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  1. Inappropriate nurses?

    hgraves64 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, I'm a Float pool nurse, and last night, I was pulling meds when a Staff nurse comes up to me. Without so much of a "hello", he snaps, "How many patients do you have?" My eyebrows raise. "Are you...

  2. Inappropriate nurses?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, small talk would include at least some sort of introduction of "Hi how are you?" Launching of into questioning a total stranger, especially during med pull, comes across as very blunt. I actually...

  3. Inappropriate nurses?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Shoe on the other foot, I would never had approached a complete stranger on the floor and started an inquisition on their assignment without a proper introduction first. Also, everyone's assignment is...

  4. Inappropriate nurses?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This floor has lots of turnover from the other Floats I talked to, likely due to the poor management and staffing. Are Floats allowed to refuse to work certain floors? I didn't know that was a...

  5. Inappropriate nurses?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This Staff Nurse who doesn't know me, came on with a very blunt, prying attitude. Had he been like, "I'm having a rough night - can you help me out?" I'd been "Of course!" But he shouldn't had been...

  6. If no union in right-to-work state, then what?

    hgraves64 replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I too lived and worked in Louisiana as a RN for both magnet and non-magnet hospitals. I was tired of being under-paid and over-worked. The worst was when I was a Charge Nurse on a Med-Surg floor that...

  7. Favorite Motivational Quote

    hgraves64 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    There's always going to be sick people in the world; think of it as job

  8. Fill In The Blank...

    hgraves64 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Patient: "Why am I so

  9. Create Your Own Meme

    hgraves64 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the satisifaction of heading home to my sweet bed after a long shift is the

  10. BONUS: Nurses Week Meme Contest

    hgraves64 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse giving report: "Oh, and would you mind collecting the patient's UA and OCB tonight, by the way?" My

  11. April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    hgraves64 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Yes, sir, I am still going to need to take your temperature

  12. Night shift and depression. HELP!

    hgraves64 replied to lgiampietro's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Do you have to rotate between night and day shifts every 8 weeks? WOW, that would be so hard! Me, I've only ever worked straight nights, and it's the best for me. Have you tried other sleep...

  13. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    Yeh I don't feel any connection to any of my past or current recruiters. I definitely didn't realize how important that is or how much say we nurses have in our contracts and assignments. A learning...

  14. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All, I am curious about your orientation at new assignments? This is my first Traveler experience, and I'm rather surprised that I received a 2.5 hour orientation session (mainly on operating...

  15. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    Oh it still is quite an ongoing mess! Counting the days down until my contract is

  16. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    I would have liked a week at each of the five hospitals, in retrospect, especially since I work 4-5 different floors in each one. They are all in the same network but the amount of differences...

  17. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    But yeh nothing new to learn clinically. Just their systems are so different out

  18. How was your Travelers' Orientation?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    Wow, working for five different hospitals and about 3-4 different floors within each one... I should've picked an initial assignment that was site based and only on one floor. All of the floors have...

  19. Lack of communication between facility and travelers?

    hgraves64 posted a topic in Travel

    Hey Everyone, I started my first travel assignment this January. I regret signing on for 6 months, because the SSRS manager does not update any of the travelers on new policies or education...

  20. Lack of communication between facility and travelers?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    It was rather strange, I'd thought, for the first recruiter to leave before I'd finalized my contract. Then, the second one vanished, too. The only notification I get is by the new one, announcing,...

  21. Lack of communication between facility and travelers?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    I'm hoping I can get my next assignment with a well-run hospital, then. I think a lot of their communication problems with policy updates also comes from working with an antiquated half-paper,...

  22. Lack of communication between facility and travelers?

    hgraves64 replied to hgraves64's topic in Travel

    Nope, no email updates from either my SSRS manager or through my agency. I'm just frustrated that I'm not getting updated by the Management personnel, as I assume it is their job to do so. I only find...

  23. University of Louisiana Lafayette (ULL) RN-BSN Experience

    hgraves64 replied to Oiseau_libre's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi, I've been in U-La-La's RN-to-BSN online program since March of this year. I find their classes very easy. Every week, you are expected to read two chapters from your textbook and then you have a...