ProgressiveActivist BSN, RN

I had someone call her version of report. She didn't know what brought the patient in. She didnt know anything about meds given or diagnostics. She didn't even know his name. It was pointless so I got her name and said please bring him up...

It will matter a lot to the other patient in that semi private room, & his family, if you roll in with a person with suspected TB or meningitis and we have to wear paper masks or N95s to move him out. It will matter a lot if the staff have to...

At my institution, if we are on the floor at 0640 we are going to be expected to work, as in taking report, critical lab values, admissions, transfers or responding to codes or other emergencies, and that's okay as long as I am on the clock. I don...

It is an extra 1.5 hrs per paycheck or 39 hrs for the year. That's more than a weeks pay. $50/hr base pay X 39 hrs = $1,950 per year. I do think shift huddles are important. I would support the idea by being present, however, I would clock in at ...

Its pretty sad that the norm for this job has become no meals and advice about foods that are easy to wolf down so that you dont pass out from hunger. I cant think of any other job in which it's acceptable to starve the workers.

If you clock in before 0630 they will have to pay for that 15 minutes for the mandatory pre - shift meeting.

We have every sexual orientation, race, religion and at least 20 different countries of origin represented in our 20 bed ICU. It's a non issue. Having so many bilingual ICU staff members comes in very handy. Our Pinay staff like to chat in Tagal...

It's not funny when everyone exposed has to be screened and treated for tuberculosis or meningococcal meningitis .

Thats ridiculous. There is no way that I would sign that book. You said three nurses missed the huddle. Its a passing fad. Sync your watch with the unit clock.You're not late until 0646.

I still wouldn't be coerced to working off the clock. I would be part of the 5%. How can this be tracked as long as you're on duty at 0645?

This would not fly in a unionized hospital. Put mandatory meeting at 0640 on your timesheet and charge for the overtime. Personally I would skip it completely as it's illegal to work off the clock.

Yeah take your frustrations out on the nurse who has actual responsibility for the safety, health and well being of those patients and hasnt had a lunch break in years. Cry me a river because you were asked to get a warm blanket or change a finger se...

I have also received a mottled blue to the waist pulseless patient (the ER said he has PVD) and the previously mentioned brain dead pt. who was neverscanned. Both were young adults. Dont blame the receiving staff venting here about horrificmistakes...

The need for droplet precautions was not conveyed in report. The need for a tele bed or a private room is apparently of little concern for some ER staff. Awesome teamwork.

Stop referring to professional nurses as needy for asking you to fufill your job duties. You were hired to do non skilled nursing tasks. Its ridiculous that you are offended about being asked to change a finger sensor. Leave the cell phone in your l...

Highly inappropriate. I would decline to provide that information.

Say I have plans. Its not lying. Even if you are just going to binge watch Breaking Bad for the third time you have plans. If the caller is rude or tries to pressure you in any way just hang up or say no I'm not interested see ya on Monday! Bye.

MO More than one ER and its some of their staff who have lost all credibility. I assure you this is not made up in fact I could describe many more examples of extreme negligence by the same nurses but I do not want to be identified by those emplo...

OP is not a nurse. Weird.

Asked and answered.

There is a certain kind of weirdo who tries to make trouble for a good nurse just because... they have no real life outside of work. New nurses are like a jackpot for the unit snitch to fill that need for attention. Dont get sucked into this petty ...

Actually the travelers are a huge asset and a great resource in dysfunctional EDs such as you describe.