luvhospics

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1. Looking For Remote Positions

   luvhospics posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello- I am looking for positions that allow me to work from home. I have 10 years of experience ranging from ICU, ER, Nurse Case Manager and Pediatrics. I left my job from working 5 yrs. at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. The reason b...

2. Surgery Center with short staff-unsafe patient care

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Safety

   Thank you! I applied 2 weeks ago and waiting to see if they appeal. If so, I will file one as well.

3. Surgery Center with short staff-unsafe patient care

   luvhospics posted a topic in Safety

   Hello- I am needing advice. I worked at a children's hospital for the last seven years (round trip to work was over 100 miles, but it was worth the drive.) My decision was based on I needed to come back to town to work due to my mom's health is dec...

4. Can an employer ask this question?

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

   Thanks much!!! Hugs back

5. Can an employer ask this question?

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

   I've been bumped up dosage with the Lamicital, and as far as that "great rush of everything" at the same time that comes with bipolar..a baby dose of Xanax. I've never ever ever ever not taken my meds

6. The Nurse I Used to be.

   luvhospics replied to considermebranded's topic in Disabilities

   I got 2 different opinions and my doc is a psychiatrist . Mental health is such a hush hush thing, but no different of a diabetic needing insulin.

7. Can an employer ask this question?

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

   Here's a part left out, with the idea I had for a future time, the exect director took it and ran with it, this was as just an idea. Then when in the discussion she is the one that said she acted on it too fast and then pointed a finger at me as it w...

8. Can an employer ask this question?

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

   No one knows about my health history.

9. Can an employer ask this question?

   luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

   For this company I have wrote articles for them and published nation wide, nominated for an award. Other nurses within the company emailing me asking questions...maybe I AM at fault and it's my mental health effecting everything. When first started I...

10. Can an employer ask this question?

    luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

    When coming up with an idea for me to do for our team eventually that would benefit us, if timing was allowed I approached to our exec. Direct. They jumped on the idea and that day made a phone call and with a reply in an email thought it was great...

11. Can an employer ask this question?

    luvhospics replied to luvhospics's topic in Disabilities

    I like that your very honest, and this is something I needed to hear from another nurse. My next is something very hard, here I am with complete strangers to me and I'm already figured out....yes within the last 2 years I was diagnosed Bipolar 1 wit...

12. The Nurse I Used to be.

    luvhospics replied to considermebranded's topic in Disabilities

    How do you find extended care nursing positions? Please don't think I'm all about meds I do the treadmill when time allows

13. The Nurse I Used to be.

    luvhospics replied to considermebranded's topic in Disabilities

    Ask if there are other others within that same drug class but not the side affects. Better yet go into a pharmacy and just ask questions. I've been on different ones and then when diagnosed with bipolar it was all different meds then. Lamictal 200m...

14. The Nurse I Used to be.

    luvhospics replied to considermebranded's topic in Disabilities

    Please do not be in a position that you are right now. Move on, it's really ok. I too have Bipolar 1...severe depression with awful awful anxiety. I started within a clinic and as had that thought of others really look up to the nurses that are in cr...

15. Can an employer ask this question?

    luvhospics posted a topic in Disabilities

    When coming up with an idea for me to do for our team eventually that would benefit us, if timing was allowed I approached to our exec. Direct. They jumped on the idea and that day made a phone call and with a reply in an email thought it was great...