RNSuzq1

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  1. When does weekend shift diff start/end for night shift

    RNSuzq1 replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I work Nights - my hospital pays $6.50 for weekend night shift/diff, I think it's $3.50/4 for days. An added bonus is that they pay an additional $10/hr for all weekend RN's on any...

  2. Night Shift and Health

    RNSuzq1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi All, Wasn't sure where to put this topic, but since I'm still in my 1st year, thought I'd ask everyone here. I switched from 12 hour days to 12 hour nights 4 months ago. I'm not a morning...

  3. How often are you sick???

    RNSuzq1 replied to LanaBanana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Lana, I graduated last May, worked on a Surgical floor for the 1st 6 months. Besides a few folks who had MRSA or C-Diff in their wounds, everyone was basically "healthy" and just recovering from...

  4. Calling doctors

    RNSuzq1 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tiger, Lots of great advice from all the posters. I've learned to have everything ready when I call the Doc's, but still, if I don't know them yet, it can be intimidating. I work nights, luckily,...

  5. How big of a mistake was this?

    RNSuzq1 replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Anony, I'm sort of confused - if the order was - Vicodin q6 prn for pain and you gave him 4 during your shift - that would mean you were doing a 24 hour shift??? Not all hospitals do this, but...

  6. Switch from Nights to Days

    RNSuzq1 replied to AprylLPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Apryl, I graduated last year - worked days for 6 months, then switched over to nights 4 months ago. To me, working a few 12's days or nights is equally "painful" :uhoh21:, but I personally like...

  7. Question about demanding COPD patient

    RNSuzq1 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Oldie, My immediate thought while reading your post was - she needs something for anxiety. I see that all the other posters suggested this as well. I sadly lost my Mom to COPD a few years ago -...

  8. Night Shift and Health

    RNSuzq1 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the great advice for the night shift. I'll definitely look into the "Ott-Lite", I'm a quilter, they advertise it in all the quilt magazines, supposed to give fantastic...

  9. Are any new grads going to med-surg

    RNSuzq1 replied to awalke13965's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unless I'm mistaken - Med/Surg Nursing is a Specialty. When I graduated last Spring, our Instructors suggested we all get at least 1 year Med/Surg. for the experience. Some of us listened to them -...

  10. Pulled from orientation to be a tech???

    RNSuzq1 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Tiger, Both hospitals I've been at have ended up using RN's as "Tech's" in a pinch. Since orientation is usually not very long, I can understand you not wanting to waste a day of it. At my...

  11. What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    RNSuzq1 replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last May - I'm a New "older" Nurse, but not that OLD.. . Hubby and I had our 25th Wedding Anniversary this week (we both worked). Thanks to my folks, we had a beautiful wedding all those...

  12. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    RNSuzq1 replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Tiger, Thanks for the suggestion about putting the car keys in with your lunch - I'm going to start doing that. I hate to admit that I'm so disorganized that I keep forgetting my meals, but I work...

  13. Lunch and Dinner Breaks

    RNSuzq1 replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seems like I have the same problem as Emer: Recently started at a hospital that has a 24/7 cafe (sounded good), but realized all they offer over night are soggy tuna or chicken sandwiches made the...

  14. Ethical Death Issue

    RNSuzq1 replied to dinkysam's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I also just saw this post and think the original poster was incredibly compassionate and did the right thing. Several years ago, before I became a Nurse - I was on the other side of things. My...

  15. Nurse Rounding

    RNSuzq1 replied to Margeincharge's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Both the hospital I recently left and my new hospital require q2h checks on patients and documentation. The new hospital however, does something I really like. After change of shift report - when...

  16. New Grad: 2 FT Jobs?

    RNSuzq1 replied to Pachinko's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Pachinko, I don't know your situation - if you have children to care for, etc., but for anyone, working 2 full-time jobs would be rough. I work with a few Nurses who have full-time jobs at another...

  17. Updates

    RNSuzq1 replied to RNLisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "I don't like being made to feel like I am a retard by the night nurses when I give report. I want to yell: HEY, I AM A NEW NURSE HERE, I AM ON MY OWN AS A BRAND NEW GRAD RN. I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING,...

  18. So Glad I found this Forum

    RNSuzq1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi All, The AllNurses Student Boards helped me out so much through Nursing School. After Graduation in May, I found the Grad. Nurse forum, but not much going on in there. I just stumbled on "First...

  19. New RN's delegating to Tech's/NA's

    RNSuzq1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi All, Like a lot of new Nurses, delegating hasn't come easy to me. I worked as an NAII throughout nursing school and busted my rear to help the Nurses in anyway possible. I did anything they asked...

  20. New RN's delegating to Tech's/NA's

    RNSuzq1 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Stressgal - Great Post. That's exactly what I was trying to say in the original post. I shouldn't have to beg someone to do their job - like you said, what they get in return is a paycheck. We had...

  21. help...how can i stop being nervous when giving an injection?

    RNSuzq1 replied to Liz21's topic in General Students

    Liz, We didn't have to give each other injections in Nursing School, but I was a Navy Corpsman years ago - we learned on each other. Trust me, it's much more nerve wracking trying to give a shot to a...

  22. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

    RNSuzq1 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new Nurse, but also one of the "over 40 gang"... After 3 months, I'm finally getting used to 12 hour shifts (although the last 4 hours seem to drag on forever). I'm on the floor by 6:30am...

  23. New RN's delegating to Tech's/NA's

    RNSuzq1 replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Cooper, I don't think you sounded negative or "b*tchy. I'm sure - like me, when you were hired, they told you they'd be "X" amount of NA's on the floor to help and you expect them to actually...

  24. Is night shift easier?.....

    RNSuzq1 replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Dijmart, "Running around like chickens w/their heads cut off" - is a great description of the day shift... I'm like you, the pace/chaos is pretty overwhelming. I worked a few night shifts and was...

  25. If you're happy w/your 1st RN job ...

    RNSuzq1 replied to RN007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Linda, Throughout school, all our Instructors told us that the best place for a New Grad to start was with a year on a Med/Surg Floor. Strangely, most said they hated Med/Surg, but we'd gain tons...