DowntheRiver

DowntheRiver

Urgent Care, Oncology

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  1. Lost 15 yrs of Senority by changing departments

    DowntheRiver replied to Daytoe's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't think about Unions. Unions as far as nursing goes is a foreign concept in my neck of the woods. Good

  2. Lost 15 yrs of Senority by changing departments

    DowntheRiver replied to Daytoe's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, when you change departments your years of service benefits (like PTO accrual) transfer with you. But you definitely can't walk onto the unit and claim seniority and work no holidays. We...

  3. Thankfulness - What's Yours?

    DowntheRiver replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I am thankful that my patients remind me every day of their grace, strength, and courage when going through a cancer diagnosis. I am thankful that they trust me to guide them on this journey and be...

  4. Commute!

    DowntheRiver replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I had an on average 1:20 commute for my first job. It was 50% of the reason I lasted only 6 months there. I'd work 13-14 hours and then just want to crash but would have to drive home. Half of the...

  5. Back on med/surg after 15 years

    DowntheRiver replied to unknownjulie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my early 30's and I would not have been able to pass that physical. That physical sounds

  6. Employer used my photo without my permission on social media

    DowntheRiver replied to Guest915876's topic in General Nursing

    To be in educational videos promoting procedures at my facility both myself and my patient had to sign our lives away. Seriously, it was like 2-3 forms saying we gave permission to have our image...

  7. RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

    DowntheRiver replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

    I will second this

  8. Should I quit during orientation?

    DowntheRiver replied to littlemiss8's topic in Nursing Career

    They are well within their rights to not pay time and a half for holidays. Nobody is mandated to pay overtime on holidays unless you are going into actual overtime. A lot of companies have the...

  9. Urgent question

    DowntheRiver replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    From my understanding Safe Harbor only exists in

  10. Urgent question

    DowntheRiver replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    Question for you guys responding - Hypothetically, what if the next relief nurse doesn't show up. What does a nurse do then after working 20-24+ hours? Just

  11. RN tells my mom that I don't need to take pre-requisites to become a nurse

    DowntheRiver replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in General Students

    My mom graduated nursing school in 1970. She took the two day paper boards where you had to wait 6-8 weeks for the results in the mail. She just old me the same thing - that you just started nursing...

  12. New Grad Position: Advice Needed ASAP

    DowntheRiver replied to vo777's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Loan reimbursement would do it for me unless the position was more than a hour of travel each

  13. Any Over 30 Pre-Nursing Students Here?

    DowntheRiver replied to sgc29's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    My ASN program was mostly people in their mid-twenties to late thirties. There were only two young people in my class who were in their early twenties. So, it could happen that you end up with an...

  14. Nurse Licensure Compact - Florida

    DowntheRiver replied to MichelleLinn's topic in General Nursing

    I updated my license to a FL Multistate back in April 2018. It took a bit longer than renewing my FL license, which was done instantly. I would say the compact license took about 2-2.5 weeks

  15. Growing pains?? (chronic intermittent leg pain)

    DowntheRiver replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    As other posters have said I think it is a good idea to have a cancer diagnosis ruled out. Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Sarcoma can be sneaky sometimes and present like

  16. "My doctor told me..."

    DowntheRiver replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I should clarify - These patients are saying not to get blood from their port or put anything other than chemo in their port at a big name cancer center. Only nurses access ports and with sterile...

  17. "My doctor told me..."

    DowntheRiver replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I am an Oncology nurse and a cancer survivor who had a port ten years ago. My port was used for anything and everything with no issue. The ports we put in at our cancer center have no issue. It is the...

  18. Hospital nursing or bad management?

    DowntheRiver replied to JocelynM's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a patient, I would be quite annoyed if you woke me up at 3 AM. I would hope someone would advocate for this policy to change on my behalf. I'm also the type of patient that fills out surveys if I...

  19. "My doctor told me..."

    DowntheRiver replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I have a several patients tell me that their doctor told them that their port can only be used for chemo. By this they mean we can't take labs from it (even though we verify a return for chemo, etc.),...

  20. Keeping an active license

    DowntheRiver replied to CarlyRG's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly can upgrade to a FL Multistate license since AZ is in the compact. Any chance you'll keep a residence here in

  21. What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    DowntheRiver replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    FL has Graduate Nurse status. I believe it is only good for up to 3 months or until you pass/fail the NCLEX. I also believe it is something that the BON has to

  22. Primary Care and Immunization Compliance

    DowntheRiver replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have several small pediatric offices still. They are being swallowed up by the large corporations but I caThose aren't cheap, but n still think of 4 that are in the area, and I am in a huge metro...

  23. Primary Care and Immunization Compliance

    DowntheRiver replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am not a school nurse but used to be a vaccine nurse for the DOH in Florida. Most Pediatricians carried vaccines but not all Pediatricians carried vaccines due to cost and volume. So, we'd see kids...

  24. Urgent Care Qualifications

    DowntheRiver replied to jrt4's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Depends on your facility. I worked Urgent Care as a new grad. We were a BLS facility BUT we were across the street from the hospital where patients didn't want to wait. So, we saw a lot of chest pain...

  25. Any RNs considering medical school?

    DowntheRiver replied to Jstimmm's topic in General Students

    Ok y'all, was I rude with my first post? I really don't see