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1. Holiday Sick Calls From Self-Centered Staff

   rn&run replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

   Still sounds like a culture problem, not a problem of individuals. My company has a ‘points’ system— lose too many to tardies or call outs, you’re out. As long as you stay under the limit your sick time is yours to use. It’s childish, but it works. Y...

2. Judgement call?

   rn&run replied to nurse54361's topic in General Nursing

   You did great! You assessed, treated, reassessed, and called for assistance appropriately. I’m sorry you’re feeling down on yourself, but you needn’t.

3. Internal medicine clinic - what do I need to know?

   rn&run replied to guest464345's topic in Ambulatory

   Congratulations on your new job! Common office procedures might include labs (phlebotomy, urinalysis, finger stick blood glucose and a1c), spirometry, vision screening, ekg, ear lavage, giving IM and PO meds. You might set up for and assist with mino...

4. Introverted and working in the ED?

   rn&run replied to Imnathalieim's topic in General Nursing

   Yes you can! I'm an introvert and doing just fine in a busy urgent care. Social skills can be learned by anyone, not just extroverts. I'm not friends outside of work with my co-workers, and I don't share a lot of info about my personal life at ...

5. First Big Error - Advice Needed

   rn&run replied to NewRNontheBlock21's topic in General Nursing

   Sending you peace and reassurance. All new grads ever make mistakes -- some that cause harm, most that do not. You are very high risk for errors right now, off orientation but still new. It gets better. As a new grad I accidentally hung D50 instead o...

6. 8-10hr nursing jobs that give hospital paygrade

   rn&run replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

   The clinics in my area pay comparable to the hospital I was at. Well, the hospital started me out at a higher rate of pay, but my current clinic is much better at giving appropriate raises and periodic cost-of-living adjustments. I now make more at t...

7. Constantly Making Mistakes

   rn&run replied to Blueb's topic in General Nursing

   Ugh, I've been there! I prefer to work in areas that don't have high-volume med-passes for this reason. For me, OR and urgent care are two settings in which I feel I'm a better nurse, vs SNF and med/surg. In the OR, it's important to be meticulous, b...

8. Possible Accidental HIPAA Violation

   rn&run replied to kaliandr's topic in General Nursing

   Slow down. Take a deep breath. This is a small and accidental HIPAA violation. It's not a terminal offense, or something you'd lose licensure over. Really. It's the sort of thing you do as a new grad, which freaks you out and makes you pay better att...

9. Work Schedule

   rn&run replied to SarahRN0325's topic in General Nursing

   I think four 10s is only better if you get your day off in the middle, e.g. on Mon/Tues, off Wed, on Thur/Fri, off Sat/Sun.

10. Which patients are you most scared to take care of?

    rn&run replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    'Scared' is a strong word for a work-related emotion. There are conditions it's appropriate to be... more vigilant towards, or to seek more support in managing. In my experience, feeling scared at work about something it's in my job-description to ma...

11. Please tell me it’s just Medsurg!!

    rn&run replied to Aweb's topic in General Nursing

    Hello friend, I like clinic nursing— I work for a family practice/urgent care instead of the hospital now. It doesn’t have the same need for constant vigilance and aggressive patient advocacy, but I still learn new things all the time. I have m...

12. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

    rn&run replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

    I've only worked in one OR, but what you're describing @jamiebell is concerning to me. From the Association of Surgical Technologists: "Wound closure is performed under the broad delegatory authority of the physician, as defined by the America...

13. I'm a sexless nurse, part 2

    rn&run replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    OP, so glad your pre-existing gender norms helped you overcome culture shock.

14. Tips to improve morale

    rn&run replied to travellingnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I find that good pay, adequate staffing, sick leave, paid vacation, and good health benefits correlate directly with good morale.

15. What constitutes "a big deal"?

    rn&run replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    You certainly aren't alone -- and you're not a bad nurse. You are ethical. As a new grad, I was really upset about my first med error. The house supervisor (SNF/LTC facility) told me: "If a nurse tells you they've never made a med error, they'r...