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  1. Should I call HR???

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, I think that if I don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon it's safe to say I didn't get the

  2. Should I call HR???

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    well, I tried getting his email from HR, but was told that hios acct hasn't been set up just yet. He's new to the company himself and hasn't officially started yet. I hand delivered it. The...

  3. Should I call HR???

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Should I drop it in the mail or bring it by his office?? If I drop it in the mail, he won't get it in time - he will have already made his decision. Arrrgh. Isn't it tacky to drop off at the office,...

  4. No patience yesterday, now I feel like crap

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    It was my 3rd day working as a contract for a small, but busy hospital. It was a 12 hour shift, and I was on my feet for 10 hours, the other 2 hours remaining I sat down from time to time to chart. I...

  5. No patience yesterday, now I feel like crap

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. Yes, by the end of the day I had 11 patients in this hospital. One CNA, no unit clerk. I was stressed, but that is not the patients fault. She needed me, she needed something, and I...

  6. Post Total Thyroidectomy care. Was I right in doing this?

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    No meeting afterall. I went in, ready for this meeting, ready for her to look like an AZZ, but it never happened. I'm speculating that she complained to someone, and that someone told her I was right....

  7. Rush University Medical Center

    raindrop replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Illinois Nursing

    A friend of mine started her nursing career as a new grad there about a year ago, and she was started off, on dayshift, at 22ish/hr. I want to say 22.60, but I'm not really

  8. Please help me with interview Q's. I want this Correctional job soo badly

    raindrop posted a topic in Correctional

    I am a new RN, and have been working at a job I HATE b/c I have been told from day 1 that I will need at least a year of RN experience in med/surg or ICU to get any respect, or to be able to move...

  9. This is soooo sad, in more ways than 1. Need advice

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I"ve been working for agency this week on a Burn Unit. Last noc I noticed one of the CNA's putting a bandaid on her finger. I asked if she was ok. She said she was, that she just needed a new bandaid....

  10. How does one become ACLS or CRNA certified...

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    If one doesn't work where it is

  11. How does one become ACLS or CRNA certified...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Edited! Ok, how bout' that ACLS. If it's not offered where you work, there has got to be a way to take that test after

  12. Are there any Illinois hospitals I should avoid?

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You know, I submitted my online resume to rush in septemebr for several different openings and haven't ever been called for an interview. I have followed up with the recruiter, and she told me that...

  13. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, when I shadowed the job from hell, my gut instinct was giving me bad vibes about a nurse that did end up giving me the worst time after I was hired. I have always had intuition that proves to be...

  14. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my update. So it has been a week now since I quit and the guilt started taking it's toll last weekend, but prayers got me through. I interviwed yesterday at a well-known hospital 3 hours away...

  15. The bully strikes again

    raindrop posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here I am trying to lighten everyones day a bit by softly whistling as I was sharpeing my pencil, which I have heard other people do, and she told me to stop and not to ever whistle in front of her...

  16. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. Psychapm, no you can't be sued or reported unless you are on the clock and leave. I once read about a nurse who left her facility for lunch without clocking out, she was in a minor car...

  17. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    some of those things are dangerous - dangerous to the patient and dangerous to my license! I don't think that it is typical in nursing to get 5 weeks of orientation on ICU before throwing you out on...

  18. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few reasons I am leaving .There are many more... 1) Getting report extremely late - 45 minutes to an 1 hour 10 minutes after my shift started. Happened 3 times. 2) Getting report at 200MPH...

  19. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I have to. You don't understand, but I have to quit,

  20. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. how can I find out if Illinois has anything like

  21. The bully strikes again

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys, you're going to cyber yell at me. considering that I have the runs about going to work tomorrow, already...and I talked to my manager about... 1) Getting report extremely late 2) Getting...

  22. The bully strikes again

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Two weeks notice going in tomorrow. This grass has to be greener on the other side. I hope. :uhoh21: For those who keep mentioning how unprofesional it was of me to wear perfume/whistle, ok ok,...

  23. The bully strikes again

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone. I have to find the nerve to just do it (quit). I have been there almost 3 months, first RN job. Oh, here is another strange perplexing comment by my manager. She told me I was still...

  24. The bully strikes again

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I have diarrhea before it's time for me to go to work, insomnia...can't enjoy my days off b/c I am already thinking "Ugggh. In 48 hours from now I have to go back to that place." So, how did you...

  25. The bully strikes again

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I talked with my manager and feel as if I didn't get too far. She told me that I need to talk with my floor "mentor", and the new employee rep from HR. I did talk to the employee rep before...