MamaT

I'm new here. I am a hopefully future nursing student. I've done medical transcription for ten years, had carpal tunnel releases, and my hands still can't handle repetitive motion. So, I need to move on. I really want to stay in the health care indus...

No more night shift! Woo-hoo! Someone actually traded me for it! Thanks y'all! :monkeydance:

I'm 42 and have been a nurse for a year...not old, but started at an age when my body was beginning to let me know its limits. You all know that when you're new you pretty much have to work some night shifts (in most situations, anyway). Well, I'm ...

I once worked in LTC prn, and got a whopping $1/hr more. BUT, when I started prn at a local rural hospital I received 50% more per hour in lieu of benefits. There was no minimum required, just willingness to fill in when needed. I'm full-time now ...

Something I failed to mention about our little pow-wow...the boss actually told me that when the other nurses have a problem with her, they don't go to her but right over her head to the DON. The DON then comes to her, says 'this is what's going on, ...

This past Saturday, then Monday through Wednesday, I worked 12s. Hit the floor running and didn't stop. Tuesday stayed over an hour & only took 15 minutes for lunch, then Wednesday stayed an hour over and didn't take a lunch at all. Had to go ...

Actually, I thanked my boss for the session, stating that I'm open to anything that will help me be a better nurse. I openly acknowledge the things she brought to my attention and told her I would work on it. Thanks for the therapeutic communication...

You guys are awesome! Keep the ideas coming. I often show my silly side, my sensitive side...everything. In fact, when the PCAs have a problem, they usually come to me first because I have shown them that I listen and I care. The one nurse in part...

There's a difference between cockiness & self-confidence. I'm not unapproachable...I greet everyone with a smile. I'm not intimidated by the 'young 20 somethings' who know more...I want to soak up what they have to offer. I plan on following t...

You took the words right out of mouth... I could see it on her face when I brought it up, but I decided not to go there. After working at home for so long, this past year has been a whirlwind slap-in-the-face crash course in office politics. I'm glad...

Today the boss told me that a girl who works just one day a week on med-surg will be concentrating just on ER after middle of October...which leaves room for me on day shift all the time. She still never answered my question about why she didn't make...

Well, it's better for this month. Just one night shift. That's probably because one of the girls is on vacation. She still could have given that shift to the other girl, but we'll see what happens in the meantime. Thanks for everything, peeps!

Well...I did it. Kept true to myself and was still the nice girl, but let her know that I couldn't handle it. Told her all the physical symptoms and that I was doing my best to be flexible, but my health was more important. I told her I didn't wan...

Thank for all the input! I'm amazed by the support I've found here. Woknblues...you're right. Usually I'm a pretty humble person, but for where I am in my career I KNOW I'm good. When I started my first med-surg job (45 minutes away) they said I ...

Dickies are great for me...I'm 5-11, 190. Usually wear x-large, but in Dickies a large tall is absolutely perfect. I buy the sandstone (or sand-something) type...very soft, wrinkle-free as long as you take them out as soon as the dryer is done. So...

I just got a t-bone steak from the holy man.

Sorry for the late reply...horrible days at work (I actually quit). I'm in Greenfield...about 60 miles south of Columbus, close to Washington CH. And you?

Actually, I've never wanted to do LTC as far as working in a nursing home. I started my nursing career kinda late...I'm 41...and after ten years or so I plan to transition into hospice. That's my true calling. I took this job because it was availa...

I know someone who has been an LPN for several years and is wanting to go back to school to get her RN. I always thought she was an awesome person, so she just had to be an awesome nurse. Well...it recently came to my attention that she is somewhat...

P.S....CONGRATS on passing boards! YAY! Thank GOD we don't have to do that again, huh?! And to anyone who is wondering (since I didn't mention it because I was ranting), I am working on solving my problem.

I am a new grad and have been working in an ECF for three weeks. God help me! I hope the facility where you are interviewing does things better than mine! MAKE SURE you have AT LEAST a MONTH of orientation with another nurse so you can get the rou...

I didn't read all of these to see if this one is there, so excuse the duplicity if it is... You know your a nurse when you flush a toilet, the flush is really strong, and you think, "Wow, that's a strong flush reflex." My husband doesn't get it...had...

I have a serious question, but I'm posting it here because it is pretty darn funny. Last fall during typical first-quarter classes...one topic being contamination of sterile fields...a thought occurred to me. In A&P we were told that if you can...

Ya know, I once saw a skit on either SNL or MadTV...it was a fake commercial for an anal plug that made your toots sound like a phone ringing or whatever you wanted. Maybe someone could make a plug that filters.

I think the guys on Mythbusters need to take on the task of determining actual contamination. :lol2: