PennyWise

PennyWise

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  1. Low census. . .no work. . .

    PennyWise replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Its my all time fav book. I look at the moon differently after having read it. We all float down

  2. What happens to nurses when monopoly takes over?

    PennyWise replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a bit of a monopoly going on, owns a lot of the hospitals in the area and is one of the few healthcare systems I can confidently say will still be here in ten years. I know, as others...

  3. Low census. . .no work. . .

    PennyWise replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Im in PA, no such problems here. I've been working four 12s/week for since early May. I do hear a lot about low census from people I know at other hospitals though, so I've been building up the PTO...

  4. Seasonal flu shot clinics

    PennyWise replied to NurseLil-lea's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for one too and had major issues with cancellations. IDK if they were because of poor customer responses or not, but so many of the clinics I had signed up for got nixed. I had the...

  5. Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    PennyWise replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I've always been on the other side of the coin with this. For me, its always been an issue of the theorists not realizing most of their work is derived from common sense, not the other way...

  6. If you could post your own...

    PennyWise replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Mine would simply be a blog about what the "business" approach to healthcare is doing to the field as a whole. Administrators of healthcare facilities have worked long and hard to throw nurses under...

  7. Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    PennyWise replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be someone who agreed with the critics of Watson when they said "It dummies down the nursing profession, makes it seem as though anynoe who is coochi-coochi with their patients is a nurse."...

  8. ZOMBIE

    PennyWise replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ooops. Meant to say I was doing four 12s/week, and I'm going back to doing

  9. ZOMBIE

    PennyWise replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am getting off lucky, my cats still know who I am. They act like they own the place and I am merely an "approved visitor", but something tells me they'd be that way even if I didn't work...

  10. CUT OFF

    PennyWise replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    OT is still allowed on my unit, with a few stipulations. They seem to have found a "happy medium" with regards to when to allow it. There is a point system they use to reward nurses who help cover...

  11. Is med-surg a must? Not wanting to get pidgeon-holed..

    PennyWise replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, Pigeon-holed is just what you will be. Spent the first five years of my career in M/S and hated the last two years of it. I was trying to move up into more acute settings the whole...

  12. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My place of employment has a very aggressive union trying to get the workers to unionize. The mud slinging between the hospital and the union reps has become overwhelming. Its starting to look like...

  13. Starting new job, no overtime allowed?

    PennyWise replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    And/or you could just do what makes you most comfortable and let them talk on and on about how its not allowed. The hospital I left not too long ago allowed OT if you were covering a hole in the...

  14. Should I be worried?

    PennyWise replied to mikala3's topic in Patient Medications

    The preceptor should have been there to tell you how to handle it while the situation was going on. Don't let yourself become so worked up about it that you are too anxious to be 100% during future...

  15. How do I start over again?

    PennyWise replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This And this. You might find yourself in a situation too where performance anxiety becomes an issue. As you said, you've already burned some bridges, so I would assume your options for new...

  16. I already don't like my job and i haven't even started.

    PennyWise replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with your husband's perspective, or yours TBH. Reason being: I don't believe its a matter of being positive or negative. This isn't a matter of asking "is the glass half full or half...

  17. Being stopped from going to critical care

    PennyWise replied to sonia211's topic in Critical Care

    Because, as far as I can tell, she didn't apply for a transfer. She is asking to take the CC classes while on her current unit. This would come out of said units staffing budget, hence the manager,...

  18. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    PennyWise replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with this, but not completely. The problem I have with this topic and many others here on AN is that we don't know all the facts. We only know w/e it is that the OP tells us. That's one...

  19. Nursing persuasive paper?

    PennyWise replied to Ashley94's topic in General Nursing

    1. How to help/discipline nurses who have diverted drugs. 2. How patients can use PG surveys wisely to get their point across to hospital administration. 3. How visiting family members can be...

  20. Nursing persuasive paper?

    PennyWise replied to Ashley94's topic in General Nursing

    A persuasive paper attempts to win the reader over to a specific point of view. The writer does not make any attempt to hide bias towards one side or the other. An informative paper on the other...

  21. Are there any introverted/shy nurses that can give me some advice?

    PennyWise replied to chariot's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My only advice would be not to push too hard to be something you are not. If you suddenly try to pretend you are outgoing when you are not, it could come off poorly. I don't see shyness as being...

  22. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That is a much better option IMO. Im not familiar with how to get the ball rolling on doing it though. We all float down

  23. Starting new job, no overtime allowed?

    PennyWise replied to uRNmyway's topic in General Nursing

    This. Nurses so often shoot themselves in the foot, but they feel it is somehow different because it is their mouth on the trigger instead of a finger. At facilities where OT is common/mandated,...

  24. Nurses who talk snarky to patients

    PennyWise replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It goes on in every healthcare facility, regardless of whether they respect the "write ups" and handle them well or not. Its an unfortunate occurrence that takes place for varied reasons: the person...

  25. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    PennyWise replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, its not that simple. Different people bring different things to the team, and each individual's contributions mean more when delivered in a team approach. The frame of mind that...