rmejia97

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1. Negotiating salary/hourly rate

   rmejia97 replied to floridagirl8's topic in Career Support

   Just curious, what you actually said to negotiate 3.50/hr ? You must be one hell of a negotiator hehe.

2. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   rmejia97 replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   I can totally relate. I'm on my third week of orientation (i get 4mo +/- depending how fast I pick up), but it's been a little overwhelming. I started giving patient care to 2-3 pts by my second day of orientation and my preceptor was making me call ...

3. My "Aww crap" moment of the week: Calling a Dr.

   rmejia97 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in New Nurse

   you can download a copy of the SBAR online, but I'd check with your facility for specific directions or permission for it's use.

4. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   rmejia97 replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   Wow! The more I read the more thoughts rush through my head. It's 3:30am where I'm at and I can't sleep. I'm off on Monday, but then I work on Tuesday and I can't stop thinking that I'd better get some rest so that I'm not lagging on sleep when Tues ...

5. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   rmejia97 replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   I feel like I just rea my story!! I feel exactly the same.

6. Hippa question

   rmejia97 replied to tochsia361's topic in New Nurse

   Providing unauthorized persons with a patient's information is a HIPPA violation regardless of how innocent the questions is. If the person calling was authorized to inquire info regarding the pt, that authorized person would have known the pin. It m...

7. First job where? and Length of orientation?

   rmejia97 replied to debblynn13's topic in New Nurse

   1. Area of nursing: Telemetry 2. Orientation: 12-16 weeks, but it's adjustable +/- a couple more depending on how fast each new rn picks up 3. Ratio: 1:5-6 on days

8. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

   rmejia97 replied to Morettia2's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for sharing your experience. I'll be on my third day of orientation this Friday and you're right....it's very overwhelming. It is also sad that the more seasoned nurses have to behave in such a negative way when instead they should help guide ...