melmonlove

i currently work there and have for a year. As with any changes with company owners, there is always a big turnover. alot of people have left and gone elsewhere on my floor but most likely for better pay. the hospital is just now going through a transition and converting from paper to computers. Many people don't do well with change, but its for the better. i don't plan on leaving yet. The benefits are ok but not as great as they used to be before iasis got the company. except for the tuition reimbursement which is now between 5-6,000/year. what floor are you applying for? you're more than welcome to message me if you want additional information.

unfortunately, in my facility many of the patients get away with saying they are allergic to every narcotic except Dilaudid. Then I have a patient just the other day that gets pis**** because I am not in his room exactly at 4 hours when his Dilaudid is "due". Excuse me, but #1, the medication is prn and NOT scheduled therefore I will not be in your room at the 4 hour mark...#2, even if it was scheduled, dont forget I have 5 other patients that also need me...and #3, when you are sitting there smiling and calm but are rating your pain a 10, doesnt look like you are in severe pain to me!

Going exactly through the same thing! Let's not forget about our sundowners that just make our night that much longer! And no not every patient sleeps throughout the night!

BacktoBasics: If i have a patient that has been there lets say 2 weeks, has previously had an echo, stress test...etc and the results were normal, its irrelevant for the other nurse to want the "exact" date it was done. Horseshoe: i probably should have worded the title a little different, but in my case this is my shift. I worked days when i was training, and I did choose nights because I am not a morning person and hated the chaos that goes on during day shift. Overall, i believe its the environment and place I work at, that is my problem. Being tardy to report whether your days or nights is very unprofessional. I am always early and just expect the same in return. As for now, i'm gonna stick it out until i hit that "year mark" before i choose to go elsewhere. I know problems are everywhere you go, but although i'm a recent nurse, I have worked in the medical field for 10 years and can tell you that I have never felt strongly about a workplace. I should be happy with my job, not cringe every time its time to go back. Thanks to everyone who didn't take it personally!

definitely black curtains! The first few weeks are a little tough when you are trying to get used to the change. i keep almost the same schedule on my days off, i tried switching at first but that didnt work well with me. I work my 3 days straight so I can get more days off together. The busiest time would be from 7pm-1:00am and then again from 4:00-7:00am.

like i said....i am only speaking from my experience. @PepperTheCat: i see you are going through exactly what i am going through, except vice versa...didn't mean to insult you @JDBinCA: i would love to mention problem #1 to my manager, but she is the type of person that will point fingers and say ,"so and so doesnt like that YOU are coming in late...blah blah". many of these nurses coming in so late have been there years and i'm a newbie, so that wouldnt make me look so good.

i work night shift and there are just things i dont understand..... 1. report is started exactly at 6:30am, why is it necessary for the day shift to run in late, then decide to still put on makeup, get their coffee, start talking....i'm ready to go home, i'm sleepy..please be considerate 2. i've heard the rumors that "night shift nurses are lazy". i'm sorry that you feel that way but we have different responsibilities in our shift, and i feel we make sacrifices with our family...besides if its so much easier, why dont you try it? 3. it's nice to smile in the mornings and say hello. its very rare to see a day nurse come, smiling, and saying "good morning". Even though i'm tired and sleepy i still know how to be polite. 4. Dont ask me details about every single thing about the patient...example, "what date was this test done?", although you know the patient has been there for weeks. I gave you the results of the test, and technically i'm responsible for giving you report for the previous 24 hours, or even 12 hours... sorry these are just things that have been piling up on me. I am in no way putting down one shift over the other, instead of giving examples of things i experience. I am always early to work and make sure I give myself extra time if needed. Yet, i have only been a nurse for 6 months and see that nurses either are burnt out or appear to hate their job.

Its always best to confirm with the family if the patient is DNR as well. I had a situation where the attending physician had noted the patient as a DNR, when i admitted her on our floor, I asked once again "to confirm" that this is what the family wanted. The patients family was upset because according to them, they never told the attending MD that they wanted their family as a DNR. It was a misunderstanding between the MD and the family as things weren't exactly explained in lay terms to them. Long story short, the family requested to have a different MD....what a mess!

what is the first?

FYI...Ben taub "says" they will only hire BSN's but if you have the grades and are bilingual you have a chance. How do I know this? Because a classmate of mine got a position for the January internship and he was ADN. Good luck to all of you, I'm thankful I have found a job, but its tough out there..keep trying!

Thats how i got my job last week. But in my case, I had done three of my clinical rotations at that hospital and spent the majority of my time on that floor, so when I called and asked for her I was able to explain that. She still said the usual "if something comes up, i'll have HR pull your app". I got a call a few days later and she told me she was cleaning her desk out and almost threw my resume away I had left there during my last clinical rotation back in October! She said she recognized my name from the phone call....looks like you have to try to find a way to bypass HR somehow...either way i'm super excited that I got this job!

Where in Texas are you?

Which suburban & community hospitals are you referring to? Im a new grad and have applied at every hospital and have not had luck. I am also bilingual, and that hasnt seemed to help me yet here in Houston..:)

Im also a new grad looking for a job but I would never work for a hospital for minimum wage. To me that would mean that I feel i'm not worth enough and be paid more to do the job. Besides, why would I want more responsibility and possibly working nights to get paid minimum wage? I just keep staying positive and patient, hoping something will eventually come through. Like a previous poster said, there are long-term care facilities that will hire new grads, I personally haven't went that route yet, but if I have to eventually, I will.:)

Thats scary and Im afraid that this is gonna be my luck next week. If I get that many SATA, i know im gonna have trouble. Were the SATA questions hard?