouble is, lunch seems to coincide with the busiest part of the day. Personally, I take 15 minutes for lunch in the middle of the day and 15min afternoon tea around 5 when...

  25. zofran vs phenergan?

    RNperdiem replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Patient Medications

    Outside of PACU, we don't see much of phenergan anymore. I once got a phenergan shot; that spot hurt for a