rhellner57

Program needs to be accredited if you want to proceed with advanced degrees.

I feel that some of these nurses need to get an understanding of what it may be like to be overweight and not be shaming. If you haven't walked in their shoes then be respectful of them. I am considered overweight and yet , I often see myself worki...

I would hope that this is not real but I have been a nurse for many years and have not heard blatent comments or witnessed discrimination related to weight. I am overweight and many times have attempted to lose weight and presently have lost a numbe...

this one was to another question I saw about nurses eating their young and maybe it was within some of the comments here too

I am not sure of where you are at, your family situation or if you could pick up and move but many states especially midwest with many rural and critical access facilities, rural or facilities located in areas of great disparity (maybe even your stat...

at least you didn't say "old" nurses eat young. I have had some real great discussions while obtaining my BSN on this subject and most of my colleques know exactly how I stand. I try to help the newer nurse but they must be willing to understand th...

Tell him that many people have reservations about open sites but with AllNurses, I have felt that I can express or respond to situations that make a difference in my career. As long as we stay respectful to each other, I don't see a problem. There ...

I am not stammering out a response was adequate. In defense of the doctor, she needed her facts in a row, direct communication is what is desired and needed especially when you wake a doctor in the night hours. I agree that she needed to report the...

Having just finished a college credit course in Sociology, I find that these co-workers are culturally inadequate and insensitive. I agree with the respondent that states your needing to go to management with your concerns and then I would be open t...

I have worked in facilities that use them faithfully as well as facilities that do not like them. Personally, I find my mothers more willing to move in bed and get up sooner with them on. In some places they are put on the bed as the pt is transfer...

there are not a lot of facilities that I know of that want or invite professional nurses to be a part of union. I worked for 1 facility but there were still issues. I work contract and like many I often get to work. I try to not allow a cancellati...

take one contract at a time. If you like your recruiter and the company ,it benefits all of you. I enjoy traveling and my theory is; if I like where I am at and you offer an extension, ok if not I can leave without all the hoopla. Same goes for th...

I work for Medical Solutions and love the way that they take care of me. I have worked for others but usually find them good for a contract or two then they tend to forget that I am out there working for them, or they merge with a larger company and ...

I work for Medical Solutions. I like the closeness I feel with them and my recruiter and feel that they have my best interest at heart. Contract nursing can be tough but I enjoy meeting new people, going to new areas of the USA, and my motto is "I ...

Each company needs to be tailored to your likes and what you desire for their services. I work for Medical Solutions, my recruiter and I have a great working relationship. We have been together 3+ years now and several places. I have worked for seve...

I have worked several hospitals for the same agency so I list agency then hospitals underneath with the dates, manager, address and phone number

I work for Medical Solutions, a midsized travel company that places nurses all over the USA.

your not asking too much for the safety of yourself and your patients. A little orientation makes you a better team player. I am a traveler and have been in the situation only 1 time in 5 years that the orientation was not worked into the first 2-3...

I would say that you make the preceptorship experience what you want from it. I have, in the past, been a preceptor for several younger nurses in Labor and Delivery and feel there are some who will make the program and others I just pray for. I ten...

I did work in 1 contract that allowed them to cancel me 1 12 hour time per month, I know how it feels to be LC'd a bunch but what staff need to realize, I am there to work and don't have family or activities that can replace the time I am there to wo...

I can see where the LC can affect all of us but it does seem excessive in your situation. I would go to my manager and find out what the policy is. As a traveler, i learned to read my contract well as I went to 1 facility and it was written for fac...

as for people coming to ER vs urgent care or clinic, we are just at the fringe of seeing a greater influx of these patients. the flip side, hospitals don't recieve a great amount of reimbursement so staffing may continue to be a nightmare at times. ...

that is why I started traveling, most places I feel needed and have a bit of a say, then there are others where I am a body and they don't even acknowledge me in the most part but I can do anything for 13 weeks and move on or stay my choice

thanks for the clarificatiion, I was thinking that they were the same as many.

Does anyone know if it is standard to start 2 separate lines to run Mag on a PIH pt . I thought only necessary if running additional meds like antibiotics etc was it necessary.