Swellz

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    Denied PTO for my marriage

    Swellz replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Congratulations! I'm sorry you're in this situation. If you're planning on leaving this job anyway, I would just leave before your wedding. I can't imagine trying to scramble to get shifts covered...
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    Billing new grads for not completing orientation?

    Swellz replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    My job required us to sign a 2 year contract if we were required to take the critical care course to work on our unit; not fulfilling the 2 year contract resulted in paying back $6000. Mind you, there...
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    ISO International Partner in Crime

    Swellz replied to US RN in Oz's topic in Travel

    How long are the contracts,
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    Wound assessment when the bandage change is not due

    Swellz replied to EarthwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I echo the previous posters and just document the dressing as CDI, assuming it
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    Moving out of oncology

    Swellz replied to guest908299's topic in Oncology

    I worked on a tele oncology unit and feel the complications of cancer and treatment will show you a wide variety of disease processes. Most of my coworkers who left our unit went on to
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    Calling in for no sleep

    Swellz replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it. I've also come in on no sleep, been honest with my boss when she asked why I looked terrible, and been sent home. Just because I want to adjust my sleep schedule to my work schedule...
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    Two weeks notice

    Swellz replied to superarn86's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely make sure it's only two weeks for notice - I had to give four
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    I GOTTA KNOW!!!!!

    Swellz replied to qaqueen's topic in General Nursing

    We have female urinals but not male urinals, perhaps because we had been overstocked with female ones prior to this? We were all wondering what was going on but as it didn't make much difference...
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    Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    Swellz replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    The more experienced nurses at my hospital talk about how they used to give wine and beer. The only time it came up for me was with a patient who wasn't an alcoholic but just wanted a beer. He'd been...
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    Peer evaluations

    Swellz replied to ptadvocate5's topic in General Nursing

    We have to do two peer reviews each year, but they are not anonymous, so rarely does anyone say anything critical. Why bother with
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    How to give 2 week notice

    Swellz replied to Motherofadarling's topic in General Nursing

    mmc51264 makes a good point. I was required to give 4 weeks
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    How to give 2 week notice

    Swellz replied to Motherofadarling's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised more people aren't suggesting you call. I would call and send an email. I just put in my notice but I was able to do it in person. I sent an email more as a
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    Struggling...please help

    Swellz replied to fannymae16's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I struggled for my first year and a half, maybe two years. The pace, the emotional toll it takes to work with such sick patients, the feeling of inadequacy because everyone else got the hang of it...
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    3-way Foley for Hemorrhagic Cystitis

    Swellz replied to bonodonnaonaroll's topic in Oncology

    Only urology can place three-way foleys where I work, but I don't know the rationale behind
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Swellz replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to leave, leave. I agree with you that if Peds is your passion then why spend the extra time in adult care. I don't think leaving one job should make someone necessarily worry that you are...
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    being floated

    Swellz replied to whitewave's topic in General Nursing

    I was floated a month after being off orientation. The floor I got pulled to was aghast and said they don't let their new nurses float until they've been off orientation for a year! It was pretty...
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    I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

    Swellz replied to Mississippideer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Doesn't every company have a line you can call for issues like this? At my work, when I have to report my NM doing something I feel is inappropriate, I call the confidential line and report her that...
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    Do I have to put agencies on resume?

    Swellz replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you put anyone on your resume that you didn't work
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    Nurse WWII Capes, HELP!

    Swellz replied to the_nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    For Halloween our NM let's us wear a different top with our scrub pants (the one thing she disobeys her supervisor about haha). I got one of those Wonder Woman t-shirts with the cape last year. I'm...
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    How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

    Swellz replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Student loans and bills. It never occurred to me at the time to reward myself with it rather than use it like any other paycheck. I reward myself now all the time as I have no more loans
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    Advice you have for novice nurse you wish you knew?

    Swellz replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    Ask for help when you need it. I had a lot of difficulties with trying to move mountains and not asking for help from my coworkers because I felt I had something to prove. I did to an extent, but I...
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    Palliative Care Round Up

    Swellz replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always in awe of how our palliative care team handles goals of care conversations. To balance the medical side and the emotional turmoil everyone is experiencing is an
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    Low census--what do you do?

    Swellz replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    If another floor is heavy, we'll get pulled. But my manager likes to hide nurses in other roles; on any given weekday, we have a charge nurse, a chemo nurse, and a discharge nurse all out of the...
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    Condom Catheter?

    Swellz replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    How do you like them in comparison to texas caths? I just find our texas caths frequently don't fit properly, and if they don't, what's the
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    What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

    Swellz replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    We work every third weekend and 3 Fridays out of 6. The only exception is a few of the nurses who won't do 12hr shifts, and they have to work every other weekend. Anyone who volunteers to work extra...