ArwenEvenstar

ArwenEvenstar

med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty

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  1. Has your supervisor ever told you to go to work when you were throwing up?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Amethyst Veralyn's topic in General Nursing

    I did understand to begin with. Many people would end up being terminated if this policy was used at most of the places I have worked. But I also just noticed that you are from the UK? Different...

  2. faxing report to the floors

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ernurse1993's topic in Emergency

    I'm not a ER nurse, I'm the floor nurse. Your post caught my eye, because before I left the hospital several years ago, they had switched to the faxing of report. Just about all the floor nurses did...

  3. petite nurses out there?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to hapiyogi's topic in General Nursing

    I do private duty nursing, and awhile back I oriented a nurse to a pediatric vent case. She was a VERY experienced, qualified RN of many years with an ICU background. She was very petite - less than 5...

  4. Has your supervisor ever told you to go to work when you were throwing up?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Amethyst Veralyn's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by sharrie: "Having said that call in 3 times in 2 years and you are given an informal chat, twice more after than formal interview, 2 more times final interview and then...

  5. Need To Vent About Yesterday @ Work

    ArwenEvenstar replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    You were not a crappy nurse. You did the best you could for the circumstances. Your priorities were right on target. This is nursing! I was a bedside nurse for 14 years. I actually handled it just...

  6. How Do You Do it FINANCIALLY?? Nervous about entering Nursing School!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I 100% agree with the above response. I am a real advocate of frugal living. Everyone's situation is different, but it is amazing how little you can live on if you really put your mind to it. Back in...

  7. per diem nursing

    ArwenEvenstar replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    I worked per diem in the hospital setting for many,many years! For awhile I was a per diem employee of just one unit. (So per diem does not necessarily mean you are float.) But then I did switch into...

  8. Different terms/meds used across the USA

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any nurse ever move from one area of the USA to another, and find that different terms are used?? Or just that different meds are used more or less frequently?? Just curious! Up north where I was...

  9. Different terms/meds used across the USA

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

  10. Pulse ox (O2 sat machine) vs an apnea monitor

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is really a dumb question I guess. I'm a private duty RN, and my patient has a bedside pulse oximeter or O2 sat machine. We apply it to one of her toes, and she wears it over night. It shows her...

  11. Pulse ox (O2 sat machine) vs an apnea monitor

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    THANKS for the clarification everyone! I felt almost for sure that I was correct. I'm an experienced nurse. I know what pulse ox/O2 sat machines are. But since I have NO apnea monitor experience I...

  12. Maxim? What is it like to work in this HH agency?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to JayKay123's topic in General Nursing

    I've already posted several times on this thread. But just had to give a surprising update. Long story short...A couple weeks ago when I talked to one of the "office people" on the phone about...

  13. Maxim? What is it like to work in this HH agency?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to JayKay123's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Haha! I didn't have the guts to be so blunt in my above post about Maxim! But I agree! The "office staff" who does all the scheduling and such treat me like I am a minimum wage McDonalds...

  14. As a new grad, expect to stay late?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a hospital bedside nurse for 14 years. You have probably heard conflicting things from different nurses because....when you get out can be variable depending on what shift you work, what...

  15. Maxim? What is it like to work in this HH agency?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to JayKay123's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to do a search for other posts about Maxim.... From what I have heard, different Maxim offices can be quite different depending on the particular staff running each location. What kind...

  16. People don't take Home Health serious enough..

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    "i agree that this is extremely unprofessional, on all counts: the lateness, and the no-show. i *have* to comment though, as a home care nurse for a number of years, i wonder what kind of patient you...

  17. OMG, we were being raped over pay!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    "Besides the $20/hr pay rate, at least here with the agency I work with, there are no benefits. No health or dental. I will only be doing this for a short time, though. Yes there is a lot less stress,...

  18. People don't take Home Health serious enough..

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    "For what it is worth, I would probably still do home care if I were you while I'm in school, because you can get a great deal of studying in, but I would make sure that it does not conflict with my...

  19. People don't take Home Health serious enough..

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I am so sorry about the irresponsible and unprofessional other home health aides!!! I do "private duty nursing" as a RN. Similar concept to a home health aide except the patient has advanced...

  20. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    ArwenEvenstar replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    I no longer work in a hospital, but did for 14 years. Some of the units I worked did block scheduling (the rooms you had were all together, like you had rooms 1 - 5, and acuity was not taken into...

  21. Has your supervisor ever told you to go to work when you were throwing up?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Amethyst Veralyn's topic in General Nursing

    Ridiculous is all I have to say that we are treated this way!!!! I recently ranted in another post because.... I recently called in and I was told that the policy is that you have to call in 24 hours...

  22. agency vs. float pool

    ArwenEvenstar replied to meriposa's topic in Agency Nurses

    I liked float pool at a hospital. The last hospital I worked at had its own internal float pool and stopped using agency nurses all together. I was in it for a couple years. It likely varies by...

  23. call in sick policy? how far ahead to call in?

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in Private Duty

    I do private duty (RN level cases) through an agency. What is your "call in" policy? If you are calling in unable to work (sick, need a personal day, etc), how far ahead do you have to give notice? I...

  24. call in sick policy? how far ahead to call in?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    "we have different levels of "calling off". scheduled pto for a doctors appt. or family function needs to be made before the next schedule is posted-2-4 weeks. if you are ill and need to call off it...

  25. OMG, we were being raped over pay!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Yea, I recently saw some paperwork when a previous case I was on switched to a different agency and the rate for medicaid high tech was listed as $32/hr. I get paid $20/hour (RN). The agencies are...