Part-time?

I was hired par-time on my unit. Frequently I am asked to work more days than my required part-time hours. Am I obligated to pick up more hours? My hiring contract states 40 hours in a two week period. I get a lot of pressure from my supervisor, but

RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

2 Greetings!

After reading past informal survey posts on allnurses, I wanted to pose this question for 2013. The intent of this post to to give myself and others a good range of pay for nurses across the US right now based on experience and location.

10 weeks pregnant

1 Hi I am a 24 year old nurse, just found out I am 10 weeks pregnant and feel horrible, I handled medications with no gloves, I am so scared that something goes wrong with my baby, anyone has been in this situation? What meds? Pepcid? Norco? Or chemo?

Out of State License

Hello everyone, I am a newly licensed LPN in Oklahoma but I have moved back to Texas and they will not endorse my license. Does anyone know a company I can work for with an out of state license? Please help. Only federal facilities but the application

Unrealistic workload and write ups

I have been an LPN for 6 yrs, I haven’t had much stability in my career. I was fired from my first nursing job within the first 6 months. Then the only work I could find was prn and nothing consistent for the first 3 yrs. Then when something full tim

Beyond Burnout: What is Compassion Fatigue?

Been there, done that. I LOVE the high acuity, technology, and independence of the ICU. It was the unrealistic family members, physicians that didn't want to discuss the real prognosis, and ultimately what we "do" to chronically ill and de

Is it Ethical to Refuse to Treat a Patient due to Sexual Identity?

Is it Ethical to Refuse to Treat a Patient due to Sexual Identity?

Comment: Why are 'nonbelievers' expected to accommodate greater and greater expanse of 'religious freedoms'?I wish I was free of being asked to accommodate 'believers'. I'd b

Nursing Job Without Stress

Anyone know if its even possible for a new LPN to find a job that is low stress? I'm talking low to the point where she can go to school for BSN and still be able to study.

Any experiences, advice or even hospital jobs that are not necessarily "

Anxious wreck of a new grad

I am 3.5 weeks into my new grad in a busy post-op ward. I had a preceptor supernumerary time for one week. She is still supposed to be my preceptor however she only works casually, so the days she's not on (most) it's someone else. They are not bud

Nursing Interview

hello folks, i need help in answering interview questions. I have graduated since 2012 as an RPN/LVN, and i have not been able to get anything stable only picks shifts with the agency.
can anyone help me on proper ways to answer interview questions s