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  1. Nursing and being a mother....

    beeker replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    I am pregnant, and work full time 12 hour nights. It is horrible. I am so exhausted! I am trying hard to get part time days and my bossy keeps saying next schedule, but it never comes and I've lost...

  2. Incident Reports...aarrggghhh!!!

    beeker replied to MessyMomma's topic in General Nursing

    We work as a team and if there is a repeat issue we talk to each other about it. If you are at the point where you are known for "writing people up" then it sounds like you might be doing it a bit...

  3. Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    beeker replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you mention this! I actually have not chosen an avatar yet someone here commented how cute my avatar picture of a hedgehog was. At that time I had a facebook profile picture of a hedgehog an...

  4. 12 hour shift

    beeker replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    There role is different, their compensation is different, and pretty much everything about them is different. They also get treated a lot better. I know they work hard and put in a ton of hours. But...

  5. Would you apply?

    beeker replied to Cls62011's topic in General Nursing

    The EXACT position opened up again within 5 months? Red flag to me! What is so bad about it that the staff did not stay. If it is a similar position on the same type of unit or whatnot, I'd go ahead...

  6. 12 hour shift

    beeker replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I hate 12 hour shifts. You have to get there early and you never leave on time. I get a lunch break about 30 percent of the time but when I do I am constantly interrupted by the phone fr call lights....

  7. Nurse with latex allergy

    beeker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone? I have been having a lot of skin issues lately and my dr thinks I am developing a latex allergy/ sensitivity. I feel like we deal with so much latex on my unit this could be trouble! When we...

  8. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    beeker posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got floated to another unit last night. I am not familiar with their type of patients and I am not chemo certified. At one point, while already drowning and getting an admission (which gave me 6...

  9. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    beeker replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just an update. Apparently the other nurse NEVER PUT IN THE NG TUBE then blamed it on me in report, then the day shift nurse never put it in so when the MD came at 11 am he flipped out. My manager...

  10. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    beeker replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On my floor I would have been better able to handle it, but being out of my element I was already feeling overwhelmed and emotional. I felt bad for the patient who was really miserable. It was clear...

  11. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    beeker replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    This is the kind of thing that new nurses get eaten for.I am not saying it is right, but she needs to look out for herself too. If the other nurse has been there for 30 years and gets in trouble, who...

  12. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    beeker replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    Try to worry about what you do and how you do it. I would stay out of the other nurses business. I would not under any circumstances report her to the charge nurse. That is going to open up a whole...

  13. Do Rn's need to be Picc and IV certified?

    beeker replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the facility policy and they differ from place to place. I imagine it is a liability

  14. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    beeker replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love that

  15. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    beeker replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The charge nurse had no assignment. She was shopping online for bridesmaid dresses all night. And I have never put in an NG tube and this was not a good time to learn. I am still angry. So angry I...

  16. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    beeker replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just wanted to say I feel what you feel. I have lost my compassion. I also feel like I am becoming more antisocial. I don't know if it is the night shift thing or the "sick of people" thing. I feel...

  17. Getting report- need advice for dealing with "Frantic Nurse."

    beeker replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have one of these on my floor it is dreadful giving report to her. I am hoping someone here offers some advice that could help. Honestly I thought she must be new and not adjusting well and then I...

  18. Quitting my first job!

    beeker replied to freespyryt's topic in Nursing Career

    Never quit a job or put in notice until you have a new offer in writing in your hand. Then you need to give your current employer a full 2 weeks notice (at least) in writing. Just tell your new job...

  19. I must make a confession

    beeker replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    So it is ok for you to steal from the floor pantry? How is It you can say the op is stealing but then justify your own theft? There is no difference. Neither one are there for us. That being said,...

  20. How long does the "new nurse anxiety" usually last?

    beeker replied to ASM90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Took me about 6 months for it to get BETTER, it has not yet gone totally away. Now it only happens sometimes, not all the time. I am at my one year mark this

  21. You might be a night shifter if...

    beeker posted a topic in General Nursing

    You sit through 3 red lights before you realize the car in front of you is broken down, and not just stopped at the light.

  22. Changing our colors again- rant.

    beeker posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well, when I took my job I went out and bought all scrubs in the colors we were allowed. Then they removed the dress code and said wear what you like. Then they changed our shoe policy, had to buy new...

  23. Going from nights to days

    beeker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone done this? How hard was the transition? I desperately want a day shift position but I am terrified of the pace of days and all the chaos. But for my family, day shift would be so much better....

  24. Evasive and shady, or Opportunistic?

    beeker replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in General Nursing

    Always ask to shadow a nurse on the floor. Then ask that nurse for the real deal and patient

  25. Got into a car accident after working a night shift

    beeker replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I have been struggling with nightshift lately. As the previous poster commented, it does take a good 6 months or so to get used to nights. But now that I am pregnant I am SO TIRED! I normally have to...