Metalchild

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1. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   so sounds like my schedule is not as horrible as it seems, working sundays only out of 2 days of

2. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   Looks like most other places require people to work something like every 3rd weekend. By weekend, does it include both Saturday and Sunday? Or just one of these

3. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   cool thanks I'll check on policies. Actually there are people (like a nurse or 2 on days and a nurse or 2 on nights) want to work weekends and do work every weekend, because of the weekend...

4. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   Metalchild posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, At the floor I work at, a lot of people are unwilling to work weekends, me included. I normally work beginning of the weeks and had agreed to work up to half of the Sundays as needed. But due...

5. I HATE bedside nursing

   Metalchild replied to Sabr's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I feel ya. I'm 2 years in and am liking bed-side nursing less and less. Yeah I learn a lot, but it's so demanding and emotionally draining. Like today I got beat the crap up by a dementia patient...

6. Facebook and employers/school

   Metalchild replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

   I like it! lol. I'm the same way with facebook except I literally don't drink. I actually want people to think I'm a party girl. But at the same time I'm doing ok at work. The only thing I have to...

7. Very stressed (2.5 years into it) - please help

   Metalchild replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Your work place sounds extremely toxic! but aside from the toxic work place, i find nursing in itself stressful especially if you are a responsible and caring person. I feel like crap when I miss a...

8. What types of NPs are in higher demand?

   Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Thanks for your inputs! I've started FNP and after asking and researching around, I feel like I'm on the right path. I'm going to rule out PMHNP for myself because I'm not sure how well I can handle...

9. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

   Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   Libbyliberal: yeah the promotion is very political. it's all in the writings. Hollybobs: Thanks. however I don't think the people who had decided not to promote me really care because in VA, we are...

10. Help! I'm confused about charting rules

    Metalchild replied to hha07lpn15's topic in General Nursing

    checking blood sugars before breakfast is understandable. but checking skin during sleep time? eh. maybe if the patients are immobile and you do it quick when passing meds, it's kind of

11. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    Libby, Yeah I think you are right. Might just suck it up till I get my masters... unless some miracle happens and I get in some badass specialty like wound care *light ray shines with angel choir...

12. Nursing is a passion?

    Metalchild replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think passion is absolute necessary. but i feel like you do need good conscience and some

13. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Metalchild replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    we did a crapload of patient care/cna-type stuff in nursing school! got hanging IV and programming pump down too! just lack IV insertion opportunities. and i'm thinking... how the heck do these new...

14. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    Metalchild replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    since you already do home health, you can probably do case management-- hooking up patients with home health

15. Is 1.5 years in Med-Surg too short?

    Metalchild replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

    NP Perdiem: like 10k Dishes: I thought I was doing a good job. :-/ I don't know, assistant manager works with me and said i should have gotten promoted. the whole system is frustrating. yeah ima...