Nurse ABC

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  1. Nervous new grad on orientation

    Nurse ABC replied to nurseGi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there! You've only had 4 real weeks so far and many more to go. It will get easier and the fact they are putting you on 8 hr shifts with only 4 patients shows they are trying to work with you....

  2. Describe Per Diem School Nursing from your experience

    Nurse ABC replied to santacon's topic in School

    Feast or famine! The beginning of the year and around holidays I never get called as much and with there no school in session a big part of Dec it makes a small paycheck. Other times they call every...

  3. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    Nurse ABC replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is ridiculous! Getting in trouble for missing when you're sick! They act like everyone is little kids trying to play hooky all the time! We had one employee that had been there only a few months...

  4. ideas for nurse satisfaction and scheduling

    Nurse ABC replied to jjacobson307's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our hospital for med-surg units people are hired for straight nights or days and only weekends or only through the week. The weekend nurses get paid a lot more money (like $7 more/hr). Then if you...

  5. Nursing job struggles

    Nurse ABC replied to jenannebeard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's great you've always been a "good girl" and done everything by the book but I don't see why that makes you more entitled to land a job than anyone else. I understand your frustration but welcome...

  6. Nurse vs teacher, I choose NURSE!

    Nurse ABC replied to Kdrenee's topic in School

    I was hired after a yr of acute care experience. I took a pay cut. I enjoyed the kids, the lower stress, and the schedule was nice but I got tired of it really fast. I found out through a friend of...

  7. Funny/embarassing situations with the DR.

    Nurse ABC replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My charge nurse was trying to give me a hard time about something (we were joking)and I turned around walking away and said rather loudly "Don't start-I don't want to hear it!" I didn't realize the dr...

  8. Has anyone tried team nursing? Opinions?

    Nurse ABC replied to circularstaircase's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We do it on our floor and I'm not a fan at all! It's too many patients needing IV meds and assessments trying to keep on top of everything and notify the dr of pertinent info so you run all day long...

  9. Leaving Nursing after first year - advice?

    Nurse ABC replied to RNandMom2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Since you already have a year's experience try applying for per diem positions at other hospitals, home health agencies, schools, etc or even looking at agency work. If all else fails and you're...

  10. nursing confessional

    Nurse ABC replied to mantisrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not everyone can handle nightshift! It's ok but you do need to talk to your manager and tell him/her nights isn't working out and see if there is any other positions you can switch to. Be prepared for...

  11. New nurse- physically and mentally exhausted

    Nurse ABC replied to Boogs0609's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take a few days off if you can to give yourself a little break. It's very over-whelming at first but it does get easier-I

  12. Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    Nurse ABC replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your thoughts. In our hospital, patient's usually get discharged at 10 am ( in which case I've already done their 8 am assessment) but we have one discharge nurse who is responsible for all...

  13. Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in General Nursing

    We do assessments at 8am and 2 pm on my shift. If someone is discharged at 9 am and you haven't gotten to the assessment yet is it necessary even if they are still there for hours? Some nurses on our...

  14. floor nursing vs. OR nursing

    Nurse ABC replied to fiveoclocksomewhere's topic in General Nursing

    You will do a lot of just getting stuff. You will have to get a lot of stuff quickly as the surgeon yells at you to hurry up. Some surgeons will expect you to know what they need without even telling...

  15. Need advise

    Nurse ABC replied to lindalou52's topic in School

    No most school nurses don't get much, if any, orientation but it's doable. Tell them the first couple times you sub you would like to be notified in advance so you can call the nurse of the school...

  16. Simply Frustrated

    Nurse ABC replied to misty_dawn's topic in School

    In our district we would ask the parents to sign a release of medical info and speak to the drs directly to find out about tests. If she wouldn't sign the papers or we found out she hadn't really been...

  17. Question about pink eye

    Nurse ABC replied to ro2878's topic in School

    It is possible but not usual. You were right to send the kid to the dr considering their sibling had it and they had a sign of it. Our job is to not diagnose-just refer for treatment and let the dr...

  18. Why Aren't School Nurses Given Due Respect?

    Nurse ABC replied to rkozowyk's topic in School

    I used to hate telling people I was a school nurse for this very reason. People (and teachers) don't realize that there is so much responsibility being the only medical person in the building! The...

  19. Torn Between Two Positions (Economic Rarity)

    Nurse ABC replied to lisheng's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go on your interview Dec 10 and see if you get a job offer. If you do, accept it! You may not even get the job offer for the community health position! What if you passed on this great opportunity to...

  20. Help deciding between new grad jobs!

    Nurse ABC replied to shadowness's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I second the med-surg. I have seen too many new grads crash and burn in a high risk specialty area without basic experience first. Also, an extra $7G is quite a bit considering there aren't always...

  21. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    Nurse ABC replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They don't force anyone over for our 12 hr shifts but they do sometimes ask the 8 hr people to work another 4 or 8 hrs if they want but it's never forced. However, our 12 hr shifts are really 12 1/2...

  22. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    Nurse ABC replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I hear that reasoning too from teachers and I think they use it as an excuse not to deal with that kind of stuff! Unless a student may die from a problem then they are not going to be held liable but...

  23. days vs. nights--family life perspective

    Nurse ABC replied to 77for2011's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hr days and I leave at 6 am and don't get home until 8 pm (1/2 hr commute each way and we don't get paid for our lunch so we have to work 12 1/2 hrs but never get out on time anyway). So, by...

  24. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I'm new to this med-surg floor. When we get a drug like morphine out of the Pyxis it asks if we are going to give the whole amount. If we say no it asks for a witness. The "witness" will come in and...

  25. Ever had a Dr. mad at you?

    Nurse ABC replied to KBLOWE831's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes dr's can be jerks. Yes you overlooked something but it didn't kill the pt (hopefully! ) He had a right to be upset but not to put you down. However, some just get mad and throw their little...