BSN_after_40

BSN_after_40 has 19 years experience and specializes in Public Health, Teaching, Geriatric, M/S.

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1. why is the pay so low?!?!

   BSN_after_40 replied to cawkazn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I agree with EmergencyNrs. Get your RN. I made an $8.00 increase in pay going from an LPN to an RN. Well worth the extra year at a community

2. Nurse lied on me, now i may lose my license....scared...

   BSN_after_40 replied to Nursechristi22's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the others that posted the DON can't prove anything and to not be too worried. If she does tell other potential employers about that situation without a shred of proof it would be...

3. Cussed out and disprespected by CNA

   BSN_after_40 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

   In LTC settings now a days, it is all too common. It is so hard to find good help and when we do have a good worker, no matter if they are a nurse or CNA, we burn them out by having them cover for...

4. I quit my job today!

   BSN_after_40 replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   It is sad that the situations we are put in as nurses are getting worse and worse everyday. I too worked in a LTC facility that was constantly under fire with the state and even the feds. I recall...

5. Would You Take This Job?

   BSN_after_40 replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

   I would also suggest you take the job and try it out. Any experience is good, even if it is a hellish situation. My first RN job was a Unit Manager straight out of school. I must say that it was a...

6. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

   BSN_after_40 replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   There are so many different perceptions to the question of should I go for the 4 year BSN or be happy with the 2 year ADN. There are advantages to earning a 4 year but one should have a goal and a...

7. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

   BSN_after_40 replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Good advice "WorkingTheStreets." I have had people ask me to be a reference for them and it is always an area where I hate to go. I have found that you never know who the person on the phone is, and...

8. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

   BSN_after_40 replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the other posts about the coworker not only dishing up meds, but signing them out as given! As a former unit manager, I would have chewed some behind on that! You sound like you have big...

9. Drug addicted patient at a nursing home and only 46 years old

   BSN_after_40 replied to roro13us's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   You have to protect your license and not get caught up in a potential malpractice suit. You as the nurse are the last line of defense for the patient/resident when it comes to giving ANY medications....

10. Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    BSN_after_40 replied to BSN_after_40's topic in General Nursing

    caliotter3, I'm sure that there are many nurses in the same situation you are in. The hospital I used to work at permanently laid off almost all of it's senior staff to cut costs and then turned...

11. Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    BSN_after_40 replied to BSN_after_40's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I don't come off sounding ungrateful for my present job, because I did my time in the trenches of double shifts, holidays, night shifts, short staffing, all that. I remember VERY vividly those...

12. Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    BSN_after_40 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been trying to make a decision for over a year now and I thought I would post this to other nurses that may have been in my shoes. I have been working for almost 3 years in a Public Health...

13. I PASSED!!!! [stopped at 75 questions]

    BSN_after_40 replied to briana90's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats to you! The same thing happened to me. When the monitor went blue after the last question, I was sure I failed. I even cried before I got to my car after the test! But 3 days later, I checked...

14. Passed NCLEX RN @ 75 11/24/08

    BSN_after_40 replied to strengthcouragewisdm's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrads to you! What a relief to have that behind you! I did the exact same thing; the screen went blank or blue after question 75 and I was sure I failed! I barely made it out to my car before I was...

15. I Had to Stand Back Due to My Shock and Just Stare

    BSN_after_40 posted a topic in General Nursing

    But let's not forget the CNA's; they really work hard and do a great job keeping the residents/patients clean, dry, and happy! I feel my time as a CNA was an important part of my nursing experience...