SaltySarcasticSally

SaltySarcasticSally LPN, RN

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  1. Worried

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to cool88's topic in General Nursing

    So you fell asleep at a meeting? If your new I can see how this can come off worrisome...perhaps speak with your manager? Explain you didn't sleep well the night before and sitting down made you...

  2. question re suit

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to 40isthenew30's topic in General Nursing

    Wear the suit, different shirt/shoes/hair/ and earrings. Or just wear the pants and cardigan instead of the

  3. Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you all live that nurses in the hospital can still go on smoke breaks?! We have regulations where you can't even smoke within a certain distance of the hospital ..you have to go across the...

  4. What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you sure you want to leave nursing because of the job itself or do you want to leave nursing because you struggling with those that work in it, your interactions with co-workers, and maybe...

  5. Inappropriate Behavior?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to chesanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, first, do not work with her. That's just ridiculous. Do not get involved in this. Let her make her FB comments, she just feels inferior. Unless you start to feel she is actually a danger, ignore...

  6. Nursing and childcare poll

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I work every weekend and am off during the week while my spouse works. I have 2 in school, one not, so the daycare price was $1,500/mo for us since we needed before and after school care. We are young...

  7. How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    10-15 mins after, usually no later. And that's just because of report taking a while. I have 6 months RN experience on Tele but I was an LPN in LTC before so charting wasn't new for me. We do not get...

  8. Ready to leave Med/Surg Tele, suggestions please?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in awe you made it 3 years lol. You can really go so many places with that experience. Tele is rough, I've been in 6 months. My manager told me if you can make it on Tele at least a year, you can...

  9. Could Not Make It Through The Orientation Of My First Job

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to frenchxtoast's topic in General Nursing

    4 weeks isn't nearly long enough training for a new grad on an ICU floor. I got 8 weeks as a new grad on a Tele/MS floor with the option of 12 weeks if needed. And we do not take ICU overflow but we...

  10. Resigning

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused, can you elaborate more? Are you practicing as a nurse in a different country? And are you a nursing student doing a capstone of

  11. Feel like a crap nurse. How do I become better?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Your doing just fine. I've got my 6 month mark on a Tele floor, on my own for 3 months now. I just now feel like I can go into work and not feel overwhelmed. And I was an LPN for 8 years before and...

  12. being called off..

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    See they just limit all the call offs to our unit instead of rotating it through all similar units. It would be a lot easier if they did that. I had to take last Saturday with no pay since I have no...

  13. being called off..

    SaltySarcasticSally posted a topic in General Nursing

    How often is normal? On my floor, 1-3 nurses are called off mostly every shift. I've been there 6 months. Called off once due to stomach flu, have taken no other PTO but I'm out due to using it to...

  14. Outpatient Clinic Nurse Patient Ratios

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to ginurse21388's topic in General Nursing

    Are we talking case management or being on the floor? I worked on the floor for years as an LPN in a variety of offices, we never had any set # of patients we could see in a day. Sometimes we had 45...

  15. Going to color coded scrubs.

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    We have to buy our own at a particular shop because of the embroidery. Its silly because transport wears the same color as nurses so it really does

  16. being called off..

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    We aren't union so no go there. Curious, why would a hospital about to close hire too many

  17. being called off..

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I'm honestly not sure why they are over staffing. I think its mainly for an occasional overflow unit but its hardly ever open. I am a new grad RN so can't do specialized roles yet but will be trying...

  18. What do you wear under your scrub pants in winter?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to vspaniel's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing. I walk really fast from the parking lot

  19. Quitting a job after a short time

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to nursemayj's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, there really is no good advice for staying in that particular hospital if you want off the unit. You can try to transfer but I wouldn't hold your breath. You will likely have to find a new...

  20. Normal Saline Shortage

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Starship's topic in General Nursing

    Having same problem at our hospital too. Many of our ATB are coming in syringes now that we push over 5 minutes or

  21. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, I get tired of when is the doctor coming? Now I just say it varies but I would happy to give you the patient advocate # if you feel something isn't happening the way you feel it should. I'm...

  22. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Omg I needed this thread in my life!! 1) when patients who who are ill but ill because they have DM and CHF and ignore their fluid restrictions and sneak out to the vending machine for sugary pop and...

  23. Putting in a year.

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to scottjkel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently 5 months into my year on a Tele/MS floor. I would like to be in the ER and had the chance to as a new grad but I knew as a former LPN for several years before my RN, that a solid...

  24. F Grade Hospital

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Jessicajayyy's topic in General Nursing

    I signed a contract as a new grad in May with a hospital not that know to me but now I know it doesn't have a great rep. There is a reason why they make us new grads sign a contract -- because they...

  25. Acquity of tele patients

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    Lol! No, I appreciate it. I admit spelling is not my strength and I even spell checked that word, just picked the wrong one it seems. But I didn't even notice so good to keep in mind for the