jam2007

jam2007

cardiac rehab, medical/tele, psychiatric

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  1. mandating time off essentially the same as lay off

    jam2007 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I posted about this awhile ago on the general discussion board but wanted a local take on this issue. I work at a non-union hospital. We have had no lay offs; to compensate for this, the policy is to...

  2. How can I work specifically with GLBT patients?

    jam2007 replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in General Nursing

    I am in MA and there are community health centers that cater to the GLBT community, as well as some non-profit recovery homes. I know they do hire

  3. Nurses who are also Reiki Practitioners?

    jam2007 replied to Anaclaire's topic in Holistic

    I have been practcing Reiki for some time and it is my understanding that a person has to be open to receiving energy for it to work. Where I am, there are some hospitals that will not allow the staff...

  4. How to become a holistic nurse?

    jam2007 replied to LPNMeg06's topic in Holistic

    I have looked into this as well..it does sound a bit backwards. The issue I am running into is where can you practice these modalities? I know there are some hopitals where you can volunteer to do...

  5. Free water restriction

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    That's kinda what I wanted to know..why! From what I read it seems like plain ole' H2O can dilute sodium, but if it's mixed with anything (including tea, juice,etc) it doesn't pose the same

  6. Nurses, where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?

    jam2007 replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    This is fun!! My goals are to pay off my loan (BSN) and then get an advanced degree. I like the idea of a non-hosptal based job and would love to work for a healthcare collaborative focused on...

  7. How to have confidence in what you do?

    jam2007 replied to green_serenity's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I could have written this! I talked to a professional to help me figure ot why I had low self-confidence and developed strategies to help me at work. It sounds as though you know what you're doing,...

  8. Finding a purpose!!

    jam2007 replied to jmeng's topic in General Nursing

    I also believe that you may not have to travel...in my area there are homeless shelters that hire nurses..there are also people with addiction issues, psych issues, HIV..etc. that are underserved and...

  9. so my year is almost up, who is gonna stay in the hospital, think I will PRN

    jam2007 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank goodness I am not alone either! I work on a medical/telemetry floor and it is sooo crazy..patients leaving the floor for tests before you can assess them, implemeting hourly rounding (and having...

  10. Depressed about other staffers

    jam2007 replied to Justlearning's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a newer nurse as well and I work at a "very good" hospital but I am finding that no one has time to answer questions. Not sure if this is a theme or not. I, too, had several preceptors. No one...

  11. spoken to at work

    jam2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    am so upset and have no one to vent to. :cry:I've been working at a hospital for 6 months now and we have an interim manager on the floor who can be a bit high strung. The other day I got spoken to...

  12. spoken to at work

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    I know..they say they want you to ask questions, or to let them know if you need anything; then it comes back to bite ya in the

  13. spoken to at work

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your advice. There were no dates, just information received "3rd hand" (this is what was said in meeting). I did my best to give my point of view, but there were instances, such as the...

  14. spoken to at work

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input; I think that is part of the plan (and I know I'm venting here, but part of why I am so upset is that I feel like some of the issues brought up were really a stretch. How do...

  15. job security

    jam2007 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I work at a community hospital and our census has been low. The policy is that staffing will call to see if you would like to be cancelled and has mandated some employees to stay home; so far no...

  16. job security

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I also posted a while ago on the general discusion board but I wanted to see how things were at home. My hospital is non-union, so we have no leverage. I panic everytime my phone rings that I'll be...

  17. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

    jam2007 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Massachusetts

  18. Need confidence

    jam2007 replied to PACU queen's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate as well..I agree w/others, it takes time and experience. I try to emulate those that I feel are confident nurses. I feel like a total imposter at times..there have been a few occassions...

  19. fellow nurse always "too busy" to help

    jam2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started working in a hospital about 6 mos ago. and the floor prides itself on team work..however there is one nurse in particular that if I ask her for help or have a question her response is "I'm...

  20. low census, cancell that deprives nurses of their livlihooding shifts

    jam2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am working my 1st job in a community hospital and I got a phone call asking if I wanted to be cancelled and be on re-call. I had no idea what staffing was talking about. Well it seems if the census...

  21. low census, cancell that deprives nurses of their livlihooding shifts

    jam2007 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all of the replies! Where I am we also float to other floors. It seems that all of the hospitals around here are having the same issues, which I find scary. I am looking for PRN work as...

  22. newer grad feeling inept at rounds

    jam2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newer grad and we do rounds in the break room with the MDs. We use computers, so if a MD has a question, chances are I can look it up. There are times, however, when I forget where to find the...

  23. Resident vs Attending vs Hospitalist, etc.

    jam2007 replied to KourtneiNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Too funny:chuckle I'm realizing that there is alot of "on the job" training in this

  24. Resident vs Attending vs Hospitalist, etc.

    jam2007 replied to KourtneiNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    check out :http://www.youqa.com/other-health/4719-youqa-3.html I know a hospitalist is a MD who only works at the hospital (they don't have a private

  25. Time to Float!

    jam2007 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    is there a policy about how long after orientation you float? I have about 7 mos experience a rehab facilty and started a job on a busy med/surg floor where everythinh is different (charting is done...