IowaLPN

They would appreciate food more than a poster in the breakroom. Seriously.

This is just an opinion.... I feel that you should try to find a "regular" job and not be a float nurse. When we have new grads that float in my facility I always feel badly for them know that they are going to make mistakes and probably won't be there for very long. Floating and taking care of 30+ residents is an unfair and impossible task I believe. I know it's a tough job market but I think you should look for a "non float" job.

This is just one of those curiosity questions meant for general discussion..... When I go through the posts for the day, I can always count on at least one mention, if not several, of OB/L&D. "How do I get a job there?" "What classes should I take?" "I'm 16 and I've wanted to work in OB since I was 4. What's the best way to get there?" I just wonder what it is about that particular specialty that is so attractive? In the end I'm glad that most people are drawn to certain specialties--its on of the things that makes nursing really great! :)

Abso-effing-lutely not. I'd do volunteer work, give money, actually be able to TALK to a resident rather than just throw them their pills in the morning and then not see them the rest of the shift--except to do more pills or if there's an emergency--since I have to write up a million skilled assessments before the next new admit(s) come..... I love my job and I'm good at it but I'd be crazy to keep working for peanuts and spending precious time away from my daughter if I didn't have to.

Not nice, indeed. I'll admit it, I've wondered the same thing.

Totally agree with the above statement. BUT--I don't think alot of these girls who want to go into L&D are doing it for that reason. They think its an easy specialty. JMO.

I have seen this in my facililty before and I don't think its a good idea. She's your grandma so her care is always going to matter more to you than the other residents. How will you feel if a CNA passes her room to get another call light? There are several examples of situations like that. I know that if it were my grandma, I would spend more time with her and give her more attention than I did the others. Not like a purposeful ignoring of anyone else but I just know that her care means the MOST to me because she is my blood. So, for me the bottom line is not whether its "allowed" (because it is) but "should" it be done...

I don't understand why a person who is complaining about the site doesn't just leave? Maybe it's just attention seeking...

This is why I can't imagine working in L&D. The nurses who do are saints. I literally can't imagine sending a baby home with some people, you know? When I see so many poster's here asking the best way to get in to L&D, I wonder, "WHY?" It's not all sunshine and rainbows there, kids. Again, huge kudos and thanks to the nurses to do L&D!!

A.M nurse and CNA's come on at 6. I tape a detailed report for the nurse. While she listens to that, I give a less detailed "live" report to the aides. By the time I'm done with that the nurse is done listening to the tape. She can ask me questions or clarify things and the CNA's can go on and start their morning tasks. Works GREAT for us!

my first advice is to not call in sick! that shows them nothing good about you and your character or work ethic...

Chris Rock does a whole comedy routine about how women should be ruling the world but they dont. Why? Because women hate other women. The worst jobs I've had are where it is all women. Flame me for throwing a stereotype out there but it is totally true.

I LOVE working 12's. I don't think I would want to go to 8's. One week I work Tue, Thu, and Fri. The next week I work Mon, Sat, Sun. Working only 3 days/wk is *fantastic*! I'm expecting my first child in Nov but I don't think my feelings will change....

Saturday 7p to Sunday 7a Sunday 7p to Monday 7a is considered my weekend.

Wow. I'm so surprised at the widely differening opinions on this. I guess to me, my job was to report what I observed. Then someone of a higher authority than me (DON, unit manager) is the one that investigates, talks to the other nurse involved and makes a decision. I find it shocking that someone would tell me to "Hear no evil, See no evil, and Speak no evil." or to basically look the other way when I find a possible med error. Again, what if it was coumadin? Morphine? I think that what this conversation has taught me is to not determine for myself what is a reportable med error and what isn't. An omission is an omission and I will be reporting as such from here on out. Thankfully in my year at the facility this is the only time its happened so its not something I'll be dealing with on a daily basis! :)