Poet74

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1. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

   Poet74 replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice

   I am sad that I keep hearing the same things over and over again from hospice nurses. My company is the same…case loads in the upper 20's….by the time the new hire gets trained a seasoned one quits. Or the new realizes that you can't make any con...

2. On-call hospice nurse

   Poet74 replied to lwheatley's topic in Hospice

   Wow……I was a weekend RN for a hospice (census roughly 160) for some time. I worked 8 hour shifts on Friday and Monday to help the team nurses with overflow and did 12 hour shifts on sat/sun. On the weekend I would visit any continuous care cases,...

3. new graduate nurse...worried and scared!

   Poet74 replied to OreoCookie3's topic in New Nurse

   Also note with LTC, it has become a meat grinder. For the first time in a great number of years they are getting a glut of RN’s coming to them looking for jobs and they are taking advantage of it. The will hire up all they can find, throw you on the ...

4. A not too competative GPA

   Poet74 replied to NrseLaura's topic in Florida

   Remember, when schools base their decisions on your pre-reqs and not overall gpa they expect more. Also, what their minimum posted and the true minimum is subjective. At Florida Gulf Coast they state their min is a 2.5, but if you have less than a 3....

5. new graduate nurse...worried and scared!

   Poet74 replied to OreoCookie3's topic in New Nurse

   LTC is a viable option for a new grad; however, I don’t know where these other nurses work but my experience with LTC nurses has been very different.I don’t know your education but I found a great number of the older LPN’s and ADN’s gave me a hard ti...

6. Recent Grad RN moving from LTC to a hospital?

   Poet74 replied to Joe33's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in may 2009 and all I have been able to find is LTC. Most of the recruiters I speak to in hospitals will only say "LTC exp is better than nothing". That is the only reason I stick with LTC instead of going and working at a fast food place...

7. What else can I do with my BSN.

   Poet74 replied to Poet74's topic in New Nurse

   LOL, I have applied to anything that has the word nurse attached to it (well, maybe not wet-nurse).

8. What else can I do with my BSN.

   Poet74 replied to Poet74's topic in New Nurse

   Teaching might be worth looking into. I need to find something...If I keep working were I am I am going to burnt out by the end of the year.

9. RN-BSN...experiences please!

   Poet74 replied to Deannam's topic in ADN/BSN

   Never had a 50 page paper but I did have a couple that neared the 30 mark.

10. What else can I do with my BSN.

    Poet74 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I received my BSN in May of 2009 from Florida Gulf Coast University. All I have been able to find is LTC jobs and to be honest I can't stand LTC. Don't get me wrong, it isn't the residents I dislike. I simply find it horribly depressing. Honestly, I ...

11. New LPN Grad, Charge nurse and 60 pts.??? Help!

    Poet74 replied to BluEyedLPN's topic in Geriatric

    This seems to be the tren in LTC. With the economical crunch they have more applicants than ever. With this glut they hire every new grad or passer by, throw them to the wolves on some impossible shift and just hope you don't get the sued. The manage...

12. Hi my name is Jane, I'll be your glorified waitress today!

    Poet74 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Were are you that they are turning away people with your expirience for new grad BSN's? In Florida or Washington state I can't even get in the door with my BSN and no acute care history.