Idontknowbetter

Idontknowbetter

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  1. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    Idontknowbetter replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital's sick day policy is pretty generous (since we are unionized) compared to most other nurses out there. We are allowed to miss 12 days per year. Do you know how many shifts I call out per...

  2. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    Idontknowbetter replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    originally posted by idontknowbetter 3 days per year? that is a joke. an absolute, slap in the face joke. we are expected to show up to work with a willing attitude for 13 hours, but in return give...

  3. Can you tell me more about Ortho/Neuro Nursing?

    Idontknowbetter replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    ortho = knee replacements, hip replacements, fractures, etc. taking care of a 75 year old patient with a broken hip can be frustrating and extremely hard on your back. be careful. they literally are...

  4. managements new idea for call-lights

    Idontknowbetter replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I need to clarify: the cell phone we get is issued at the beginning of our shift and then turned back into the desk at the end of our shift, and the phone is reassigned to the next shift nurse. we...

  5. managements new idea for call-lights

    Idontknowbetter replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, that doesn't seem too bad to me. We currenly are required to round at least every 2 hours, and encouraged/basically told to do it more often. What's worse: Each patient get's a dry erase board....

  6. How do your units/hospitals judge acuity and staffing loads?

    Idontknowbetter replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    We have this really stupid and inaccurate computer system that is supposed to generalize and estimate (like a psychic) how much staffing a floor will need. each nurse fills out an online form (with...

  7. adjusting to night shift

    Idontknowbetter replied to fhockeychick504's topic in General Nursing

    you can sleep for 12 hours? i'm jealous! and envious! (please forgive me,

  8. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    Idontknowbetter replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    3 days per YEAR? that is a joke. an absolute, slap in the face joke. we are expected to show up to work with a willing attitude for 13 hours, but in return give us 3 sick days per year!? total...

  9. How Hard is Nursing School?

    Idontknowbetter replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Students

    It's not that hard. It's time consuming more than anything. It requires a lot of physical "here time." In other words, you have to show up to clinical, you have to show up to lecture... it all counts...

  10. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    Idontknowbetter replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    HELL NO!!! Honey, life is too short. Call off and then block them. The end. You know, this is what is sad. We are so brainwashed by our employers that we can't even take off a sick day without feeling...

  11. adjusting to night shift

    Idontknowbetter replied to fhockeychick504's topic in General Nursing

    Witch on wheels... pretty funny... and accurate :/ don't mess with me or anyone else that hasn't slept in 24 hours. Your head. will. be. bitten. off. (in one piece, no less). My boss called me at noon...

  12. Nursey things that you'll NEVER say again.

    Idontknowbetter replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, I've said that several times too many. "Make sure you eat!" "Make sure you take some sips!" Meantwhile, when I've been bedridden with the flu, I couldn't even down my own saliva, let alone a sip...

  13. Night Shifters... How do you do it?

    Idontknowbetter replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Legal drugs (for me, anyway... what you do is your business). Let me outline how I do it (after MONTHS of trying things out, this has worked best for me.) 1. First, accept that night shift is...