rockenmomRN

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1. Kaplan questions

   rockenmomRN replied to sjmoore's topic in NCLEX

   Don't look at the scores, look at the questions you've missed, understand why you missed them and move on.

2. Cancelled all the time

   rockenmomRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California

   First we are respectfully asked if we would like to go home. That will usually weed out the ones who don't want to be at work. We also float to our sister unit if someone there wants to go home. If were still at surplus we're put on projects for the ...

3. Cancelled all the time

   rockenmomRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California

   Nicki, sorry to hear that. I work at a union represented hospital. Our contract states that we cannot be called off, but we may volunteer to either stay home or go home if census is low. We are the only hospital that has this arrangement and it's onl...

4. Cancelled all the time

   rockenmomRN replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California

   this is a despicable practice and I'm not sure how management is allowed to get away with it. You sign to work 3 12 hour shifts per week and they have the liberty to take that away. I hope people can see why unions are important...I hope that doesn't...

5. Does anyone really like their job?

   rockenmomRN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   I love my job. I work in a Level III NICU, its great. I believe I have a good boss, good co-workers, good pay. Sure, there are a few bad apples that complain and try their best to make my life miserable but that would probably be anywhere...you can't...

6. oversaturation makes managers arrogant

   rockenmomRN replied to RN1980's topic in Relations

   seriously, there's a difference between a new grad and a trained nurse. they're talking out their noses.

7. If I had a dollar every time I heard....

   rockenmomRN replied to bobber's topic in General Nursing

   from nursing students/externs/interns: I just really don't ever see myself wasting my time doing med/surg. I'm going straight to the ICU, b/c thats where I'll learn the most. I would never work for this hospital. This is really boring, I don't feel ...

8. Why do nurses have to "eat their young"?

   rockenmomRN replied to kimmyj74's topic in Relations

   b/c they are yummie :)

9. why be nice?

   rockenmomRN replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

   well at risk of being the devils advocate, being nice cost me the meniscus in my knee! trying to be nice to a patients family member. oh and did my boss say thanks, no they blamed me. oh then said, you should have in a compassionate way ask them to m...

10. RN's, in your opinion, did coming out of school with a BSN really prepare you...

    rockenmomRN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a loaded question. `I entered the field with an ADN, I don't think any amount of schooling could have prepared me for the realities of being on your own. To be clear I started with both ADN and BSN nurses we all struggled with the same issues: ...

11. Tired of ppl who says that you are not a real nurse cause you dont work in a hospital

    rockenmomRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    she sounds jealous much... I have a good friend who does home health for an affluent family, she's an LVN and going to RN school, her classmates talk trash about her not having skills or being a real nurse...guess what? according to the state of Cali...

12. 1st Day Off exhaustion

    rockenmomRN replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    Its tough but ya know, i wouldn't trade back to 8hrs for anything...right now anyway. I love working my sunday/monday nights and then have the rest of the week off! It drives my husband nuts that I have so much time off and make the same as him :) M...

13. 1st Day Off exhaustion

    rockenmomRN replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    I work every Sunday and Monday night i call Tuesdays my coma day. Phone off no tv even the kiddies know not to bug mom on Tuesdays. Today they took turns coming a snuggling but not making sound as they enter or exit my room.

14. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    rockenmomRN replied to siringe's topic in Headlines

    why on earth would you have anyone from work on your fb? leave work at work.

15. Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    rockenmomRN replied to siringe's topic in Headlines

    this just reminded me to remove where i work from my fb page