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  1. Mandatory Overtime

    allstressedout1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a question as to what other nurses and management think. How much mandatory call is ok? When working 3-12 hour shifts or possibly 2 for part time people what is a reasonable # of 12 hour call...

  2. Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    allstressedout1 replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    I watched girls going back to get BSN. One would do everyone math online, one would do another class and so on. It bothered

  3. Staff Retention Policies

    allstressedout1 replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    Christmas bonus! That would be

  4. Extravasation in neonates

    allstressedout1 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How are infiltrated or extravasations managed in your NICU? Documentation,photos,notification of neo or a practioner, wound care, who can treat,

  5. Mandatory Overtime

    allstressedout1 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just wanted to get a feel for how mandatory overtime is handled other places. Our schedules are put in, then we are told weeks later how many call days to sign up for. Then even once schedule is...

  6. Extravasation in neonates

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Who decides if it needs treatment and who does those

  7. Extravasation in neonates

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    And who would be responsible for injecting the Hyaluronidase in your

  8. Extravasation in neonates

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Who injects the

  9. Mutt-ernity Ward

    allstressedout1 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Yes in

  10. How does your unit incentivize obtaining your NICU certification (RNC-NIC)?

    allstressedout1 replied to jdubs99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They don't. We pay for the continuing education. We pay for the maintenance, we do it on our time. We used to get critical care pay, later a yearly bonus instead, then nothing. We are advised to let...

  11. Advocate for Yourself...NOT Just For Patients

    allstressedout1 replied to HappytobeARNP's topic in General Nursing

    People where I work are scared speak up. It you speak up you might just lose your job. If you speak up you might get treated worse than you already are. You get made to feel like you are in the

  12. Low Census

    allstressedout1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How is low census handled around the country? A little low census is nice on occasion but when you need your income and low census is excessive what do most units do. Like for 8-10 week stretches you...

  13. Workplace Harassment forced me to resign

    allstressedout1 replied to Drgnfy13's topic in General Nursing

    Most do not harve for initial

  14. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I had heard a lot about unions in the northern states so I thought it state to

  15. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    What states have nursing

  16. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Seniority, what is

  17. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    A third of them charge to make sure one of designated charge is there everyday. Part of there agreement of being charge is they dont do LC, or holidays or call or weekends unless they want

  18. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    $2.50

  19. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Not half of them on a given shift but if they are a designated charge they are treated as a charge even if functioning as regular staff for the

  20. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Very rare to be called off without being kept on

  21. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    No if it is your scheduled day you get LC but are most often required to stay on call. I might say be scheduled 3 12hour shift and 1 call day of 12 hours. If census is down I might be LCOC 1st day,...

  22. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Right. But one of the perks of being one of the charge numbers is no low census. If more than one is scheduled that day only one is designated charge each shift but they don't have to take LC. They...

  23. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    We are not let off though. Always kept on call In case needed in our unit, so can't go to just any unit to work because have to be available for ours. Also most of us don't know enough about adults...

  24. Low Census

    allstressedout1 replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    We rotate too but half of our staff being charge nurses they work regardless so the rest of us rotate. If stays low awhile 2 to 3 days of a 6 day paycheck is a

  25. Workplace Harassment forced me to resign

    allstressedout1 replied to Drgnfy13's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't know your whole story but bits sound familiar. As far as the poem being bashed, i don't in anyway think she is saying what she went through is the same as what the holocaust victims...