darliff

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1. anyone work for PSA

   darliff replied to txbootsy's topic in Private Duty

   I've been with them for about three years now. To my understanding, your experience can vary greatly based on your location/office. They are notorious for hiring warm bodies for a shift in my area, putting new grads right out into the field fairly q...

2. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   darliff replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not seeing near as much service/restaurant industry as I thought I would. Something like half my classmates when I was in nursing school were servers, bartenders, or BOH. Or maybe those jobs just rock. I might be biased. I still work part time i...

3. Bored during home care!

   darliff replied to Me93RN's topic in Private Duty

   I actually just found that app the other day when I was looking for a better e-reading app for my Kindle. =)

4. Bored during home care!

   darliff replied to Me93RN's topic in Private Duty

   Threads like this always make me feel better. After so many years of jobs that involved a lot of running around, the ides of down time initially stressed me out. I always felt slightly guilty doing leisure activities on company time. Thank god I go...

5. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   darliff replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I helped a friend on a tree service startup. I was grunt labor and advertising, he was the skilled labor and equipment/insurance. My second day on the job he handed me a set of climbing hooks to attach to my boots and a chainsaw. After the first week...

6. Private Duty Schedulers: Why are they so deceptive?

   darliff replied to erroridiot's topic in Private Duty

   I don't have too much experience yet, but the company I work for seems to have the least amount of work hours dedicated to the scheduler. I can't imagine that keeping track of who is covering all shifts on all cases and training and what nurses are ...

7. Lack of professionalism

   darliff posted a topic in Private Duty

   I've been an RN for almost three years, and I've worked for a single private duty peds company since shortly after I received my degree. Other than 6 months of administrative leave during a claim I've been on anywhere from 40-80 hours per week with ...

8. How to stay awake during NOCs in PDN?

   darliff replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Private Duty

   Getting yourself on a good sleep schedule helps a lot. I'm a night owl, and frequently was awake until 5-6 am on nights off, but those extra 2-3 hours made a huge difference, in addition to "wind down" time after shift. When I first started I kept a...

9. Nurses can eat properly if they manage their time

   darliff replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Its funny, I have far more time to eat as a nurse than I did in my previous job as a cook in a busy restaurant. I picked up fast eating habits there that still hold true now.

10. Can I accomplish becoming an RN at 26?

    darliff replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Men

    I didn't start nursing school until my mid-20s and I graduated just before 30. I had a job within 6 months and just celebrated my year anniversary. Its not the easiest field but its a lot of fun, and there's always something interesting or new to d...