Work in Progress

Work in Progress

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  1. Safety in todays hospital environments

    Work in Progress replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    I hardly ever feel safe at work. I work in an inner city hospital whose unofficial specialty is dealing with violent trauma. The ED has metal detectors, mom/baby/L&D/peds are all locked units,...

  2. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    Work in Progress posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad nurse working on a med/surg floor, and this is my second month of orientation. I have had a great orientation so far with a really supportive preceptor and everyone on the floor is...

  3. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully, I am off tomorrow. Thank you for that

  4. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    I was not in there by myself for the most part (a couple of times). Like I said, my preceptor was in there backing me up and listening, but she didn't have a whole lot more to add that I didn't say...

  5. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    The doctors and social workers were both in there several times. They continued to agree that they wanted comfort care, but then still didn't seem to quite grasp what that meant. Another problem was...

  6. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    1. He was not on Coumadin or ASA. He was on the standard TID 5000 units heparin sub q, and no coags were being monitored. 2. He could not move himself about in bed with any force. Just small...

  7. Transition from RN to CNM within the same facility??

    Work in Progress replied to CNM 26.2's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    While I am just starting my CNM program, I had the same problem going from a Nurse Intern to an RN. The CNAs hated that I was delegating tasks to them. Really annoying. I think you should stay...

  8. Any reason NOT to post resume online?

    Work in Progress replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    I posted mine online. All I got was about 25 phone calls and 100+ emails recruiting me for jobs that I wasn't qualified for... something along these lines "I found your resume online and saw what...

  9. Nursing and sexual orientation

    Work in Progress replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    No one I work with seems to care one way or another. I do work at a large urban teaching hospital. They also have sexual orientation written into their non-discrimination policy and cover same sex...

  10. Employed '09 and '10 grads: Are you where you wanted to be?

    Work in Progress replied to Lovely_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not at all. I just got a job on a Med/Surg/Tele that specializes in medically unstable eating disorder patients. I feel lucky to be able to feed my family, but I am bummed out that I am working in...

  11. Denver Health vs. St. Anthony vs. Children's

    Work in Progress replied to AMRN3201's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I work at Denver Health as an RN Intern (still looking for that elusive new grad job). The culture there is quite different from other hospitals that I did clinical at. I work on a med/surg floor,...

  12. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I wouldn't feel comfortable doing home health right out of school, and besides all of the listings I have seen require anywhere from 1 to 5 years of nursing experience. I am looking at and applying...

  13. new grad depressed and feeling burnt out already

    Work in Progress replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I would say prioritize the school over the job as well. Scholarships don't come along every day. But no matter what any of us, your family and friends or your boss say: do what you would do if you...

  14. A Major reason for Hiring freeze

    Work in Progress replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hmmm, that is funny. My hospital has been on a hiring freeze since October of 2007. Well before Obama was elected and the health care bill

  15. "Why don't you have a job yet?" and other infuriating questions/comments.

    Work in Progress posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been working as a Nurse Intern, still, since graduating and becoming licensed. I dread coming to work, not because I am bored out of my mind or because I am making half the money I should be...

  16. This degree will be worth it someday... right?

    Work in Progress posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I keep trying to repeat this in a mantra-like way every time I have one of those moments where I regret the path I am on and the last 3 years of my life. This degree will be worth it someday....

  17. How old were you. when you become RN?

    Work in Progress replied to Prado's topic in General Nursing

    Finished my first, unrelated degree, at 21. Graduated with my BSN at 25, RN license at 26. Will have my MSN at 28 or 29 depending on how fast I go through the program (starting next month) DNP 1-2...

  18. Should a new grad apply for jobs that require one year experience?

    Work in Progress replied to DABDA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been applying for only things that say "experience preferred." When I tried applying for a couple that said "required," I got a rejection email within minutes. They just hit delete when they...

  19. What has ended up in your pockets?

    Work in Progress replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I just cleaned out my pockets and I found the sharps key, the cardboard you pop out of the kleenex box, 2 dry erase markers and the clerk's pen (cause I lost the 3 I brought to

  20. "Why don't you have a job yet?" and other infuriating questions/comments.

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Family members are the WORST! My MIL desperately wants us to move to the town she lives in. The hospital system in that area (which also basically runs every SNF, doctor's office, urgent care, home...

  21. Bored

    Work in Progress replied to dannibee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmm... I look at a bajillion job listings for things I am not qualified for, take care of my 15 month old, clean the house and work a job I am over-qualified for (Nurse Intern). I have been reading...

  22. nurse nonrecruiters

    Work in Progress replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    I have decided that the nurse recruiters at several of these hospitals don't actually exist. The put a made up name outside of an empty office, a voicemail that gets deleted once a day and a phony...

  23. "Why don't you have a job yet?" and other infuriating questions/comments.

    Work in Progress replied to Work in Progress's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I had the same thought initially... hasn't proven to be true so far. One gal told me about PRN work at a nursing home that her daughter works at. I called and they said they required 1 year of...

  24. Do your family members "get it"?

    Work in Progress replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no, they don't get it. They actually come into town, without calling, when they know I worked the night before. In their minds I am not at work, so I have the day (as in daytime hours) off....

  25. What do/did you do while searching for that first job?

    Work in Progress posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I mean other than going crazy looking at a thousand ads a day specifying that new grads need not apply. We are running out of savings fast, our landlord didn't pay the mortgage for who knows how...