iluvdetroit

iluvdetroit specializes in Hospice, Adult Med/Surg.

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1. Has this ever happened to you?

   iluvdetroit replied to Daisy Child's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It sounds to me like she is trying to make a big impression and prove that she is "accomplishing" something in her new position and is more concerned about her career than how she is treating her staff. I have worked under supervisors like that. They...

2. How Can I Get Acclimated to the Midnight Shift?

   iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much to all of you for taking the time to reply. I found out earlier today that there is a possibility that I may be able to switch to the unfilled 3-11 position, so that would be my first choice, but if I stay on nights, you all have given...

3. How Can I Get Acclimated to the Midnight Shift?

   iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, I have asked about working 3-11 instead. One lady in HR told me that she would look into it and discuss it with my supervisor but I haven't heard anything from her yet and that was 3-4 days ago, and the other lady in HR told me that the norma...

4. How Can I Get Acclimated to the Midnight Shift?

   iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am an RN who has not worked in nursing for the past five years. I recently got a job working the night shift in a small, inpatient hospice unit (11P-7A) that I really like. However, I am totally a morning/day person and no matter how hard I try, I ...

5. Which Clinal Skills do I Need to Brush Up On the Most for Hospice Nursing?

   iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in Hospice

   Thank you very much. :)

6. Which Clinal Skills do I Need to Brush Up On the Most for Hospice Nursing?

   iluvdetroit posted a topic in Hospice

   I am an RN who has been out of nursing for the past five years but kept up my license and CEUs. I recently got hired for a position in an inpatient hospice and I will be starting in April. I was very clinically proficient in my days as a hospital nur...

7. What do you say to your dying pt's family?

   iluvdetroit replied to ERMindy's topic in Hospice

   I am not a hospice nurse yet, although I just got hired by an inpatient hospice facility and start orientation in April, but as an RN in a mid-sized hospital who worked Med/Surg and Oncology I had several patients who did die while they were hospital...

8. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

   iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you very much. I am going to interview for the position and I am confident that I can do a great job and be an asset to the facility. :)

9. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

   iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! I don't come to this forum all that often and I had forgotten about that. I will check it out.:)

10. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that.

11. Please Tell Me About Hospice Nursing...Quick!

    iluvdetroit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN who has been looking for a contingent position to get my feet wet again after being out of the nursing field for the past five years. Jobs are not plentiful in my area, so I have applied for just about everything that is advertised as bein...

12. What Can You Tell Me About Oakwood Healthcare?

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in Michigan

    Thanks, I appreciate your responses. Merry Christmas! : )

13. What Can You Tell Me About Oakwood Healthcare?

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in Michigan

    So do you mean be careful, because that could mean that it's a terrible healthcare system to work for, hence the positions not being filled, or be careful in the sense that those jobs were probably filled long ago and they just haven't taken them off...

14. Feelings About Having to Leave Nursing...

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your thoughtful replies. I have considered that the hospice volunteering may turn into being a hospice nurse for the same company, so that is one reason why I want to do it. Mostly though, I think it will get my mind off of my own p...

15. Feelings About Having to Leave Nursing...

    iluvdetroit replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that you are experiencing this too. When people go into nursing, it's not only because we want to help people but also because we are hoping for some kind of job security. This economy has ruined nursing for so many people. I hope things...