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Always make an attempt to go to work. Or if you know ahead of time make arrangements. it’s not fair to your coworkers who made it in or who made arrangements. Seriously, it’s very frowned upon to miss work because of the weather, especially if you know it’s going to happen.

I’m a seasoned nurse with a lot of years of experience. I work hard to take care of my patients and their basic needs, and then some. But what is up with these newer grads, like in their younger 20’s? The ones who started 2019-2020, bc something is way different. We’re all wondering what it is. They expect the charge nurses and other nurses to do their tasks/work for them and I’ve seen some actually whine, roll their eyes, etc. when they don’t get their way or they’re a little bit busy. It’s really starting to aggravate those of us over the age of 30, especially because if they don’t get their way they go to the manager and say “so and so didn’t help me enough” or “so and so wasn’t available and I couldn’t find them for an hour.” I think it’s time I leave the hospital, to be honest. They are also incredibly hard to train. They don’t listen, get offended if you try to explain to them why something didn’t go well, or go complain to the manager. Our management is tired of it too. Is it the same personalities? Are they really that easily offended? Someone ELI5. Thanx. Don’t believe this is an issue? Just wait for the responses! LOL!

I am also in the process of moving to Colorado. We went there in April and FELL IN LOVE! We are so tired of where we live now and we want to do it while we are still young enough to enjoy all Colorado and the surrounding states have to offer! My RN license is under "final review" so I have started to look for jobs. I currently work at one of the top children's hospitals and honestly I am not really sure what I want to do now. I have 16 years experience (peds, ICU/CV, tele, medsurg, ortho, etc.) my BSN and I make a nice wage where I am at. But we're ready for new adventures out west! My main concern is the cost of rent/real estate out there! It's CRAZY how high the cost is versus where I live now. We are looking in the Pueblo West and Colorado Springs areas for a house/apt to rent until we get acclimated, but rent for a decent 2BR apartment is over $1000/mo and homes rent for $1300 on up. Looking to buy? A halfway decent 3BR home starts at $250k! Anyone know why that is and does the pay in Colorado help even things out? That's my ONLY worry...TIA!!

I would just jot what happened down while you can remember it clearly, then let it go. BUT, don't forget it, especially if you know who the tattler was. Goodness do I dislike a tattle tale. Our unit has a few but one in particular that is THE WORST TT I've EVER encountered!

I know what you mean. We had a test that included like 15 or so questions about ABG's!! THAT is one skill most nurses need to know and be able to interpret quickly!! I often ask my fellow seasoned nurses if they teach students how to give a bath, make a bed, take a set of vitals, clean up after themselves and (especially) incontinence/diaper care or if they are only taught how to delegate those tasks to the PCA?? Things certainly have changed a lot over the years. I know we had tests on proper hand washing (we were watched in the BR and graded!), how to make a bed, give a proper bed bath, etc. Seems the noobs just want to delegate these things to the overworked PCA's while they sit, rather than ever do them themselves!!

Thank you for your input. This is a big decision but an adventure. We are excited to be starting a new chapter but I am very hesitant to move without having a job or a legit offer in hand. As far as an interview goes, I could fly out. For the right one, lol...

We have to move. Long story short, we've decided to move across the country. We prefer to move out west but haven't decided exactly where yet. We've got it narrowed down to Oregon, Colorado, California and possibly even Texas. My question is this...If I come across a job posting that I feel I am a good fit for and apply, will the nurse recruiters/HR even look at me if I do not yet have a license in that state? Nursing licenses are $$$ and I don't want to go through all that work and money and not end up finding a decent job. My current RN license is active and unencumbered. I have my BSN, over 16 years experience at the bedside and I currently work for a nationally ranked facility. I've never faced any disciplinary action and have great references, solid work history, etc. I'd like to have a job lined up before we move. I have considered making the "big move" easier by taking a travel assignment, but that scares the snot out of me, lol. I cannot imagine getting pulled every day (or even 2-3 times a shift!), getting the heaviest assignments, etc. I've done quite a bit of research and while a travel position would make the transition easier, it just doesn't appeal to me. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!!

