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  1. Now that you're retired...

    Have now been retired over 5 years and have mentioned my experience on another thread: "After the sudden death of a younger colleague and being subjected to mandatory doubling from nights to days (one time did the trick), I retired early (age 60) b...
  2. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Am now retired, amen. However, several years ago, I rejoiced in the fact that I knew the younger nurses were raised and educated in an environment where they will not be subservient and will speak to authority. Good for you. And hit them in the publ...
  3. Clinical awakening

    Kudos!! You told a great story. I see you inspired the previous comment makers. Am retired former RN. You have inspired me. Consider sending queries to nursing journals and to publishing companies, e.g., whoever publishes Chicken Soup for the Soul se...
  4. A bedside RN, later an R.N., B.S.N., I remained on the front lines as a care giver almost my entire career. (I did try home care and also hospital nursing unit shift management, but my personal & nursing personalities fit best w/ bedside nursing)...
  5. Signing R.N., B.S.N. to name after retirement?

    Thank you Jolie. Thank you elkpark. My best, "Nancy Nurse, B.S.N. (former registered nurse)"
  6. From Filmmaking to Nursing.

    Do not know if this is a workable idea, just throwing it out there. Once you get your CNA, are there jobs available where you can work as CNA and get paid tuition assistance for going to school part time while working full time? Consider a possible m...
  7. I'd appreciate some input. Am a retired nurse, who emails Congresspeople, writes letters to the editor, & posts comments to posts on websites. How do you handle "signing" your name after retirement? In situations where I comment re: health care o...
  8. Retirement from Nursing to Employment of Another Type

    Dear Biff, Am feeling your pain. My best advice to you is do what you can live with. Obviously, the nursing job you are considering will have it's own drawbacks, but maybe it would be worth a try. 1) The job may be a perfect fit for you. Yea!! 2) Th...
  9. My God, these family members!!

    God bless you dear practicing nurses. Retired early, at age 59--finally fed up w/ lack of administrative support. Miss the hands on care & miss the money, but not the time pressures--there was usually not enough help. I fervently hope the younger...
  10. Retirement from Nursing to Employment of Another Type

    Thanks to all who have replied to this thread. In about 2 months, I will start the app. for Social Security. Paying $$$ for health insurance bites, but I have not gone back to work since retiring. Knowing now that I would have had much more $$$ in th...
  11. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    1. You can always put more in (e.g. prn medication). You can't easily take too much of a larger dose out of the patient. 2. Assess the situation. 3. You are not in nursing school, you can hold charting till later. (Worked fine for me--I carried a cov...
  12. Chicago's Need for Nurses

    After reading http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Need_a_nurse_Chicago_may_need_11000_nurses_in_years_to_come,31560 and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/24/city-short-9000-nurses-nu_n_267042.html I am interested as to why Chicago nurses...
  13. My God, these family members!!

    Could not make it past page 2 of posts on this topic, as I started getting chest tightness and anxiety from flashbacks. God bless you women and men who are in the trenches on the front lines. Recently took an early retirement from bedside nursing, am...
  14. Retirement from Nursing to Employment of Another Type

    Just wanted to say thanks for your reply, Oramar. :thankya: I read several other of your posts on this site, so I have a hunch we both worked in the same geographic area of the Keystone State. Did you ever work at the Mecca (the Mothership)? Hope you...
  15. Retirement from Nursing to Employment of Another Type

    :scrying: :scrying: