If you live in an area that gets snow it's your responsibility to be equipped to make it to work in said weather. Just because you don't have 4 wheel drive or snow tires doesn't mean you get to call...
Every hospital I've worked at has a weekend requirement for every nurse, so there goes that. As for nights, usually you get hired into nights and have to wait for an opening for days. Sent from my...
SionainnRN replied to Nurse2B2016's topic in Operating Room
When you post on a forum you have to take the answers you get. You don't get to cherry pick only the answers you want. You original post indicates that you assumed people in the OR didn't have...
I'm in the ER and people complain about EVERYTHING! 90% of the complaints are things I have no control over. But you know what, it's no skin off my teeth to apologize to them. Just saying that you're...
Did you also read the 10,000,000 other nclex trick threads? This has been repeated ad nauseam. You'll find out officially in a couple days. Sent from my iPhone using
SionainnRN replied to Nurseheidi321's topic in Nursing Career
You might just have to stick it out. Three jobs in 2.5 years is a lot and doesn't give you a whole lot of time to get really settled and comfortable in the position. That can be a big cause if your...
Go into a pts room to give zofran. It's 3 am, dim lights, scan the pt and med then go to draw it up with a blunt tip 18g and somehow manage to stab myself in the abdomen. I looked at the pt and asked...
I've been a nurse for four years and got one every year. I just started a new job, union, and got a raise before I even started. And I'll be getting a 4% raise the next 3 January's guaranteed. Gotta...
Have you started reading up on GI bleeds? I mean I'm sure we could all write up what you need to know, but to me that's like doing your homework for you. Why don't you start looking up reading up on...
I've had a bad week, high volume of patients, no room in the house so nothing really moves. And it seems because I have good time management skills I and others have to pick up the slack from certain...