nialloh RN

I've worked nights for many years. I love my 12hr shifts. I have to admit I plan my sleep pattern the same way. I go to bed after work at aprox 9:30 and get up at 4:30. If I'm off the next day I stay up until aprox 7-9pm. I then proceed to pass out. ...

Firstly, the thing that makes you a real nurse is the RN after your name. That is one of the most important things, and is respected all by its self. That being said, I would recommend at least 1 year of floor nursing. This will sharpen your assessme...

For my Psych pt I had a few weeks ago. If you want to hide your candy bars (4 of them), don't hide them between your butt cheeks. 1/ We will find them. 2/ We Will remove them. 3/ We WILL dispose of them. And NO, you can't eat them. I know its your bu...

If you want to take my post apart line by line you might at least get it right. You will note that I was responding to another thread and think I ran into a thread merge. I never mentioned other nurses (fertility clinic nurse), and was actually talki...

Everyone is focusing on education. If a teacher messes up, a student might get an F. Can be fixed. If a nurse messes up, a pt can die. So we are also being paid for responsability. We also have to carry insurance, and always have the risk of losing o...

The main reason I tend to disagree with some of your posts is that you mostly aim high. I agree with a lot of what you say, but remember, a lot of the fraud and abuse is committed by those at the bottom. There is a lot of people thinking "what's in i...

I thought I was finished replying to this thread but have another point to offer. Lamaze, I find myself agreeing with your last post with one exception. There is a lot of abuse. I have seen it on my floor, and treated patients who had no need to be t...

Fungez, I don't think this is an option. As she is so close to term no-one will hire, and she will lose her insurance. Also, in this jobmarket you don't want to burn any bridges. imho It is a nice thought though :)

I agree with Jessy. If it is harming you go out early. or you can let it be known that you are thinking of that route. That will be one really big hole to fill, and maybe your manager will take the hint. The other way is to pick a shift. get your DR ...

Unless the pt is very fragile, I wouldn't give it. While I have done it, the pt was being closely followed by an Endocrinologist. This doc was being called at all hours with updates (per his order). But this wasn't a permanent order, and the pt was i...

A good family who know good care when they see it. In their eyes they are trying to say thank you, but don't know the problems a cheque can cause. I would think sending it back would cause them to be insulted, or have their feelings hurt. I would thi...

Working on a tele unit is one of the best things you can do. It opens up so many doors. From there you can go to ER, OR, ICU, etc.. While you can go to these other places without tele, it looks better in an interview if they don't have to wait for yo...

I would say take the job. If you find it is too much, you can drop it later. Not only will it help you after you graduate, it will help you in school. When you are doing your clinicals you will be more confident, and you will also see a lot of cool t...

With the way some people write I'm not surprised they need help reading a chart. Glad you didn't have to do anything. But it was a learning experience. Without any danger or risk to yourself, you now know how it feels to be in the sights of the lega...

Just a thought. Apart from on call pay, Do you get time and a half for coming in on call. In my hospital you do. If she is doing this to save on overtime as was suggested earlier, there would be no point in continuing. Also, are you the only one she ...

You have received some very good advice here. The only thing I would change is DON'T hand deliver anything. Just because you put it in writing doesn't mean you can prove you gave it to them. Send any correspondence by registered mail with return rece...

68drop: As much as I agreed with your earlier posts, I have to agree with lamazeteacher here. You can only plan for so much, and have at least 18 years to plan for. A lot can happen. I also believe that it's never the child's fault, and that some lee...

I can answer this in 1 word : YES

I have worked nights for many years now. If I'm off for one day between night shifts, I try to keep to my night schedule. If I'm off for a few days, I sleep for a few hours (after a night shift), and then go to bed at a reasonable normal hour. By doi...

I would be more worried about you being left on your own. You are a new grad and I'm sure have little experience. what resources will you have, and will you have adequate orientation. Remember, they will give you as much responsibility as you are wil...

Lamazeteacher. So you haven't read the bill either. You have read the Democrats summaries and watched their videos. You also call the New York Times a reliable source when it is one of the most biased papers around. The rest of the main street press ...

That is the only part of post #228 is all I can agree with.Nialloh and Spidey's mom: You've been swallowing the propaganda from the party representing big businesses, that lost the Presidential election in 2008. So sorry that happened. Please be a go...

The biggest mistake people are making is that they think they have a right to health care. You don't. All the arguments about being poor or pre-existing conditions are superfluous. The easiest way to figure out if something is a right or not is to lo...

Don't know of he actually got admitted (or even got to the ER) but it happened on hospital grounds. If you get drunk and wander around a hospital multi level parking lot naked during shift change, and manage to scare the heck out of a lot of nurses, ...

I chose in vitro fertilization and sex change operations as obscene examples, they are not the only ones. But you are paying for them. In a lot of states there is mandated coverage, whether you want it or not. Just because you are 90 years old and go...