Nurse ABC

Nurse ABC

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  1. Weekend Program Shift and Pay

    Nurse ABC replied to Born_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the hospital. Ours has three day weekend positions where they make $7-10 more an hour. The plus side besides the money is the fact weekends are quieter. The downside is getting used to the...

  2. Patient assignments by room # not acuity

    Nurse ABC replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    We are assigned a group of rooms regardless of acuity. We get different rooms each week depending on the number of patients so we don't always have the same block of rooms. It is nice having all your...

  3. How do you manage your career and family?

    Nurse ABC replied to AmandaReeve's topic in General Nursing

    There's never a perfect time but I think it would be harder to have a baby while in school. When are you going to have time to study with a newborn esp if you're already taking time to work and attend...

  4. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    Nurse ABC replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    I found L&D very stressful. Between the scary fetal heart tones, babies having breathing issues right after being born, moms hemorrhaging, stat C-sections, moms ready to deliver with no dr...

  5. Less than 2 years as nurse and back probs force change

    Nurse ABC replied to hopeinchrist03's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First of all I'm very sorry! I kind of know how you feel. I've been back to floor nursing only four months and already having severe pain in my joints. I have arthritis and degenerative disc disease...

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

    Nurse ABC replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    If most people aren't truly witnessing then it's a flawed system and a waste of time to have to find another nurse to scan their badge/fingerprint to get the med out of the machine. Just another way...

  7. Part time realistic?

    Nurse ABC replied to mrspolly's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital hires new grads for prn and flex-time. It's actually harder for a new grad to start full-time at our facility because there just aren't as many full-time positions available. I work...

  8. What to do?!?

    Nurse ABC replied to kspencer4310's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospitals can be different. I worked at a hospital on med-surg where it wasn't uncommon to have 20 patients. I went to another dept-same thing-way too short-staffed to feel safe. I went to another...

  9. Experienced RNs who had been out of practice for a while

    Nurse ABC replied to sofiamcclain's topic in General Nursing

    I also took 10 yrs off and over 20 away from the hospital! We don't even have nurse refresher courses in our area! It's great you're doing all that. I went to the last place I worked and spoke with my...

  10. If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    Nurse ABC replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Continue to pursue nursing. Have you considered being a scrub tech or a transporter in the OR while you go to nursing school? You can be a nurse circulator in the OR as well once you graduate nursing...

  11. I need some advice on getting hired PLEASE!!!!

    Nurse ABC replied to chrystie4067's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You've shadowed six times without an interview? That seems odd to me because we don't shadow at our hospital until after an interview. Maybe that's common there? Six times seems excessive, like you...

  12. Did you always want to be a nurse?

    Nurse ABC replied to Divest's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topic! My aunt was a nurse and I found her nursing books interesting. I also had a couple surgeries by the time I was 7 and the nurses were always so nice to me. My mom thought nursing was...

  13. RNs working swing shift

    Nurse ABC replied to Tobygo2's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what your husband works, if you have kids and how old they are, etc. I loved evenings when I first got married and before I had kids. It wasn't so hectic at work and it didn't mess up my...

  14. How much personal info do you share with pts?

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

    Most of my patients are elderly and are interested in what area I live in, if I'm married, and how many kids I have and their ages which leads to a discussion of my age because they are shocked...

  15. I want to quit already...

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

    I completely understand! I think you have great goals! What about going part-time and going back to school since you will need to further your education to do the things you want? They wouldn't look...

  16. Are all nurses extroverts?

    Nurse ABC replied to Katy642's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know more nurses including myself that are introverts. As long as you aren't too shy to communicate with your patients, their families, doctors, other members of the healthcare team, etc you'll be...

  17. Is 7 the new 5?

    Nurse ABC replied to Capco56's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you work at my hospital? That's been happening a lot lately and no one is happy about it. Most of our floor is looking for another job which is sad because every one of them say they actually like...

  18. The Good and Bad

    Nurse ABC replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in School

    We do deal with all that at the elementary school/middle school level and I agree that as high schoolers they need to be more responsible but kids are kids so they do forget. Also a lot of kids don't...

  19. Lice Policies/Help Please!

    Nurse ABC replied to dta815's topic in School

    We finally were able to get rid of our no nit policy and go to a no lice policy! They tried to go for the kids can be in school with lice policy due to the new recommendations of the NASN but the...

  20. How do you stay positive about your career?

    Nurse ABC replied to Jw1724's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're very lucky to have found a job you love most days esp in nursing!!! Sure the schedule isn't the greatest but it does have it's positives. How many other jobs can you get extra days off...

  21. Considering Nursing School

    Nurse ABC replied to DaniB721's topic in General Nursing

    Wow-that's a lot of questions!! Have you considered either shadowing a nurse or getting your certificate to be a nurse's aide (CNA or PCT) first to see if that's truly something you would be...

  22. Multiple Preceptors in the first two weeks!

    Nurse ABC replied to hopefull1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Our unit has a rule that our preceptors are not to be pulled. One time it did happen anyway and my preceptor took me with her and just continued to teach me on that floor. I did have a few...

  23. How long did it take you to start liking your job?

    Nurse ABC replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    Only two months is not long enough to feel on top of things or to truly be stress free enough to actually enjoy your job. I know a lot of nurses who found a position right away that they love and are...

  24. When do you do your charting?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it better to get all your assessments, vital signs, patient care needs, etc done and then try and sit down for an hour (which you usually can't manage) and do all the charting at once OR chart in...

  25. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

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

    I know,I know-I worded it badly. I wasn't thinking or trying to offend any LPN's. If that happened to be an RN or an aide I probably would've worded it that way which wouldn't have been any better!...