RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. Shift Question

    RN4NICU replied to rwingen's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is usually very easy to get (and most places offer higher pay for nights). I wouldn't call it an undesirable shift per se, but then again I have been a night owl since high school - I...

  2. ER first assignment for new RN?

    RN4NICU replied to MichaelSSSS's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that. NICU used to be the same way. Now, if you have a license (or are license eligible) and a pulse (doesn't even have to be all that regular - we don't ask questions!) - You're hired!...

  3. disciplinary nightmare

    RN4NICU replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    OP just posted again yesterday - apparently nothing has happened

  4. disciplinary nightmare

    RN4NICU replied to rosieposie's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I can now see great wisdom in my state board's decision to not recognize GNs. Hospitals here will not allow new nurses to begin working until they are presented with the actual...

  5. What is a "pool position"?

    RN4NICU replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    Not all float pool positions are prn and not all pool positions are float. It could mean either one at the hospital I work in. There is the prn pool - unit based and there is the float pool - work in...

  6. Travel Docs

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

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  7. Medication Aides

    RN4NICU replied to R.L.Silva's topic in General Nursing

    Legal doesn't necessarily equal safe - people who come up with legislation are so out of touch with the reality nurses deal with, they have no idea the consequences of their decisions.Do you think a...

  8. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    RN4NICU replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    That's not really a closed unitTruly closed units have mandatory on-call for the "in a jam" situations. No one floats in - no one floats out. I think that it is fair. Most nurses would not mind...

  9. Do you have to attend "rounds'?

    RN4NICU replied to blue280's topic in General Nursing

    i'd let my feet do the talking to that moron. yet another example of an nm who checked her brain at the door before accepting the position. if she wants to second-guess the medical plan of care...

  10. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    RN4NICU replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Kinda makes you wish you worked in a closed unit doesn't

  11. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    RN4NICU replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    We always give floats a very easy assignment (we are VERY protective of our babies). OTOH, when we get floated, we wind up getting treated like crap. That is why I HATE HATE HATE floating to the...

  12. Assessment of Educational Level

    RN4NICU replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Highest level of education completed is standard on the admission forms of every unit I have ever worked in. This applies to the parents of NICU babies as well. After all, we can't give them written...

  13. Travel Docs

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a travel doctor in a unit in which I was a travel nurse. This doc was more on top of things and more up-to-date with current treatment modalities than either of the two "local" docs....

  14. critical care pay

    RN4NICU replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I receive a critical care differential through the local staffing agencies, but not through the hospitals themselves (how about

  15. Feeling guilty and mad at the same time

    RN4NICU replied to gladtobeOB's topic in General Nursing

    Asking per diems to work extra knowing that they will be floated to cover another unit is just poor managment, IMO. Other units have their own per diems - there is no excuse to make a larger unit's...

  16. What can MSNs do that BSNs can't do?

    RN4NICU replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    I agree Quickbeam - Nurse anesthetists are the exception rather than the

  17. Questions About Getting Lpn?

    RN4NICU replied to amytarbet's topic in General Nursing

    That is

  18. Getting Fired ?

    RN4NICU replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to keep the larger perspective. What may seem like a lot of people here on the board is actually pretty rare when put into the nationwide pool of 2.7 million

  19. do new RNs always get the night shift??

    RN4NICU replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    Floating is working on a unit that is not your "home" unit. Examples - NICU nurse floating to LDRP or pediatrics, ICU nurse floating to Med/Surg, Orthopedics nurse floating to telemetry or pulmonary....

  20. Combative patient and supervisor took his side!

    RN4NICU replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, in our head-up-its-a$$ society, flying the friendly skies is a priviledge but health care is a right. As far as supervisors allowing abusive customers to enjoy their "win" over the...

  21. do new RNs always get the night shift??

    RN4NICU replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not surprised about the openings on evenings. Who wants to be there when the place is crawling with family members, friends, neighbors, and everyone else that wants to come and visit after they...

  22. Questions About Getting Lpn?

    RN4NICU replied to amytarbet's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a start: North Shore Community College Danvers, Beverly, and Lynn, MA http://www.northshore.edu/departments/dept.php?depcode=pnr&term=200409 Assabet Valley Regional Technical School...

  23. $12 an hour?!

    RN4NICU replied to HisTreasure's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is a certification, not a license. This is according to the Louisiana state board of nursing (I just went to the site to look it up). Their are technical academic programs for certification, but...

  24. Professionalism and Nurses

    RN4NICU replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    I use first names (proper - I never assume a nickname - that is just rude) when addressing patients (adult patients) or their parents, in the case of the babies. I have found that this puts people at...

  25. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    RN4NICU replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Very well put