NotYourMamasRN

NotYourMamasRN

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  1. How much are nurses making? 2015 Salary Survey results available soon.

    NotYourMamasRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I am interested to see the results. But I bet it could be summed up by "Not

  2. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am definitely going to try and focus on positives and incorporate into practice! Thank

  3. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes our ratio is 6 to 1. It is very hard! At another hospital in the area they go up to 8 to 1! I would die. I agree, I feel like I chart the same thing in 15 required

  4. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your

  5. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like the idea of focusing on the positives. Even if it is few in number, focus on that. Then focus on some things I could improve instead of just saying "Well I suck at this". Thank

  6. What do you hate most about your job?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Unsafe nurse to patient

  7. Former ER & ICU RN Struggling With Tele Ratio

    NotYourMamasRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, To make a long story short I worked ER and ICU for awhile. My load in the ER was never more than 4 and my load in the ICU was never more than 2 ICU patients, though there were times they would...

  8. Former ER & ICU RN Struggling With Tele Ratio

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your comments! Speaking of ratios not getting adjusted.... In the ER's I worked our ratios always got adjusted when we had an ICU patient. But not on this floor. Holy crud! The...

  9. Former ER & ICU RN Struggling With Tele Ratio

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much! I am working days. I feel better when I talk with my coworkers and they say after several years with this patient load, they still have rough days. Lots of my coworkers...

  10. Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi OP, I have learned that there are some people that you can never make happy, and they always have something negative to say. I have learned that this is often related to burnout and compassion...

  11. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in various hospitals, as a float pool nurse mostly (Only one or two full time positions), in various states, but many of my friends worked full time. They all have a different skill set...

  12. 2 week notice and manager is upset.

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You did not do anything wrong. I always tell my peers this, I know that it feels awkward to give your notice and leave a job. We often feel a sense of shame when we find another position that is...

  13. Is there such thing as financial aid for graduate school?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    I wish there was, it is so expensive! But I hope to see a return on

  14. How easy it is to pick up extra shifts?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to alexamasan's topic in Nursing Career

    The hospitals I have worked in are so short, that they call us and offer double time for us to come in. I am a PRN or Float Pool RN most of the time, so I am not cheap. They are so short and the staff...

  15. Losing my way....how did you find your Niche?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to amazingme's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi OP, Renew that license!!! You will find your fit. I am addicted to float pool, it lets me try a little bit of everything. Perhaps give that a shot? My fit is sitting in an office writing policies....

  16. Calling in for no sleep

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Facilities could fix issues like this if they staffed adequately and did not have nurses working rotating shifts which leads to burnout, exhaustion, insomnia, etc. Until then, we will continue to beat...

  17. Succeeding but feel kind of alone

    NotYourMamasRN replied to Scrubs_n_sirens's topic in Emergency

    I agree 100% with what the above posters said, from experience. I don't like talking much about my first nursing job, in my first ER as a nurse, and how I was treated. But suffice it to say, I know...

  18. Questions about being A Navy Nurse with Civilian Husband

    NotYourMamasRN replied to daniaurit's topic in Government, Military

    Hi I am a Navy Vet and after I got out I was a Navy wife for 5 years. All the bases I worked on or lived near were very helpful and accommodating to military spouses. Most especially when I was in...

  19. Shift work and dating

    NotYourMamasRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of the most socially awkward people alive and I met my husband when I was newer to nursing. I made it work. I was introduced to the two guys I dated after my divorce by friends, which made...

  20. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    NotYourMamasRN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I wish I had an answer, but I must say I clicked on this article because I thought this question was going to be in a Whole. Different. Direction! LOL, the mind of a

  21. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

    NotYourMamasRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, This is partially for a graduate assignment and partially out of personal interest. Fellow second career nurses, what was your first career field? I was an electronics technician in the...

  22. External Jugular Cannulation Procedure

    NotYourMamasRN replied to sarah.cutting's topic in Emergency

    I bet there is a P&P somewhere out there, that says just

  23. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well everything happens for a reason, maybe you will be a better nurse because of the experiences you had before taking the dive

  24. Client vs Patient

    NotYourMamasRN replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    I think this would make a fabulous concept analysis. This is a perfect example of how no true definition or agreed upon context exists to the body of nursing for what constitutes 'patient' or...

  25. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

    NotYourMamasRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we were. In the military I did aviation electronics :-) It is a huge difference, but looking back I am happy I have such a diverse background in ways and wish I had went straight to nursing in...