nurse0520 replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing
I had a similar situation, a women admittted for just setting herself and apartment on fire for smoking while using oxygen. She imediately want to smoke and was on med assistance and stated to me she was paying to be here like we were a hotel service...
When I was younger working at a big box retailer, a manager put me to my limits by coming into the break room and tellling me I accidently did not charge a lady enough for rubbermaid boxes. He then told me after my break I had to put the returns awa...
To me that is life working in a hospital or nursing home working every other weekend. I knew that when I started going to school for nursing. as for anxiety what is actually causing your anxiety? Is it the other nurses, low staffing what?? If you...
nurse0520 replied to andreaf.rn's topic in Geriatric
Be sure you count as soon as possible when you get there. I hate it when I am done and waiting to go home but the nurses coming in for PM shift (or any shift for that matter) take off and I have no idea where they are or they are talking to another...
nurse0520 replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Relations
In most customer service jobs you have the right to kick the person out for the kind of behavior they are giving you. In healthcare we do not have that right. We also have bosses who are only thinking of the almighty dollar and do not have the same ...
Back before I went to school for nursing I worked in the health insurance industry. Those CEO's make way too much money. They want the claims processors to find ways to deny claims if possible. If we could get the same healthcare benefits as them,...
You sound like you are having the same problems I had. I graduated, found out I was pregnant, took my NCLEX a couple months before I had my child and still had a hard time finding a job. I took a refresher course 2 years after I graduated. I finally ...
unfortantly there are other professions that get treated like guys that are perverts and sickos. They are cashiers, waitresses, bartenders, salespeople, realtors and many more.
I wish this country would make it a felony to assault a healthcare worker of any kind. We are one of the most disrespected professions right now politically though. I cant see congress or the senate "wasting their time" They would think it is anoth...
while I was at work today I was having technical difficulties with the computer we use to administer the medications treatments etc. Another nurse on another wing had a cna call in sick so it was a tough day. Well this other nurse we work with was ...