RN1982

RN1982

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  1. Anyone else feeling frustrated with their job?

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if the time is right at the moment but I'm having surgery the end of May, do you think there is enough time to do an orientation at another hospital if I get hired? I don't know if I...

  2. How far can a patient go?

    RN1982 replied to junebride's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't your friend press charges against the patient who shot

  3. Anyone else feeling frustrated with their job?

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. I am also upset regarding the OT situation. I've been cancelled twice in the last week. If I don't work OT, I'm barely paying my bills. And I'm so sick of people, mainly management, saying...

  4. How far can a patient go?

    RN1982 replied to junebride's topic in General Nursing

    You need to set limits. I have told patients that they will not speak to me in a disrespectful manner and that I will do what I can to meet their needs and that I cannont guarantee that I will be able...

  5. My God, these family members!!

    RN1982 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And make sure you say "Is there anything else you need, I have the

  6. Hazing of New Grads

    RN1982 replied to god-is-love's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah, i've been a nurse for 4 years, I know whats going on in the nursing

  7. ANA membership?

    RN1982 replied to firstyearRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    june 27, 2008 for immediate release mna withdraws from ana okemos, mi in order to pursue the most effective course of action for its members, the michigan nurses association (mna) announced today...

  8. ANA membership?

    RN1982 replied to firstyearRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hasn't anyone noticed that many state nursing associations are defecting from the ANA. ANA doesn't represent me since my home state is one of the many states that has defected from the ANA. There are...

  9. Why do nurses take the fall?

    RN1982 replied to Ploppers's topic in General Nursing

    We have the license. We are ultimately responsible for stuff like charting i/o's, vital signs, etc, regardless of whether the tech is doing a good job or not. It sucks sometimes. It's unfair but life...

  10. Finding myself negative these days. Can my expectations be too high?

    RN1982 replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    I understand how you feel. I like helping my co-workers but I have one particular co-worker who constantly chases me down to ask me basic nursing questions, simple things that the person should know...

  11. Issues with a nurse who eat their young!

    RN1982 replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am sorry your co-worker said that to you. It wasn't necessary for her to do that to get her point across. I think you should approach your co-worker and tell you that you did not appreciate the way...

  12. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I'm full time staff. I was also on overtime. It's just irritating because I'm getting ready to go on leave and I need the money as i'm only getting 60 percent pay after I use my CTO. I think I'll...

  13. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

    RN1982 replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    It bothers me most when people say they bathed the patient on their shift yet continue to use the same nasty, soiled abdominal binder a patient when it is clear that the patient needs a new one. I...

  14. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I think for med/surg 6 patients should be the max. Step down 3, Telemetry 4. I worked on a step down which was more like an ICU sometimes because our patients were so sick, some were vented and we had...

  15. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    We are actually overstaffed so I'm not really surprised that I was cancelled. I just need the money right now. I put in an application to work contingent in the ICU at another hospital. I applied to...

  16. Union facilities vs non-union

    RN1982 replied to Nrskiwi's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't necessarily think that just because nurses at a certain hospital have a union means that it is better. I just know from complaints from friends who worked at a unionized hospital and...

  17. My God, these family members!!

    RN1982 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work, they started this hourly rounding program, called the 6 P's. I can't remember all of what they stand for but for an ICU nurse, I find it insulting as I round hourly anyhow.I wonder how...

  18. Hazing of New Grads

    RN1982 replied to god-is-love's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The only hospitals I know of that have a union is U of M, Crittenton, and Genesys. Union doesn't always mean better though. Just wanted to add, I was picked on terribly by an older nurse that I...

  19. Hazing of New Grads

    RN1982 replied to god-is-love's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Are you serious? Do you think hospitals actually condone "Hazing"? Nurses eating their young occurs everywhere sadly. We've all experienced it in one form or another. It's how you deal with it. If you...

  20. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    True.

  21. Need advice about doing agency work...

    RN1982 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    So I was thinking that after my surgery, I might want to do some work with an agency. There is one near me that is hiring per diem shifts for an area hospital. Now in my contract, can I have my agency...

  22. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    RN1982 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I did put in an application for a contingent ICU position at a hospital near me. I also put an application in at an agency. Didn't hear back yet. I need the extra money though as I am going on leave...

  23. Mini Rant

    RN1982 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Or

  24. Afebrile, profuse diaphoresis, pleuritic pain: WHY?

    RN1982 replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any other info regarding the patient? The sweating is another way of the body trying to control it's temperature, probably why there is no fever. I'm not entirely concerned about the skin...

  25. Can I do per diem with out experince?

    RN1982 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    That's your opinion. It doesn't bother me that you disagree with my statement. My issue with new grads is that working per diem, there are occassions where per diem RNs are floated to other areas...