20plusyearRN

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1. Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

   Most of mine are individual texts. I used to work a lot of OT...but the older I get the more I am just tired of it. I guess I am just going to have to start ignoring them.

2. Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

   20plusyearRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do you guys get called every day you have off to work extra? If so how do you handle it? I have worked extra, switched back and forth from day shift to night shift, but I am tired...and I hate to say no all the time, but I am tired of being called ev...

3. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. I know here the schools are having trouble filling the the nursing spots. Fewer RNs graduating and then a lot can't pass the NCLEX after they do and give up. Both of my kids said they wanted to be...

4. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I was really just interested more in peoples thoughts on this subject.... maybe I should have worded the thread differently. I think this will further stress a system that is already about to its breaking point. I am more than half way through my car...

5. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   Arkansas. I know of no RN without a job who wants one here. A lot of us have more than one job!

6. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   At this time none of the present employees are being let go if they don't have a BSN, just no new employees will be hired w/o one. Just see it as a trend.

7. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   With the projected shortages of heathcare workers in general...not just nurses this is a poor time for facilities to alienate any nurse. BSN programs can not keep up with the demand that is coming at least in my state, because there are just a handfu...

8. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I won't get a BSN...if I go back to school it will not be in nursing.

9. Associate and Diploma RNs

   20plusyearRN posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   I am diploma RN and I feel I have just as much skill and knowledge as a BSN prepared RN coming out of school now being that I have been in the field for 20+ years...but I now feel as if we are being pushed out of the hospitals as more and more go to ...