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  1. the apropriate age for retire

    I so agree with you. I recently left nursing a few years before I should have. Young nurses do not care that you have worked 25 years. They want to be off every holiday, weekend and get the days off they want. They absolutely do not understand senior...
  2. Does anybody else feel guilty about calling off?

    If you are sick you are not guilty of anything. Take care of yourself. Call as soon as you can and then forget it.
  3. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    A nurse may refuse to care for an Ebola-infected patient but should be prepared to accept the consequences including termination of employment. Having proper PPE and training is key. If there is not proper protective gear available and nurses are not...
  4. who has left nursing ?

    I am considering retiring, although I have not reached full retirement age. This is a very hard decision. I let myself get way too burned out and 2 months off has not helped at all. Anyone taken ss @ 63 years old? Did it work out ok? Or did you regre...
  5. Just beginning

    I "retired" last week from ICU. I tried working in an assisted living facility but it just wasn't for me. There were many total care patients, I was unfamiliar with the meds and received little orientation. I am considering home health prn. My main ...
  6. no luck so far

    Good point. The tatts and piercing could have been free and I didn't mean to offend. Typically when I see nice work I think it is expensive. It is good to know a different perspective. I am burned out and partly because of the entitlement mentality o...
  7. Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    OK, it was dense material compacted into a small space.
  8. Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    OK, but it was a dense material fitting into a small space.
  9. What would help you love your job?

    Don'give families entitlements and give me prorated health insurance for part time work.
  10. Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    Once I cared for a patient with a compaction. I could not find room to get enema tubing in so I had to dig. I started having dry heaves. The man's wife said to her husband " you are making this nurse sick. I f you don't get up and get on the pot I wi...
  11. no luck so far

    I have to leave my critical care unit. I will tell you some reasons. I am a very "seasoned" nurse. I have applied 15 places and have not had success. I am having a great deal of difficulty caring for families instead of the patient. It seems that fa...
  12. Burned out and depressed

    Pray. Apply for jobs. Fly under the radar. Work as though it will be your last day.This is how I am currently surviving burn out!
  13. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    There is no end to what people do to their bodies in the name of individuality even though they are following a group. When nurses split their tongues or have horn implants - I quit.
  14. forgetfulness and work anxiety

    You are too funny!
  15. CLABSI control

    I opened the plastic wall mounted container as though I were going to change the bag. The soap build up was brown and the actual soap is blue. The scum was especially bad @the spout.