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  1. Need some New Grad advice:(

    macfar28 replied to nurselisa207's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And this is why I am born and raised here in NC!! No reason to leave. Best of

  2. Day shift or night shift

    macfar28 replied to TNT_RN09's topic in General Nursing

    It pains me (lol), but NOADLS makes several good points. Obviously though, your body does take a hit on nights. We know from research it has a negative impact and it is difficult if you can't stay on...

  3. Anyone work a Baylor Shift anymore?

    macfar28 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekend option nights currently. We make 20% extra per hour on our 12 hour weekend shifts (+shift diff). I then work a 12 during the week (no 20%). We used to get 33% on all hours worked but...

  4. Nights Shifts and your Marriage

    macfar28 replied to RunnerKate's topic in General Nursing

    I find it tremendously hard but for now, it's what's best for our family. I'm gone 3 nights a week and it's honestly not the nights away that are hard but rather my days off. I feel like such a slug...

  5. Overheard at the coffee shop

    macfar28 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And yet amazingly they are able to find their hefty quarterly bonus in that 1-2%!!! I think nurses "realize" a lot more than you might think,

  6. To medicate or not to medicate

    macfar28 replied to SuperMomBob's topic in Patient Medications

    The OP works 3-11p if I understood correctly. These are the night nurses coming on who are questioning whether she/he gave the prn

  7. Is this normal for a novice RN?

    macfar28 replied to Aneri J.'s topic in General Nursing

    OP, I think all new nurses have moments - or even periods - where they feel inadequate and overwhelmed. Be kind to yourself! No one comes out of nursing school and hits the ground running without some...

  8. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    macfar28 replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really Ruby Vee? She(mirandaa) is a CNA and clearly has gained wisdom from her nurse mom. Is that so bad? I, too, have a mom with 45+ years in the business and I have learned from her before, during...

  9. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    macfar28 replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree. There is no shortage of adrenaline rushes in psych. For example, a schizophrenic who believes you are trying to kill them or a gang member who's essentially hiding out on our unit,...

  10. BON discipline post termination?

    macfar28 replied to MEANNRS's topic in Nursing Career

    I read your other post and given what you described (regarding the coumadin error), I do not see how it would be reportable to the BON. Prospective employers check with the Board to verify your...

  11. Night shift blues

    macfar28 replied to Dramruch's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me you just answered your own question. You list several reasons above why days is better for you so I would say give it a

  12. Taking a pay cut to go to day shift?

    macfar28 replied to tobydog01's topic in General Nursing

    I am struggling with the same decision as well. I work every weekend 7p-7a with an extra shift on Thursday nights. It's doing me in but to come off weekends AND off nights would be about $9.50/hour...

  13. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    macfar28 replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I actually hear this statement frequently when we have nursing students come on our unit. (I work inpatient psych.) Something along the lines of, "I mean what you do isn't real nursing." I always have...

  14. Venting

    macfar28 replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why your low census call offs would be impacted by which shift does the assignment. That procedure would remain the same would it not? We assess our staffing needs 2 hours prior to...

  15. Venting

    macfar28 replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    We are considering making the transition to that procedure as well. As it stands now, the night charge comes in 20-30 mins early to make out the assignment. I personally would like to make the change...

  16. UHS

    macfar28 replied to FransBevy's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked at a local UHS hospital for all of 6 hours before turning my keys in. There were so many red flags, that my gut said "RUN!" And that was just in the orientation classroom. I didn't even need...

  17. Genex Services

    macfar28 posted a topic in Case Management

    I have been offered an RN Case Manager position with Genex but have recently discovered several bad reviews of the company online. There are a few red flags I noticed as well. Anyone out there have...

  18. Genex Services

    macfar28 replied to macfar28's topic in Case Management

    Thank you for your reply. I decided to turn the offer down. Too many red flags and my gut told me not to do

  19. Quit great job to stay home with baby?

    macfar28 replied to Sangrita RN's topic in Nursing Career

    You said it best when you said "my baby will only be a baby for so long." I had the same exact experience 15 years ago and I chose to leave to be with my child. While sometimes I still wish I had that...

  20. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    macfar28 replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I commend you cardiacfreak for covering the unit. Sadly, that has never occurred in my career. My hospital has a no fault policy and they truly don't see a difference between calling out because...

  21. 72 hour notice/AMA

    macfar28 replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    I completely agree Jules A. It's very difficult being on the receiving end of a frustrated patient who has received misinformation, not to mention how the patient must feel. We always inform them of...

  22. 72 hour notice/AMA

    macfar28 replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    Here in NC, our patients that are admitted voluntarily cannot just change their minds and leave whenever they'd like. They must be evaluated by an MD and discharge orders given. Unfortunately,...

  23. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    macfar28 replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sounds like we work for the exact same health system! So

  24. PRN Differentials

    macfar28 replied to calivianya's topic in General Nursing

    My health system offers a $40/hr prn rate whether you have 6 months or 26 years of experience. That baffles me. They get shift diff but no raise or bonus pay (not that us FT staff have either in the...

  25. Turning the scripting around for our benefit.

    macfar28 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I absolutely LOVE this