Not to sound harsh but......if you don't get fired, you should be. Sorry being tired is no excuse for poor job performance. I work permanent nights, I have never had the time for a lunch break much...
Years ago, we had a nurse who smelled incredibly bad. Sorta like perspiration, dirty socks and pee. She was extremely overweight and would break into a sweat just walking down the hall. I believe...
In Central New York we are hiring. Every hospital in the area is hurting for nurses. There are quite a few overtime slots available at my facility. I always save some of my time off for end of the...
Wow! Where do you live? There is a nursing shortage here in Central New York. We have 5 hospitals in the city of Syracuse and every one of them is hiring. A few years ago, my hospital went through...
I guess it really depends on your unit. My unit is a busy med/surg unit that many times appears to be the dumping ground for the hospital. It's constantly hectic and chaotic. You'd think we have a...
Pudnluv replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing
The nurse that knows that he/she is not perfect, is willing to keep learning and own up to their mistakes. Anyone can read, study, and do well on paper. It's the actions that determine how good you...
Pudnluv replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in General Nursing
It's not nursing school that is threatening him. It's your independence, having your own ideas doing your own thing that threatens him. It doesn't matter if you are in nursing school or studying to...
No, you didn't over react. She had no business going through your pockets! I probably would've swatted her and spewed a string of obscenities out my mouth. She could've asked you to check your...
The reason that this behavior feels so much like highschool is because it is like highschool. Where do you think all those girls went to? You are working with them! (They had to go somewhere!) This...
If I were you, I'd try another profession. I've been a nurse for 15 years, and I can tell right off the bat who is there for the money and promise of always having a job and who is there because they...
Absolutely, it is the responsibilty of everyone on the floor to answer call bells. I have seen nurses sit there and wait to see if the aide will answer the light and then get mad if she is busy...
On my unit it is expected that all RN's will eventually be oriented to charge duties. This is made clear to all new hires. We do not expect new nurses do charge however. They must first go through...
I never get intimidated by calling a doc in the middle of the night. Sorry, but he is making more money for being on call and sleeping than I am for being awake all night, monitoring and taking care...
I'm strictly night shift. I've worked all shifts int he past, but the night shift is the one I love. I find days to be very task-oriented, it's chaos and there are way too many people running...
Yes, we are all chemo certified on my floor. Only chemo nurses can hang or monitor chemo. We are also basic coronary certified and there are many of us that are also ACLS. I have been on this floor...
We have 3 winter holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and 3 summer holidays Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day. We have to work one of each set. Summer holidays are not a problem and...
I do 5 nights a week. The option of 3 12's is not available to us. We have the option of 2 12's and 2 8's and that is so worth it. If we had the choice of 3 12's, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I would...
I've been working only night shift for the past ten years. I drink coffee and water all night, but usually try to stop the coffee around 5am. Then when I go home, I wind down for about an hour and...
Pudnluv replied to centralflorida's topic in General Nursing
Here in Central New York, the average pay for a new grad is 21-21/hr base pay. At my hospital we also get 2/hr evening diff and 3/hr night diff. Weekend differential is days 2/hr, eves 4/hr and...
I have seen HR in the 30's many times where the patient is asymptomatic. Many times meds can cause this resulting in profound sinus bradycardia. If the patient is asymptomatic, the MD usually will...
I wouldn't have called a RRT. We have the same type of guidelines on when to call a RRT and when to call the physician. If we followed these guidelines to the letter, we'd be on the phone...
Pudnluv replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing
I gotta say, if the show depicted a bunch of male nurses and portrayed them all as gay, maybe you would feel different. (Maybe you wouldn't). I am sure, however, that there would be a public outcry...
I personally try to treat every one with respect. I never ask anyone to do something that I wouldn't be willing to do myself. The CNA's I work with are wonderful and more than willing to do their...