RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. What is a watch with a second hand?

    RN4NICU replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - I haven't even WORN a watch in years because we don't wear jewelry below the elbow in the NICU, as it is an infection risk for the babies. I think a watch would feel uncomfortable now. All our...

  2. What is a watch with a second hand?

    RN4NICU replied to Wanna_be_a_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but this thread is just hilarious :rotfl: :rotfl:

  3. What's the hardest shift to work in?

    RN4NICU replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in General Nursing

    Careful, most people GAIN weight on 3rd shift. Do you feel lucky? Well do

  4. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    RN4NICU replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    This is not entirely true in all cases. I have in my hand a contract that is used to sucker poor new graduate nurses (and unsuspecting experienced nurses) at a hospital I used to work in (they are...

  5. What's the hardest shift to work in?

    RN4NICU replied to 91WhiskeyM6's topic in General Nursing

    Rotating shifts are evil, evil, evil Night shifts are hard on the body and, in my unit, tend to be more hectic and unpredictable...no planned inductions or c-sections for us - no siree! We get the...

  6. What would you do?

    RN4NICU replied to hippienurse's topic in General Nursing

    ANYTHING can happen! That is why it is important that nursing workloads be under very strict control, because when you get in a hurry is when mistakes get made. As for the OP - I've never received...

  7. Black Monday, August 23, 2004

    RN4NICU replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing is changing at my workplace. We are still paid OT after 40/week and when called in if on-call. Management did not receive OT compensation prior to this, so they will not be receiving it now...

  8. Trouble with career choices

    RN4NICU replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a matter of you being smart or not, but rather what information you have available to you - so don't worry about that part :) Maybe this will clear things up a bit for you Master's degree:...

  9. Perfusionists

    RN4NICU replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    I considered it, but reconsidered. With more and more cases being done off the pump now, perfusionists are more and more in surplus, rather than demand. Their salaries have taken a big hit recently,...

  10. What unions?

    RN4NICU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Those of you that are union members, where are you? I keep seeing posts of nurses having difficulties with management and, inevitably, one of the first suggestions is "take it to the union" I cant be...

  11. What unions?

    RN4NICU replied to RN4NICU's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I thought that it was illegal here in the USA as well. Guess not. It certainly should be, though! Criminals have more civil rights than honest, hard-working Americans, it seems sometimes.It...

  12. Acceptance of online BSN (from ADN) degree by employers...

    RN4NICU replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even NLN accreditation is not an absolute necessity. Many very good graduate programs (Duke, Georgetown, Columbia) require either NLN or regional accreditation for the BSN program and they don't give...

  13. working nights

    RN4NICU replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

    llg Couldn't agree with you more that students DO need to think about whether or not a 24/7 working environment is acceptable for them or if working in a job that allows for 9-5 dayshift is an...

  14. The best manager you ever had?

    RN4NICU replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, the managers that I've had who routinely stood up for their nurse did not last long in their positions. The powers that be like "yes" men and women in management roles and those that...

  15. working nights

    RN4NICU replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

    A tip for the OP - This is called "rotating shifts" and it is cruel and unusual. If you hear this mentioned, do yourself a favor and RUN away to find a unit with management that respects the health...

  16. Least favorite subject?

    RN4NICU replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing Theory -

  17. Cheating In School

    RN4NICU replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

    After reading some of these posts, I just have to ask - WHERE are the nursing professors while people are asking for answers during a test???? I saw one post that referenced two people talking in...

  18. Cheating In School

    RN4NICU replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

    I think what apparently can happen sometimes is that the person who fails will apply in a neighboring state as if they had not failed in their own state, they just have their transcripts sent from the...

  19. Cheating In School

    RN4NICU replied to cokie's topic in General Nursing

    This is true, but unfortunately, you can take them as many times as you can afford to. I've heard of people failing boards 7, 8, and 9 times and then finally passing. I couldn't help but pray to God...

  20. Don't know how to answer this question...

    RN4NICU replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    What is she planning to do in life? Not trying to be nosy, by the way, just curious. Actually, I'm looking at 2nd career options and I'm considering my interests first. Math is one of them, but the...

  21. "Proving" yourself

    RN4NICU replied to caren19's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm...well at least you have equal opportunity gossip and sniping there - many would have us believe it is strictly a female thing. Looks like it may really just be a nursing thing. If their...

  22. health insurance

    RN4NICU replied to telemetrynurse's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse that used to work on my unit came back as PRN recently. We were talking one night about health insurance. He told me his COBRA rate (for the good for nothing crap insurance we had) was $900...

  23. Unhappy coworkers

    RN4NICU replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have every reason to be disgruntled employees - what happened at your hospital DOES suck (it's not an attitude, it's reality - to have your help taken away and your patient load increased...

  24. Nurse Salary Survey

    RN4NICU replied to nightingale's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I don't regularly do the functions that you describe. Neither do most public health nurses, neither do nurse administrators or nurse educators or most nursing directors. Cleaning people's...

  25. Layoffs tomorrow!

    RN4NICU replied to RNKitty's topic in General Nursing

    I've said this and heard it said by others many, MANY times. And to add insult to injury, the conditions will only get worse when nurses are laid off (higher ratios and lower morale don't make for a...