sanbob1

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1. considering leaving nursing now

   sanbob1 replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a Nurse in VNA for 16 years. Every year the paper work increased & the pt. load increased. They did hire nurses to do on-call from 4p-8a & we had a union so the pay was quite good. I only worked weekends about every 6-8 weeks. Th...

2. why do we settle for such low pay

   sanbob1 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses don't have a strong union behind them like the teachers. I didn't start making more money up North until my agency became unionized. Now I live in the South where I haven't met any nurses that were unionized. The wages are generally much lowe...

3. Celexa

   sanbob1 replied to EndoRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do private duty & my elderly patient has been on Celexa for a chronic anxiety disorder for sometime now. It works for him & he isn't too drowsy during the day! Hope you can find some relief at work for your stress. I quit my job as a hom...