Havin' A Party! ASN, RN

ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management

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About Havin' A Party!

Havin' A Party! has 18 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.


RN -- AAS, BS, MBA, JD

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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    @heron -- Thanks for jumping in. Since it'd been four years since I was last on the forum, I did go back and re-read the entire thread, per your recommendation. Only found one previous comment by the poster I reached out to. That prior comment does...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    @Muno -- Please expand on the reasoning that cc in a hospital is far "more likely to be used for harm." Thank you.
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    Changing to a non-nursing career?

    @gelman -- Was in the exact same circumstances as you 11 years ago... cum laude grad, who went straight to the ICU. Additionally, before going into nursing, I had already earned two advanced degrees / licenses in non-nursing fields, and was an older...
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    100/p

    Came in late on this one... thought for sure that meant "Home of the Nutty"! ;>)
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    "may we contact your previous employer" what is the correct answer?

    As a recently retired sup / manager, I'd suggest some caution with the idea of using a friend -- or even a reference-checking company -- to try to obtain info on how a prior employer might respond to an inquiry from a facility potentially interested ...
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    Changing to a non-nursing career?

    Feel your pain... and as you may have surmised already, this is one of those things that will likely never change. What I've found, through the years, that often makes matters worse is the response / attitude that management takes on when dealing wit...
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    After a short while in practice, think we pretty much all realize that the cr_p discussed in this thread ("above and beyond" or "whatever it takes... and more," or any other such phrases) is purely "Management BS of the Day." And the longer we're out...
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    12 hour shifts and weight/exercise.

    Wow... I'll exercise at 6:30ish or so, but at that hour... that'd be killer-tough for me, A. Hang in there!
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    Congrats... your's is the prize quote of the thread! Every facility I've worked in has their version of this "same ol' management BS." And I know we all know that there's few in those ranks that could handle even the basics of the floor staff's resp...
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    Anyone successfully leave nursing?

    Good luck, A!
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    who has left nursing ?

    Hey Viva. Been away from AN for several years. (Semi-retired now... looking only for the right, very part-time, supervisory gig... no more than a shift or two max per week.) Just saw your disability post. Hope things are going well for you. Always...
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    Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Agree... and those items listed in your post are only a few selected examples.
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    Now that you're retired...

    Sort of retired last December. But continue to look for a very part-time (no more than two shifts per week), no-stress position in nursing -- so far haven't found it. ;>) In the meantime, have joined other Boomers in a musical group... which I'm...
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    Now that you're retired...

    Love this... and oh so true!
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    Thinking of going back into nursing....

    Glenn -- Totally feel with what you're saying... and gotta say that I agree that the poster would be wise to give a lot of consideration to your comments.