RNdynamic

RNdynamic

Critical Care, Float Pool Nursing

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  1. Are all nurses overworked and underpaid?

    RNdynamic replied to bluebird2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a movie. Also, exceptions do not invalidate something that is generally true. That's why they're called

  2. Are all nurses overworked and underpaid?

    RNdynamic replied to bluebird2010's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Women and men are fundamentally different. There has never been a strong workers rights movement for women in this country, in contrast to men. Women are less likely to strike, less likely to...

  3. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    My current hospital uses the traditional 40 hour rule. They will schedule you only for 3 12s a week. If you pick up extra or they ask you to come in extra, you will be paid overtime if you go over 40...

  4. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    That is my point. They are not following an 8/80 system. They're using their own system which is not

  5. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    The old job was 76.5 hours biweekly. 3.5 hours was deducted from 80 due to automatic meal deductions. It's not true that if you owe money back for benefits if you don't fulfill the requirement of...

  6. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I'll call the labor board to clarify. Thanks for the feedback. To the people who are in a state of shock over the fact that I might have been screwed out of overtime that I might have earned, you...

  7. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I did not self schedule. They scheduled me and asked people if they wanted long stretches off or if they wanted things spread farther apart. Yes, the job offered was 12 hour shifts, 80 hours...

  8. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I was non exempt. I was a floor nurse. I punched in at a time clock every day and I would even get reprimanded if I punched in early. All the floor nurses are non exempt. This was a new graduate...

  9. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to review the posts by KelRN215... it may help you to understand. If an employer wants to schedule you for 12 hour shifts they don't have to pay overtime... unless they are using the...

  10. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    If the facility was operating under the 8/80 system, then wouldn't I be owed overtime for all the shifts that exceeded 8 hours? Like the 12 hour shifts? That implies must be following labor laws...

  11. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember doing so or signing anything that said so. Also it looks like the NYS department of labor that contracts designed to avoid overtime payment are not lawful, but I could be mistaken....

  12. Is it really easier for male new grad nurses to land a job?

    RNdynamic replied to RN_na_pogi_pa's topic in Men in Nursing

    Men tend to aim for higher paying jobs and higher paying specialties, like nurse anesthetists. Women aim for jobs that offer scheduling flexibility to take care of kids and such. Also, women who get...

  13. PCCN (Progressive Care Certification for Nurses) Review

    RNdynamic replied to lilhendy's topic in General Nursing

    I used the first book you mentioned and I thought it was actually very good. I passed the PCCN last year with 88/100 questions

  14. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    It still appears that I should have received overtime however, because that rule states that even if you don't exceed 80 hours over two weeks, then you still have to be paid overtime for shifts...

  15. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, apparently it's due to that 8/80 rule. Organizations that employ nurses 24/7 such as nursing homes and hospitals are an exception to the ban on averaging two weeks to compute overtime, it seems....

  16. Can hospitals average two weeks together to avoid paying overtime?

    RNdynamic replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    My current employer pays biweekly but we still accrue overtime if we work more than 40 hours in any given week. That website states that a workweek is 7 days, which seems to be irrespective of pay...

  17. Why are nurses not paid more?

    RNdynamic replied to XcrMat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My old job as a new nurse in upstate NY paid 22.86. The senior nurses didn't make much more. Since moving to a more metropolitan area in the northeast I started making more like 30. It is...

  18. Weather Policy

    RNdynamic replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not lenient, and I feel as if we deserve disaster pay: a premium upon our regular wage in times of snowstorms and

  19. NG tube and Ice Chips

    RNdynamic replied to mondee619's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, you can even instil ice or slush straight down the NG tube as needed. This is an effective treatment for hyperthermia because it helps to lower their core

  20. Do you need all those degrees?

    RNdynamic replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It isn't just degree proliferation. It's also certification proliferation from greedy "credentialing" organizations. I am convinced that there is a lot of fraud within that industry. These degrees...

  21. Co-worker asked how much I make an hour

    RNdynamic replied to coffeeSTAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in agreement. I know at least three nurses newer than me whose first raise put them at a higher rate of pay than myself, in spite of being experienced nurse myself.

  22. Cross-Contamination, Etc, Slight Vent

    RNdynamic replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, there is no infection related reason not to wash men's and women's clothes together any more than there is washing different men's clothes together or different women's clothes together. It...

  23. Cross-Contamination, Etc, Slight Vent

    RNdynamic replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't know what DD clients

  24. Recovering after bullying

    RNdynamic replied to SombraRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just be careful about what bosses you end up working for. I made the mistake of transitioning from an excellent manager to a department with a horrible one. It really affected me that

  25. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    RNdynamic replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    You're a new nurse. Don't get yourself into trouble. Stay out of it. This can backfire on you. You don't know who is friends with who, and who might retaliate against you. Leave it