anotherneonurse

I am considering stepping out of the proffession for a few years to take care of my babies. I will want to go back after the kids are in school. I am worried about keeping up my liscence and things. I would love to hear from people that have done thi...

Document EVERYTHING accurately, well and thoroughly. Stay late if you have to. Fill out every possible form. In my career I have had several incidences now of people trying to get me in trouble for no appearant reason, in some cases with flat out lie...

No, I would have to call in way too often.

Yes I was infuriated to learn this had happened at a charge nurse meeting at my hospital. It was horribly unproffessional and I really don't think much of our leadership for not only allowing it but participating at some level by listening. They just...

It may have something to do with the area of nursing you're working in more than the generation per say. For a new nurse, if you want something popular like L&D or NICU you are aware you have to take whatever you can get and just be happy to find...

It is for the patients to decide if they are getting good care or not. This might work on some patients but your more mentally with it patients may think its rude when nurses try to tell them what to think.

Absolutely you should press charges. I feel bad for you that your preceptor didn't guide you accordingly. If I saw this happen to an orientee I would stick up for them and the only thing I would explain to the patient is that they would be talking to...

Just wait till you get a few fecalfeliacs that with leaky bums that want to pick and smear all day. Then a little diaper chage or help wiping won't seem so bad. I have actually put people in restraints before, just because I couldn't make them stop s...

In most cases these patients are not mentally competent so how do they deal with that in Florida?

You should get a lawyer and not only to protect your liscence but I would press charges for slander against this other nurse. It might be hard because it is just your word against hers but if you really slapped the patient people nearby should have h...

Not every nurse eats their young but in every department in every hospital you will find at least a small group (and in some cases a large group) that does. If no one in your department is calling it out, its probably happening a lot. Have you seen ...

There is no easy way to get started in OR. Nurses in this specialty are notoriously territorial and some of the surgeons aren't very nice either. However, I would think a teaching hospitla like KU be your best bet. The OR dept at KU is so huge you ar...

Hmmm, gues I was trying to give 90021nurse the bennefit of the doubt when I assumed that by stupidity he/she was refering to the way the circulator gets jerked around where as the scrub gets to just stand there and do their job. Obviously that's not ...

You will either need to have a lot of jobs in every specialty or focus on one type of nurse or a smaller geographic area. Specialized nurses often choose agencies that they normally wouldn't just because it gets hard to find work with a smaller agenc...

There is no such law and none being passed. However I would support it if there were because I think nursing students would be so much better off. I think its ridiculous to have to worry about getting a job in March that won't even start until June a...

Here's a list of area hospitals I can think of. On the Kansas side KUMC - Huge teaching hospital. Not in the best part of town and the clientel is, well lets just say most would not choose to be a patient at KU. On of the better paying hospitals in t...

Well its great to see so many people replied. Obviously there are supportive nurses out there, a few of them even work in an OR. I would just like to point out this problem isn't OR specific. Any area considered specialized will have some territorial...

I suggest California. It is hands down the best place to be a nurse, especially for the more popular specialties like you listed there. Don't be afriad to use a placement agency to help you narrow the search. They will help you get top dollar that's ...

Great website with the videos Mike thanks for sharing.

Any type of surgeon that has a private practice, even if they don't do most precedures out of their office, can have their own nurse which could be an RN or LPN depending on what they want them to do. LPNs generally stay in the office and do work lik...

Browniqtee that was a great informative post. It has really got me thinking about what I want to do with my career. My only concern is the job market. I don't know any hospitals in my area that use RNFAs. I hear some surgeons do though. Not sure how ...

So what do nurses do in the OR? I mean why have them circulating even? Couldn't we find a cheaper alternative for that too? Maybe they should have us cutting and save money on doctors.:smiley_ab

Depends on the area and the hospital. Some treat travelers just like regular staff and some treat them noticably worse. I have found that in areas like California where nurses are valued and treated fairly, travelers are too and there isn't too much ...

My friend took an assignment in AZ at $45/hr but I don't know what the housing allowance was. Personally, I would prefer a higher hourly rate on my paycheck then all these individual stipends for every little thing. Maybe they are hoping you forget a...

OK wanna tell us the name of your company now?