You're not alone! I cannot fathom ANY situation when it is NOT OK to do a full assessment, regardless of how busy you are, patient load, etc. People need to learn to multitask and manage their time better. I can do 2 or 3 things and knock it off my list when I need to. Not assessing patients but charting you did?? That is fraud and dangerous practice. It's not even bad practice, it is just BAD!!!

Speak for yourself! I do a FULL head to toe assessment Q 4 Hours, every time I work on EVERY patient. And I work on a very busy unit with alarms blaring, vents going off every 5 seconds, someone needing something, etc. Skipping out on BASIC nursing skills is ridiculous and there is NO excuse for it. Sounds like the OP's friend received extremely poor care and if it was me or mine? I would complain to the board of health and the Joint, whom ever would listen to my concerns...JMHO.

Jealous women are jealous. Nursing is 99% women. I wish it were 99% men...Would definitely make things easier and there probably would be WAY less bullying in nursing, lol! No one bullies me, I give it right back the second they even TRY. Be confident but not so confident that you make Flo Nightingale look bad, help people when YOU are NOT busy, and ask for regular feedback from your next preceptor. If you end up with a nasty preceptor, ask for a new one. Be assertive but don't be an asz. You get what I am laying down here? I hope so because in my experience when you help out, ask for constructive feedback, don't complain, and show confidence in your skills? You do all right. Complainers and whiners are always picked on and everyone talks about everyone else because nursing is 99% WOMEN. If someone has an issue with me? I let it roll off my back and prove 'em wrong. I don't say anything about anyone I wouldn't say to their face and I do try to stay out of the general gossip. I always stay away from those Gossipy Gossiper Girls as MUCH as humanly possible! You know the Cliques, The Mean Girls, etc. EVERY unit has them...just steer clear and do your job well and don't give anyone anything to complain about and you'll be JUST FINE!

Why is this OP/Thread ONLY worried about MEN in nursing?? Seems like a VERY bitter and whiny OP. Get over it, put your big boy pants on and suck it up. Otherwise, quit and give your job to someone who CAN do it WITHOUT crying like a little girl, like a WOMAN. Thanks.

Nurse Nutcase never got in trouble and actually was able to trade off all her holidays with other, newer, nurses. Actually, Nurse Nutcase got called to the Principals Office today, lol! She made sure EVERYONE knew about it, too. I heard her complaining to another nurse about the manager talking to her because she refused to do something and told the person who asked "you can do it, can't you?" So, I fired off an email to the manager because 1. I don't like her and 2. It is SO UNPROFESSIONAL to LOUDLY complain when you get called out on something! I am SO not a tattler, at all. If I have an issue with you, I come to you with it. I'll even do that 2 or 3 times. However, this chic? HECK no. She is THE WORST nurse I have ever seen and she flat out LIES when ever it benefits her. She is a true sociopath, that I am sure of and I have been steering clear of her for a while now. She NEVER watches my patients when I go to lunch and I just ignore her, which isn't hard because she is usually on her phone, online, etc. I have wondered if she is related to someone there...I cannot see how else she has gotten away with what she has! I was nearly FIRED over heresy, a total pack of lies and because a new PCA told a family I was "hurting" a patient when I was starting an IV. I wasn't hurting that patient, I have NEVER been accused of such nonsense and I am a GREAT nurse. I know that about myself and my respectable co-workers know that too. How this crazy-dead eyed nut job gets away with **** poor patient care, lying, manipulating situations, foraging signatures, putting in doctor orders on patients that aren't hers without EVER even talking to the doctor, and being on her cell phone/internet all day is beyond me... But, let's threaten to fire one of the best nurses on the unit! That makes a TON of sense! Lol...

Umm, nurse? For my patients, I always make sure they know my name so they call me Sofla.

Not all hospitals are the same about consents...In my hospital, EVERY consent is signed by the doctor and family with the nurse or someone else witnessing. But, I work in peds.

