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Probably wouldn't be unheard of if you then worked every Saturday...If you work in a hospital setting they would most likely require 2 weekends per month - you could fulfill that by working 4 shifts, or every Saturday.

Great way to put it....

NOT working during nursing school - because I scrimped and saved for a year before and all during...

Excellent idea! One of the Assisted Living Facilities I visit has dogs come in - and the residents love it....

Yeppers. I would bet, Acosmic, that you are a brand spanking new RN. Idealistic and all. Not a bad thing - but give it 10 years and get back to us.....

Thanks, Karen, for putting my thoughts into sentences. Great post.

Why does this so-called profession have to be this way? I worked as a bank teller before becoming a nurse and was treated with waay more respect. Hmm, maybe that would be an idea....

I totally agree. When I was a new nurse we went to the Nurses' March on Washington. I was so impressed at that time by how well nurses stuck together. I couldn't wait to practice. HA! What a jolt when I realized that I was way off on that one. ...

Hi all. Any input would be appreciated. I work for a facility with no policy and procedure manual. I have repeatedly asked for a policy pertaining to, for example, how to flush a central line - only to be told "we don't have a policy on that". It...

Wow! Thanks for the great reply and advice. I am turning in my 2 week notice - but am going to do just what you said with witnessess. Thanks again!

Thanks for the responses. Let me clarify - I don't mean that the doctor would hang the nurse out to dry - I mean the facility. A little background is that 2 nurses have been fired recently - and one has had disciplinary action placed on their licen...

Just wondering how everyone gives insulin. Do you use an insulin syringe? I feel silly asking this question....I was taught in nursing school to ONLY give insulin with a specific syringe demarcating the units to be given. (And to have it double ch...

Interviewing for a per diem hospice position - any advice on how to present myself would be great from you experienced hospice nurses. It is a goal of mine to work hospice - have been working ICU and pretty burned. Mostly due to keeping folks alive...

I agree with Susy - it is a joke. My hospital is doing the same thing. Purporting that we have great staffing (try 3 to 1 in ICU routinely and 6 to 1 on tele - oh please let them interview me)...

Turned in my 2 week notice a couple of days ago - don't have a new job yet so it is a little scary. But I have just had it with hospital nursing! (At least this hospital). 3 and sometimes 4 patient assignments in the ICU are becoming the rule rath...

Thanks y'all - I'll check into local travel assignments - good idea. One thing for sure - I am definitely taking my time to find a good fit.

FIRST check to make sure that the pulse ox is on the finger correctly

I'm with Erin - the VERY first thing I would do would be to check the tubing.

Thanks for that - gave me the courage to do what I know I need to.

I could use some advice please.... Basically I am done with hospital nursing - I will be turning in my 2 week notice this week. What explanation do I give my NM as to why I am quitting but still retain a decent reference? I don't want to go in an...

Thanks you 2. Got some good ideas from what you gave me.

I just had a discussion w/ my husband today about this. I do feel like I am just performing tasks - not like it used to be at all. Hardly ever have time to adequately look at lab values, read the chart, etc. Most of my time is doing, doing, doing ...

I am in total agreement with llg - I believe that overinvolvement is one of the causes of burnout. I myself started heading down that path - I believe I was "overempathizing" - and would find myself becoming very saddenned to see a patient's name i...

I think that this is part of the problem. Nurses who still insist on giving up their chairs, etc. I realize that you are being nice, but part of the reason that doctors feel so entitled is in the treatment they receive/have received from nurses. ...