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Thanks for this info!!! It really helps!!

thanks!

When you put out your resume--did you put your old address or the new one??

THANK YOU ALLL!!! When you did your resume did you put your home address or the address you were moving to??

Has anyone moved across country?? Say they are a nurse in Illinois and they want to move to Texas. If so, how was your hiring process?? Did you perform interviews via Skype? Was it hard to get the attention of hospitals in other states? Thanks!

So true, so true!! If everyone works as a team it is great!

EXACTLY!!! You are 100% correct!!!! Actually that exact thing happens ALLLLLL the time!! Just yesterday I was struggling to change a guy and a nurse came in and turned off the light and left, never helped. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! You understand completely!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true, unfortunately our RNs have selective hearing and NEVER answer the lights. We get a "call light report" after our shift and it tells how many lights were over a minute. if it says 8 or so all that means is NOONE HELPED US!!! One PCT can't meet then eeds of 17 patients properly. I have learned CYA----OH yes!!

Ha!! So true!! having this many patients is crazy!!

THANKS!! I am so glad you can understand!

You are soooo right!! ALL of the other nurses on my floor are just wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU!!! Actually I went to the Chapel in the hospital before working with her, believe me God was right by my side. The teacher removed the nurse from her roster of nurses to assign students to. So the student was with a different nurse this week.

AGREED AGREED AGREEED!!!! You hit the nail on the head!!

THANK YOU!!! I agree on the percentages. I wish more people wanted to work as a team, it helps serve our patients better. The student is wonderful!!! Actually, he told me yesterday that his teacher was in the room too. I didn't notice her, thought she was family. and SHE asked the nurse to help too...

Thanks everyone!! She was sitting in her chair drinking her starbucks, playing Candy Crush on her phone. She wasn't waiting for any calls, or charting, she was just plain being rude and lazy. A couple coworkers came to me last night and explained "that's just what she does" (sitting and not helping). No big deal, just wanted advice from others whom have dealt with it. I will keep it professional

I would LOVE feedback! I have been on the floor of my hospital for 13 days now on my own, so yup I am brand new. I have been a CNA for 5 years, but this is my first hospital experience. 99% of the staff are WONERFUL!! and then there's "Nurse Ratched" as she is lovingly known. Safe to say I avoid her like the plague. But last week I was about to change her patient (who is a MAX assist and 300lbs) and asked her to help. She snarled "FIVE MINUTES". Well after her sitting 15 minutes in her chair, the student that was with her (but by this time standing by her side also confused as to why she is not helping) gowned up (yup this was an iso. patient) and came in, so did a Dr. THEN in she strolls. Well it was horrible. the patient was changed and I went to my next patient. then the student came up to me and said "I told the charge the nurse was not helping" I also was going to say something, but with a patient load to the max of max I was distracted. So now I need to work with this horrible nurse today and tomorrow and every week for 2 8 hour shifts in a row!!How do you deal with someone like that?????? The charge came up to me and said the bad nurse "doesn't like new people" I was like WHAT???? Why keep her. but I know this floor is sooo hard to staff because it is way heavy so I said OK. Any advice, or have you guys been in the same situation??

yours sounds wonderful!!!

yup!!those wards with 14+ patients IS hell!!!and you can NOT do your job properly. It's just not fair to the patient.

awesome tips, thanks!!!!!!

WOW!!!You are also a very nice and kind nurse, I wish ours helped like you!

Wow, you sound like a kind RN. Our RNs think we are their slaves and have zero respect. a PCT was showing me something (remember I am still orientating!) and this one nurse said "ok, no more teaching I need to talk".....you know what she needed to do???? ask the patient (who spoke no English) what his height was, she could have totally still asked, me and the PCT were not talking to her.

We are in the same boat!! I will try my hardest to make it!!

Ha!!THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH I worked where you do!! I will remember all your tips!

I have been hired at a floor where it is way short staffed, and the ratios are horrible,,I am new to the hospital experience and wanted to know what ratios you all have I am a PCT on Tele floor and I am responsible for 17 patients!! How many do you guys have?? What floor??

Awesome!!Thanks!