SionainnRN

SionainnRN

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  1. New grad problems.....your thoughts appreciated!

    SionainnRN replied to tua42321's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my experience they tailor your orientation to your experience. Since you will have never worked in a hospital you will probably have the same length of orientation as new grads even though you...

  2. New RN - what would you do?

    SionainnRN replied to knitnurse72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One of my first jobs at 19 was a receptionist in a walk in clinic and we called in scripts daily. One of the reasons I'm so good at reading docs handwriting

  3. I apologize

    SionainnRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    I just love their blank state when you ask what the emergency

  4. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay a friend and I are having a disagreement about daylight savings. She's adamant that since she worked Sunday dayshift she worked 13 hours, since night shift only worked 11. I agree that she woke...

  5. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if the two people who voted for 13 could explain how they figured

  6. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm wondering if the two people who voted 13 hours could explain their

  7. HIPAA question...

    SionainnRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I learned the hard way to never ever ever puts anything on fb. If you have your employer listed EVERYTHING you do is a representation of them and opens a door for firing. Mention that your friend is...

  8. Fired after orientation-advice?

    SionainnRN replied to ontheway84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If she's been fired, why would they hire her for another floor? Where I've worked if you quit or are fired you are permanently on their DNR (do not rehire)

  9. Surgery floor nurses

    SionainnRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    As an ED nurse we have no say in when we transfer pts, usually we try our hardest not to do it during change of shift, but when you have pts in the hall and 15 in the waiting room, when we get a room...

  10. Fired after orientation-advice?

    SionainnRN replied to ontheway84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I"m sorry about your firing, it can be heartbreaking, I know from experience. I think when applying to your next job you need to be upfront and tell them that there were times when your were...

  11. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I'm with ya on that. But that's why I told her to show me her time card to settle it. And I asked on here in case I was wrong and someone could explain it in a different

  12. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I wanted to quote her, she said something like she got there at 0630 but it was really 0630...just didn't make sense to me. I was actually bummed cause it was my overtime day so I only got...

  13. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Or she finally realized she was wrong and was trying to cover it

  14. Daylight Savings

    SionainnRN replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay this is hilar, just went to look at the status so I could let you guys know her rationale but she's edited it! She still claims that she got up an hour early (true) and worked 13 hours, and all...

  15. Cursing on the job

    SionainnRN replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Congrats?? I imagine you're just a peach to work with, with that

  16. Cursing on the job

    SionainnRN replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I've turned into quite the potty mouth since moving to the ER! I think there's a certain type of person who gravitates towards the ER and the potty mouth usually goes hand in hand with that. At least...

  17. In final year of nursing school and im unsure what area to specialty for

    SionainnRN replied to sopger22's topic in General Students

    I'm always leery of new grads in the ER, things can be so overwhelming there that I think it's hard for new grads to succeed. I personally started off in the trauma ICU and loved it. You were able to...

  18. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    SionainnRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you're adult enough to be a nurse you're adult enough to fight your own battles. This nurse sounds like a petulant child throwing a temper tantrum. I would fire her so fast her head would

  19. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    SionainnRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  20. Will I have any trouble with this Rx?

    SionainnRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Keep in mind that they still may not hire you due to you Ativan use, even though you have a legit prescription for it. Having a nurse with benzo's on board opens up liability for them if anything...

  21. Seriously?!?!

    SionainnRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    THANK YOU!! How and why would it be illegal to ask someone in the ER if they have insurance or how they're gonna pay for it?? My ED is now starting a check out desk where the registration person will...

  22. Seriously?!?!

    SionainnRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Kid got sent home with mag citrate...hee hee hee, made sure they left before taking it. Kid kept wanting to watch tv, it's 2am, I pulled a line my mom used to use on me "if you're sick enough for the...

  23. New Grad Traumatized After First Interview

    SionainnRN replied to rollieem's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know where I used to work when we interviewed you if you didn't have tues to the community then we didn't look at you again. So many new grads do use places (like the Trauma ICU) to get their year...

  24. I would like to hear form those that have refused the mandatory Flu Shot.

    SionainnRN replied to Anniehow's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My understanding is that if you have a documented allergy you don't have to take it but wear a mask. The firing is for people who don't want to take it based on

  25. I would like to hear form those that have refused the mandatory Flu Shot.

    SionainnRN replied to Anniehow's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The way I read this is that back in the 80's when they weren't sure how AIDS or GRID (as it was known) was spread they probably had everyone in masks. That's just my