I AGREE!!! I would've filled out and sent an incident report before I left for the day...If I cannot reach a doctor after calling and calling and even trying to contact other physicians? Incident report it is!

I agree with many other posters and feel that you've had crappy jobs, in crappy hospitals, with crappy managers/trainers. I suggest finding a hospital that has high scores already so you are not tasked with trying to raise them. Get off the floor and ED and go into a specialty like ICU or cath lab, something with a low nurse to patient ratio. Or, get out of the hospital all together and go someplace else. You'd be surprised how many nursing jobs are out there in places you'd never expect! Good Luck!

When I got hired at my current employer I FAILED my PE drug screen. It came back positive for PCP! LOL!! I was like PCP? And they said yes, PCP! However, the day I went to employee health for my physical and drug screen I was sick as a dog w/bronchitis that eventually turned into pneumonia. I had taken NyQuil the night before and the ONLY med I was on other than that was a ZPack. I told them about the cold meds and the Zpack when I took the drug screen and they were totally aware that I was sick. In my case, things went much more smoothly than the OP's. The employee health nurse called my doctor to verify the ZPack and that I had been seen due to this respiratory illness in the office as well as being instructed to take OTC cold meds. I think this result may occur quite frequently because they were not nearly as shocked as I was, lol. I would be offended though if what happened to the OP happened to me...I would call the HR department and ask to speak to this "doctor" who decided your fate. But, as others have mentioned, hospitals are getting VERY picky about who they hire any more because they CAN BE picky these days. And, FWIW, NO ONE cares how many questions you got on the NCLEX. I passed on 75 questions too (eons ago!) but I have never informed a potential employer, or anyone else for that matter, that I only got the 75...In my experience, Employers only care if you actually passed and have a valid RN license. I would also call and make sure this doctor/HR department didn't report you to the state board of nursing for having a + PE DS for benzos even thought you have a script...You just never know these days what someone might do, justifying it is "right" in their small minds.

Lol, this seems to be an epidemic...ESPECIALLY with new grads/new nurses. The younger ones seem to be worse about it than the older new grads, maybe bc most of them have kids...idk. I've also noticed that when we have students to our unit the students don't even want to change diapers, etc. They will actually try and delegate it to the PCA's on the unit! I think schools have gotten so carried away with how to delegate they're forgetting how to teach basic patient care. Everyone is responsible and leaving a patient in a diaper full of stool is a disgrace. I would go to your new manager and inform her of the multiple complaints you've gotten about her...Forget about talking to her directly because that obviously isn't going to make a bit of difference. For the life of me, I do NOT understand what some of these people think nursing is all about!!

THIS!!! My point EXACTLY!! They're not going to fit every nurse, PCA, RT, house keeper, etc. with those Haz-Mat suits that you see them wearing in Liberia, on the TV set! I guarantee that nurse didn't have one of those suits on and the CDC threw her under the bus! It makes me sick! I for one WILL QUIT nursing if this becomes an epidemic. No way am I willing to risk it, especially if they're not going to ensure we have the same protective gear that the CDC people would wear! Sorry, not sorry....

Is he a younger guy, like early 20's? I find that this generation feels they are totally entitled and don't quite get it. I also find them to be total know it alls. I had one (a float pool new grad who was training on our unit) who wanted to write me up because I forgot to start my antibiotic after doing an entire line change, hanging TPN, lipids, fluids, etc... I wanted to throat punch her, but me and her preceptor just laughed at her and told her she needed to learn to get along with others or her career at our facility would be VERY short lived. Honestly, she was THE RUDEST new grad I've ever met! Interrupting CONSTANTLY during report, complaining because the patient had a set back and even implied that was my fault because they were "just fine last night!" The he girl just didn't get it...sad thing is there seems to be more of this coming through the doors than those who have a reasonable attitude and common sense. Scary.

We have those. Their called "locators" and work with the Hill-Rom call light system. About the only thing good about them is the button that you can push to call for help. we also have cameras in all the rooms....patient safety, ya know.

