winnowill

winnowill has 10 years experience and specializes in geriatrics.

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1. Afraid to go back to work

   winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Spirituality

   Thank you everyone. I ended up going back for 1 day and had an anxiety attack not even 2 hours into the shift. Told them I wasn't coming back in until at least friday. Have an appointment with my doctor tommarrow. So nope, couldn't handle it. I haven...

2. Afraid to go back to work

   winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Spirituality

   My husband has kind of said the same thing. "Maybe you should go see a doctor. I would say you're out in left field but you are out of the ballpark." He thinks with the way I'm acting I'm going to end up making a big mistake with someone if I go back...

3. Afraid to go back to work

   winnowill posted a topic in Spirituality

   My father just died last week from complications related to multiple myeloma. My mom and I were in the room and watched him pass away. I have to go back to work but I am afraid I won't handle it. His death was awful to watch. He started bleeding from...

4. What was the procedure you followed when quitting your job?

   winnowill replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

   I turned in my 2 week notice which included my last day I would be working. Turned them in to my unit manager, Human Resources, ans staffing. (Policy was to turn into the unit manager but I turned it into the other two because of the tendency for thi...

5. Stressed out

   winnowill posted a topic in Stress 101

   I feel like I'm being pulled in a hundred different directions at once. First my dad was diagnosed with a bone cancer back in November. I was doing good at driving the 2 hour trip at least twice a month until March. I've been twice since then. My g...

6. Minimum requirements

   winnowill posted a topic in Geriatric

   Does anyone know the minimum CNA staffing requirements for LTC facility in Tennessee? Just curious. I tried looking it up but I can't find it. Probably not using the right wording.

7. This made me mad when I saw it.

   winnowill replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. There is no way I would work for $10 and hour. I'm having a hard enough time working for what I do now.

8. Murphy's Law of Nursing

   winnowill replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   When you actually have something planned to do after work (Dr. appt) someone will fall at shift change.

9. How long did it take to get your first LPN job?

   winnowill replied to azcna's topic in LPN/LVN

   I applied and was hired 1 month before graduation. Worked as a cna until I passed boards. But that was 10 years ago.

10. Just wondering

    winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Private Duty

    Oh no I didn't go into detail when I had to explain why I left. I pretty much said we mutually parted ways. I wasn't what they were looking for and I wanted to use more of my skills than I was. So I told LTC.

11. Just wondering

    winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Private Duty

    Since she said she was going to sue the company with her cell phone pictures it was either get fired or resign. I had been written up once in the two years I was there for not keeping the house clean enough. Another time I was talked to because the h...

12. Need a rock to crawl under

    winnowill posted a topic in Geriatric

    Surveyor came to check my cart. I've been off for 3 days but had just cleaned it and all before I left. Of course now it's a mess. Things together that shouldn't be. Then I guess I was so nervous after that I left my cart unlocked. Had to do my walk ...

13. Stress: Vent

    winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Geriatric

    Union? That's a dirty word in my facility. But I sure do miss it.

14. Just wondering

    winnowill replied to winnowill's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks. I wasn't sure how to word it. I'm thinking I need a change from LTC before I get burned out. I love the LTC population but the workload stresses me out so much. When I'm not putting in for private duty I find it makes some curious and I got i...

15. Thank you to the best staff ever!

    winnowill replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    Congrats! Hope we do that well.