Manatee111

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  1. Do you regret going into nursing?

    Manatee111 replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been in nursing for 2 years, but I do already have my regrets. I thought I would feel empowered, but truly all I feel is small. The back-stabbing by other nurses makes me feel like I'm in...

  2. What's something you wish you knew about your field/specialty before you got into it?

    Manatee111 replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that this has to do with my specialty, but more the unit I'm on. I applied to a Tele. position. Unbeknownst to me the unit is more of a ICU step-down/Cardiovascular Intervention unit....

  3. Do I chart or do I take care of my patients?

    Manatee111 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    You have to do it all! Unfortunaltey that is the truth. I was recently written up because during one of our audits my manager discovered that I failed to do a fall assessment on a patient, not that...

  4. Please take this questionaire before you apply for a job

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently, I've been looking for a new job and I have come across something interesting that I thought I'd ask all you wonderful folks if you'd ever come across such a thing. It is a questionaire or...

  5. kind of a personal question but....

    Manatee111 replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a suburb of Chicago & I bring home around $2700 a month, but I have insurance for both my husband & I taken out

  6. Press Ganey

    Manatee111 replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital lives & breaths PG. We were recently told that our average score was a 61% "Very Good" however we needed to be over 75%. So now we have to attend a mandatory customer service...

  7. Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    Manatee111 replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    We recently were told at my hospital that we has to attend an upcoming lecture on how to increase our customer service scores called "From good to very good!" because our Press Ganey scores show that...

  8. Lets get a current salary thread going for 09/10

    Manatee111 replied to Finallydidit's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $24.05/hour, 1 1/2 experience telemetry, Chicago, IL

  9. There won't be any raises this year

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My sister & I are both nurses in different areas of practice at different hospitals in different communities, but both of our hospitals have told us that the staff will not get raises. Is anyone...

  10. There won't be any raises this year

    Manatee111 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you live?

  11. Not ready to be charge

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for just about a year now on a telemetry unit. I work nights where we have as many as 6 patients a piece & often no tech. to assist. I wasn't here even six months when I began...

  12. Do you still have time for yourself and family as a Registered Nurse??

    Manatee111 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    I work three 12 hour night shifts & I work & sleep most of my time. The hospital I work at is trying very hard to become Magnet Status. They are very highly... very highly encouraging...

  13. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    Manatee111 replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated May 2008, took boards July 2008, got a job August

  14. Having a hard time with less hygienic patients

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know I am going to get scolded from everyone about this, but I have to share my issue. I've only been a nurse for a short time & the hospital I work for is in a rather poor suburb of Chicago....

  15. Has the new Nurse Practice Act changed hiring procedures?

    Manatee111 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    I am a very recent grad. with my RN. I've been applying online to several hospitals in the Chicago suburbs in several different dept. and so far I haven't heard anything. I have not yet taken my NCLEX...

  16. Schwartz Rounds? One big HIPPA violation??

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad. & I've been at my job for about 4 months now. I recently went to a session of Schwartz Rounds that was discussing dealing with the addictive patient. The session ended up being...

  17. Schwartz Rounds? One big HIPPA violation??

    Manatee111 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I won't reveal

  18. How much did you earn your first year?

    Manatee111 replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started working as a new grad. in a rather low income area & started at $24.05 an hour, but I would have gladly taken a dollar less if the unit had a permanent PCT or another

  19. Schwartz Rounds? One big HIPPA violation??

    Manatee111 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    They used the patient's true/real name. Everyone at the session was a member of the care team although not every person there had cared for the patient. There were actually nursing students from a...

  20. Patients son who is a MD violating HIPPA & is just a jerk!

    Manatee111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working a nursing home. The other night 2 of the aides came to a patient's room where I was caring for a patient and asked to speak to me. There was a family member of a patiet (, but...

  21. 88 Questions!

    Manatee111 replied to HelloGN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLE RN today & I got 86 question. Again, such a weird number. 2 math problems, a few prioritization... I'm so