ClassOf2004

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  1. NOVA- Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Has anyone joined NOVA? Just curious if being a member is beneficial if I'm already part of the union at the VA. I was reading the website (https://www.vanurse.org/) and don't see much of a benefit...

  2. VA Proficiency Nurse I to II Assistance

    ClassOf2004 replied to nursy20's topic in Government, Military

    New VA hire here trying to get through the whole onboarding process. Can anyone share a copy of the proficiency with me please? Thank you. I swear this shouldn't be so complicated and I feel...

  3. VA pay scale

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Can someone explain the VA pay scale to me? I applied for a job and this is what they emailed me: Pay Plan/Series/Grade: VN-0610-00. What does that mean in the Chicago area for a BSN with 16+ years of...

  4. Mandatory Staff Pictures In Patient Rooms

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN in Illinois since 2004 and have been at my current (non union) employer for almost 10 years. A few weeks ago we were all told that the hospital had a "great" way for us to engage with...

  5. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've been a mother baby nurse since graduation. At my current hospital they have 25+ nurses who work on my shift and 7 of us float to L&D to take care of their antepartum patients. I am completely...

  6. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She said that by me refusing to take care of the patient and calling in sick that I abandoned the patients (who weren't even patients on MY unit). So then with that reasoning aren't we all abandoning...

  7. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It was my night to work but she called me 90 minutes before my shift started to tell me that I was floating to L&D and taking care of 2 patients. One of the patients was on continuous monitoring....

  8. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm in IL and I don't know what our Safe Harbor laws are. I was not on call. My clinical leader (who knew how upset I was at work last week Weds and Thurs when I was forced to float to that unit and...

  9. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Forgot to add that I got a final written warning today at the meeting. Not sure why it was a final one because I have never been disciplined before today. Oh well, guess managament really doesn't care...

  10. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Met with my manager today and she wrote me up for refusing to go to L&D to take care of a patient I am not properly trained to take care of. She then informed me that I will not get my yearly...

  11. Can they force me to do it?

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you all for your great responses!! I am meeting with my manager tomorrow (I'm sure I will be written up for refusing to go to L&D the other night even though I was at home when I got the...

  12. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    ClassOf2004 replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    **Totally stupid question here** I live and work in Illinois in a non union hospital. Does anyone know how a hospital can become a union hospital? I e-mailed the Illinois Nurses Association and have...

  13. Gift for Antepartum unit

    ClassOf2004 replied to DeLySh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am TERRIBLY sorry for your loss. I think it is wonderful that in your time of mourning you want to show your appreciation to the nurses who cared for you. As much as I hate to sound greedy or...

  14. Cmv+

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is your policy on a pregnant RN/tech/etc taking care of a patient who is CMV+? We have had a CMV+ patient for 8 weeks who is currently 32 weeks pregnant with twins. We have a list of who has...

  15. Cmv+

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She delivered this morning via c-section. She ruptured at 0225, she was contracting, and they took her to L&D where she delivered 2 baby boys. One is doing great, the other has

  16. Cmv+

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am also pregnant and I work night shift whereas the other RN works day shift. Therefore I wouldn't and couldn't have volunteered to take on the patient for

  17. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

    ClassOf2004 replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like you work at

  18. Rush University Medical Center

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Does anyone know what the hourly wage is for new RN grads at Rush? I interviewed there last week but salary was never mentioned and I didn't feel comfortable asking (silly mistake). Thanks : )...

  19. Where to find OB themed scrub jackets and badge holders?????

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on the mom/baby unit at my hospital and we wear hospital issued scrubs but we can buy our own jackets. I've been looking online for weeks and I've only been able to find 3 different baby themed...

  20. Where to find OB themed scrub jackets and badge holders?????

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so

  21. Glucose checks on newborns of diabetic moms

    ClassOf2004 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our policy is to check the infant's blood sugar 30 minutes after birth, 1 hour after birth, and 2 hours after birth. The glucose level has to be 35 or above in the first 3 hours of life and 40 and...

  22. Rush University Medical Center

    ClassOf2004 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does anyone know what the hourly wage is for new RN grads at Rush? I interviewed there last week but salary was never mentioned and I didn't feel comfortable asking (silly mistake). Thanks

  23. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    ClassOf2004 replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm a little late but I'm in the western burbs of

  24. Rush University Medical Center

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the info! Do you know what the shift/weekend differentials are? I interviewed for a 7p-7a position with every other weekend rotation. Which hospital do you work at? Which unit? How do you...

  25. Rush University Medical Center

    ClassOf2004 replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! That pay seems too good to be true :) I hope it is true and now I REALLY hope I get the job