jorjaRN

Another vote for at least 3 in a row here. I actually do 6 in a row...and I love it that way-sure, I'm exhausted by the end, but having 8 days off in a row, and not having to "flip-flop" is great. Ultimately, however, I think you have to do some expe...

Hello Everyone, I'm hoping for some input regarding looking for jobs and how to handle notifying current coworkers/management. A little background: I went to college about 3.5 hours away from my home town, met my boyfriend there, and planned on remai...

I'm pretty much the same as others here. I usually eat something light when I wake up around 5pm, sometimes it's part of a full meal if my family is around and cooking. I never have had a big appetite right after waking up, so I'm usually not too hun...

I agree with PP. You need to write them up, especially if this is something that is happening repeatedly. I know it feel like "tattling", but this is a patient safety issue, and there could be factors influencing this pattern other than the nurse he...

I feel your pain...it took me months to find a job after graduating in May 2009, and I had to relocate even then. There are many, many threads already started on this site with a lot of great information and tips. I suggest doing a search and using t...

First of all, no, it's not wrong at all for you to be afraid of those who are dead or dying. Yes, death is a part of every person's life, but it is not something that people normally have to deal with on a regular basis, so it's completely understand...

I appreciate what you're saying, and agreee that people who whine because they can't get a job in L&D or ICU right out of school are ridiculous, but the reality is, many new grads have been unable to find work of ANY kind. Personally, I applied t...

Two things come to mind for me; the air at my hospital is so dry, that by the end of 12 hours my lips are chapped, and the inside of my nose is incredibly dried out, and I bet that could cause headaches. Also, I notice when I'm stressed at work I cl...

It's absolutely about location...I spent about six months looking for a job in the mid-atlantic (and I mean, pretty much the entire region...applied everywhere from DC to New York). I finally realized that I wasn't going to find anything, and even th...

We had the same policy at a hospital where I worked as a PCT while I was in nursing school, at the hospital I work now as an RN, we have the RRT system, but to my knowledge, patients/family aren't able to activate it. I thought the exact same things...

I work on a telemetry/PCU combined floor, and we do staffing together. Usually at night, we have 5 RNs on tele, 2-3 for PCU, no aides, one clerk for both sides. During the day, I think they have 6 RNs on tele, 3 on PCU, 3 aides and a clerk for both s...

I actually laughed out loud when I read the subject of this thread. Why don't you try getting some finance majors on board, maybe you could get a class action suit going.

I can't be 100% sure, because it's been a while since I had one leave AMA, but I think the paperwork we (attempt to) have them sign says something about "the possibility that insurance will not cover the cost of this hospitalization, or subsequent ho...

I've also never worked ICU, but I work telemetry/PCU in a medium sized community hospital. I've never worked as an RN anywhere else, so I can't really offer a comparison, but overall, I've had a great experience at the hospital where I work. I actua...

If the patient had a PCA, then they had to be pretty alert and oriented, because PCAs aren't prescribed for people who aren't aware enough to use them properly. In my opinion, in this particular situation, the nurse did the right thing by staying wit...

I think med-surg is a great place to start. I worried that I would feel overwhelmed, based on how I felt in clinicals, and I was right. However, you're going to feel overwhelmed no matter where you start. If you have a good preceptor, and adequate or...

I worked two jobs while I was in school, one as a nanny after school three days a week, and for the last two years, as a PCT on a telemetry floor. I think the experience at the hospital was as valuable as anything I learned in class preparing me for ...

There are tons of great threads on here about strategies for adjusting your body and routine to work for night shift. I got a lot of great advice from them, and I LOVE nights. I would definitely give yourself and your body some time to get adjusted,...

Unfortunately, this kind of thing happens all the time. It's not realistic to place every patient that could possibly have some drug resistent bug on isolation until it is ruled out. There wouldn't be any patients not on isolation. I used to work in ...

It's funny that we're talking about the 6 PVCs in a row, because there has been some discussion on my floor recently about whether it's 3 in a row or 5 in a row that contitutes a run of V-tach. Not to highjack the thread, but what is everyone's opion...

Just don't start with asking about your benefits or how soon you can take time off :)

When I worked in nursing school, I was a SNE (student nurse extern). To put it simply, you're daily routine, and scope of practice is that of a PCT. You're mostly helping patients with ADLs and assisting the nurse within the boundaries of your scope....

Although I agree that six weeks probably isn't enough, it's what I got as a new grad. I did start on med-surg (and I know it's the same for other floors at my hospital), so I'm not sure if that's the norm for specialty areas. Many hospitals have new...

First, as a new grad with a bachelor's degree, I can tell you that it floors me time and again to see people with a degree unable to construct a sentence in proper English. Unfortunately this is not an issue unique to those with a degree in nursing. ...

First, sounds like what you said to the visitors was perfect to me. In the facility where I work, the visitors are informed that they need to wear all of the proper PPE in order to enter an isolation room, for thier protection, as well as that of any...