wilsonbl5150

wilsonbl5150 has 6 years experience.

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1. I Should Be in Jail

   wilsonbl5150 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   "You know, Mrs. buckman, you need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any bu##-reaming a-hole to be a father." (From the movie Parenthood)

2. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

   wilsonbl5150 replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   I work LTC and rehab 10P-6A. I love it. Fewer supervisors,dovtors and family members. Shift diff is nice and I get more time with my family, afternoons and evenings. The cons are things usually go bad in the early AM, at the end of the shift and the...

3. Leaving Bedside Nursing

   wilsonbl5150 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Career Support

   If you're miserable than you're making the right choice of getting out. Life is too short.... There are plenty of other opportunities in other areas of nursing. I truly hope you find what you're looking for. Ignore the haters, take care of yourself ...

4. Denying Death As A Society

   wilsonbl5150 replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

   This is why I work hospice, because somtimes death is better. I also have a will, a living will, and I've talked ad nauseum to ALL of my family about my wishes if something happens. There will be no tubes, wires or machines for me.

5. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   wilsonbl5150 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Junior year of high school. I was hired to help clean out horse stalls. It was a one day job for 4 guys and was set up by one of our high school teachers. The "stall" was actually a barn 40'x70'. It hadn't been cleaned in years. The manure had harden...

6. What Can You Say to the Family When Your Patient Dies?

   wilsonbl5150 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Hospice nurse checking in. Experience doesn't make it any eaiser. I usually say "I'm sorry, but he/ she is finally at rest." I might offer a prayer , depending on the family. Then I quietly excuse myself. Also please try to remove any tubes, wires,g...

7. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

   wilsonbl5150 replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

   "The Bataclan incident will not happen in Texas." As a Texan I say please stop saying this. It's only a matter of time before a shooter takes it as a challange. A shooter who plans a mass shooting in Texas will expect to be shot back at and they'll ...

8. Healthcare System Fail: Is This Why Nurses Are Overwhelmed?

   wilsonbl5150 replied to arthurbaird0's topic in General Nursing

   "Students who spent the majority of their nursing clinical time in simulation labs, or spent the majority of their clinical time "observing" patient care, or spent time in the conference room on the unit during clinical time working on their care pla...

9. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

   wilsonbl5150 replied to Nacki's topic in Professionalism

   NAILED IT!!!!

10. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    wilsonbl5150 replied to nija315's topic in Activism

    Obamacare? what are your thoughts - My first thought is how does this help reduce the out of pocket expense of healthcare? I haven't seen how it does that.

11. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    wilsonbl5150 replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    Well, Good Luck. I really wish other nurses who felt like you would leave nursing as well. Many of us do love nursing and we can be brought down and made miserable by nurses who only there for a paycheck. When in doubt LISTEN TO YOUR GUT!!!

12. How many LPN's Don't Plan To Pursue the RN Title?

    wilsonbl5150 replied to CLUVRN's topic in LPN/LVN

    I'm in Texas and hospitals (the home of RN's) are pushing for accreditation so nurses need to have a bachelors or masters to work there. RN's with associates degrees are being pushed into LTC and Dr's offices which were where LVN's traditionally wor...

13. Where to start when it's time for a job change?

    wilsonbl5150 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I've been a LVN/LPN for 6 years. The last 4 years I've worked in a neurologist's office. It's been great, but the Doc I work for is about to retire, so a new job search must commence. I'm wondering, where's the best place to start searching? Ther...

14. Buried in paperwork...This is NOT why I became a nurse.

    wilsonbl5150 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Sorry but I just need to let off steam and verify that other nurses feel like I do. I became a nurse to help people, to care for them and help them feel better. Lately, over the past 2-3 months I feel like the majority of what I do is paperwork; ch...

15. A no good, very bad day: a vent, a rant, a plea for laughter.

    wilsonbl5150 replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    I can relate. After days like that you question EVERYTHING. Fortunately there also very good days to help balance it out. Once, at a restaurant, I ran into the daughter of a patient I had cared for several months earlier. The patient had since pa...