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  1. What didnt you do in school?
    What the Commuter said.
    Apr 24
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  2. Praying in the work place
    Depends on where you are. I keep my head bowed and my mouth shut during the daily prayer. I'm in TX and diversity here means Protestants AND Catholics. I moved here from NYC. Can you imagine my...
    Apr 24
    Forum: Nursing and Spirituality
  3. very confused about my hospice job- need advice
    Career Builder. After you hang in for another five months. You can do it standing on your head. You WILL find another job. Get that one year in one job in place. And hugs.
    Apr 2
    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  4. Putting in my letter of resignation today
    You'll do fine PRN. Apply to a couple of agencies and you'll work. If bennies aren't an issue even better. And do NOT let them guilt you into taking more than you want to handle. There's a reason...
    Apr 2
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  5. Transitioning from MTF
    Ask a lawyer. Seriously. We can't possibly know the statutes in your state nor how your transition will affect licensure. If it is as you say I'd lawyer up STAT. And best of luck. I hope you...
    Feb 12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  6. Allergic to Morphine Sulfate but on Hospice Care
    You can aso use Dilaudid. Why would you give something to which the pt is allergic?
    Oct 30, '12
    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  7. Was I wrong to talk back to my supervisor?
    You were right. However, that doesn't matter. Apologize.
    Oct 30, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  8. Got Fired today
    Medicare does not reimburse for a visit < 30 minutes - they consider it incomplete. I was fired from HH, too. Lots of impossible, unreasonable people. What happened to you is unfair, but hey. ...
    Oct 30, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  9. What to do with nurse who is constantly critizing?
    "Hey, I'm trying to work here." Then chart.
    Oct 12, '12
    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  10. Need help please...
    If you find a job WHILE YOU STILL HAVE ONE you can always check not to contact your present employer because they don't know you are looking. Get another job NOW. You have enough experience to. ...
    Sep 10, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  11. Need help please...
    Honey, I hope your are looking because they are going to fire your butt as soon as they can, and deny you unemployment. BTDT.
    Sep 10, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  12. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?
    No. That is double what we excpect. DOUBLE. And that salaried thing is handy, isn't it? You'll be working tons of OT.
    Sep 10, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  13. Did i really do anything wrong?
    She didn't have a patient load.
    Sep 9, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  14. When will being an RN stop sucking?
    This is the hardest job I have ever had. That said, I love it, but hospital nursing is emphatically not for me. That, I hated.
    Sep 8, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  15. I feel like a failure :( In needs words of encouragement :(
    Just a hug.
    Sep 7, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  16. Conflict of interest?
    Bad idea. Really bad.
    Aug 30, '12
    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  17. Are you responsible to purchase your own supplies?
    I always had car stock - anything someone might be out of. The agency is required BY LAW to provide this stuff.
    Aug 29, '12
    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  18. Drug Book for Kindle?
    Get one for your phone. I have Davis. Love it.
    Aug 18, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  19. PICC line dressing change: am I in trouble?
    Hey, this is old. Never mind.
    Aug 18, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  20. PICC line dressing change: am I in trouble?
    I think you are fine, but never ever ever document that there was a lack of anything and that you were therefore required to do something in a less-than-exemplary manner. It's begging the surveyors...
    Aug 18, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  21. First day on my own and feel like a failure!
    Well, what feedback did you get? And how can the DON give you any unless she's with you?
    Aug 17, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  22. New grad in HH $20/visit no mileage.... is this right?
    Our LVNs make $20 a visit but with mileage.
    Aug 14, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  23. Ultimate Nursing Bag
    I bought it and the hardware broke. Two zipper pulls and a strap. Annoying.
    Aug 8, '12
    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  24. Assisted living- what happens when patients need more care?
    Continuous care never met fulfulling the job of a sitter. It's for crisis/EOL.
    Aug 5, '12
    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  25. Visiting nurse slapped with a parking ticket :-/
    Even physicians don't get to double-park. They can block a hydrant but not the entire street.
    Aug 4, '12
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations