jessi1106 BSN, RN

Just like others have said....find a waster. Every time.

32 beds in med/surge. 12 staff on days and eves..10 on nights. NO extra charge differential.

I am sure that this Suzzane Gorden poem has been posted here before...sorry for the repeat. Been chaotic days in my hospital, and want us all to honor our profession and keep in mind the real difference we make in others' lives. Just A Nurse I'm ...

Not much traffic here..guess us GI nurses are few and far betweeen? I'm sure we have all seen a ton of GIB's. Whats the worst you've seen?? Mine: s/p scope where they "fixed" the bleed. Pt thritysomething, ambulatory. Plan was to d/c him in the afte...

I've seen at least 30 new grads make it just fine through orientation. I have never seen one not make it. You'll be fine!

Yikes 500+ meds to pass? I'd be nervous too. I have never worked in LTC. Deep breath and 5 rights of medication administration.

1. how much extra do charge nurses make at your facility? nothing extra 1. if they also have an assignment. no pts days/eves. 3 pts at night. 2. what type of floor it is. acute care/medicine 3. number of beds in the de...

I work eves too, and visting hrs (til 8pm) are generally ignored. My hospital is also moving toward "family centered care" --so that every pt will be able to have any advocate they choose with them 24/7. Not sure how that will work in semi-private r...

Yikes. Yep that's crazy. Sounds like it was only for one night? (I hope that this will not go on for 6 weeks!)

Good for you for doing a great job--caring for your patient, feeding him. No matter what the family said or did --you know in your heart that you had good intentions. That is admirable, be proud. They were lucky to have you and unfortunate to have ...

Yes, getting your foot in as a CNA is a very good idea. Talk to nurse recruitment at the major hospitals. Talk to the nurses in your clinicals. Do you like any of the units? If so, stop in and meet the manager. YOu could tell her how much you like ...

Aside from looking at abnormal labs: Risk for Infection, and Knowledge Deficit almost always apply

I am so glad to be working in a hospital with a union. This would never happen. There has to be a very strong reason to terminate someone. If it is only "seasoned" nurses getting terminated, especially if they are "Working hard, well-liked, never c...

Love my three eight hour shifts per week!

It's so unfortunate that there is not an accelerated BSN program near you. I work at a major level one hospital, and currently (at least my unit) does not even interview ADN's. However, there are lots of smaller hospitals in the area who certainly hi...

CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to nursing!

Where I work you are 100% accountable for staffing the picked up shift. If someone wants to "give back" a picked up shift, they have to find a willing nurse to cover AND go through our unit administrative assistant to have it approved. This cannot b...

Personally, I don't agree with what your hospital is doing. On our unit, if we are short a CNA, then we staff with an extra nurse. RN's get a lighter assignment and help each other.

I am a new nurse, immersed in a new (nursing) culture. Most of my coworkers seem outspoken and very extroverted, however we have a few 'quiet leaders' on the unit. All of the personality testing I have done puts me just on the brink - between extrove...

Nursing school is really a full time job. I chose not to work while in school. For me full time school, full time parenting, and full time running a household was very challening! I'm married, so my situation is different. However, I took out extra...

Oh, sounds like this was unexpected and quick. I'm glad that it sounds like you have great coworkers. Continue to support eachother, and my prayers are with you.

Northville is a very safe place and great community. Yes, Michigan's economy in general has taken a downturn (along with the rest of the country). But there are certainly jobs and it is a truly beautiful State! A previous poster mentioned Providenc...

Sorry that your little one is having problems and that you are going through this. I don't have any experience in peds. However, I remember the heartwrenching choice of letting the MD cath my baby girl--it was a hard chioce, but I ended up trusting...

Thanks for being brave! We DO need more nurses like you!

Oh there are so many things I have *wanted* to say.... Tonight I said to a twentysomething:"You are an adult, if you want to be treated like one, then you need to act like one". She actually changed her tune a bit....:)