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  1. Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    snuggles49 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is so hard about a nurse carrying a hospital assigned cell phone on her shift so she can be more accessible to doctors, staff, for ED report. I constantly hear " we are not going to answer the...

  2. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    snuggles49 replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    If the Op works scheduled 8 hr shifts /5 days a week and 2 of those days are the week-end why shouldn't she be expected to work the week-end. Just because she was in the courtroom 5 days doesn't...

  3. Management hate

    snuggles49 replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said......I would love to have you as one of my

  4. Ethical Debate.....please help : (

    snuggles49 replied to bloves5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The ethical dilemma comes into play when you start choosing what patient you will treat first...the "con team" has to support their decision to let the pt who is getting CPR be last on the list.......

  5. What is the typical hospital schedule?

    snuggles49 replied to ssalulu's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital all floor nurses are 12 shifts .....everyone differs some like to work all 3 days in a row . some don't...our staff can not be scheduled more than 2 weekends out of a 4 week schedule...

  6. Schedule

    snuggles49 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    work acute care nsg....all nursing depts have to post a schedule 2 weeks in advance of the next schedule starting.our schedules are in 4 week increments based a 2 week pay period. No changes can be...

  7. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    snuggles49 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    My hospital pays 6 holidays a year...if you work you get paid time and half for all 12 hours plus you get paid an extra 8 hours , (that you don't work ) in the same week whether you work the holiday...

  8. Extended stay hotels?

    snuggles49 replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

    Candlewood.....the ones I have stayed at have a kithchen area with full frig, cooktop, dishwasher, microwave, cupboards with all the dishes and pots and pans you will need. The bed was decent, room...

  9. Not sure what to do. Licensed RN working as tech.

    snuggles49 replied to Spikey9001's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry..your having to wait for a RN position but that is just the way it works. Did you expect the facility to create a position for you just because you work there. This same scenario has played out...

  10. Ethical/Personal Dilemma - What would you do?

    snuggles49 replied to EMEddie's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Correct....the school is not the one to notify unless the individual violating Hippa did so in the capacity as a student while doing Clinicals. Report the incident to your Hippa Officer and let them...

  11. Whats the point of a LPN license

    snuggles49 replied to FurtureR's topic in General Students

    WOW....did you put yourself out there......curious... what experience have had with LTC and Home Health LPN's to make the statement you did about thier mental capacity ?? I work in acute care and we...

  12. Can we fight?

    snuggles49 replied to RNSA1998's topic in Texas Nursing

    We are union..staffing ratios on Med-Surg with tele patients 7:1 both day shift and night shift. Some days it is absolutely crazy with the discharges and admissions. Some nurses can easily end their...

  13. Lottery for holiday shift?

    snuggles49 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    Produce a holiday schedule and present it to the manager in a manner that indicates the staff understand how difficult it is to produce a staffing schedule and you all got togerther and came up with...

  14. Lottery for holiday shift?

    snuggles49 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    We have 6 paid holidays 3 summer 3 winter. We have a staffing policy that states no employee will be scheduled more than 3 of the six and one of the three will be a winter holiday. A staff member can...

  15. charge pay

    snuggles49 replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg Unit 26 beds...we eliminated the Charge as the "Charge" was really nothing besides assigning a bed and a nurse to take the patient and got a dollar more an hour. We now decide among...

  16. Got a verbal job offer, what should I do?

    snuggles49 replied to futurernwill's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My hospital will not interview until we know a new grad has passed her boards. On occassion a newly hired person will turn down the job after they have been offered the position and the paperwork has...

  17. 0.9 is not full time?!

    snuggles49 replied to simvee's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me "poor Jugement" to work 3 12 hour shifts in a row! It happens everywhere esp in acute care settings and surprise it is what most nurses want to work. It is not just what the employer...

  18. 0.9 is not full time?!

    snuggles49 replied to simvee's topic in General Nursing

    why is it so many people have such negativity toward thier employer ? (quote:the employer always finds a spin for a negative policy and they expect the employee to fall for it, hook, line, and...

  19. Need license renewal help

    snuggles49 replied to slvroman1's topic in Illinois Nursing

    The state of Illinios is just now requiring CEU's ?? Hard to believe. I have had to have CEU's for over 10 years to renew and have to renew every 2 years. I have never had to submit CEU's that is only...

  20. This transporter looks as if he wants to punch me everytime I see him and Im scared

    snuggles49 replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your preception of this Transporter is most likely the problem not the transporter..... I also have been accused of being angry, ****** off just by the facail expressions, body stance and in acutality...

  21. Electronic Charting

    snuggles49 replied to nursepandra's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have just went to CPSI ... interested in knowing how it it is going for your hospital. We also are doing CPOE. Are you doing CPOE

  22. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    snuggles49 replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    So what is stopping those of you who "would not choose nursing as a career if you could do it all over again "?? Many of the posters are young just starting in thier careers... so get out now and...

  23. Nurse managers-Do you think tattoos look professional?

    snuggles49 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nurse Management

    against our work rules. all tattos have to be covered even on your

  24. Policy on WOWs

    snuggles49 replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    Our laptops on wheels used to do all nursing documentation go into these rooms and back out on to the next without special covers and/or cleaning. Practice standard precautions and you should not have...

  25. Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    snuggles49 replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    This a very offense post to all Nurses, BSN, ADN, MSN, LPN, to state that nursing isn't a profession and to demean it as "skilled labor" I AM PROUD TO BE A NURSE AND A PROFESSIONAL and do not feel I...