Fullmetalnurse

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1. 2 week notice and manager is upset.

   Fullmetalnurse replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Professionalism

   I am not taking any time off between jobs due to financial reasons. I agree she deserves a full two weeks. I just think that 1 days shouldn't be the tie breaker. I am trying to figure out how this can work. I plan to talk to her face to face on Tuesd...

2. 2 week notice and manager is upset.

   Fullmetalnurse replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Professionalism

   I didn't mean that LPNs are not. I love our LPN but they count different in staffing numbers, which is why I made the distinction. So, my manager has decided that I cannot work a different day in the week, despite her staffing levels. She has screwed...

3. 2 week notice and manager is upset.

   Fullmetalnurse replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Professionalism

   You are right, there is this weird sense of shame about it. I'm not sure where that came from, but it's there. Thanks for the reassurance ladies!

4. 2 week notice and manager is upset.

   Fullmetalnurse posted a topic in Professionalism

   I was offered this amazing opportunity to work in a small icu department of a local hospital. I have wanted critical care since I graduated but was already offered a med surg job and decided to try it out for a year. I loved my job, but hated the way...

5. Why are we so complacent with high patient loads

   Fullmetalnurse replied to Fullmetalnurse's topic in Safety

   I'm not sure what changes are in the works, if any. I received a verbal reprimand when I complained about having 8 pts while another nurse carried 6. I was told it was not my place to question the patient load or why I would receive 2 admits in 1 hou...

6. Why are we so complacent with high patient loads

   Fullmetalnurse posted a topic in Safety

   I am a newer nurse, only completing 1 year on the floor. However, this is really bothering me. I am looking for another job because the hospital I work for is completely ok with overloading their nurses. They claim we are in the middle of a nursing s...