SunDazed

SunDazed BSN, RN

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  1. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Well, so far I haven't been asked to go home in the middle of a shift... but did recently have to go in for what would have been the last 4 hours of a shift. There was a gap between an 8 hour day...

  2. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I think not reassesing at 11am would be a big relief. Our census drops off each day and then fills up very quickly too. It would allow us to get lunch breaks out of the way too, and not worry about...

  3. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It is not the 8 hour nurses' faults. I just think it would eventually get to me, leaving others in the

  4. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think it is about being older and evil. i don't find that kind of reply very helpful. do you want to be in a unit that drives all new nurses (not just new grads but new experienced nurses)...

  5. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    sorry for slow reply... yes. they actually would flex us off for 4 hours in the middle of a 12 hour shift and expect us to come back if the census went up again. and it seems the union supports

  6. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    LadyFree28- thanks for your comments. My belief, though I may be wrong, is that the union is more interested in protecting the rights of the staff who have been there longer to keep their 8 hour...

  7. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurse doesn't have an assignment most of the time except for taking all the phone calls for potential admits, screening, bed boarding, etc. It is a pretty busy job. Different charge nurses...

  8. Staffing gaps and gaffs

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe guilt is the wrong word. I personally would feel horrible leaving my coworkers in a situation that felt unsafe. It is not management but the strong union that allows them to be grandfathered in...

  9. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    SunDazed replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think the biggest issue is that schools are propagating a myth that there are jobs and careers and opportuities for all takers... so bring us your tuition dollars because opportunity abounds.......

  10. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    SunDazed replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I became a nurse because of the perceived notion of job security, but not necessarily the actual take home pay. Also the flexibility to relocate and find work... and maybe a little because of multiple...

  11. How many hours should you be working?

    SunDazed replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am always scheduled for 36 per week, each day I stay a 30-90 minutes over to finish up charting. They make fun of me for being "thorough" on my charting... but the same people send us emails for...

  12. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    SunDazed posted a topic in California Nursing

    I have been watching the job market in northern California for the last couple of years. I am finally free to apply for jobs and to plan for my relocation. I have acute care experience in med/surg, so...

  13. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in California Nursing

    When I worked in California as an LVN in hospitals we worked 12 hour shifts, but they gave us something that said our wage would be averaged for all 12 hours. They paid us overtime for the 4 hours...

  14. What's up with the 8 hour shifts and 32 hours/wk?

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in California Nursing

    I have only worked 12 hour shifts, but I see how 8 hours would allow for a more balanced life day to day. I also really like the idea of being able to make rent on 4 shifts a week. I always dreaded...

  15. Nurses pictures on patients whiteboards???

    SunDazed replied to jibbs's topic in General Nursing

    Chuckle... yes let's add another staffer to check the boards, send nasty-grams, etc. Or better yet, let's get some little white haired volunteers who can hang at the nurses elbow and call her "dear"...

  16. Nurses pictures on patients whiteboards???

    SunDazed replied to jibbs's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I am at proposed this around a year ago. For once we all felt very lucky for inability of admin to follow through. Mass rumblings throughout the nursing staff. The most valid arguments,...

  17. Nursing shortage? or Nursing bubble?

    SunDazed replied to goetface's topic in General Nursing

    My current employer has created a unique nursing shortage with a series of decisions based on short term goals. How did they do this? 1. When census dropped last spring and again this spring,...

  18. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    SunDazed replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the estimate for new grad blood is about $40-80K for training in the first 2 years on top of salary, expected percentage of errors, and monies required to right the situation. See how that...

  19. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    SunDazed replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great.... you are the lead character in my nursing nightmare. Nightmare is: new nurses who don't want to actually take care of patients... don't earn any street cred as a bedside nurse... but think...

  20. JIT (Just-In-Time) management applied to staffing levels

    SunDazed posted a topic in General Nursing

    Administration is employing a new tool to manage staffing levels at our hospital, Just-In-Time. It is not a new tool of management. It is part of the Toyota Production System. In the business world it...

  21. JIT (Just-In-Time) management applied to staffing levels

    SunDazed replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think they did any research, I think someone read a book about Toyota and missed the

  22. Blood draws

    SunDazed replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I have used 23 and 25 gauge butterfly needles for phlebotomy too... I think that you would have to find out the tech specs on the butterflies vs. the angiocaths... the measurement of gauge may not be...

  23. Blood draws

    SunDazed replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Here is one hospitals EBP policy on why they chose not to..

  24. Blood draws

    SunDazed replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Drawing blood off an established PIV (vs one that is freshly accessed) esp. if it is small gauge... you run the risk of losing your IV access. Then starting a new IV can be more painful for the...

  25. Online MSN in OHN at Univ of Iowa

    SunDazed replied to lynnr_98's topic in Occupational Health

    Hey there lynnr_98! I just wanted to say hi. I was accepted into the OHN program for Fall 2011, but declined. I was worried about going full time and working full time and doing a clinical. The fact...