DnCali

The person who did this should be terminated. This is immature and unprofessional.

Hi! I live in west LA. I rent a 2/2 apartment for $3400.00 a month. It does not include water or utilities. I have been a nurse for 23 years and have my BSN. I make 56.90/hr at a magnet hospital. Traffic is bad here, taxes high, and everything is expensive!

I just switched from days to nights in January. I simply told my manager that it would fit my lifestyle better at the moment. There was an open position, and I moved into it in less than a month. I think in general that management is used to this type of request. I have worked both shifts, but at this time I prefer nights for my life.

Location: Los Angeles, CA Experience: 10 years LPN, 13 years RN, BSN Speciality: Oncology Hospital: mid size community, union pay: $56 hr differentials: $4.25 night week day/$6.60 night weekend

Cowboyardee, I disagree with your conclusion that nursing education is failing because a BSN can not identify certain rhythms on a monitor. Once a nurse enters a speciality area they usually acquire more specialized knowledge through on the job training and training classes provided by unit based educators. When I worked on a cardiac step down unit, I was required to take hospital sponsored classes and competency exams/check offs related to tele. Nursing programs are there to provide a broad base and set the new nurse up as a novice. It is through practice and learning that becoming a competent provider is achieved. When I became a bone marrow transplant nurse; I learned most of the competencies and specifics about this complicated process and the diseases BMT treats, through hands on and educational requirements provided by the unit. Just because one has a BSN does not mean the individual has in depth knowledge for all specialities. I reflect on Benner's stages of clinical competency...with many years of experience, I was a novice when I started oncology and BMT.

Maple syrup urine disease...I actually took care of babies with this very rare syndrome. It is true the urine smelled sweet!

Keeping it simple...NO!

You can get a job with ADN in LA. I found a good job at USC in urgent care and was offered a job in dialysis with only my associate degree. I had several years of experience so keep this in mind. I did get my BSN in 2014 and moved on to a good hospital that only hired BSN. If you don't mind taking jobs that may not be your dream job while working on BSN then I think you will be fine. Many hospitals such as providence and MLK will hire you but require a BSN within a specified time frame. Small community hospitals like Olympia hire new grad ADN a lot!

Mistakes like this do happen and I have seen it before. I have never seen anyone get suspended for it but rather counseled. I think there must be other reasons that they have suspended you. I know that all the employers I have dealt with in the past 12 years do a comprehensive background check by a 3rd party. They verify employment dates, send e-mail reference forms to former managers and co-workers, and are very thorough. I guess, I would keep it to myself and hope it blows over but learn from my mistake. I also would do a self evaluation to determine if there is more to this than this isolated incident...then I would work diligently to rectify the situation.

This just sounds very unrealistic. The pay may sound very enticing, but between taxes and insane cost of living, you won't be bringing home what you think. I live in SoCal, but my daughter and a friend lived in SF.....for a super tiny, no amenities studio they paid over $2000.00 a month! Your travel expenses and lodging alone make it not worth it. It is easy to romanticize over living in SF and working a dream job--but seriously it won't be dreamy when you experience the high cost of living first hand. I certainly would not do this!

I work on a high acuity BMT unit. All the patients are required daily showers and CHG baths. They all have central lines. We, the nurses, do all the IV wraps. I have to wait a few minutes to give meds often...but that is what it comes down to in non-emergency, but still urgent meds, a few minutes delay and saving me from situations like yours! As it always happens, patient is ready to shower at the most inconvenient times....but I always pause a quick minute, wrap that IV, and be done with it. I have been a nurse 20 years...I learned long ago that is faster and more efficient to bang out the little things... Me? I would have wrapped the IV in the time it took you to hunt the CNA down on her break. I often empty urinals, commodes, emesis basins, etc...teamwork, it is all about teamwork!

Location: Southern California Experience: BSN 2014, ADN 2005, LPN 1995 Speciality: Oncology Pay: $55.44/hr $2.50 wend diff day shift Cost of living: $2850 month 2/2 apartment

Move on. It is not worth the time or energy.

You can do this! I agree with using Kaplan.

I received an insulated cup with the hospital logo...I liked it :) Happy Nurses weeK!!!!!!