RNperdiem

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  1. Advice!!

    RNperdiem replied to MARYRN2009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being liked at work is a workplace survival skill-not just in nursing either. A lot of us here are introverted, quiet and keep to ourselves as our default setting. It doesn't take much to add a little...

  2. working during a nursing program?

    RNperdiem replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I moved in with my parents, went to school and worked a part-time job that covered all my bills and school expenses. I had a flexible CNA job that could be worked around my nursing school schedule, I...

  3. A Good Nurse Manager...

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in Nurse Management

    I will add: hires the right people. Life as a nurse is really good when you work with a good group of coworkers who don't need constant

  4. Jobs before graduation

    RNperdiem replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    About a third of my nursing school classmates had jobs lined up before graduation. Start

  5. How many CNAs do you have on your floor?

    RNperdiem replied to crx971's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It sounds like you have worked with some good CNAs-the kinds who actually do their jobs and help the patient. I would rather have a smaller patient ratio and do a lot of the cleaning up myself than...

  6. Justify this nursing diagnosis

    RNperdiem replied to malenurse69's topic in General Nursing

    Sarcasm and humor at work. "I am so tired today-must be a disturbed energy field. I volunteer to get sent home if the census drops. Just sayin'." or "The Doe family just depleted my energy field; can...

  7. New grad looking for a job, but wants a vacation

    RNperdiem replied to Jsng11's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the boyfriend can come and visit

  8. Nurses bettering lives

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

    Why not make a project to do a little shadowing of nurses to see exactly what they do and see if this job is for you? I compare nursing to parenthood a lot. There is a difference in "being a parent"...

  9. Ever accepted a job you knew was a mistake?

    RNperdiem replied to Lucky724's topic in Nursing Career

    "Mistake" would be putting it strongly, but as a new grad in a slow economy I knew I didn't have the luxury of being picky. The job was no picnic, and could have been worse. I worked my one year for...

  10. How do I explain to my snobby family why nurses are important and worthy of respect?

    RNperdiem replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

    Clueless families often don't understand the role of doctors either. I'm sure there are doctors out there sighing at the things clueless things their families believe to be true of doctors. Life isn't...

  11. Need opinion from non-Corrections nurses

    RNperdiem replied to livinnew's topic in General Nursing

    I only seem to hear about corrections nursing in the news when things go wrong. I remember in nursing school about a case in my area where a prisoner died in the infirmary from dehydration. He was...

  12. How to get experience?

    RNperdiem replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing goes in cycles of boom and bust. When there is a shortage of nurses, employees loosen up on their experience requirements. They will have to train the new nurse(my ICU orientation was 12...

  13. How do I explain to my snobby family why nurses are important and worthy of respect?

    RNperdiem replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

    No amount of logical explanation is going to penetrate their emotional reaction. Give it time and they will get over it. The more you try to jump around saying "nurses are important! I matter!" the...

  14. I wish they had to stay and watch the chaos

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

    The actual discharge orders usually get written after the doctors have rounded on all the patients, written orders for everyone, put out a few fires, and when things slow down, then they get around to...

  15. Communicating with Doctors

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

    The hosptialist system really changed how we interacted with doctors. Rather than call/page doctors from different services, a critical care resident in charge of the unit handles all issues that come...

  16. difference in degrees

    RNperdiem replied to skbella's topic in General Nursing

    College degrees are not the rarity they once were, so they have lost some of the value they once carried. The quick answer, "because they can" covers some political and turf issues. About half of my...

  17. What are the stress level ranking for these units?

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

    Ortho is only tolerable if you have good CNAs helping you. The patients here are very dependent early on for help to the chair, help to the bathroom(this can be a very slow process if you are busy),...

  18. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    RNperdiem replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the hands-on full physical assessment is not just a nursing issue. Doctors have become a lot less fluent with the details of the physical assessment in favor of diagnostics. I rarely see...

  19. Question about uniform

    RNperdiem replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    I wear the uniform with both the logo an non-logo scrubs. Once they are on, what I am wearing is the last thing on my mind during the working

  20. Care vs Health Care (existential discussion)

    RNperdiem replied to TraumaTwo's topic in General Nursing

    I can help a patient maintain a healthy biological stasis, but when they are discharged home, their choices are their own. Some things people have to do for themselves. Mental health providers and...

  21. What do you say to people thinking about nursing?

    RNperdiem replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    Lets see... A 28 year old man/boy without the drive or follow-through to make things happen in life? A person with a Biology degree and only an intention of going to med school is going nowhere, not...

  22. Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    RNperdiem replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    My brother lived in a large luxury gated community apartment with a pool and garage in small town Georgia for a rent of $600/month. The cost of living is lower in some

  23. CNA to RN

    RNperdiem replied to MysticTopaz's topic in General Students

    CNA work made nursing school possible. There aren't many jobs that can be worked around school hours. I worked every weekend and lots of 3-11 evenings to earn money to pay the tuition and

  24. Per Diem Orientation

    RNperdiem replied to RN403's topic in General Nursing

    Orientation for per diems at my hospital is a few shifts in the unit, plus I suppose there is the general hospital orientation covering the usual policies and the computer training. The per diem...

  25. Tattoos in the workplace

    RNperdiem replied to MAH82's topic in General Nursing

    JBudd, interesting comment about the differential restrictions for tattoos for officers v/s enlisted. I always thought there was a class issue involved in tats. This country does not often talk about...