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  1. What is a Per Diem Pool?

    PhantomRN replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    just an fyi. even though some places will say you will be perdiem pool, what they do is put you on the schedule just like regular staff. at least that is the way it was done at the last 2 hospitals i...

  2. Nurses that change their jobs often. Is that common?

    PhantomRN replied to 25yearsrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My first job I only stayed for 2 months, staffing was awful. The next job was for over a year, now I have been on my current job for almost 3 years. I do not think I will retire from this job...

  3. Bullied in Report

    PhantomRN replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

    i had a similar issue with a girl at the last floor i worked on. so here is what i did. i wrote a report sheet. basicaly, i make a list of all the things that needed to be given in report and their...

  4. Staff Development Coordinator

    PhantomRN replied to NurseKimberley's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am not sure why they would want you to do patient care 50 hours a week. That sounds stupid. You have many other things to do, that are needed to insure that the facility maintains their license, so...

  5. Patient Falls in Acute Care Setting

    PhantomRN replied to MiniRNC's topic in Nurse Management

    I read this post several times and I still can think of nothing very nice to say as a reply, as we all know the reason people fall is because management won't change the staff matrix to allow for safe...

  6. What is a real nurse?????

    PhantomRN replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    So, pardon my stupidity, this co-worker stated she went to school for 4 years to become a QMA? That is why I thought she was a RN. Obviously I was not aware of what a QMA was, we dont have them in my...

  7. What is a real nurse?????

    PhantomRN replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

    "Qualified Medicine Aid" QMA. When I read that I had to re-read it several times, to see if I had that correct. Is is just me or does anyone else find that term insulting to nursing? We do a H ELL of...

  8. Bonus for extra shifts: what are your facilities doing for you?

    PhantomRN replied to timonrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to work a baylor like the post above. Work 32 for forty or 24 for 30. Either way. As for incentives. We sign up a head of time for OT, for each shift we get time and a half. No additional...

  9. i need some feedback regarding h.s. care.

    PhantomRN replied to melodebbz's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am nuts, because my patients do get a back rub and their rooms are tidy. I have recieved patients from nurses and walked into the room and it will look like an explosion happened in...

  10. I need somebody's opinion....

    PhantomRN replied to CashewLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I always wearmy mall cross necklace. Nothing has ever been said to me, at any facility I work

  11. ICU nursing vs Floor nursing

    PhantomRN replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

    yes, they are different as stated above each has its own challenges. joshua21 stated that if you put an icu nurse on the floor they would be like a duck out of water and vice versa. well at my...

  12. ICU nursing vs Floor nursing

    PhantomRN replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

    I have done floor nursing and ICU nursing. I would have to say they both can be trying but in different ways. In the unit you will have one or two intense patients. On the floor you can have 8...

  13. What to do about nurses who neglect their patients and their responsibility??

    PhantomRN replied to Terrie's topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading your posts with interest from the beginning. It is sad to say but the writing was on the wall for her to win. I have seen this crud at work at my place as well. She is a warm body...

  14. I'm i expecting too much from my preceptors, please help?

    PhantomRN replied to wrkoutgirl's topic in General Nursing

    After you have some experience these patients that you believe are the sickest on the floor will become a piece of cake. I agree with Canoehead you did ask for sicker patients, and stated that you...

  15. ? Mass General Hospital?

    PhantomRN replied to e-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to consider about mass general is that they are located a little out of the city. In as such, nurses from surrounding towns can make the drive easier to them than going all the way into...

  16. Travel / Strike nursing

    PhantomRN replied to RNKitty's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yep, I agree with JT on the staffing during strikes. I work with a nurse who used to be management. During her time as manager, her facility went on strike. Well apparently it is FEDERAL LAW that the...

  17. Refusing an assignment

    PhantomRN replied to essarge's topic in General Nursing

    You can refuse what you consider an unsafe assignment. If you have recieved report on people you cannot walk out, that would be abandonment. However, IF when you come to work and find you will have...

  18. Almost zero WBC count

    PhantomRN replied to misti_z's topic in Oncology

    Then that float nurse may not be paying attention to what is going on. People with lwo white counts are always put on reverse precautions. Go with what you

  19. Was anyone ever a floor nurse?

    PhantomRN replied to askater11's topic in MICU, SICU

    You are on a step-down unit no doubt you have medical and surgical patients. So maybe a good starting place would be to decide which population you like better medical or surgical. There is no right...

  20. Ever feel like the med/surg unit is the hospital dumping ground?

    PhantomRN replied to deespoohbear's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You dont have to necessarily get out of med/surg, but you may want to get to a larger hospital where Med/surg is really med/surg. I enjoyed med surg while I did it. Very diverse population. Many...

  21. Lunch breaks

    PhantomRN replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    BREAK!!! What is that? At my hospital we will get a lunch break...but rarely will it be off the floor. The majority of the time we will cover each others patients long enough for her to go to the caf...

  22. need advice desperately!!!

    PhantomRN replied to Nytenurse's topic in General Nursing

    ihave to agree with wildtime, there is someone on days that does not like you and is trying to make you look bad. the nm is not going to pay attention to i/o unless someone brings it up. watch your...

  23. Floating of ICU RNs

    PhantomRN replied to braveheart's topic in MICU, SICU

    the last part of your post gives one of the big reasons why nurses leave bedside care. you say you see pts in this area that should be in the unit well that is not uncommon by any means. i have...

  24. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    PhantomRN replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are few career feilds that school teaches all the skills needed to perform the job. Nursing is not unigue it is normal. I have a sister getting her BS in programming and she has already been...

  25. Management/personality isues.....input needed.

    PhantomRN replied to CEN35's topic in Nurse Management

    I love all these sugestions except one. I went to my manager one day and said : "Look, such and such just told me that X is saying things behind my back. (Not said to manager but Just so you all know...