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Years ago I had my favorite nurses shoes EVER...I absolutely loved them they were so comfortable. They were not expensive....they looked like knock off crocs....they had holes in the top, the holes made the shape of a flower...they were cute. I bought them at a local uniform store and they no longer have them. I cant find them ANYWHERE. Has anyone seen them or know where I can get them? I have tried other nursing shoes including Danskos I hate them. My feet are wide and swell be the end of the day. Please please let me know if you have seen these and where...thank you!!!!!!!!1

I strongly agree with this! Yes girls get pregnant young and I do support birth control education but I also support education in parenting. These girls can succeed and we as nurses can be a positive influence!

I work in a pediatrician office....nurses write the scripts and give them to the dr to sign....they review them first. We do call in scripts but only AFTER the dr tells us to. And this is in NY

she is completely out of line! 2 weeks notice is fine!

are you an LPN or RN? upstate NY

I think I should have said this differently. It was not just my experience that got me through the CPNE it was my preparation. Most people who failed had been LPN's for years (one for 30 years) and felt they did not need to prepare.

I have been a nurse 4 years. I have been a nurse in Labor and Delivery a little over a year....in that year I have gained 22 pounds. I started out at 135 and now weigh 157. I am so upset about this and am feeling really disappointed in myself for letting this happen. In the past I have gained 5 or 10 pounds in the past and lost it easily, this time I am having a tough time. I am only 5 ft. tall so I feel huge at this weight! I have always had a butt and thighs but this weight is in my stomach and I am so embarrassed! Every day I hate having to pick out an outfit because I feel like I look awful in anything. I am wondering if anyone else has gone through this and if anyone has any advice?

if you do decide to leave go to a med surg unit and you will gain so much valuable experience that could help in labor in delivery. Busy med surg floors help you learn to organize and multitask. I currently work in labor and delivery and couldn't imagine doing it without the experience I have from the med surg unit I previously worked on. I would hope your manager would appreciate your honesty....be sincere and say maybe you made a mistake and think you should get different experience before continuing with labor and delivery. OR if you are committed to staying try to give it a year.

Wow I can not believe this thread is not full!!!! Ok so I worked in retail for 7 years. I didn;t mind my job but that is all it was....a job. I realized if I was going to spend 40 hours a week somewhere then every single day when I went home I wanted to know that my job made a difference in someones life. So I became a nurse. And I got exactly what I wanted. Not one day goes by at work where I don't feel I made a difference and helped someone.

We self schedule, everyone has to do 32 hours of weekend. At least half our time has to be off shift. We do 8 hours on call nights a month.....older nurses who have worked there a long time do not have to do on call

thanks everyone for your advice and making me see things differently. I guess I am making a huge deal out of nothing. Its just hard when you feel tension with your boss every day. The last thing I want is to give her a reason to be mad or feel as though I went behind her back. It sucks to feel tension when the only things you have brought attention to were truly unsafe situations. Again thanks everyone for your comments.

i come to this site to vent so that i do not do it at work. i am at work for one reason and that is to take care of my patients and that i do well. i am not going to worry about this anymore. cant make everyone happy. unfortunately some bosses only like those who suck up to them and never bring problems to their attention. unfortunately for me that is not me.

i used to work in an ED and we used to call names. Often you have to use forst and last names. Management felt we were breeching HIPPA and we changed to pagers. They were pretty strict about not calling names.

Also lla who said I ever acted disgruntled on the job? Not me. I go to work with a smile on my face and I take excellent care of my patients. With such a bog change I would think the DON would welcome feedback for what is working and what is not.

Thank you all for your comments and advice I appreciate it. lla maybe I didnt explain the situation well as I was lied to. I was promised one thing and then told I could not do it for a reason that was not a reason. As I will not be doing labor orientation for at least 6 months. And I understand how frustrating it must be for a DON listening to complaints all the time but I NEVER complain unless it is something that affects patient care or jeapordizes their safety. Thats what we nurses are there for right....our patients. And as angry as anyone might get to hear the words "unsafe staffing" I will continue to use those words and advocate for all of my patients if needed.

in new york state an lpn can never take a verbal order. also can not hang blood or blood products. can not initiate a medicated drip. can not hang the 1st antibiotic. also can not do the initial assessment of a patient

Does anyone know of any ways to become a lactation counselor. In my area we have a place called Little Darlings that offers a 40 hour course once a year. Just wondering about an online option?

ok so the class is one week in November. Now at the peds office she said she would pay for the class she did not say she would pay for me to go....its 40 hours. Is it rude of me to ask her?

i agree with pagers or numbers. calling names is a hippa violation

First of all i nmy opinion an LPN should NEVER be supervising an RN or functioning in a supervisory role. And I have NOTHING against LPN's (I was one for 4 years). LPN's can NOT take a verbal order. I think you did EXACTLY the right thing!

