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  1. Sore thumb from IVs and Charting, normal or not?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone ever had a sore thumb from works days or weeks straight? my right thumb has been sore at the joint from all the IVs and charting I've done. I've tried to use my left whenever i remember but...

  2. Sore thumb from IVs and Charting, normal or not?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    yeah i think its the whole clamping unclamping/squeezing the chamber/spiking new lipids and TPNs business. I work nights and we give all products and ryders so its alot of new tubing that needs...

  3. was i wrong to call in sick?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift on an oncology unit and was supposed to work last night. well when i woke up to go to work I found out I have lost my voice this was around 5. Nothing came out except squeals and...

  4. how do I become an L.A county nurse?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'd like to become a public health nurse in l.a county so i wondering if anyone knows the most effective way of getting my application in? I was told that doing it online was useless. if you've ever...

  5. was i wrong to call in sick?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    update: well i went to the doc and he said that my laryngitis was an infection because I did not yet or scream to get it. Plus I have bronchitis. he said "you work oncology, i hope you're not going to...

  6. was i wrong to call in sick?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps someone could answer the last portion of my post, as i am curious.

  7. was i wrong to call in sick?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    my co-worker has laryngitis last week and called in sick. I didn't have a temp but i was coughing up alot and feeling that "sick of the tired". If I didn't feel unsure about how i would give report...

  8. was i wrong to call in sick?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    it was a very long and interesting phone call. I was basically speaking in whispers and trying the best i could since there was no one around to call for me. I thought it may have been better for me...

  9. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I was an aide to and I can tell you I did not act like the three aids on my floor that i mentioned. Most the time wrong weights for I/Os were because the aids forgot to zero the bed, left extra things...

  10. how much are typical union dues?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    what is the average amount for union dues at your hospital? are all union dues the same for each hospital? is it a certain

  11. Febrile oncology pt to transfuse or not? Help!!

    holdensjane replied to ADN2003's topic in Oncology

    i'm new to bmt and there's so much i don't know. can someone please explain the reasons for this, about the eating of the plts, not infusing prbcs for fever but infusing plts? My preceptor also told...

  12. Pressure to join union

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    how much does the union take out of your paycheck? no one can tell me exactly. All I get are "it depends on your paycheck". Another union I was apart of would take 2% of my paycheck but I don't know...

  13. NG regretting picking nights, am I irresponsible?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a NG on orientation 14 weeks total. I was on days for 10 week and just started my last four weeks of nights. I had my first shifts this week and I am starting to regret it. I worked two nights...

  14. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    No i wasn't treated like this before thats why I don't understand where all this is coming from. I've had other aides that have been wonderful and I don't meet the this kind of resistance. I always...

  15. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still on orientation which is why I don't want to cause any waves, you have to sign your name to the documentation forms. I don't want to cause trouble I just want to get work done. I've worked...

  16. Need a 2 weeks notice template

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've never turned in a resignation notice before, can someone please give me a template of one that you've used? thanks so

  17. Hospital rescinding job offers, can this happen?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    if a hospital offers you a job, leading you to turn down other job offers, but then rescinds the decision claiming whatever reason, what can you do? Are they legally bound to you once they make the...

  18. Hospital rescinding job offers, can this happen?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    if I sign the offer of employment does that seal it? or do I have to actually start

  19. Hospital rescinding job offers, can this happen?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    well they've hired me and I turned down my other offer cause it was "official" as I asked twice. The job I turned down starts next week and I still haven't gotten paperwork on the job I acccepted....

  20. Queen of the Valley, West Covina

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone ever worked for them? how is the hospital, environment,

  21. RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in Nursing Career

    how much clinical experience is necessary and is it usually supposed to be in one area? are there jobs you can get with an MSN that you can't with an

  22. How come Docs don't have to wear scrubs?

    holdensjane posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that all direct patient care persons have to wear scrubs or uniforms and doctors/NP/PA don't? If food services, having very little direct pt. contact, has to wear a uniform, why aren't...

  23. RN with MBA, share your experiences

    holdensjane posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    what are some jobs for someone with a nursing degree and an MBA? share your experiences and what you

  24. How come Docs don't have to wear scrubs?

    holdensjane replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    is it just me or does this seem bad for infection control? esp cause they do rounds on scores of patients at a

  25. About San Antonio Community Hospital

    holdensjane replied to tramalady45's topic in California Nursing

    does anyone know how much a new grad makes