DavidDudley

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  1. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    DavidDudley replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The grass isn't necessarily greener at LTC. Just looking in the LTC forum here on allnurses and you'll see how so many nurses have so many issues with LTC, such as crazy insane nurse to patient...

  2. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    DavidDudley replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Day shift is much busier but not sleeping is way more stressful for a lot of people than dealing with the chaos of day shift. I actually prefer day chaos because it keeps me more busy and more...

  3. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    DavidDudley replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like you would feel a lot better if you were on days and able to get a full nights rest. Reading about how your feeling reminds me of how I felt when I was working nights. That being said,...

  4. Confused about how one year experience is calculated?

    DavidDudley replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming that the person's one year of experience is hospital experience then that year will be enough to secure at least registry

  5. Working for FREE!!!!???

    DavidDudley replied to Candogal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Only problem is that most LTC facilities will write you up for overtime. It's a lose lose situation, they say it's illegal to clock out and work for free but yet if you stay on the clock you get...

  6. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    DavidDudley replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location - Southern California Pay rate - $29.00 an hour In which area / specialty do you work? ER What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification...

  7. thinking about quitting night shift in LTC

    DavidDudley replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nights are a nightmare for some people, especially me. With the symptoms your experiencing, theres no doubt that it will cut into your lifespan if you continue to work them long term. If I were you I...

  8. Finally starting my new job as a HH nurse!

    DavidDudley replied to JJsMama79's topic in Home Health

    Try to stay on top of the paperwork as much as possible, otherwise you will drown in it. Just like how I am right

  9. IV starts, blood draws

    DavidDudley replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    I got some decent experience with IV's when I worked sub-acute SNF and when I was in prison. But nothing compared to the experience I get in the

  10. New(ish) Graduate at Emory University Hospital

    DavidDudley replied to miaara's topic in Emergency

    Depends on the hospital. The ED orientation at my hospital involved me working side by side with a nurse for 3 months. Initially I mainly assisted the nurse as I learned the system until I eventually...

  11. HELP! Process of becoming an ER Nurse?

    DavidDudley replied to mimi97's topic in Emergency

    It's like being on a rollercoaster. Such an erratic uncontrolled environment, your always going through high's and low's due to always getting different patients with different issues and different...

  12. Any advice for this new ER nurse?

    DavidDudley replied to littleblondeRN's topic in Emergency

    My advice is to always ask questions when you don't know something but always show confidence to the patients, even if your really clueless. Fake it till you make it. Never underestimate a patient's...

  13. ER to medsurg

    DavidDudley replied to tech1000's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm in a similar situation where I want to pick up medsurg in addition to my primary ER job. I love ER to death but like you I would like to be more well rounded since there's so many things in the ER...

  14. What do you love/hate about home health nursing?

    DavidDudley replied to JJsMama79's topic in Home Health

    I've been a per-diem home health nurse for a little bit over two years, and here are my pros and cons. Pros: 1. I generally work alone for the most part and don't have to deal with drama or...

  15. Managing pre shift anxiety?

    DavidDudley replied to %63theend's topic in Emergency

    In my experience, there's really no way to significantly alleviate the anxiety as a newbie. You will just get more comfortable in due time once you have done those skills so much that it becomes...

  16. Interested in corrections, but concerned about stigma for future

    DavidDudley replied to RunninNurse's topic in Correctional

    Depends on the hospital. With my hospital, I appealed to my past correctional experience since I had plenty of urgent/emergent experience there and it really seemed to help during the interview. But...

  17. Getting a job in the ER when you don't have experience

    DavidDudley replied to Jessica Krol's topic in Emergency

    I'm personally not convinced that spending significant amounts of money on certifications will necessarily tip the odds in your favor. But if your able to afford it then do it. But unless you have...

  18. No teamwork in ED

    DavidDudley replied to hella_RN's topic in Emergency

    Even at my ER, there's no team work from the other nurses as far as the things you mentioned. In most cases, your floor tech is your team when it comes to stuff like EKG's and and blood sugars. I...

  19. Does Anyone Actually LIKE Being a Nurse? (Slight Venting)

    DavidDudley replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN I hated nursing school and I hated my first 4 nursing jobs. But I struck gold on my 5th job. People say that the grass is never greener on the other side.. HOGWASH. Nightmares don't last...

  20. Changing from Med/Surg to Critical Care

    DavidDudley replied to nurse1903's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's more easier to cross train to other departments when your foot is already in the door at the hospital you want to work at. So instead of directly applying for ED or ICU as an outsider, apply for...

  21. does anyne else miss the hospital?

    DavidDudley replied to Cathyd241's topic in Home Health

    How old is your med-surg experience? if it isint too old then you shouldn't have a problem getting in via

  22. Can you have a life AND do HH?

    DavidDudley replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

    Unfortunately, this is the way HH is. Ive been doing it for 2 years and I always drown in the paperwork and getting behind. It's a nightmare. And that's coming from someone who only does it per diem,...

  23. Being an ER Nurse, is it worth it?

    DavidDudley replied to Levitas's topic in Emergency

    With no prior experience then a smooth journey is contingent upon how long your orientation is, the quality of your preceptor, and how cool the other nurses are with teaching and helping you after...

  24. ER nurse going to med-surg

    DavidDudley posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello everyone, So I have been an RN for 3 years now, most of my career has been in a correctional setting as well as doing home health but recently I was able to land an ER job and I absolutely love...

  25. ER nurse going to med-surg

    DavidDudley replied to DavidDudley's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Just for clarification, I'm not leaving ER. I'm talking about picking up med-surg as a second