SaltySarcasticSally

SaltySarcasticSally LPN, RN

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  1. Acquity of tele patients

    SaltySarcasticSally posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm new to the hospital, started 4 months ago on a Tele floor. Our ratio is 5:1, from which I have seen here is fairly normal. My question is on aquity and whether or not what our floor takes patient...

  2. Facing my own judgments

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I think this was a great post to share. Personal growth requires moments such as these and a good, hard look at ourselves. Mine came after I experienced very unexpected and pretty severe PPD after my...

  3. 2017 Job Market Nursing in Illinois.. good, bad, ugly?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Brad_Student_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Its improved from what it was, I am a few states over from you though. The hotter the living area in terms of desirability, the harder to get the job you want. I would shadow a nurse for a shift...

  4. this is why I want to call off on my last day

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Only you can really answer this. I don't think it matters much if you don't ever plan on working there again. Would I do it? No. It's one shift. I suspect people are just tired of the short staffing...

  5. Acquity of tele patients

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    Lol yes I do too! I've been lucky most shifts those patients mainly have stayed "good" for me but I need to be prepared for when 3 "heavy patients" turn into 5. Most days, it just feels like a literal...

  6. Acquity of tele patients

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I figured.....I will need to adjust what I'm currently doing routine wise then to better manage. I just get time sucked by usual 3 heavy patients that I feel like I hardly see my other

  7. Floating

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad Tele nurse, been on my own maybe 2 months? I've already been floated to oncology and ICU step down. Those units are new, mine is not, so everything is different. No orientation to those...

  8. Nursing Drug Test!

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Petrichor's topic in General Nursing

    The drug testing facility will forward it to the MD reviewer. They will then call you to contact your doctor for the valid RX. As long as they do, you should be

  9. Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Occ health. Your experience will play nicely into that field as well. The jobs can be hard to find but your paid very well because its a specialized field that a lot of times isn't in a hospital....

  10. Is Nursing For Me?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to emmalee31b's topic in General Nursing

    I barely graduated high school, I'm certain the school graduated me so they didn't have to deal with me lol. I think my GPA was 2.2. It wasn't until I found that I wanted to be a nurse that I found...

  11. Am I ruining my chances?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to TriathleteRN's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on your area. My area hospitals consider you to be a new grad if you have less than 1 yr exp. I would call the hospital, explain your situation, and see how long they would consider...

  12. Crohn's Disease P/t

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Stephanie5160's topic in General Nursing

    As someone with Crohn's disease, some of these responses blow my mind a bit. I went undiagnosed for 10 years. Mainly because all of my biopsies were negative. This was due to the fact the part of my...

  13. Not working weekends?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to cosmicnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I both work in fields that have weekend shifts so we had this issue many times. I was an LPN until May and I always worked in clinics (no weekends) because my husband worked...

  14. I can't find my niche!!

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to NewcallRN's topic in General Nursing

    I loved doing urgent care as an LPN, no jobs for RNs in urgent care around here, but if you can find one, try it out! Scariest thing I got was new on set afib and we just shipped pt out the door by...

  15. Are LPNs the Answer to the RN Shortage in Some Locations?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. There is no shortage of nurses, people are just tiring of the work conditions. I would love to be a floor nurse my whole career. But after 3 months on a Tele floor, I can't see doing...

  16. Nursing is a Small World

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    So true!! I was an STNA and worked with an LPN j Who just treated me awful. I was meager then and didn't stand up for myself. Fast forward 8 years, I was then an LPN but was doing a peer interview....

  17. Grads of LPN-RN or RN-BSN what did you miss?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to LanaWRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our clinicals were cut in half in my bridge program compared to the traditional program. My state allows the bridge programs to have reduced clinical hours based on our already existing LPN license....

  18. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the Midwest and we have the same trend. Many have difficulty finding available preceptors. Plus, with the ease at which some can obtain advanced degrees without much hands on experience, has...

  19. Are your raises based on patient satisfaction scores?

    SaltySarcasticSally posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious how wide spread this is. New to me but I'm also new to the acute care world. Basically, floor nurse raises will be based on how much money our unit earns from our patient satisfaction...

  20. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Well that's a pickle, I'll give ya that. I would call job, say give me tomorrow off so I can drive my son to family and out of harms way. Then I can work through the storm for you with our worrying...

  21. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Listen, this has been on here a lot lately, you can't be charged for abandonment for an assignment you have not taken. You have to physically be in the building, clocked in, gotten report from the...

  22. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    This is thankfully one problem we don't have at my hospital. Or at least on my floor it isn't. If a PCA needs help with a total bed change etc, I try to complete certain nursing tasks at the same...

  23. orientation issues!!

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to akint19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear God, guess I should be grateful for my 5 patients, I am on a Tele floor. I am too a new grad, about to go our on my own. I got 8.5 wks of orientation, you can get up to 12 weeks if needed. But I...

  24. The Union Is Coming

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to CV_RN_ICU's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is in a union, not a nurse though. It's been more good than bad. If the company fires an employee, all the union members vote on whether or not to fight that ruling. In recent years, they...

  25. Pregnancy and lifting resrtictions

    SaltySarcasticSally replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I was an STNA till the end of my first pregnancy. I had no weight restrictions, my OB at the time told me that my body was used to it and would be fine during pregnancy. Not sure if this is still...