L-ICURN BSN, RN

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    Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    L-ICURN replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My former employer did this garbage for years and no one said anything. Until one day, a traveler noticed her pay was wrong and promptly discussed it with the ER manager, who refused to fix it. So she...
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    The Worst Interview of My Life! Ever!

    L-ICURN replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an interview not too long ago for a dream job that would have given me the opportunity to see so much more. I was questioned repeatedly about how (in my current health state) I would...
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    Should I renew my license?

    L-ICURN replied to ScaredRN's topic in General Nursing

    To the best of my knowledge, your ohio license will just lapse and expire. Should you decide to work in ohio again, you'd have to apply for
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    Never feeling good enough, despite milestones

    L-ICURN replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    Who's moving the bar? If you like the floor you're on, stay a while. On those shifts when the acuity of the patients seems easy, read a journal. Look at certification as a possibility. Join a...
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    Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

    L-ICURN replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    You'll do right by withholding negativity because former employers can be vengeful creatures. We should be able to tell the truth about toxic people, staffing ratios, and the like. However, management...
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    ICU Nursing

    L-ICURN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I hope so, because lately I've been thinking there's got to be more to
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    ICU Nursing

    L-ICURN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I had a counselor tell me once that you sound like you already know the answer to what's bothering you the most. If it's only a short time (a few months), then stay long enough to get vested. Then...
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    What conference benefits does your hospital offer?

    L-ICURN replied to sarah.b2024's topic in General Nursing

    We get no assistance for that. We hosted an annual specialty conference every year, but you had to pay to go and not everybody could do that. One of the clinical members paid to attend a national...
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    Are we not asked to give to much?

    L-ICURN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I read your previous post and had no concrete advice to help you, but my heart broke for you, because I know these feelings. When is the charting going to end? When can I have a day to myself? In my...
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    Nihss stroke scale and float pool need advice

    L-ICURN replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    This! I over scored on the online test every time. It took multiple attempts to figure out
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    Do you have a side hustle?

    L-ICURN replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    I kicked around the idea of photography on the weekends or days off, but the market is oversaturated with photographers. So my side hustle looks like it's going to be overtime. I need to get some...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    L-ICURN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    When I did tele on nights (my first job), it was common practice to give us 8 patients each. We had active heart attacks show up, cath lab patients, and other fun stuff. As a new grad at the time,...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    L-ICURN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    recently I noticed all the new grads who applied were applying to ICU or ER. Neuro, surg/trauma, medical, CV ICU...all of them. But none of them apply for medsurg/tele. Very few want to work the...
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    What Certificates To Get for New RN

    L-ICURN replied to xsoymilk's topic in General Nursing

    I have both CCRN and TNCC. Both are expensive (at least I think they are). I know for the CCRN you have to have so many hours of experience to take the exam. Or at least I did a year ago when I took...
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    Leaving first nursing job after 5 months?

    L-ICURN replied to PsychedNurse13's topic in General Nursing

    Run. If you get the other job, take
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    How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    L-ICURN replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I'm saving this
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    Transferring positions prior to 1 year in first nursing job

    L-ICURN replied to 01.rn.10's topic in General Nursing

    My former boss did this to me. Told me daylight, then moved me to nights. And then moved 3 new grads to daylight after my move to nights. There are places that sometimes hire for days. It's just a...
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    Transferring to ICU

    L-ICURN replied to RN0233's topic in General Nursing

    If you go through the interview, go ahead and ask about being permanent nights. Most of the time, we get rotating shifts because there aren't enough volunteers to work nights only. However, when...
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    RNs giving patient lab results.

    L-ICURN replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    The intensivist came in and went over everything. And the consult showed up ~2 hours later. By the time the shift ended, a game plan was laid out. We were fortunate that
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    RNs giving patient lab results.

    L-ICURN replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    In my humble experience, releasing lab results varies. For example, staff was not allowed to release HIV status or other STDs. The physicians did those. Once had a patient who had a lab result come...
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    Transferring positions prior to 1 year in first nursing job

    L-ICURN replied to 01.rn.10's topic in General Nursing

    That 6 shifts in 8 days is a killer, but I've known people who do it just to get 8 days off afterwards. Anyways...I've found that hospital nursing is simply not a world where you'll get weekends off,...
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    Some advice on "Orientation"

    L-ICURN replied to Birdsofprey's topic in General Nursing

    I was very fortunate that when I started my first job on a medsurg/tele unit, I had 1 great LPN and several great RNs who were patient, encouraged questions, understood I was brand new, and helped me...
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    New Nurse, terrible shift

    L-ICURN replied to ascty87's topic in General Nursing

    I found what helped me in the beginning was to write out what I wanted to go over in report. You may not have time to do this, so always have your brain sheet ready. As for repetition for skills, you...
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    new job advice

    L-ICURN replied to amedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left an ER job because of the BS from staff and physicians (1 in particular). What kills me is I really wanted a change and was looking forward to the ER. If you want the ER and want to see it...
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    why is an RN considered as an expense instead of an asset?

    L-ICURN replied to juviasama's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day, even the nonprofit sees things in terms of cost vs revenue. We are labor. For most places, we are a means to an end. Like one responder said, if they could get away with using...