Idontknowbetter

There is nothing wrong with a nurse text messaging in THIS situation. Her patients' needs were met. As a floor nurse, let me tell you students all something: we live in a world where nurses text messages ALL OF THE TIME. That doesn't make someone a bad nurse. If a patient is in pain, they drop the phone immediately and to medicate them. It's when text messaging becomes your priority is when it becomes a problem.

I had ther same problem and my doctor gave me an Rx for Propranolol 20mg. It works wonders. No bad side effects like there are with benzodiazepines, either.

You didn't mention you were failing theory. It seems to me like you should have to repeat the semester. "Neglecting" your class isn't a valid excuse. I am sorry for being so direct about this. I wish you well in your future endeavors.

since nurses are treated like dirt and often times lunch goes overlooked, she's probably scarffing down the food as quickly as possible. on a serious side, if that's the way she wants to eat, then so be it. i wouldn't find another place/time to eat. doesn't seem that offensive. now if she were pooping in her pants..... and on a serious note.. why are some of you so gosh damn quick to attack someone? calling them trolls and what not? it's time to wake up and realize that your crap really does stink and GROW UP

Oh it's possible. I think you can only get that wage in the San Francisco area and in Hawaii. I'm almost there - I am $44 an hour currently. Our union contract is up this year and we will most definitely be striking so that our pay increases demands are met by the hospital (we always strike over pay every 3 years where I work). I've been working for almost 2 years now and started with $40 an hour. Our current contract forces the hospital to pay every Registered Nurse a 5% increase in their hourly wage every year. And with every new contract (which is renewed every 3 years I believe), our wages are increased by a few dollars. Please, people. Demand unions if you are able! All of you deserve to be paid reasonable wages for the amount of work we do. ALL OF US. Sure, I have to pay a union membership due q.month, but when I read what some RNs put up with, I am amazed that not every person is pro-union. Not only do unions demand more money for their nurses, but they also make sure management follows every policy to the T in order to make sure nurses are treated fairly. Moreover, a union truly is "job insurance". Our hospital nurses can NOT be terminated easily and/or over something petty. (by the way, the can be both a curse and a blessing when the nurse you're working with is incompetent). An example of why I like our union: our current contract says that our RNs can not be floated twice in the same shift. I showed up to work at 1900 on floor #1, they floated me to floor #2 at 2300, and then at 2345 told me that I HAD to float to floor #3. I told them that I will NOT be floated twice, and the house supervisor told me that I didn't have a choice. I called my union representative (she's always on call, 24/7, 7 days a week) and told her my situation at 2350. At 2400, the house supervisor called me to apologize for the "mix-up", and said that I could go home WITH PAY - not only for the hours I worked, but up until the next day at 0730. I left and got paid 7 hours for NOT working. The next shift my manager approached me to apolgize once again. Sorry for my babbling as I did jump a bit off track, but I really think unions demand the kind of wages that nurses deserve, which relates back to the OP. =-] And $50 bucks is AT LEAST what we should all be making. P.S. Kaiser is one of the major unionized hospitals out there, which is why Kaiser RNs are amongst the highest paid. Their application list is outrageously long, and it helps tremendously if you know someone that works there.

I studied alone. Professors TRIED to encourage group work but I was always distracted by the loud breathers, the stomach gurggles, and the talking. I work much better alone.

I've been working as an RN for a couple of years and I miss school! Enjoy (OK, maybe this isn't the best word) while it lasts!

Does that mean you fail the the entire semester? That doesn't seem fair. Lots of people failed lab procedures in my class, but they were all given a chance to redeem themselves. And let me tell you something... I've been an RN for a whilw now and I STILL ask questions on how to do things/am clueless during certain procedures. You wont be expected to remember all of the small details in the "real world". Let us know how it goes! :-D

It seems to me that whatever you were quoted by the DON while he was employed by the hospital is something that the hospital should/has to honor. Whether they will or not is totally different. P.S. Mrs. Katie, I've seen your other posts so I'm not even going to attempt to reason with you. To the other person: Yes, I'm money hungry, I'm a complainer, and I don't know how to do math to boot. To the OP, you deserve better than what this facility is offering you.

well, from a babysitter point of a view, you never leave a young child alone. it only takes a second. from a nursing license point of view, she was not putting her license at risk. that's some heavy paranoia that we've all been brainwashed with

1 year mark sounds more appropriate. 6 months sounds too soon

I'm so sorry to hear that. Maybe down the road you'll see this as a blessing in disguise? Focus on your schooling. Look for a job elsewhere. Quite frankily, I was sick of nursing when I wasn't in school so having a non-nursing job was a blessing. It allows you to clear your head.

Every student in every type of school goes through a burn-out phase. Keep on trucking.

More money. But honestly, after a few years of being a floor nurse, not many nurses want to stay. It's not worth it.

Consult a lawyer. I don't know if you actually need to hire a lawyer, but you can talk with one and he or she will tell you what needs to be done.