motor_mouth MSN, RN

How difficult has it been to schedule fingerprints lately? I need a background check to renew this time around. This ancient PC won't let me so I need to wait until I have access to a newer computer. LOL

I work in a non-M/S unit that is considered of lesser acuity. We get NO orientation to the M/S floors but get floated there when needed. Some are nice and show us the lay of the land, others just say "here's your assignment" and leave you clueless.

I receive emails and snide follow up voicemails saying "Well, since you never responded. . ." Yeah I didn't respond. I was sleeping because I work that night. Grrr.....

This is a WONDERFUL idea! Then again, work already complains that I don't answer the phone when I'm off. I still love the idea.

Agree. My phone is on silent when I'm home and I'll only answer work if I want to work extra. Then when I don't answer I get emails asking for a better number to reach me when I'm off. Uh, I'm OFF. You don't need any number to reach me. Also, I work ...

I really think management has NO CLUE how difficult it is for night shift to work every other day. We do "self" scheduling but every now and then, the manager schedules us with no input from staff, and it seems we ALL end up every other night. We'll ...

Not necessarily. I rarely work my 3 days in a row. That's just not how it works out most weeks.

Part of it is just going to be getting used to the hours. Flipping between days and nights isn't easy to begin with. I work nights and as hard as it is to drag myself to the gym after a shift, some days that's what I have to do.

I haven't had a flare since I went on medication. I'm currently working ~44-52hrs/week on average, sometimes 60. Yes, sometimes I am exhausted, but it's probably from just working so much. My lab work, for the most part, is still normal. You have to...

Here's the situation in a nutshell with as few specifics as possible. I'm recently off orientation at a new job (~2.5 yrs of nursing experience elsewhere). There is something due 3-4 hours into my shift which the patient refused, stating she wanted i...

Meeshie - That was helpful. It's usually not an issue with the previous shift leaving things undone. It just happened that multiple things were not done that day so I started out playing catch up. Someone else had told the patient that it could be d...

Thought this would be fun! You know you're a psych nurse when. . . You consider it a good day if you're not hit, kicked, scratched, etc. Code greens are a normal part of the job.

For anyone else out there that works double shifts (16 hours) at times and has to be back in 8 hours, how do you wind down enough to go to bed when you get home? I get off at 2330 (in theory), home around midnight, but it can take me an hour or more ...

Does anyone else feel bad when they are thinking about changing jobs? Even when I wasn't a nurse, I always felt so bad/guilty about looking for another job. I've been at my current job for ~2 years and there is little to no chance of advancement. No...

Just wanted to updated everyone. I ended up interviewing for the position I mentioned in this post. They were taking too long to hear from so I applied to another position, was offered it, and took it. :) Still better pay, better benefits, opportunit...

I work primarily with dementia patients, so have been called every name in the book. I find on most days, it really doesn't bother me. Then, for whatever reason, there are days that for whatever reason, I start to get emotional. That's when I look to...

Agreed. Do not go in blind to their interview techniques.

Food all week. That all the other disciplines ate also.

I read the first few pages and it was very eye opening! It sounds like a very long, complicated process. I've only just applied, so we'll see if it goes any further than that. From what I've read on here, it looks like education/experience doesn't co...

When my family member died, it was after repositioning. The hospice nurse told me that in her experience, death happens often after repositioning after a certain point in the dying process. It's nothing you did.

I listened to everyone and put in my application. If I had more time, I could, and would have, done a lot more but that's the best I could do. At least I did it and if I don't get the job, I'll keep looking.

I know you all are right. I guess I'll work on changing a copy of my resume as this organization is very specific about what they want; more details not less. If I can get it done in time for the midnight deadline, great, if not, it will be ready the...

I won't say where I work as I don't want to throw any hospital under the bus. I graduated from UMSON's CNL program and have my CNL certification as well. The place I work does not have a clinical ladder, so degree, certification, etc. mean nothing.

Been a nurse for ~2 years with and still don't make any of these salaries I think if we don't get some pretty significant raises this year, it's time to look for other options.

I just had a family member in home hospice (I was taking care of her for her last week) and was there when she took her last breath. I have to say, it was very special, for lack of a better word, to be able to calm her with medications and keep her c...