Nursing dream nightmares!!

3 I had a dream last night that I was literally being chased down the hall by the portable X-ray machine. It was trying to kill me!!

Anyone else have "odd" nursing dreams besides relentless call lights, monitors alarming or coding patients

PRN Differentials

I am running into real surprises looking for a PRN job, and I want to know how common it is to see what I'm seeing now.

I went to a job fair in February, and after talking with HR, I discovered that hospital offered no PRN diff and I would make less

cell phones at work

5 How common is it for cell phones to be assigned to nurses in other hospitals? They drive me crazy! Throughout the shift is filled with constant interruptions. I understand how useful they are with calling docs and other departments. And I work on a

Question about disclosure

Is it true that if a nurse is fired from a position they must disclosure that they were fired to all future employers? depends....... how long you were employed, ...nature of complaint.......sometimes it is not .....short term employment, what were th

Problem with Preceptor Please. please please help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone, I am a new grad and I am on orientation .This is my 12th running.So far, After 6-7 weeks,I have done almost everything myself in my shift ( from taking report , assessment, meds, charting, calling MD for abnormal values etc.So far , I

Is it normal to be ostracized as a student?

I was in my last semester of nursing school, and there was one nurse at the the hospital in which I was placed at who really didn't like me for whatever reason. She would ignore me at lunchtime, and other nurses who saw this followed (these nurses d

Can NP's work in administration?

Hi everyone! I am currently deciding what route I would like to take for my master's degree. Ideally, I would like to get my FNP and work in a clinical setting whether it be in the ER or an outpatient clinic.However, since I also have a strong desir

Overwhelmed and want to quit!!!

I am a new nurse and have been at my first ,current job for 9 months. When I started I had crappy training. The turnover rate for this place is high and it so happened that the. Nurse that was training me was leaving. I finally get the hang of it and

Pre Employment drug screen decision

Hey guys. I'll make it short.

I passed NCLEX 3/5. Stopped smoking marijuana for good 3/17 so I can have a long nursing career and be responsible.

It's been over a month since my last use and I received a job offer at local nursing home. I self test

marijuana and nursing.

1 I was just wondering, in states where pot is legal, does that mean health care workers don't get drug tested? Are health care workers allowed to test positive for pot? Thanks for the information. Depends on hospital policy. Tobacco use is legal thr