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IMO this seems unfair. It's always been days get base pay+weekend diff. And NOC get base pay + night diff + weekend diff (weekend pay is Friday, Sat, Sunday

I did! I had to submit a form and give them proof of the descriptions of the class to compare it to their requirements.

Hate to bring up a dead topic but I wanted to say I heard everyone out! This girl that approached me quit because she felt unwelcome, which is probably why she decided to help me out... she felt as though she would want the same said to her if she was in my situation. It's been almost 2 years and I still work there, I started sitting at the station and became Very close with everyone!! Also, when we get new people certain people DEFINETLY gossip about their work ethic, personality, etc. so it is a tough group. Staff do not leave the floor I work on, they are there for years; and they are very opinionated. With that said, I never engage in such gossip I always try to be the word of reason at the nurses station and I have to say we have a great team and my coworkers (who are still the same back in aug 2016) are the absolute best!

Just a general question, is it a HIPAA violation to access a chart of someone you took care of four days later? Our system asks our reasoning for accessing chart so I could type in the reason. It would be just to 'check my charting' would that be a valid reason? Pregnancy brain and floating to another floor does not make for a healthy mix so I've been racking my brain for days making sure I charted everything on a specific patient because the last hour I spent prepping for surgery and entering orders/dealing with pharmacy to make sure her home medications were continued (Haven't been back to work since) it would just be for my own piece of mind and I didn't want to violate HIPPA

So I'm new at my job so I'm pretty timid cause I'm not used working with a bunch of people (used to work 1:30 in a SNF by myself on the floor)... I have conversations with people and I'm extremely helpful when someone needs it but like instead of sitting at the nurses station I sit in the hallway to finish my charting so I can focus( it's new to me and there's a lot of charting so I don't have time to chat like the rest of them do) plus if I have a needy patient I sit near their room so it's easier. Today, I was sitting in the hallway doing these education classes I have to take as part of my orientation ... Some were due today so I was doing them ... Bunch of quizzes and you have to pass them all so I wanted to focus. One of the nurses comes up to me and says "word of advice don't isolate yourself... Engage." And I said "why did someone say something about my being in the hallway charting?" and she goes "no... These people are different not like other nurses at other hospitals ..". And she left it at that. It really urked me cause I was just minding my business and charting not thinking it would be anyone's concern that I was doing my job. Being new to the unit and a hospital was stressful enough that I am trying to be perfect at my job because I love it! I help everyone ... Talk to other people when appropriate (everyone has worked there 2+ years and are really close) so I'm trying to fit in but not be overbearing. Now I have to worry about people thinking I'm isolating myself. It's exhausting. i took her "advice" as rude because I didn't ask for it. How would you respond to it? Thoughts?

Hello everyone:) Just kind of want some encouragement as I'm feeling a bit anxious today. I worked in Post Acute care with 30 patients for about 4 years and recently got a job at one of the best hospitals in the area. They are giving me 6 shifts since I am a 4th year nurse. And then I'm on my own. Tonight I get 2-3 patients to start with (not even shadow at first ... I feel that my preceptor would be too busy to answer questions...) Should I be worried? Is that enough for someone that has just left the SNF world and is now starting in Cardiac Telemetry (NOC shift)?

You need ceus and CPR prior to clinical start date so get started on them :)

Check out Sheridan tech; I remember doing CPR and some ceus there for the program

Thank you for the input! I have all my old fluid and electrolytes made easy, cardio nursing, EKG interpretation books from nursing school and i have been taking them along with me :) Nice to hear that someone else went through the same transition !

I am so thrilled; yet super nervous to take on the new job! Does any one have any experience transitioning from SNF to acute care ? I'm going to be starting in the NOC shift. I think I'm most nervous about starting IVs in afraid of completely failing at it (we don't start many iv's at s SNF) or drawing blood (we have lab techs that do that) or hanging blood (we don't do that). Any pointers? Experience doing this transition? Advice ? Will NOC shift allow me to get comfortable?

I am doing just that! I recontacted HR and she forwarded my resume to the unit. I then found out an old co-worker works there so she had told her boss about me. Her boss stated, "I am reluctant to hire SNF nurses because I haven't had good experiences doing so in the past." But she is willing to view my resume. Rolling my eyes hard over here. But, I'll take what I can get. E-mailing it ASAP!

I was very willing but nothing panned out. I think all of that training would be incredibly valuable!

Thank you everyone for the motivational and kind responses 😊

I work in California, very tough market! But the one interview I got in Cali they told me I would be considered a new grad because I only have post acute care experience 😕

I've had two... One in which I got because the Dons family member was my patient and she got me an interview with hr right away and nothing panned out because hr said I'd be considered a "new grad" -____-