rockenmomRN

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

b/c they are yummie :)

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...

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: ...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Honestly I'm thinking there never was a nursing shortage, but a shortage of good paying jobs.

Wow you guys, I joined this thread a long time ago. While its been a a while since I graduated I can't believe how long people are waiting to get into grossmont. I went there and trust me its not all that. You just need to get your degree it doesn't ...

wow ruby, thanks for your honesty!! i once had a patient who had a bp of 186/115, i was being pressured to get the turn team started (don't even ask what that is), anyhow i went straight for the PRN meds rather than see that he had a scheduled midnig...

OMG!!! rn/writer was writing alot of the same things i was, she beat me to the send button, darn! :)

I think I'm about to do it! I about to eat my young!!(the graphic image in my head...) To Study: while i dont think your entire story is a fabrication, it seems to me that it borders on incredulity. Really, you want us to believe that for 3.5 straigh...

A nursing instructor I had put it so nicely when telling us that we will see things that will shock us. "its her license to lose and or defend, we are students take what you can and go home."

Nursing is a female dominated industry. I believe that we compete and cut each other so deep because society in general doesn't treat women well. Therefore, we are forced to 'snuff out' the newbies and look out for ourselves first. I also believe th...

I actually carried my MED/SURG book to work for the first year (aug2009 made one year) Just because we're not 'students' doesn't mean we are not still learning. I also bought a notebook that I wrote down every new diagnosis to me. From Asthma to Vagi...

Oh you said it...we have unit assistant on one of the floors i float to who likes to give suggestions to the patients. generally they're stupid things like "you need to get out of bed and walk around the unit," which would be great but the patient is...

"...you are a genius, would you like to watch my patients as well as yours, thanks..." of course thats the smarty pants side of me, the logistical side would smile and walk away.