ms.shellie

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1. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

   ms.shellie replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

   ***(This is in reply to one of the comments that the business sector doesnt make money, or they work 80 hours for it ... fogot to use quote feature!) That simply is not true . . . I used to make "100,000 per year in the "business" sector, about 20 ye...

2. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

   ms.shellie replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

   ...absolutely could if the pay was restructured!!!

3. How old is too old to safely practice?

   ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

   . . . IN my real life experiences with physicians (and I deal with many), some of whom are in their 80s and still practicing and get high rating from multiple pts, I would have to agree with you on that!

4. How to stay professional and avoid emotional attachment to family/pt?

   ms.shellie replied to BabyFood26's topic in Home Health

   Yes, high turnover rates will tell you alot. . . You sound like a smart person, knowing when to move on is essential.

5. How to stay professional and avoid emotional attachment to family/pt?

   ms.shellie replied to BabyFood26's topic in Home Health

   Home health psych nurse here (2+y) weighing in. . . .if you didn't form some sort of attachment during that amt of time, you wouldn't be human. And everyone sets boundaries according to their personality AND experience. Home health is more difficult ...

6. How old is too old to safely practice?

   ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

   Thank you for you service!!!

7. Burned Out & Bummed Out - Can't find my nursing "niche"

   ms.shellie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Dear bummed ou, So, here's the point: EVERYBODY DIES, BUT NOT EVERYBODY LIVES. Sometimes we do have to suck up unpleasant parts of life (which help us to grow) but it is spelled right out in the constitution that you have a right to Life, Libert...

8. Burn out...

   ms.shellie replied to ms.shellie's topic in General Nursing

   Than you for the input Mhsrm . . .hadn't thought of insurance but will start checking into it.

9. Burn out...

   ms.shellie posted a topic in General Nursing

   Looking for comments/advice from the seasoned nurses. . .I'm a second-career nurse, post divorce in 2012. I've done 1 year med-surg, 1.5 year inpatient psych and 2+years home health psych nurse. I'm great at assessment, case mgmt, working with MDs, c...

10. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    SPOT.ON!! Very well put...it is a scary turn nursing is taking. I'm brushing up on my natural remedies and eating my spinach! LOL

11. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    . . . I "LIKE" THIS STATEMENT YOU MADE X 10 X 10. . . The way the mindset is headed these days, the discrimination is believable; human nature even in "free" republican societies always seem to eventually make a return to a socialistic minset. . .le...

12. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    ...this also is an old study. And they spend a lot of time discussing the undetermined role that genetics play, not healthy aging. As a psych nurse, I find the older generation far healthier mentally in every way then the upcoming, younger generation...

13. Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    ms.shellie replied to newrn93's topic in Relations

    . . . You say, " at this point I could care less if any of my coworkers saw this forum. . ." This tells me at about your version of the story. Life has many lessons to teach you. Psych nurse here just sayin'

14. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    "Most notions about aging and the brain are based on FOLKLORE RATHER THAN FACT," said Dr. Zaven Khachaturian, a director of research at the National Institute on Aging. "If you really study aging carefully and look at it in the absence of disease, th...

15. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ms.shellie replied to traumaRUs's topic in NP

    Thumbs up to you!!! I'm same age and a psych nurse . . .am also considering MHNP. I've seen some of the younger nurses get brutal with older nurses based only on age, NOT PERFORMANCE. Keep on!