ButterflyRN90 ASN, RN

I went to Central because I was in the LPN to RN transition program at the time. My husband went to South but North was always considered the easiest. Yes, we also took those two together Pharm and math. Honestly, just push through it. Back then it w...

During my time we had professors give tests that were irrelevant to what we were taught. I fight so hard during one of my exams, I woke up early in the morning, drove there with 15 of my classmates for the instructor to RESCAN the Scantron. The 6 tha...

I've been. 2015. Brutal. Lots of test banks being sold, previous professors were sketchy, the stress was unlike any I ever experienced. I lost weight. I cried. I had to retrack. I would never do it again. Good luck though!

I work a covid exclusive unit. I get $27 base pay with night/ weekend differentials. I'm immunocompromised. Not. Worth. It. I'm jumping into travel nursing because honestly, if I HAVE to care for covid patients I may as well get fair compensation for...

I'm going to make this as clear as possible . I work nights at a hospital on a tele floor. I'm currently on orientation and am towards the end of it. So, one night I had a pt who was in ARF, dialysis, and a Type 2 DM. So the pt BG drops to 44mg/dL an...

Please read above. Appeal was complete. Thank you.

Evacuate where?? We don't get orders to evacuate. The Keys did, but evacuation had risks. A lot of these women are HIGH RISK. Finding a high risk OB on short notice AND in an area you evacuated to is next to impossible. Our facility also withstood An...

Those classes are mandatory

Um no. OP specifically states if she's required to work at a hospital that was ordered to be evacuated by the Governor yet the hospital has chosen to stay open.

Be VERY CAREFUL about that move. I had the SAME issue. I was on Tele and the hours were killer with my classes. I only function well on night shifts so day shift I spent my time nauseated with headaches and anxiety with exhaustion. They "offered" a d...

Not sure where to put this but I would like some feedback on the differences. The description on my job site doesn't really explain it and I'm very interested in applying for this. Anyone who's been or is in a nurse Residency Program: what's the diff...

It's a catch 22. I live in FL which is hurricane central and during Irma (I still hadn't begun working at my hospital) my husband mentioned a coworker evacuated with his family and didn't show up (team A or "during"). He was fired. If we don't show u...

We had a saying in nursing school: "C is for "continue". The reason we said that was because nursing school is difficult! Those who had straight As in HS were freaking out when they got Cs. It truly isn't the end of the world and nobody asks your GPA...

I've done the same. Once orientation is done all the craziness stops, at least for us.

When suggesting nights it's not really easier. I love nights but we have fewer nurses, less resources, the NM is not there, and you become "friends" with Rapid response. Nights is a different beast. Doctors also snap at you when you call their cell p...

Actually scheduled classes during work week is normal for me. I had to take an 8-5p class then go to work 6:30a-8pm to then practice and study and go back to class 8-5p to then repeat the cycle. The level of acuity is what creates this disconnect bet...

Oh yea, I learned one day that nurses, radiologists, PCAs, etc eat in the cafeteria and the doctors have their own lounge with chefs and everything.

I get free parking in the garage and the garage is across the main entrance INSIDE the hospital campus. They even built a new employee garage just for us because we used to have to take the shuttle.

Your post did not make sense. I dealt with the heavy responsibility of what happened for weeks. Is that not enough? I took everyone's feedback and it's still not enough? I fought for my job AFTER the patient was safe at home and I was canned and it's...

Highly doubt that. They investigated and it wasn't the Levemir decision. It was the lack of teaching and a large amount of verbal abuse that made me afraid to speak up. Everyone flipped their story but it was decided for me to start fresh. I have no ...

Hello all, I just came back to update you all that even though I will not be working on that same floor, my appeal went through and I am eligible for rehire with them! God is good! The Levemir wasn't the deciding factor as much as how I began tanking...

I'm going to informally close this topic as it is no longer necessary and I will no longer respond to these comments. Thank you to those who reached out to me with supportive words. I can't thank you enough. Now to fight back. Thanks again!

No offense, but I wasn't really asking for advice on what to write. I already have appointed people assisting me in this. The moment you mentioned that horrid person, Charles Cullen I stopped reading. He was NOT the example. Thanks but no thanks. Hav...

It was NormaSaline's reply

True, but my hospital acted like new nurses are the only ones and should be reprimanded harshly. I read of a nurse who killed a pt for giving 10x the dose of digoxin and her punishment was transfer to a different floor. I wish I could ask what made t...