chcgoblue

chcgoblue specializes in acute, sub acute, long term, homecare.

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1. Ready to toss in the towel

   chcgoblue replied to chcgoblue's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you to all who replied to me. I feel your pain, all of you. You ALL said it so well. I do think its time to look in another direction. What nursing has become, is not what nursing is suppose to be. I would gladly give a couple dollars of my pay...

2. Ready to toss in the towel

   chcgoblue posted a topic in General Nursing

   :crying2:Over the past couple of years I have come to this site for answers and occasional comfort to know that Im not alone. Today I feel alone. After 21 years of nursing, both lpn and for the past 3 years rn, Im ready to give up. I recently start...

3. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   chcgoblue replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   Hoping this is where I can get some advice. I was an LPN for almost 20 years. I worked acute/subacute/longterm and home care. After feeling like I had done all I could as an LPN I went on and got my RN. Now I am ready to quit nursing altogether. It w...

4. HELP!!! Going on an interview for HH

   chcgoblue replied to chelitta's topic in Home Health

   Oh btw, forgot to mention that i was an LPN for 18 years ( maxim for 9 of those!)

5. HELP!!! Going on an interview for HH

   chcgoblue replied to chelitta's topic in Home Health

   Chelitta, be cautious, I am currently an RN new grad since April. I have worked for Maxim in Florida for 9 years doing peds home care. The work is awsome, the pay stinks. I have found not to expect much from the company itself, but learn from your ex...

6. Anyone else feel like a world class idiot?

   chcgoblue replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in New Nurse

   Hope it gets better, and i say that not only for you but for myself and other grads I know feel the same way. I am a new RN but an old LPN ( 18+ years). Im doing an internship at a huge hospital here in florida and although I thought all along this i...

7. Numb

   chcgoblue replied to chcgoblue's topic in NCLEX

   I PASSED!!!!!!! I logged online and got the results just a bit over 24 hours after I took it... amazing... thank you Silverdragon 102, Nurse Salt and jo877 for the encouragement.. I still cant believe it... wow... Best of luck to you jo877! Im sur...

8. Numb

   chcgoblue posted a topic in NCLEX

   Took it today ( well yesterday considering its past two a.m.) All i can say is that Im numb. I have been an Lpn for 18+ years, and have had experience in many areas. I walked out of the test and as much as i wanted to cry I couldn't. Numb, that is th...

9. New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

   chcgoblue replied to spudbunny's topic in New Nurse

   Im in the Hernando County area, been looking in several counties including my own. I have applied at all of the major hospitals in my area, ( Tampa, Clearwater) now moving onto the Orlando area and keeping my fingers crossed.

10. New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

    chcgoblue replied to spudbunny's topic in New Nurse

    Im a newly graduated nurse who has been an lpn for 18 years, thought it would be a piece of cake to get a job, WRONG!! I have never had so much trouble trying to find a job. It is very disheartening. Everyone wants expereinced nurses and I can truly...

11. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    chcgoblue replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the euthanasia question... the orders were present... and i ask , if that were u lying there .. what would you want done for you. I have been an lpn for 18 years.. to have my rn completed in May. I have struggled with this same thing...