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  1. Quit My Job Today

    onetiredmomma replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    After butting heads with a manager over trivial to major issues I also quit a loved position this year. I deemed it best to resign rather than have to explain a termination on my 40 year nursing...

  2. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    onetiredmomma replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    Ah,yes Jacho...a group of people who don't know my job telling me how to do my job. We also fill out a "hand off" sheet when a pt goes to radiology...it too is thrown away so if something comes up...

  3. Team Nursing

    onetiredmomma replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with team nursing is very old...like 30 or so years ago but it worked really well. An RN team leader, LPN med nurse and one or two CNAs depending on the pt load. The RN and aides did pt...

  4. Is having a ADN useless these days?

    onetiredmomma replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think the only time employers pay more for BSN is speciality areas. The Children's Hospital in Denver has always had a BSN only requirement as far as I know. Sometimes an ad will say required or...

  5. getting my foot back in the door

    onetiredmomma replied to nina logan's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your first step is to contact your BON about getting your license reinstated then do your refresher course. Good luck and be prepared for some shock at how much has changed over the...

  6. Can they make you work full time and not pay you benefits?

    onetiredmomma replied to jxRN's topic in General Nursing

    By the way...congrats on your entry into the crazy world of

  7. Can they make you work full time and not pay you benefits?

    onetiredmomma replied to jxRN's topic in General Nursing

    It might vary from state to state. Where I live employers are required to offer health insurance if they employ over a defined number of employees (don't remember the #). If you are hired per diem,...

  8. What happened to honor?

    onetiredmomma replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    I also had a coworker once that said she figured if the drs could write illegibly so could she. That way if she got called into court only she would know what her charting said;(. As others have...

  9. I hate my phone

    onetiredmomma replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Before this happens again ask for a meeting with your boss, her supervisor and an HR rep. State your concerns, your solution in a no nonsense professional manner. Another concern, why are your...

  10. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    onetiredmomma replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Late call to a nursing home, arrived at 1000 and no one had started morning meds....by noon I was fighting tears. Another nurse put her arm around my shoulders and told me "you have til 3pm to get...

  11. Can I get some feedback??? Please :)

    onetiredmomma replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What are your job possibilities as a pharm tech vs OR tech? If either will get you into a hospital or organization that offers tuition reimbursement that might help make your decision. I understand...

  12. Rude nurse may have helped me to be a better nurse

    onetiredmomma replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I see something horribly wrong happening I never identify myself as medically trained for me or a family member. Illness, procedures are different when you are a pt. I hope you are feeling...

  13. Second nightshift completed

    onetiredmomma replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    If you let your family know you are miserable and that you feel guilty for sleeping when they are awake they will feed on that and become miserable and lay a guilt trip on you and then you will feel...

  14. Can a doctor ask a nurse to write the order when she is standing right there??

    onetiredmomma replied to Parul's topic in General Nursing

    I know psych is a different world. On the medsurg unit where I work if a pt has an order to take own home meds we send them (in the original bottle, no a med minder) to our pharmacy to verify and...

  15. Hospital Expansion

    onetiredmomma replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    At our brand new facility the thought is to have the pt facing a "nonclinical" wall: nothing in view on the wall that looks like a hospital. Therefore, the sharps containers and gloves are at the head...

  16. Feeling like a "bad" nurse

    onetiredmomma replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    If he had meds at the bedside did he admit to taking them? When I discover meds at the bedside I hand them to the family member to take home or I tell the pt I have to remove them from the room so he...

  17. Am i wrong for being soo ******..or am i just cranky!

    onetiredmomma replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    OP: it seems you were addressing two situations in your post. I am very willing to help others (team player thing) but I too have learned there are some people who abuse that willingness and in the...

  18. Decentralized Nursing Units

    onetiredmomma replied to Celo's topic in General Nursing

    Quite frankly, I really like decentralized stations. The further away fromthe chaos at the main desk the better!! We use cell phones to call each other for help. The draw back is having to go to the...

  19. Peer Interview

    onetiredmomma replied to rn2bhopefully's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Funny you should ask this..I have a "panel" interview today! If you are given a chance to ask questions: ask them about nurse pt ratio, unit longevity (do people stay or leave), how they do...

  20. Happy Flippin' Nurse's Day

    onetiredmomma replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    year after year I have watched Nurse's day celebrations and gifts become less and less to the point it seems almost an afterthought it anything is done. One year it was left out of the budget so our...

  21. Shift Differentials

    onetiredmomma replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    Places that work 8 hour shifts usually pay straight pay on an 8/40 or 8/80 schedule: if you work over 8/day or over 40 a week, over 8 a day or 80 a pay period then you go into overtime. 12 hours over...

  22. New nurses thinking of leaving nursing

    onetiredmomma replied to mswim's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I don't remember being canceled due to low census so much until probably the last 8-10 years, it was always an expectation where ever I worked that we would float to other departments if...

  23. From Golden Child to Worst Employee: What The?????

    onetiredmomma replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me that your manager is trying to keep to a low budget. Would she be willing to carry this assignment? Try to keep the emotional part out of it and ask for a meeting with all of you....

  24. This unhealthy dependency relationship some pts have w/ the Doctors needs to stop!

    onetiredmomma replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    With the older population (70+) they are of the mindset that the Dr knows what to do and you don't question him/her. When I did home care many pts had no idea what meds they took or why. "Doc said I...

  25. Told to work 7 days/week or lose job

    onetiredmomma replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of agencies do rotating call for weekends. Ask the other nurses what they would think about doing this and then talk to your boss. When I did home care, we had the choice of doing our weekend...