dede1956

Work with some people that have said this also.

I'm curious ...why you have an open shop and not a closed shop? Where I work we voted in a union 5 1/2 yrs ago and will finally be going to the negotiating table soon (we hope). It has been tied up in local labor board, regional labor board, and th...

Where I work now it is a 1 year limit for scheduling vacations. Having said that, everyone knows that if you are planing a special vacation (cruise or out of the country flight) more than 1 year out we will make sure not to take that week(s) vacation...

1-6 miles/night, depends on how busy we are

For new providers, those that don't have codes frequently, and when the new changes come out for ACLS and PALS it should be a two day class. For experienced providers, ICU, CCU, Trauma, and ER absolutely recert should be one day. The dummy computer ...

Unfortunately, you are now getting screwed! Your coworkers know that you can handle everything that you have had thrown at you for the past year and have upped the ante. Talk to the person that is making the assignments about equality esp if you are...

RIP Brian Short

If it is an average night...5800-6500. If it is a busy night up to 7800. If I am pulled and it is a busy night 12,000-14,000 steps.

Why did I come to allnurses: I heard about the site while an adjunct and was curious Why did I stay: I enjoy reading what everyone posts and responding to some of the comments How long have I been a member: Over 6 years What do I enjoy the most: all...

I agree with the responders...you are new and you will get better as time goes on. Will there still be issues that come up and you need to put the other patients o"on hold" for a short time. Your aides need that push to do what you request, review t...

must be nice. we are told that the survey is voluntary but if you don't do it, you are harassed until you either do the survey or lie and say you did. if mgt did something with the results staff would be more inclined to fill out the survey. I used ...

AMEN!!!! You put it in a nutshell that the rest of us are trying to say. You are currently going through it, and the rest of us have already gone through it.

that's what we in the profession call a "warm fuzzy" enjoy them, they are far and few between. I was told this by one of my LPN nursing instructors. as nurses we are on the receiving end of abuse from patients, families, visitors, dr's, management, a...

Does your husband have spring break coming up soon? Talk to him, find out what is going on, ask how you can help. I'm not bashing you, I'm trying to look at the situation from both sides, my own experience, and from my students experiences. Like I s...

sorry to hear about your sister, but she and your parents knew you were there when it counted the most...at the end.

My husband used to call me a professional student because after 10 yrs out of RN school I went back to school for my BSN, graduated and 2 yrs later went back for my MSN. He stuck by me through all of that schooling, even postponed our engagement unti...

The doctor was way out of line with his comment "If you ask me that question again, I will beat your head!!! Are you stupid? Didn't you see my name on the board!? Don't you dare ask me that. Just get straight to the #^#/ point. " He needs to be repo...

All of our doctors are pretty much on the same page as far as comfort care is concerned. Everything is stopped except O2 and meds for pain/anxiety. Our patients are usually on a morphine PCA continuous rate and we can adjust the rate if the patient ...

I have interviewed twice for ICU positions both as a new nurse and an experienced one, and have NEVER been treated that way. I have had some hard core, hard nosed staff interview me for different postions that I was interested in, but with the round...

Having sat in on 3 different interviews over the past 25yrs, I can honestly say that I have never had a manager walk out of the interview. Ken H you said you didn't want to be mean or hurtful, all I can say is you have a funny way of showing it. Yes ...

I look at it this way...if I can pick out the key words/concepts in the readings then I can figure out what the material is saying. I've tried reading every word and found that my books had soooooo much highlighted that there was maybe dozen words o...

Everyone remember to only read what is in the question, I know it's hard. But we all tend to read into the questions then pick the wrong answer. I also look for key words: all, except, but, etc then look at my answers to find the right one.

ctine05, Talk to the instructors let me know what the issue is with test taking and see if you can take the test away from the others. A little trick I learned: after 30-60 minutes of studying 1 topic (nursing), stop walk around, get something to dri...

momtofore, are they really really DEDICATED AND SMART or are they just good at pretending they are? It sounds like you are doing everything you should, keep a positive attitude about school and you will make it. Nursing school is hard and there is ...

RN notes will also help you throughout the program and as you start working as a nurse. :)