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  1. other rn mama's ..going back to work after

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I worked f/t nights on tele floor before i had my lo. I knew it would be hard to return and was not sure if i would. WEll my maternity leave is almost over and i have asked for per diem work. I...

  2. Per diem ..maternity leave?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, So I just found out I'm pregnant. I currently work per diem for my hospital in there float pool. On Monday I plan on calling HR to see what will have when I leave to have my baby. I also have a...

  3. Per diem ..maternity leave?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I do realize I won't be paid but worry they won't hold my

  4. male pts who pull out foleys?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i have now seen this two times. One was someone else patient and then it happened to me. I had a confused pt who right before the start of my shift pull out his foley. After i got report i went to...

  5. stethoscope id tag!

    erin01 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    So i have now lost 2 stethoscopes, and decided to treat myself to a cardiology 3. I need i unique i d tag so this cant happen again! Any ideas to make mine stand

  6. Tele...no winning in this

    erin01 posted a topic in Cardiac

    So I have been a tele nurse now for 3 years. Last year becoming per diem after family care issues. I try my best everyday I am there to take the best care I can of my patients. However, I Feel it's a...

  7. tele floor per-diem??

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am now on my second year on a tele step down unit. After having my second son i went to perdiem status. I work about once a week day shift. I love that i get to stay home with my boys! But the...

  8. stepdown tele nurses x2yr now what?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I believe i work on one of the hardest floors of the hospital. We are always in need of staFF and have a high turn over rate. I started this job about 2YRS Ago. I had my son aftER A year and now...

  9. Not sure how safe??

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a busy tele floor now on days and been here over 1 year. I am per diem after maternity leave. I am starting to think I should quit. They have stopped using acuity for patients and it feels...

  10. reevaluating my life and career=(

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I worked on a step down tele floor night for over a year. I just went out on maternity leave to have my second child. My plan was to go back per diem nights! Well i went back the other night and...

  11. scared about to quit ...

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i worked on a tele floor for over a year and just had my second child. I tired to go back to nights but its not working out and need to do whats best for him right now. But i am scared to quit,...

  12. scared about to quit ...

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds great! I would love to that ob home health...hmm did she have ob

  13. How much notice?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I just returned from maternity and went back as perdiem nights. It's not gonna work, I asked about days n nogo for now. How much notice do I have to give? I am having trouble getting child care...

  14. How much notice?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I read in my handbook just now that it must equal the amount of vacation u qualify for. I would be 4 weeks, I don't think I can do that... What are my rights? I don't know if I can do 4 oh

  15. How much notice?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I read in my handbook just now that it must equal the amount of vacation u qualify for. I would be 4 weeks, I don't think I can do that... What are my

  16. other rn mama's ..going back to work after

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I think he just anxious over the baby being so small. He worried he won't know what to do with him. I really appreciate ur comments and it's made me feel a bit better. I not sure exactly why I...

  17. Have to tell manager not back ft

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have no one too ask for adv on how to go about this. But I just had my 2nd child n I am not able to return to work full time. I would like to stay on my unit. For another year and would like to...

  18. Have to tell manager not back ft

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    well now i am nervous ..=( I am calling in the

  19. Have to tell manager not back ft

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I was a full time staff Rn nights. Been there over a year just b4?I

  20. narcotics????

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am always so careful when i give pain meds... just so paranoid about overdose and respiratory depression. The other day i had a 68 yr old female pt who was 2 days post op after a hip fx. she had...

  21. narcotics????

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for

  22. need adv for change in full to prn???

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I work full time right now on a tele unit. I have been there a year and its nuts, we have lost 6 rns in like 4 weeks! Anyway i am going to be going out on maternity leave at the end of July. I...

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

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurse didnt take her patients because she had 6! this is a tele floor and we usually have 4 pts each and we all started with 5! I had taken 2 of her patients which gave me 7! I realize that...

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

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    SO I work on really busy tele unit and i work nights. OuR unit is tuff, a lot of the nurses leave and we just lost 6 nurses between day and nights!!!!!! So we are short staffed for this month. We are...

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

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I really thank all of you for your inpuT! I feel badly that i let my emotions get to me and cloud what i should have