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  1. push back/cancel with no pay

    sunnycalifRN replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    For balance, I should add that the hospitals do not willingly agree to the benefits in a union contract. In Calif, there have been numerous nursing strikes . . . in fact, in the Bay area, another one...

  2. push back/cancel with no pay

    sunnycalifRN replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    In Calif, some unionized hospitals have a no cancellation policy and they cannot call you off, although you may have to float to other units. It's nice because you know that you will always get your...

  3. IV help

    sunnycalifRN replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    It is difficult to give help with IV insertion when not able to watch your technique. I would suggest that you ask an IV expert at your workplace for two things: if you can watch him/her do an IV...

  4. does sterling medical do the hiring for va clinics?

    sunnycalifRN replied to labbylove30's topic in General Nursing

    I would be careful. As far as I know, the VA HR department does the hiring for the VA, hospital or

  5. Kaiser Curious?

    sunnycalifRN replied to chris1969's topic in General Nursing

    Kaiser is definitely unionized by the CNA. You should be able to call the local CNA office and get the information. They're very proud of the salary scales so there should be no

  6. What would you have done?

    sunnycalifRN replied to wbdtrt's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't matter if it was a dietary aide, an MD, or the CEO of the facility . . . what that person was doing was WRONG and dangerous, and what the OP said was spot

  7. Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    sunnycalifRN replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, too, really don't understand why this "I'm not in it for the money" line keeps being tossed around. Is it because we think that nurses are overpaid for the work we do? NOT! Do MD's go into...

  8. brilliant freaking idea - pull ALL CNA's. . .

    sunnycalifRN replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    And we all thought the dodo bird was extinct . . .

  9. How do I get out of a pt's room politely?

    sunnycalifRN replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    You just tell them, "Sorry, I've got to see my other patients" and leave. It the ER, not an outpatient

  10. The CA New Grad Crisis?

    sunnycalifRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a Calif RN, I'm not aware that the job situation here is any worse than other states. Some folks on this site seem to think so, but I've never seen any study or survey results to support this....

  11. Sleeping on lunch break

    sunnycalifRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    You're better off not working at a place like that!! My hospital encourages "power naps" during lunch break or even during shorter

  12. Trach suctioning. Bullet vs. no bullet

    sunnycalifRN replied to divaRN*'s topic in Pulmonary

    this is from that Medscape article: There also exists the potential to contribute to ventilator-associated pneumonia by instilling saline before insertion of a suction catheter. Saline instillation...

  13. Trach suctioning. Bullet vs. no bullet

    sunnycalifRN replied to divaRN*'s topic in Pulmonary

    RT will sometimes use nebulized acetylcysteine along with either IPV or CPT. The acetylcysteine sometimes helps to break down the thick secretions. Also, a humidified and/or warmed oxygen source is...

  14. Who Would Do It...Monitor Handwashing?

    sunnycalifRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    The Infection Control dept where I work monitors handwashing but there is nothing computerized yet; instead, they employ "spies", folks not from infection control, but recruited by them, and they...

  15. Questions for All the Nurses

    sunnycalifRN replied to lo24's topic in Nursing Career

    1. why did you become an rn? too many lay-offs from high tech 2. what environment do you work in? ie. hospital (public/private), doctor's office, retirement home etc. icu 3. what do you most...

  16. Our ADON says that ICU is boring... Is it true.

    sunnycalifRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    your ADON is right!! All of us ICU nurses just sit around, with our feet up, watching As the World Turns, sipping

  17. Questions for All the Nurses

    sunnycalifRN replied to lo24's topic in Nursing Career

    canesdukegirl, 11. do you have children or plan to have children? i have a grown step son. and don't plan on having kids at my age. i think my husband's sperm are on walkers, so i don't see us...

  18. drug testing in school

    sunnycalifRN replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I've been randomly tested twice in 5 years. When the lab person came with the notice, someone immediately took my assignment and I went up to the lab. I have no problem whatsoever with random drug...

  19. Odor Query

    sunnycalifRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. Many times food smells can come out in perspiration hours after being consumed. For example,

  20. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    sunnycalifRN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going to just resign, then it doesn't matter how long you stick it out. Personally, I'd have another job lined up

  21. HELP... Interviewed but no call from RN Recruiter!!!!

    sunnycalifRN replied to lovesICU's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't know anything about Grady Hospital but I know that when a New Grad program opened where I work, there were thousands of apps for 32 positions . . . I read about folks on this board waiting 6...

  22. Ever had a nursing instructor hate you?

    sunnycalifRN replied to bustthewave's topic in General Students

    I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. Do not arrive late for class. That is a good way to put a big "Kick Me" sign on your back. When I was in nursing school, only 5 years ago, more than 3...

  23. Need some Precedex advise

    sunnycalifRN replied to EyeSeeYouRnOhio's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree completely. Precedex is NOT a drug for RSI, period. We seldom use it for primary post-op sedation, however, it is a great drug to use for the "wild ones" who wake up kicking and swinging....

  24. Hello nurses !

    sunnycalifRN replied to Respiratoryguy's topic in General Nursing

    Haha!! I had a name when I was an RRT . . . but it was changed by the nurses into "Hey RT" . . . So, now that I'm on the other side of the fence . . . I really try to remember their

  25. LOL moments at work

    sunnycalifRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just the other day, this happened . . . pt with a distended belly, KUB showed lots of air in the large intestine . . . had already inserted an NG tube . . . getting ready to try an enema or...