LovingLife123

LovingLife123

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  1. Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    LovingLife123 replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. And like I stayed at the end of my statement, it’s illegal for them not to pay you if you are indeed over 40. That’s why there is a time clock. You then have proof of your hours...

  2. Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    LovingLife123 replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    0700-1930 for 3 shifts a week does not constitute 40 hours. I think the OP is mistaken on her hours. Our time clock clocks you in and out when the dayshift and night shift differentials start. Since...

  3. Very hard time getting new job; what am I doing wrong????

    LovingLife123 replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you leave your last job without another lined up? That could be part of your

  4. Made my first mistake

    LovingLife123 replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    Do your results usually not pop up in the EMR? Usually when I call to notify the physician they already know. Or, I can immediately look up the lab result online. I can say, I’m not sure, let me...

  5. ICU Nursing

    LovingLife123 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital only does a 2:1 ratio in ICU, so it’s not everywhere that triples. I know some local hospitals do triple, I can’t fathom why though, it’s so unsafe and I’m sure has high turnover....

  6. ICU Vent question

    LovingLife123 replied to GuineaPigs's topic in General Nursing

    We don’t use pressure control as we use volume control. But from what I am reading they are very close. Volume control is where the ventilator is doing the work. The pressure control has a...

  7. PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    LovingLife123 replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    What I’m thinking what happened is day a 0900 beta blocker got given 4 hours late due to being busy and the next dose was given on time. So now you have heart rate and BP issues. And being a new...

  8. PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    LovingLife123 replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    Here are my questions. How late exactly were the meds? Did they run into the next dose? Did you reschedule the next dose, or did these patients get double dosed? Theres more to this story whether...

  9. Rude nurses

    LovingLife123 replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I’ve welcomed our new residents with open arms this week. Maybe it’s the culture of the unit? I’ve never been rude to a physician even when they were completely derogatory to me. We are all...

  10. Change "Loose" dressings

    LovingLife123 replied to TexMurse's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the inner clear window is still completely adhered to the skin, you don’t have to change it. We change every 7 days or when the seal around the “window” is

  11. Are we not asked to give to much?

    LovingLife123 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    How late do you stay over each shift? Some days I’m out on time and others in out 30-60 minutes later. I look at it as, nobody is going to do my charting for me. That’s usually what I always...

  12. Nihss stroke scale and float pool need advice

    LovingLife123 replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    It’s hard to score because the video is awful. They testers on the video consistently walk in front of the camera and it turns into a guessing game with several. May I ask how you are scoring...

  13. 12 Hour Shifts Issue

    LovingLife123 replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    I get up at 4:45. Yes, it’s hard, but I only do it 3 days a week. My body is very used to it now. I even get up at 6-6:30 on my days off. I’ve never been a morning person. Dayshift has kind...

  14. Single mother working 12 hours night shift

    LovingLife123 replied to NolaBCbabeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I’m guessing the child’s father is not in the picture? My ex-husband used to get my child off to school when I worked nights. I know some people use Care.com and find like a college student to...

  15. Bullied as a kinda new nurse

    LovingLife123 replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    If your preceptor is trying to teach you things whether you think you know it or not, you don’t change the subject or look away. You listen. You acknowledge that you heard them and understand....

  16. BSN, little experience, took time off for baby, job prospects?

    LovingLife123 replied to BSN_RN88649's topic in General Nursing

    You are no longer a new grad. You are just going to have to apply and see what you get. You will have to probably take anything at this point to get

  17. Struggling with anxiety at new job

    LovingLife123 replied to nursehaley91's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t think this is a matter of being perceived as “stuck up”. It’s a matter as not being seen as a team player. You don’t have to gossip. I don’t sit and gossip a whole lot with my...

  18. Terminated in probation - no reason given

    LovingLife123 replied to Anon101's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any idea what this complaint was? I’m guessing it was a very serious

  19. new nurse, rotating shifts, sleep tips needed!

    LovingLife123 replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Nursing

    That is an awful schedule. They expect you to flip all in the same week, then don’t even schedule your nights together? No way would I ever do that. How can any facility think that schedule is...

  20. Experienced nurse turned down several times..

    LovingLife123 replied to kmek30's topic in General Nursing

    What’s your experience and how are you interview

  21. What Certificates To Get for New RN

    LovingLife123 replied to xsoymilk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can take the TNCC class but you can’t take the tests to get certified without so many clinical hours. To take the CCRN exam you need at least 1 year experience in critical care and it’s...

  22. What Certificates To Get for New RN

    LovingLife123 replied to xsoymilk's topic in General Nursing

    You can’t get any of those certifications without experience. You should have your BLS current. ACLS is good for critical care. You just need to apply, apply, apply. Why did you take so long to...

  23. need help

    LovingLife123 replied to newbienurse97's topic in General Nursing

    How are you orientation working as an RN when you are not an RN yet? There are still limitations you have even as a nurse graduate. What kind of facility is this and how much orientation did you...

  24. Should I not work overtime hours if I'm a salaried Exempt employee?

    LovingLife123 replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in General Nursing

    I’m going to guess you get paid OT but not time and a half. I’ve worked places as an exempt employee before and some didn’t pay OT and others did, but the OT was a fraction of what your hourly...

  25. Any nurses that love nursing and love their job??

    LovingLife123 replied to nets5010's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on what people consider great. Yes, you can make some extra money picking up shifts. But then it’s 48-60 hours a week which is utterly exhausting and will burn you out in no...