pgnurse79

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1. Why I'm leaving nursing

   pgnurse79 replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I understand how you feel more than you know. I've hopped from hospital to hospital hoping to find a place where I can be happy. Then I learned something: agency nursing or school nursing takes one away from the management bureaucracy. With an agenc...

2. Not sure what to do. Licensed RN working as tech.

   pgnurse79 replied to Spikey9001's topic in New Nurse

   My advice: Continue being a tech until you find a job somewhere else as an RN. When you find an RN job elsewhere, QUIT! A tech who has the knowledge of an RN is cheaper for the hospital. Also, increases the level of care. A hospital spends a lot of ...

3. Arrrgghhh, get the smell off!!

   pgnurse79 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   C difficile!

4. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

   pgnurse79 replied to GypseyGirl's topic in New Nurse

   It appears that the honeymoon phase of nursing has passed. It scares me when I hear a nurse say they are "uncomfortable" with PICC lines or IV antibiotics or wound vacs. Why run away from a skill or task because you are uncomfortable with it? It thes...

5. Just started new job and then finds out it's downsizing????

   pgnurse79 replied to jodyangel's topic in Career Support

   Have you saved anything from prior jobs? 401k or life insurance? If necessary, you can tap into those although there is a heavy tax penalty. I hope things work out for you and your family.

6. Frustrated Registered Nurse with very little experience

   pgnurse79 replied to adenia's topic in Job Hunt

   I think the job market for new grad RNs are different from state to state. I say this because in Chicago, hospitals offer new grad RN programs where they partner you up with a preceptor.

7. Kindred in Boston area

   pgnurse79 replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts

   Beware the orientation. I did a week of orientation at Kindred. Then one day, "Oh we're short staffed today, we're going to give you an assignment." And just that fast, orientation was over.

8. Kindred in Boston area

   pgnurse79 replied to sbostonRN's topic in Massachusetts

   i currently work at a kindred in the midwest area. i was hired in 2008. i was a nurse on days (12hr shifts) for 2 years, before being promoted to case manager in 2010 then i worked that for 2yrs. and just 6 months ago, i resigned from that position a...

9. Anyone familiar with Kindred (LTAC)

   pgnurse79 replied to mindlor's topic in LTAC

   I currently work at a Kindred in the midwest area. I was hired in 2008. I was a nurse on days (12hr shifts) for 2 years, before being promoted to case manager in 2010 then I worked that for 2yrs. And just 6 months ago, I resigned from that position a...

10. Has Nursing hardened you?

    pgnurse79 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    This is so eerie but what you described was my shift last nite. If we aren't "hardened", nurses will have a nervous breakdown the way pt's and families treat us nowadays! I used to cry after my shift when I was a new grad.

11. Has Nursing hardened you?

    pgnurse79 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    applause!! well said....

12. Has Nursing hardened you?

    pgnurse79 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

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13. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    pgnurse79 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Relations

    Life is too short when dealing with office politics. I go to work, put my head down and do my job, keep my mouth closed and go home. If this doesn't work, I find a new job. I've been bullied on the job and I quit that job. There's politics no matter ...

14. Different levels of nursing?

    pgnurse79 replied to DBall's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding LPNs. They are nurses with a few exceptions. They cannot hang IVs on central lines. No blood transfusions either. An RN must cover for an LPN. Also, during shift change, an LPN cannot follow an LPN. A RN has at least one more year of schoo...

15. Telephonic Case Management

    pgnurse79 replied to surfchic's topic in Case Management

    Why do you say that? I've been offered an utilization review job at an insurance company. Trying to find out what its all about....