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I work in a small psych hospital on the east coast and have not seen the negativity toward older nurses in the workforce. In fact as long as you do your share of the workload there are no issues...

absolutely:hatparty:

it is getting there, thanks!

I can comment on my own personal experiences. I have that right, and I have several friends that have had similar experiences. That is the privilege of living in America, freedom of speech. I also...

Learn to completely read material before you react. No one is trying to insult or put you or the Filipino people down. It is about negative behavior please keep that in mind, it is not personal.

These situations are personality conflicts it has nothing to do with clinical skills. Like you say there is good and bad in all, unfortunately this is more prominent in the older generation that is...

Hi I have researched the Filipines as a group of people long ago, and so I am well aware of their strong cultural history. They are to be commended, as are other peoples that immigrate to the United...

Well you can take comfort in knowing that this is common practice for the United States. I guess it is one of the reasons for the bad rep we have inherited from our forefathers. This is something...

I am not going to take my violin out right now, I will leave it in the closet. The problem that I have with Filipine nurses is not that they are working in the U.S., we have plenty of jobs to go...

Hi I found your comment interesting until I found out your age. I lost my son in September, he was 22 too. I have been in the nursing field for the last 11 years. I was a Medical Technologist...

In America it has to be up or off your shoulders.Nursing is the same no matter where you are. Some places of employment are just not very strict. Standards have not changed.....

I used to work at an assistive living facility doing the same thing, I had 80 patients that I was responsible for in addition to supervising CNAs. I left the facility, and eventually after a...

Hi We can all learn something from this forum. There are different ways to handle personalitys and there is a reason behind all behavior. Why not find the reason for it before going in for the...

Thanks for the comment. It truly is not about money. We receive a decent salary but compared to what we do as nurses, it will never be enough. How do you pay someone for saving your life? What cost...

As a former LPN that returned to school and completed the transition to RN, I have heard this argument too many times. There is a need for all health care workers regardless of the title. Happy...

Good, you can let them continue to come and help out in London.

Nursing classes have increased more than you know You may be surprised.But thanks for sharing that infor, because it was a well kept secret to the American public, especially the nursing community....

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your comment.

Hi My suggestion to you is discuss it with your manager's supervisor and go from there. But you really need to address your issue of not talking directly with individuals. Each situation is...

I am a new RN this year after ten years as a LPN. You know I was working in the role as an RN all those years and just did not know it, it really prepared me to step into the role of an RN. As for...

Hi I have been on both sides of this fence, my son died last month after a lengthy illness, rare illness. Please try to remember one thing, families feel powerless over their loved ones state of...

I wonder if you would feel that way if it was your relative that died....:coollook:

i have been an "african-american" for many years. my heritage is african, american indian and caucasian. it probably would be more appropriate to say african- american-indian -caucasian american. we...

Thanks for making the statement clear. It is very easy to assume many things when a person is not clear, communication skills are wonderful tools, aren't they?:hatparty:

Well this is the correct answer for you, do not just ignore the behavior. Sometimes things have a way of coming back to bite you. Sometimes people can be dangerous at the workplace, so protect...