ADPIE2008

ADPIE2008 specializes in Women's Services.

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1. Switching hospitals

   ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in Nursing Career

   The manager left a message on my machine Friday that they want to offer me the position. I called and left a message for him that I would call him back this morning. I'm making a list of any and all...

2. Switching hospitals

   ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in Nursing Career

   I know it sounds nuts to even think about quitting a FT job for a prn position. (We get our insurance with my husband's job.) I keep going over the pros and cons. Pros: 1. This is a really great...

3. Switching hospitals

   ADPIE2008 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I am a full time RN at my current hospital. I love my job, but there are a few things that are causing me to look at other hospitals. The biggest problem I have with my current job is the high nurse...

4. Cleanliness is a must!

   ADPIE2008 replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

   I'm a little OCD when it comes to washing my hands, sanitizing my work station, etc. I almost fell out when a coworker asked me to help in a room and then she didn't "don" gloves to do pericare and...

5. Mother Baby RN

   ADPIE2008 replied to danceluver's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm an RN in Women's Health on a mostly postpartum floor where we do couplet care. We almost always have 8 pts. For example, 4 couplets or 3 couplets + 2 antepartums. Sometimes we get GYN pts too....

6. Question about transfusion- PICU

   ADPIE2008 replied to nickel38's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   The preceptors on our floor take a course to be preceptors. They are assigned one trainee and that trainee stays with only them until they are off orientation. The preceptors also make a little more...

7. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

   ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

   caliotter3, That's awful, I'm really sorry to hear

8. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

   ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

   caliotter3, a decrease in pay, that would really stink! I'm not complaining about the $.17/hr pay raise. I just want to hear what others have done when going from new grad to more experienced nurse....

9. Safe Staffing with New Staff

   ADPIE2008 replied to MKS8806's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a new grad, just off orientation I was called off even when it wasn't my turn. I remember being upset about this and asking the charge nurse why I was being called off out of turn. She explained...

10. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

    ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

    merlee, the evals were done at the time of the $.17/hr raise and I think we all got the same percentage, across the board. Mine was less than 1% but my evals were great. Esme12, 2-4% would be...

11. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

    ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

    Caliotter3, we're not union. I'm very thankful for my job and know that the economy is tough now. From what I can tell, there are different levels of nursing, new grad being the bottom and least...

12. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

    ADPIE2008 replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Crux1024. I'll find out what the policy is at my hospital. I feel like I am finally coming out of the "new grad"

13. Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

    ADPIE2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was a new grad when I was hired and started out at the new grad pay rate of $22.75/hour as my base pay plus differentials. I work on a women's services floor of a hospital in the south. I...

14. Brand New Nurse - need advice

    ADPIE2008 replied to Khinton23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was also hired as a new grad into the Mother/Baby unit. I had a great preceptor who taught me well and was very patient and encouraging. My orientation was 12 weeks. I have been working there for...

15. Advice for a new mom/baby extern

    ADPIE2008 replied to Samantha79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on getting the externship. Make sure you know your normal ranges for infant HR, Resp, Temp and mother's normal range for HGB & HCT and vital signs. Brush up on how to do...