mdsRN2005 ASN, BSN, RN

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    Weird Performance Evaluation

    I'm curious... does your job description mention any responsibility for employee retention or these other corporate goals? (If you're a department manager it would make sense but I'm assuming from...
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    Offered a raise then ignored

    As long as you are doing the extra work for free, there's no incentive for management to give you a raise. Are these duties in your job description? If not, I'd politely and professionally inform my...
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    New Wellness Director

    This position should not be open to LPNs. It should require an RN, preferably with a BSN at minimum. Proceed with
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    BON Reprimand For Being Late To Work 3x

    This was my interpretation too. This would constitute falsification of a medical
  5. Furthermore depending on your jurisdiction, it can be a criminal offense to practice without a license. This is why reputable facilities will not schedule you to work if your license lapses....
  6. Angry family members use it too. I'm suspicious like others that this was not actually a state agency you were talking to. In the future, I'd make sure to get the name and title of the person you're...
  7. You've already gotten several great suggestions but I'd like to add a couple more. Occupational health is an option that provides patient interaction but less patient acuity and technical skills....
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    Leaving the Bedside as a New Nurse: Is It a Good Idea?

    Also fyi ignore the people telling you to finish a year. This job won't be available then and you'll be miserable in the meantime. These kind of jobs rarely open up. If you pass it up now, it may...
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    Leaving the Bedside as a New Nurse: Is It a Good Idea?

    Take the new job and don't look back! As the hospital system continues to deteriorate, primary and preventative care will become even more important. Although there may be some jobs that would...
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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

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    Is this legal?

    When I worked ER, our computer system had a similar problem. There was an option to use “Physician, E.R.” (it was in the database as if it was a doctors name). Our front desk staff used this...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    It may not be that they expect you to work extra shifts but rather that it’s built into your standard schedule. You mentioned at your facility nurses don’t work more than 36-40 hours/week....
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    UMC vs. St. Dominic, Jackson Mississippi

    Hi amandagayle! Are you still at St D, and if so do you still like it? Any additional info on the culture, scheduling,
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    I don't feel like a real nurse

    I worked my first job for 9 years, so I can totally relate. After about 7 years I started to feel “stuck in a rut”. It’s completely normal to want to tackle new challenges! And doing so helps...
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    Leaving the er after six months

    I too left the ER for a “easier” job only to be bored out of my mind. Now I’m thinking of going back to ER. One thing to consider, when you work 8 hr shifts (or even 10hr ones like I do), you...
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    ER Overtime?

    One thing to look into is what the standard number of shifts is (without picking up “extra”). Many facilities consider 72 hrs (6 shifts) per pay period as full time. However in a facility I...
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    Leaving nursing

    Very good advice! I’ve never asked to shadow but in two different cases wish I had! It probably would’ve been eye opening! Do you ask during the interview? Have you ever been told
  18. I’ve worked ER for almost a decade and can tell you for a fact it’s not for everybody! If you truly feel in your gut that it’s not for you, try something that’s a more controlled setting...
  19. I’ve never worked either but nursing specialties are vastly different, what one nurse might love another will be miserable at and vice versa. I say go with your gut. If you’ve always wanted to...
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    NCLEX Instructor Career

    I don't know about educational requirements such as a MSN but I know to teach hurst you have to have five years nursing
  21. Hi I'm a nurse with 9 years experience and am considering becoming a nurse educator. I have precepted dozens of new nurses in my current job and truly enjoy teaching. I can definitely see myself in...
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    Interested in Mother/Baby...thoughts?

    Hi I've just been reading your thread and would love to know whether you got the job and if so, which side you chose! I'm in the exact same situation! I've been an ER nurse for 8 years but am...