RNperdiem

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  1. How common is charting ahead in ICU?

    RNperdiem replied to SilleLu's topic in Critical Care

    A lot of the computerized systems won't let you chart ahead. You accept being perpetually

  2. nursing tasks that you do the least because you are too busy

    RNperdiem replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Men patients tend to look a little scruffy from lack of shaving after a couple of days. Shaves are down the priority list

  3. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    RNperdiem replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think for the general public, nurse = mom. Mom gets lots of public praise and a set of angel wings, but underneath the hype, there is disrespect and a sense of being taken for granted. Everything...

  4. Is there time for extracurricular activities while in Nursing school?

    RNperdiem replied to arh77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Compared to working a full time job, there was always time for a life outside school. I even worked a part time job while taking dance classes and having time to spend with friends. If you can make...

  5. Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The working world is changing from valuing seniority to valuing individual merit.Here is another sign of the change. The old seniority system gave some protection to nurses who were older and perhaps...

  6. Anyone ever regret going from FT to PT?

    RNperdiem replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    For the childcare part, going part time was worthwhile. The pros were: not having to pay for childcare, the time spent with home and family, less stress from work(less time at work), and a bit more...

  7. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    RNperdiem replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We are living in a time of change. You can see it here in the generational change that values freedom more than loyalty, individual merit over seniority. Nurses live in limbo neither quite...

  8. whats the main cause of stress that RN goes through at work?

    RNperdiem replied to yayita's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't regret choosing the nursing field. Since I only work part-time, I can handle the stress of the job better. I am not sure if I could do this full-time again. Nursing does have its rewards too....

  9. whats the main cause of stress that RN goes through at work?

    RNperdiem replied to yayita's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We carry a lot of responsibility. People see the tasks of nursing, but they don't see the decision-making made in ambiguity. We are not just doing tasks and following doctors orders. When things go...

  10. Leave Easy job for Subacute Unit?

    RNperdiem replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    What is best for your family? Only you can answer that one. There is a lot of benefits to working one well-paying 12 hour weekend shift a week and having the rest of the week free to be home with your...

  11. Pay for parking?

    RNperdiem replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    I pay for parking. When you work on a large college campus where students and employees all want parking and land is expensive, they can and will charge for parking. If employees complain about...

  12. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    RNperdiem replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    ISFJ- Critical

  13. Understaffed Surgical Unit

    RNperdiem replied to rnz17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you have been working there long enough, figure out if this high ratio is a temporary problem (will resolve once new hires finish orientation and nurses return from maternity leave) or is a chronic...

  14. Feeling guilty about maternity leave

    RNperdiem replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    You might give birth before Thanksgiving and need the day off anyway. You are pregnant, not faking illness to get out of working a holiday. Let go of the

  15. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    RNperdiem replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as she isn't trying to convert you or anything, she isn't really any different than people who have limited conversational abilities/topics and can't tell when they are starting to bore...

  16. mature student

    RNperdiem replied to weebarra73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I guess it depends on your motivation, health, finances and energy

  17. Pt ages

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

    I think good mental health is part of it. The people who weathered life out to old age are a resilient

  18. Float Pool Vent

    RNperdiem replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    When I float to Cardiac, they will not give me the newly admitted MI who might need a balloon pump. In SICU, the post-op transplants are probably not on the menu either. Most nurses are careful who...

  19. Does 12 hr shifter work less than 8 hr shifter?

    RNperdiem replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    We commute a lot less too. When I worked 5 days a week, a half hour each way, there went a whole lot of time sitting in the car and walking the rest of the

  20. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

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

    I talked to an old high school friend at a reunion several years back about this. This friend does have some disabilities and lived at home with her parents. She told me that her dad made her quit her...

  21. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    RNperdiem replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What would our nursing teaching include for a patient having a "visitor"? Would we have to ask them to maintain hip precautions, full spine precautions, sternal precautions, not pull out the NG tube...

  22. The ethics of cost for cure vs noncompliance.

    RNperdiem replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with "stupid" either. The USA is both first and third world. IMHO, any country that has been touched by a history of slavery will be at least partly third world. There is a lot of...

  23. I. Just. Can't....

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

    Sometimes I want to see what is inside the heads of family members when they make these decisions. Do they hear what they want to hear and are in big denial? Are emotions and fear over-riding common...

  24. Are starting wages negotiable?

    RNperdiem replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses are willing to take a pay cut to get out of direct patient care. I think this is what you are

  25. Goodbye, fellow nurses

    RNperdiem replied to mcbg6335's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of complaining, you did something about your problems. I hope the new job works out for you. Keep your license active in case you need a little prn nursing work on the side to drum up extra...