RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Scheduling and weekends...what works?

    RN4NICU replied to lizzieB05's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a unit that did self-scheduling and it worked very well. We had certain rules, though, and if you did not abide by the rules, you had to take what you got. For example, one rule was X...

  2. Hagar cartoon 3/9/08

    RN4NICU replied to hcmanp's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just thought it was

  3. Anybody regret leaving the bedside?

    RN4NICU replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Nursing

    I've been happier and healthier since leaving the bedside - haven't regretted it

  4. standardized uniforms

    RN4NICU replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    Do you really think that patients, who are already in an unfamiliar environment, are going to be able to remember these color codes??? Most people who are just in the hospital for a short time are...

  5. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I have been a nurse for more than a decade and I have never worked med/surg. Never wanted to, never did. It was that

  6. Please Help! So Confused! =)

    RN4NICU replied to kbebout08's topic in Nursing Career

    hope this

  7. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you chill out? If you weren't talking to me, you shouldn't have quoted my

  8. Anyone take the MAT lately?

    RN4NICU replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I took it last summer. It wasn't bad AT ALL. I didn't do anything to prepare, and I still scored above 90th percentile. I'm not sure there really is a good way to prepare for it as everyone's test...

  9. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    That is YOU - don't hold everyone to what you want for yourself. There is nothing wrong with wanting to work in health care, but not wanting to do direct patient care, particularly in the hospital...

  10. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Guess what, I DO work in NICU (hence the screen name RN4NICU). Actually, I should say I did work in NICU - I'm no longer a bedside nurse - but I AM still a nurse. I never said there was anything bad...

  11. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    When you go to the doctor, does the nurse wipe your butt/give you a bath? How about a nurse working for an insurance company? Public health/health department? Case management? MDS Coordinators?...

  12. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    RN4NICU replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Just in case you didn't catch on (and it appears by the part I bolded that you did not), my post was tongue in cheek - made in the hopes that those that seem to think that the childless should drop...

  13. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    RN4NICU replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Ok - this can work both ways. 1) I don't have a husband and kids and I don't see my family on a daily basis. Those with a spouse and kids at home get to see them every day, whereas I just get to see...

  14. Is it necessary to be a CNA b4 nursing school?

    RN4NICU replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Unless, of course, you DONT plan to work in an area where baths are given and butts are wiped - then you are pretty much right on the money... Not every nurse works in areas where these are expected...

  15. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    RN4NICU replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    BAD idea!!! If nursing students think clinicals are bad now, they would not even want to think about what it would be like if nurses were forced to teach who did not have the desire to do so. Most...

  16. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    RN4NICU replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    There is no guarantee of that. It would not affect attrition at all. After all, there would be no nursing shortage if all the nurses who were already licensed were still working in nursing and...

  17. A True to Nursing Movie

    RN4NICU replied to skinc1's topic in General Nursing

    In short, no. I think it would be the most boring thing ever put on film. Well, maybe not THE most boring, but definitely in the running. Movies are for entertainment. I would not watch a movie...

  18. Tell me about working per diem!

    RN4NICU replied to evergr33n16's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, you can say no. I loved working per diem. I had no weekend or holiday requirements and basically worked whenever I wanted and if I didn't want to work, I didn't work - end of story. If...

  19. Overtime

    RN4NICU replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Not always true. Many units offer self-scheduling or some derivative of

  20. Snow..... bad weather

    RN4NICU replied to wearingmanyhats's topic in General Nursing

    I can!! If you go in early CLOCK IN!! If they want you there that badly, they won't mind paying you. If having the assurance of staff coverage isn't important enough to them for them to pay you for...

  21. Salary Differential for Speciality Units

    RN4NICU replied to roady's topic in General Nursing

    Some do, some don't. The last place I worked offered an extra dollar per hour for all the ICUs. Another placed offered $0.75/hr for PACU and OR, but no other units got anything extra. It just...

  22. Orientation/Overtime

    RN4NICU replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing you mean how would you calculate the OT. OT is calculated based on base pay (no differential), so your OT rate would be $28.50 per hour, then your shift differentials of $4.23 and $5.25...

  23. what should men wear to an interview

    RN4NICU replied to mitch8lem's topic in General Nursing

    Show up with an attitude like this poster describes and you're likely to leave without a job offer, no matter what you are wearing. Many hospitals are not as desperate as some people would like to...

  24. Silly question...Where did my avatar go??

    RN4NICU replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, this poster is probably talking about the days before paid membership - anyone who wanted an avatar could have one. I remember that

  25. puching out 'no break'

    RN4NICU replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. And the laws are only enforced if it is reported to the DOL. They can't help employees and hold employers accountable to the law if they don't know the laws are being