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I would love to do 12's...currently working 8 hour days/5 days a week. My employer did offer them to me but I turned them down once I looked at the schedule. They made sure I never had more then 2 days off in a row and threw in a silly 6 hour shift....

Dont tech in the Ed I work in...There is 1 tech per team. Each team has 12 bays and 9 hallway slots...I feel very bad for out techs and do try to help them out as much as possible, but the nurse patient ratio is not great either. It is not unheard of...

I called in Monday and Tuesday this week..for fever, chills, headache, cough, and on/off GI symptoms. I am pretty sick. Sunday night when I called in for monday, no problem. When I called in Monday for Tuesday..I got the "Are you kidding me", "sigh",...

I worked with an NP who got her degree from Stony Brook in Ny.

I've been in the ER for 1 1/2 years. The only time I have ever gotten a meal break is when I was on orientation. My preceptor at the time would tell me "go to lunch now because when you are off orientation you will never get a break" Well she was rig...

I did an online recert one year which was acceptable for my then place of employment but when I took a job at a hospital they made me redo it. They would only accept certifications from I think the American Heart Asscociation.

When working in the hospital setting I have never called out for snow, but when I was working in a monday through friday infusion clinic I have had my manager call me and tell me not to come in. If I couldnt make it the patients coming in for treatme...

My manager is the queen of passive-aggressive behavior...She would say such nice things to you and then throw in a dig in the middle of it all..when I would question her about it she would say"oh just kidding". Hmm yeah I dont think so. I actually ha...

I had a Tummy Tuck in a freestanding surgical center Right before going to OR..."Oh RSI kit..I know what that is we use those all the time in the ER..I am an ER......." Woke up..Nurse..do you have any pain? Me..OMG..Pain..what the hell did I do to my...

I have horrible plantar facititis of one foot only. The pain has been unbearable for 6 months now. May I ask you what type of arch supports you got? The full length or just heal support? I am desperate to try anyting at this point. Thank you

You dont like inexperienced nurses? Did you walk into the level 1 trauma ER born knowing all there is about a trauma patient. I work in a very busy ED and have only worked there for 1 year, but have been a nurse for 15 years. We are not considered a ...

I work in the ED. Many times one of the NP's will walk in while I am helping a patient get undressed and they will say come get me when you are done so I can assess them. I also have had them stand there while I am struggling to get a patient who can...

We were just told that we would not be getting a merit raise again this year. This is 2 years in a row for our hospital. The frustrating thing is all the other surrounding hospitals are giving there employees raises and found other ways of cutting co...

Oh I am happy to have a job trust me. I just wanted to see what others were experiencing at there hospitals. Like I said this is our second year in a row without raises, this year they just also added the insurance and retirement cutbacks. The other ...

If nursing is your dream..I say go for it. You have only one life to live and you dont want to live it with regrets. We can't predict the future nor can we change it. The only thing we can change is what we are doing now. If going to school in Janua...

This thread has caused quite a bit of different opinions. I think in someways what makes this thread so hostile is that a baby is involved. Honestly I work in and ER and have never said anything offensive about any child I have taken care of, in fron...

Lastly, the cold sprays help desensitize the skin as well. I was skeptical as to how effective it was until seeing it used in a Pediatric ER. Works great and there is no waiting. I worked Oncology for 10 years and we stopped using the cold sprays fo...

Did the resident say this in the room with the baby?

When I first read the title of this thread I was thinking about the drama Queens/Kings..meaning other nurses. Ya know the ones where every patient they are taking care of is an emergency and they have the worst patients of the ED...The ones that go f...

I think I would call first thing in the morning, speak to the person that called you today and explain what you and the other managers talked about regarding your schedule. I would not come off as I was complaining just letting her know why you expec...

I worked with a nurse that use to say "luv knocks" for lovenox....How the heck she got that is beyond me!

Of course you should call out. With that being said I understand why you are worried. Last year I started in the ER after working oncology for many many years. Well my immune system was not use to sick patients. I ended up with the flu and was out fo...

I am very glad we dont work together...I have a blast at work. I work in an ED as well as an oncology infusion room. I take excellent care of my patients and I am the nurse most people love to work with. I can be serious in emergency situations. Can ...