I work on a Labor & Delivery Unit, I have been there a little over a year. Orientation is FOREVER. I was told in one year I would be oriented to post partum, nursery, and labor. I am oriented to post partum, nursery, and special care nursery. Still 4 people ahead of me to be trained for labor. In my yearly evaluation I expressed interest in becoming a Lactation Counselor, my unit puts a few nurses through the course every year. I was told I could definitely do the course and my DON was so nice and acted like she thought I would be really good at it. Well since then I have had to go to her with a few problems, we recently changed to couplet care nursing and there have been some unsafe assignments. She does NOT like anyone complaining about anything and obviously did not lie me bringing this info to her attention. She is extremely defensive. She has treated me differently ever since. Last month she told me I would not be going to the lactation course due to starting labor orientation. I said I thought it would be a while still before I did labor because there are 4 people ahead of me and we overlap 2 at a time and orientation is 10-12 weeks. She then said I needed to learn to see things from a management perspective and understand she can only afford to send 2 nurses to the course. OK.....so she lied originally about why I could not go. AND THEN.....she approached my friend and asked her to go to the class!!!!! I was extremely offended as I am a very hard working nurse and I take pride in taking excellent care of my patients. Normally I would not have let this go but I am learning I need to let things go! So I did. I did not say anything further but she continues to give me the cold shoulder. I love this unit, love the patients, have made a lot of friends. I am not going to leave because of her. And I want to complete labor orientation before even considering leaving. Anyway, she is just a terrible DON. Soooooo I currently work per diem in a peds office where I only get 4 hours every other week. A new peds office just moved in to the same building and the one I currently work for gave me a great reference. I was hired to work there one day a week. And I can not believe this but without me saying anything about lactation they asked if I would be willing to be their lactation counselor at the peds office so they could bring in breastfeeding moms who need help. I said of course and that I would love to be able to do this. (They asked me because they know I work L&D). I told them I was not certified and that I had tried to take the course through the hospital but only 2 nurses could go and I was not going to be one of them. The pediatrician said she would pay for me to take the course! I could not believe it! So the course is in November. 40 hours days Monday thru Friday. SOOOOOOOOOO do I tell me DON at the hospital? I can do 2 12 hour shifts on the weekend and a few 4 hour eves and take a little vacation and not even tell her. Should I just do it and then let her know when I am done? She will likely find out because the nurses from my unit will be there. I mean it is not like I am betraying her in any way it really has nothing to do with her. Sorry this post is so long!

Absolutely you can! Some states though require an ER nurse to have 1 year of experience on a med/surg floor.

i couldn't agree more! My last 2 jobs I always had a set day off with no issue. Everyone that has kids in my department has set days off. Just bothers me. Don;t get me wrong I have nothing against people with kids having days off because of child care. BUT the rest of us deserve the same. Having a 2nd job is crucial for me right now.

I'm not working on another unit. I am filling holes on my unit. But you are TOTALLYU right I am going above and beyond for nothing. And of coorifice full time trumps per diem. BUT it does bother me that because of child care people get set days off and the rest of us cant have a set day off cuz we dont have kids. An extra job means alot to me as I need the money.

We self schedule at my hospital and I work 3 12's. After we all sign up we then all go back and have to move one shift to help the needs of the department. I always have done more than one (I have been working here for 1 year). I really try to help the shifts that are empty as much as I can. I usually make at least 4 changes. Most staff only make the required one change. Anyway....I have worked a 2nd job per diem at a pediatricians office for the past 4 years. I work 4 hours a week and work only around my schedule at the hospital. At my per diem job they have asked me to work one full day a week 8 hours, a set day every week. We chose Mondays. It will work best for me because I often work until 3am but I never do on the weekends. So I called my boss and asked her about this and she said she would not approve a set day off. I asked if it was specifically because it was Monday and she said no she would not approve any day off. She said she will not even do this for anyone for childcare. She told me I can just not schedule myself and if I get scheduled I will have to find someone to work for me. OK so here of my issue....more than a few nurses work a set schedule and have off certain days because they don't have child care. Unfortunately I feel like an idiot for trying to do things the right way and call my boss and ask because my friend I work with always has a certain day off and she just requests it every month and the scheduler never gives her a problem. I already feel like my boss does not like me. She is extremely non confrontational and if asked anything or if a complaint is made she does not like you anymore. I just feel stressed out over this. Wish things could be different. I have committed to Mondays at this other job and am sticking with it.