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  1. Shift differentials?

    sasha1224 replied to aachavez's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is 15% for nights 7p-7a.(we only have12hour shifts). Time and a half for holidays(8 holidays a year). RNsRWe mentioned the difference in pay with night shifters taking PTO. The hospital I am at...

  2. charge pay

    sasha1224 replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

    1. how much extra do charge nurses make at your facility? permanent charges make more but not sure how much, a fill-in charge is 1.00/hr 1. if they also have an assignment. generally not on either...

  3. Should I have turned the LVN in?

    sasha1224 replied to PlasticsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a compact state? Maybe they are licensed in a different compact

  4. Select Specialty Hospital work environment

    sasha1224 replied to tyjane7's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for one and while it wasn't the worst place I worked it wasn't the best either. As for a Long Term Acute Care Hospital, it was far better than the other one I worked for. As for patients, it...

  5. Affairs between staff members spouses

    sasha1224 replied to pielęgniarka's topic in General Nursing

    Had a situation like this one placed I worked. A husband and wife were both supervisors, then the husband started and affair with a floor nurse. Word got around quickly. He moved in with the nurse....

  6. What color scrubs do you wear?

    sasha1224 replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    One place I worked RNs wore royal blue, could coordinate a print top to the royal blue pants. One was all RNs wore navy blue and the next maroon. Currently, I work at a place that doesn't have a...

  7. Discouraged...VENT...ADVICE?

    sasha1224 replied to RUN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You might see if your area has LTACHs, Kindred is a big company that has LTACHs throughout. These are Long Term Acute Care Hospitals and take complex patients. It's not a nursing home. These places do...

  8. Incident report for infiltrated vein?

    sasha1224 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: I have worked some places that do IRs for IV infiltrates but they were for tracking not disciplinary action. The key is to monitor the site and DOCUMENT. This saved a co-worker of mine. She...

  9. State surveyors here again...and being super picky...

    sasha1224 replied to IowaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility is getting hammered by state. is it totally unjustified. No. For us, if the administration would discipline or fire that ones making that mistakes, we would do ok. But alas, this doesn't...

  10. PO liquid potassium vs. PO tablet potassium??

    sasha1224 replied to sherlee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I maybe could see this if the pill being used is the Extended Release type. Could that be what they

  11. Would highly appreciate a feedback of my FNP personal statement

    sasha1224 replied to NikkynurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am applying for admission to the msn program, family nurse practitioner concentration because i desire a career which provides advanced nursing care to individuals and to the community at large. my...

  12. Frustrated preceptor

    sasha1224 replied to OncRN612's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa....scary! A couple things come to mind. One is to document skills she claims she doesn't have(as you mentioned bed baths, bedside commodes), and document the errors she has made(changing drip...

  13. Recent grad, orientation issues - advice request

    sasha1224 replied to murphyle's topic in Emergency

    I would agree with LunahRN and state to the educator that your had a better connection(rapport) with the alternate preceptor. This may be enough to get to work with the preceptor who you click with...

  14. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    sasha1224 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time Mersa, sometimes MRSA. American. Practiced two regions, Midwest and Southwest. It seems I heard Mersa more in MW and MRSA more SW. May be from higher ratios of foreign nurses. Ireland...

  15. respecting ones faith at work...the fine line

    sasha1224 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    When I read your post it got me thinking....I currently work in a fairly diverse cultural area(largely hispanic and tribal groups) but I realized that I have not encountered some of the diverse groups...

  16. How to get report without chasing call lights???

    sasha1224 replied to NYNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    One possible solution is to stagger the start times of the nurses and the techs. I don't think this would add to cost. For example, techs could start at 630(am or pm), be done with their report and be...

  17. Does subacute nursing home experience counts as acute hospital experience?

    sasha1224 replied to I RN A's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar problem when I was applying for a travel contract because my most recent experience when applying was in a LTACH ICU. Even though it is acute care, because it has that Long Term in...

  18. What Do Hospitals Check For in Background Checks?

    sasha1224 replied to BostonKatie's topic in Nursing Career

    My current employer pretty much fires for any "ding" on a persons license. And will not hire anyone with a"ding". Other places I have worked at were not this stringent. Doesn't help that my current...

  19. How do your units/hospitals judge acuity and staffing loads?

    sasha1224 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I worked at used an acuity tool that had us fill out a questionnaire each shift. It would then assign the patient as a 1:1, 1:2, etc. This was translated as if the nurse had a 1:2, they...

  20. managements new idea for call-lights

    sasha1224 replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    OMG please don't let my administration see this one. They would definitely do this. Unfortunately, one of our state surveys was about answering call lites. Pt's claiming it would be up 30-1hour before...

  21. Anyone move from critical care to med/surg and like it?

    sasha1224 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, most of my almost 20 years has been some type of ICU environment. Last year, I moved across the country and took a travel contract in my new city. The one that I was able to secure was a...

  22. Wages

    sasha1224 replied to #one's topic in General Nursing

    The acute care hospitals I have worked at("regular hospitals") don't give any credit for LPN years of experience. The nurse could be an LPN for many years but when that person gets their RN, they...

  23. My first code... ever

    sasha1224 replied to ishootu's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like this was a good learning experience. Good teamwork in a code is key and as others suggested, be available , observe, run for supplies, offer to do compressions, support the family,...

  24. Overtime Pay for Change of Shift Report

    sasha1224 replied to goldenmom's topic in General Nursing

    Most places I have worked require staff to submit to HR/DON when lunch wasn't able to be taken. Otherwise it is deducted automatically. My current place scrutinzes people who state no lunch and...

  25. LVN or RN

    sasha1224 replied to itsjaypee08's topic in LPN to RN

    JayPee08 it sounds like you have a game plan in place. If you re having year to wait for the RN program, but can get started right away in LVN programm then that sounds like a plan.At least you are...