I am expecting to graduate from Winston-Salem State University next month with my BSN. I have been a nurse for 20 years now and thought it was time to get my BSN. I have been attending online now since January of 2010. Now, I am really stumped abo...
I have worked two different types of schedules..... Five 8.5-hour shifts per week = 40 hours per week Three 12.5-hour shifts per week = 36 hours per week (but more often than not, I end up working 13 hours/day on these shifts)
stidget99 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn
At my last place of employment, they played the lullaby also. It was very soft....barely noticeable. But when we did hear it, it was a wonderful thing to know that life was brought into this world instead of all of the pain/death. I never did think...
stidget99 replied to OUBobcat94's topic in Nursing
I used to work in a state institution for the developmentally disabled. Most residents were profoundly MR. I have been assaulted more times than I can remember. Everyone who worked there had scratches, scrapes, scars on their hands/arms/legs becau...
stidget99 replied to SandraJean's topic in Nursing
I think that you won't know the job availability unless you try. There really is a nursing shortage....worse in some areas than others so your chances of getting hired are pretty good as long as you are in good standing w/ the BON. I would say that ...
stidget99 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in Nursing
There are a lot of threads on here re: color coding. My opinion has (and always will be).... #1 Pts don't know the difference. Anyone (housekeeping, dietary, PT, OT, CNA, RN, LPN, lab.....)who enters a pt room is "my nurse". #2 It is my opinion tha...
stidget99 replied to goats'r'us's topic in Nursing
After moving from the north to the south, I have seen a huge cultural difference re: how to address other people. I once had a pt complain about me for being rude and "overly professional/abrupt". They complained that I never used the "terms of end...
I went to the ER 1 1/2 weeks ago. Had a nurse (with at least 21 years ER experience) who stuck me. You can still see the bruise. It's not as purple anymore but it's still there. She REALLY nailed me hard. My point in sharing this is that we all ...
After spending the last ~2hours reading through this thread I have just a couple of comments. I agree w/ the OP who said that you were courageous to share your story with us. Even though I have been nursing for over 12 years now, reading your story ...
stidget99 replied to goats'r'us's topic in Nursing
Nothing bothers me more than seeing an elderly person w/ terribly dirty eyeglasses. Even when visiting at a nursing home, if I see dirty glasses, I wash them! Not only is it a safety issue, it shows the owner of the glasses that you care! Another h...
stidget99 replied to outbackannie's topic in Nursing
Doc and pharmacist need to talk. Inform the doc again of the situation - stressing the fact that the pharm refuses to supply the drug. I would also document the fact that you notified the doc of inability to give med due to unavailability - without...
stidget99 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency
I couldn't agree more. It's really very sad. They say that nurses eat their young? Well I think some don't have a preference. They will eat the young, the old, the male, the black, the white, the.......get my meaning??? And, just FYI......my ter...
It's a terrible thing for our pts and for us when we have a big incident like this happen. But, there are sometimes we cannot be "seers" and know what will happen and when. If we had that ability, there would never be a need for implementing protoc...
I think every facility has their own definition of weekend option. For me, it was working every w/e and getting every 8th or 9th w/e off. Also, as an incentive, there was a big pay increase. ($5/hour up to $13/hour, depending on the facility and ...
Give your boss your availability times. (Seems to me that working 4 days one week and then 2 the next week.........well just seems funky to me.) Tell her that working this schedule just does not work for you that you feel that you are unsafe to pro...
-->They manage w/ blinders on. See only what they want to see. -->Don't see nurses as people, rather just warm bodies. We're not allowed to show human emotion (i.e. stress, anger, fear). -->Numbers, numbers, numbers!!! -->Unfair app...
