Dormi93 RN

Dormi93 is a RN and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. RN Pay Transparency

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital is also not union, a few hospitals in the Chicago metro area are like UIC, etc. But most in the suburbs are not.

2. RN Pay Transparency

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   There isn't a difference at my hospital. I currently have my ADN and finish my BSN next fall.

3. RN Pay Transparency

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   I also have my CCRN certification, along with the normal BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, US IV training, etc.

4. RN Pay Transparency

   Dormi93 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was just looking to see if we could create a pay transparency for RNs. I work in Illinois in the Chicago Suburbs, at a Northwestern Medicine Hospital Experience: 6 years - 2 on inpatient Stroke/Neurology (1 year floor nurse, 1 year p...

5. Which job offer to accept

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't given a reason besides the normal automatic turned down email, "thank you for your submission... sadly we are not pursuing you for employment.... best wishes..." I'm not super pressed for money, but I don't think I could not work for very lo...

6. Which job offer to accept

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, it sounding like a very rough unit is the only thing holding me back. I don't mind being busy, but I don't want to be so busy I can't learn or be safe.

7. Which job offer to accept

   Dormi93 replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

   It's somewhat understandable, "Ortho Days" or planned ortho cases are Monday's and Wednesday's so they plan on having the unit mostly emptied out to prepare for the admissions on Monday. The unit manager I interviewed with stated that usually it's p...

8. Which job offer to accept

   Dormi93 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad who has worked in critical care as a HUC/PCT for the past 4 years while in school. Unfortunately, my unit cannot hire a new grad at this time... so I have interviewed and been offered jobs on two very different units. Background: I am...

9. Done something in Clinical you weren't supposed to?

   Dormi93 replied to tammytwochains's topic in General Students

   The only thing that I've ever done in clinical that wasn't what we should have done was I had a developmentally delayed patient that I was passing around 12 meds to. He was noncommunicative and after he threw his first set of pills on the floor (amon...

10. Working while attending Nursing school

    Dormi93 replied to Mfrancis02's topic in General Students

    It is very manage-able. I had a job where I worked 5 days a week and attended nursing school, it just goes down to priority management and learning to say no. No I can't pick up 4 extra hours, no I can't spend this weekend drinking I have an exam and...

11. How do I get them to listen?

    Dormi93 replied to whatdayisit11to7Nrse's topic in General Nursing

    All you can do is present your case with the evidence you have. If it is reasonable enough and they don't listen get out ASAP that is not a place to become attached to.

12. Hospital VS Nursing Home- which is harder for a CNA?

    Dormi93 replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at both a nursing home and a step-down ICU as a CNA. The main difference will be types of workload. I found that you CAN (depending on co-workers) have a lot more help in a hospital because there are generally more nurses/cnas around. In my ...