I found out that a nurse I work with forged my signature on a form stating we traded holidays. By her doing this, she's off all the "good" holidays and only works on New Years Eve and has me working both Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve! i originally did trade with her, my Thanksgiving for her Christmas Eve. She filled out the form shortly after the original trade. Luckily, the person in charge of these things is aware of the original trade. She also implicated that this person also was involved in her scheme, by directly lying and saying she was aware of the fictitious trade. I reported this to our boss and to the person she named on then form...Needless to say, the other person was VERY unhappy that she did this and said that she would take care of it. I am am pretty sure that I will be able to prove that I NEVER made this trade, had no idea about it, and prove that she is a sociopathic liar, manipulator and cheat. Btw, this is hardly the first time she has done something like this to a coworker. She's even changed someones ENTIRE schedule and lied about it then, too. tis person is absolutely the WORST nurse I have ever worked with and her level of crazy is off the charts. She's scary, has that dead eyed look of a true psycho but seems to always manipulate and lie her way out of ANYTHING. Many people have notified management of things she's said or done, poor patient care, etc. but yet they do NOTHING to discipline her. Anyone experience anything like this in their years of nursing? How was it handled? TIA!

Get a notebook and put it in your CAR, not your bag. Then, document, document, document. Date, time, location, and most importantly: witnesses. Include conversations, snide remarks, behaviors, etc. You'll see a pattern after a while and if **** hits the fan, so will HR or your attorney. Do your job, keep your mouth SHUT, and just play nice until you find another job, transfer, or whatever. Is there only one CN? What type of facility/area do you work in? Also, remember HR is not your friend. They're business type people and think in business like terms.

Hoping to transfer to another department (critical care type unit) and am stumped on this resume. I have been working on this and just keep changing things and tweaking it. Any help is appreciated. I wish I could find my old resume or the one I did for my last BSN class...I got great marks on that paper! Nancy Nurse RN, BSN 123 Anyhoo Street Anytown, USA 12345 555-555-5555 [email protected] Summary of Qualifications: Registered nurse with several years experience working in both the adult and pediatric acute care setting who is known to provide excellent patient care. Able to handle high acuity assignments, extremely calm under pressure and during medical emergencies with the ability to think clearly during emergencies or times of stress. Interested in transferring to the ______ at ____________ in order to further my nursing expertise. ***HELP HERE PLEASE*** Education: Family Nurse Practitioner/MSN Any College USA August 2012 - Present Currently studying to become a Family Nurse Practitioner Bachelor of Science in Nursing Any College USA Graduated June 2011 with honors, Summa Cum Laude Diploma in Nursing Any College USA Graduated with Diploma in Nursing, December 1998 Experience: Anytown Hospital February 1999 to December 1999 Worked as a registered nurse on a medical/surgical unit. Responsible for caring for a wide variety of medical, surgical, and orthopedic patients. Another Hospital December 1999 to June 2008 Registered nurse on an open-heart step-down/surgical telemetry/post coronary catheterization and intervention unit. Cared for patients pre and post open heart surgery, pre and post angioplasty and/or stent placement, and those with medically managed cardiac conditions. Extensive experience working with chest tubes, external pacemakers and pacing wires, epidurals, sterile incisions, and intravenous cardiovascular drugs, blood products, and insulin infusions. LTC Nursing and Rehabilitation July 2008 to August 2009 Worked as a charge nurse, house supervisor, I.V. therapist, and MDS nurse. Multiple responsibilities ranging from direct patient care to preparing and submitting documentation to the state for Medicaid and Medicare/Insurance reimbursement. Anytown Children's Hospital October 2009- Present Currently working on the _______ unit. Responsible for caring for medically complex and fragile infants, children and young adults who also require the assistance of mechanical ventilation. Experience includes working with tracheostomies, ventilators including BiPap, and CPap machines.

Yes, I was talking about UC. The people I know in that program are not happy with it at all. Ohio U is a disaster. A total waste of money, time, and energy...I have gotten no where with them. So, I guess I will have to make a formal request through the dean for my grade change.