kathylorr

kathylorr

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About kathylorr

kathylorr has 5 years experience and specializes in med/surg.


new career for me after 30 years in business

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  1. Christmas Gift Ideas?

    I gave out small pen lights to all whom worked the 3rd shift with me a few years ago. Was such a hit that I had folks from other shifts asking me for one, even those I didn't know or had ever worked with.
  2. 8 Work From Home Jobs

    Yes, work from home sounds like an ideal thing. I tried it a few years ago doing chart reviews trying to determine why a device had been ordered for a patient with the goal to detect Medicare fraud. The biggest problem I found is the lack of human c...
  3. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    Does your husband prefer you wear a Burka when out of the home?
  4. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

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  5. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

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  6. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    I had a patient one night who died of his cancer. When his doctor returned our phone call a couple of hours later he insisted on knowing what his blood sugar was now, and when I reiterated that he had been pronounced and sent to the morgue two hours ...
  7. Unprepared interviewer

    I had another fun type experience a few years ago when I went to a job fair a large HMO was holding. Before going, I had downloaded their 8 page application and had carefully filled it out so as not being trying to write it while using a clip board o...
  8. Unsupportive fiance'

    I think you should be concerned about your fiance's lack of support with your dreams. Why is he so eager for you to get a job as soon as possible-financial necessity or fear of losing control if you are farther away? Kathy
  9. The Nursing Shortage: A self-inflicted wound?

    I would also like to say that I don't believe there is a nurse shortage at all in this or many parts of the country. I'm in Western New York State and see only a shortage of good jobs as the hospitals seem to think nurses are just an expensive nuisan...
  10. To old to be hired anymore?

    I've resisted agency nursing because I saw how badly their nurses were treated when we had them on our floor. They'd get the worst assignments and be treated rudely by the 'regulars' I didn't understand that but saw it happen so often. I have talked...
  11. To old to be hired anymore?

    Just about all of my time was spent in med/surg with only an occasional float to another type of unit, such as ortho or gyno. I think I would really like surgical but any time I see it advertised it is always for people with at least a year of exper...
  12. To old to be hired anymore?

    Thanks, I tried that a few years ago and it was the worst job I ever had. The screaming, biting, hitting was terrible. The med pass was almost impossible to complete as only few could actually swallow a pill and not need it crushed, pureed, dissolved...
  13. To old to be hired anymore?

    I want to thank everyone for their reply's. I'd say the consensus is that it is age discrimination, but of course none of my potential employers would ever say such a thing. What really brought it home for me was reading an article in the paper abou...
  14. To old to be hired anymore?

    I was downsized from my med/surg. job a year ago last February (18 months). OK, I know unemployment is high, but should it affect nursing that much? I go on interviews and think I do well, but then nothing usually or maybe an email or letter a month ...
  15. NY Corr. nurses, guidance needed

    Thanks malenurse50. Maybe I'm getting to anxious, but having been downsized out of my hospital position a little over a year ago, I'm really getting worried about never finding a decent job again! There is so little out there compared to a few years ...