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  1. Most easy job in Nursing?

    bjm replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    Oh girl, can I relate . I'm an older (48 y/o) and have only been in nursing 3 years. My first year was medical. I actually liked it, I was learning and I worked with some really nice people. But I...

  2. advice for concern please!

    bjm replied to texgalrn's topic in General Nursing

    OK, here is a very honest reply. I will not tell you rather this is for you or not but I will give you something to think about. In this last year, I had to leave work for foot surgery...was out...

  3. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm replied to bjm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi dphrn. I start Nov 8th, a start date we agreed upon so that I would not have to reschedule doctors appts I had prior to accepting the position. I would love to keep you posted of how it goes. In...

  4. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am in negotiations regarding salary in taking a position as an RN for a private (group of surgeons) outpatient surgery center. I will be cross training for pre-op, circulating in OR, and PACU. It...

  5. RN to pt ratio @ your hospital?

    bjm replied to plumrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I just left a small hospital b/c they continue to find money for directors, keep inventing new positions for their family members (in magmt positions, of course), and this last year, made supervisor...

  6. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm replied to bjm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Dear dphrn, I want to thank you for all of your responses,they have been very honest and helpful. You asked to me let you know my decision. Here it is. I am accepting the position. I do, plan to...

  7. when to look for a new job?

    bjm replied to liz steinmetz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sound like you are being stretched to learn to many areas med/surg/tele, etc. I would suggest if you are that unhappy, to not give up nursing. Instead, maybe you need to be looking at another...

  8. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm replied to bjm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    thank you for your response. May I also ask what type of outpt surgery yours is? I plan to talk to them on start day about the possibility of a pay incentive once I become trained in the OR. I...

  9. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm replied to bjm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am curious as to how many years experience you have in nursing...I have 3 years experience,and with their offer at 21.00, I am hoping that you are a more seasoned nurse and that your part of Texas...

  10. Private Outpatient Surgery Center

    bjm replied to bjm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    OK. I have 3 years med/surg background in the hospital. As a new outpatient surgical nurse, the responsibilities are for pre-op, which I can do, I will be crosstrained as circulating nurse and for...

  11. A few questions for the "older" new nurses...

    bjm replied to adiliegro's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was 42 when I entered nursing school. I graduated 2 years later, top in my class. I will tell you that I found it very hard and time consuming. Have you heard the saying "get a life", well,...

  12. Anyone sick of being told...

    bjm replied to Sandi0302's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I feel bad that some people would refer to an LVN as not really being a nurse. I am an RN myself, and I have worked along side many a LVN that d/t a lot of bedside care years is very quick at noting...

  13. I need help w/charting please........

    bjm replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yea, I forgot to put in my previous note, when you start your note, Pt received semi fowlers, I forgot to also say, with rails x2 and bed in low position, pt able to voice needs........It is...

  14. I need help w/charting please........

    bjm replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    I would have charted something like this: Shift report received from J. Doe, RN. Pt received in semi fowlers position, a&o x 3, is able to voice needs ( or write needs, or shake head yes/no,...

  15. Hello from Texas. Any Outpatient Surg RNs?

    bjm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have recently interviewed for an outpatient surgery facility and it looks pretty good that I may get this position. I'd like to chat with someone "in the know" to get some info prior to...

  16. What is med surg like these days???

    bjm replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You are very fortunate to have only 5 pts. I thought CA was going to lower their ratios to 1:4. Is this not the case. I liked med/surg when I was at one facility but moved and when I worked for...

  17. Trying to get hard-to-get job.. need advice

    bjm replied to NurseCard's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    So glad you are not from my state...for a moment I thought we were competing for the same job...just kidding. See my earlier post. I am curious, though, have they discussed pay with you. I'm trying...

  18. What is med surg like these days???

    bjm replied to johnson0424's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worked in on a medical floor at one facility and loved it...had a great TEAMwork of nurses and resources. Then I went to another small facility to the surgical floor. Overworked, underappreciated,...

  19. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

    bjm replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that you have been treated badly. Let me give you a story of mine. I went to work for a surgical floor. I was promised x amount of hours per pay period. I was offered a full time...

  20. Is this pt. abandonment?

    bjm replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Texas too, but in East Texas. I never heard of Group One before. I quickly went to their web site and looked up the employers who are currently on file with them. It appears they are all...

  21. Is this pt. abandonment?

    bjm replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    Two things. You didn't say if you were under contract. If so, you must fulfill the obligations of that contract. Second, you said you are scheduled for the next 2 weeks. If it a regular rotation...

  22. Advice Needed For Dealing With Patient's Family Members

    bjm replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    If it is an elderly pt. I always tell family I need one person who is most familiar with pts meds, routine, etc to stay in the room during data gathering and ask family members to wait in the waiting...