HoosierMale

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1. Use of pulse oximetry in hospice

   HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in Hospice

   Well that is good info which I appreciate. Sorry to leave you confused but I can understand. There is a specified lower limit for o2 sat in a dx of copd. I do not mean to doubt any info I am given but I believe that is one of the advantages of a web ...

2. Use of pulse oximetry in hospice

   HoosierMale posted a topic in Hospice

   As a novice to hospice care I have a question related to using the pulse ox with vitals. I could not recertify a patient owing to his 02 sat being too high for too long and have been getting the third degree every since he was disnissed as not approp...

3. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

   HoosierMale replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   Well I have been on floor as a new grad for a little over two months and was told among many other barbs that I should be running, not figuratively mind you, but literally. I would not be permitted to ask any questions but in the event that I dared,...

4. Patient Satisfaction: Where Does it Start?

   HoosierMale replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

   I just had a patient who complained about every other caregiver they had and then began to make very personal attacks on me but not before refusing to take all of their meds and screaming and crying. I went through this for two days before the patien...

5. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

   HoosierMale replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello, I am also a new RN on a med surg floor. I went through 4 weeks of classroom orientation and then was sent to the floor. I was told that The first week was to acclimate and turned out to be one day as I had to watch some training tapes. The sec...

6. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

   HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

   Fantastic! I appreciate that. Things are looking up here!

7. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

   HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

   I am delighted by your statement and wonder what state and country you work and in what type of facility.

8. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

   HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

   Here that is not the case. As previously stated, all of my younger peers got jobs quickly and easily. This is a right to work state and there is no union. From other correspondence I have had, it appears that that is common here. I am wondering if t...

9. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

   HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

   I think that is partially correct. Some nurses who were in their 30's especially divorced, seemed to resent any threat to their superiority in areas other than nursing. For example everything from auto repair, photography, parenting, gardening etc. I...

10. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

    HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you misunderstood me, I am far from giving up, it is not in my vocabulary. Praying is not desperation but a healthy part of my hope and life. As to pounding the street I have done that before selling water softeners, encyclopedias, charities ...

11. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

    HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

    There is no doubt in my mind that I am a better nurse! Thank you all so much for your advice! As I stated, if you are a young nurse here in my area according to peers I have spoken with, they were all expressive of how many and and how fast they got ...

12. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

    HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I always send a thank you to the interviewer and the recruiter. There is no shortage of nursing jobs for new BSN grads here, just new nursing grads over 50. Any advice is always appreciated and welcome!

13. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

    HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

    I heard today that hiring was being done "on the sly" with jobs posted internally only and specifically not on that website to get only referals and students converting. Pretty widely known within the hospital and was confirmed to me by nurse recruit...

14. Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    HoosierMale replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    And then me, I spent over 40K and seven years of my life and can't get a job anywhere because of my age! RN BSN

15. New RN BSN over 50 and Can't Get a Job

    HoosierMale replied to HoosierMale's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing in Indianapolis area at all. I have elderly relatives, working wife with seniority and enrolled school age children in sports so work geographically locate central indiana a must. The students I was talikng about were hired in December and Ja...