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And they generally will do whatever they are told to do without much of an argument!

We use to assign lunches, but the docs come in during lunch and expect us to round. If we are with another dr, they just wait for us. When they were told that the nurse is at lunch, they usually reply "well, go get her, she can sit around and eat later!" Like I have all day to just sit around and eat or slack off! Many days now, even with supervisor assigning lunches, it isn't happening. When we suggested that a sup take our group and round with the incoming dr, we get the standard "well you know your patient, you did the assessment, yadda, yadda, yadda" Again, no lunch!

I am the charge nurse where I work, and have a group of patients that is equal to or more than the other patient loads! I have 7 years experience, but with the economy, the facility has cut staffing, thus increasing patient workloads. And as many of us have noticed, the acuity of the patients has increased greatly. No easy answers. I used to get my lunch, get my charting done, and out on time. Not now. Supervisors complaining about OT and having to pay for missed lunches, to which I tell them that they are welcome to come to the floor and help. Of course, they have all of those meetings to go to that will help us with our time management and patient loads

Congrats and good luck to you!

One of my students was to give a Dulcolax suppository. When I handed it to her, she said "what am I supposed to do with this?" I about fell on the floor laughing! The patient said "you stick it in my a$$ silly". OMG!!!!!

keep yer eyes open, and yer mouth shut! And document, document, document!!!

My hubby is in maintenance, in fact he used to be my boss in a former career. When we started dating seriously, he had to step down as department manager, but says that it's all been totally worth it. He's my 3rd husband, and has had to put up with a lot of grief from my sons, and my 1st ex (boys dad), but handles all the issues with style and grace. He makes more an hour than I do, but I always pick up extra hours here and there, so I make more per check and per year than him!

I would think that they would want hospice experience, not so much bedside experience....

sometimes the squeaky wheel gets replaced. I've seen the same type incident in my facility twice in the last month, and both parties were "let go to pursue other interests". And this is a Magnet facility!

I agree with Leslie. BTW, if you come across the equipment that's broken, make a note on it yourself, and state that for further info, contact SuzyQ and her number. Maybe after she sees it, she may possibly get the message~~probably not, but you may get lucky.....These types of people always think it makes them indespensible, where it really just leaves a mess for everyone else to work around! And shame on your boss for chiding you for wanting to share information. You never said you wanted to take SuzyQ's responsibilities--heck she could still order, make delivery arrangements and such--but she should still let everyone know what's going on.

I totally agree with that. In fact have heard about it already. The couple of jobs that hired new grads in my area recently, did it at less than $3/hr than previously. The claim is supply and demand, and unfortunately for all of us, that argument is a valid one.

I think we've all have that "aha-I read that on allnurses" moment

I think we all have these concerns. I teach clinicals, and so many of the students think that there are jobs just falling off of trees. I keep telling them the truth, and of course, the school and on campus instructors are not big about me doing this. I feel that the truth would serve the students so much better. We hear about a projected nursing shortage around 2017-2026, and yet the market is flooded now, with a program on every corner. I also think that the shortage won't hit every state or locale, just some markets will be hit harder than others. What is everyone's thoughts on that?

Unfortunately, in most cases, a BSN is a BSN. Some places of employment may be different as far as hiring for some entry level jobs, but some jobs require BSN, and that is where there would be the sticking point. I hope this answers your question.

As long as it's accredited, it shouldn't be looked down upon by any MSN program.