S.Corder, RN

S.Corder, RN

Psych/Home health/Med-Surg

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About S.Corder, RN

S.Corder, RN specializes in Psych/Home health/Med-Surg.


Single, grown children. Kind of lost right now.

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  1. Nurses: Remember The Calling?

    I sit here today, unemployed and so very depressed for my future. Feeling very sorry for myself. Why? I miss being the nurse I once was allowed to be. Caring, giving and waking up in the morning wanting to get to work to actually talk and care fo...
  2. Very few of the now case managers, head nurses, whatever they are called today, do remember being in the trenches. They think they have achieved beyond us when they get the promotion. I know that when I became a case manager I tried to be real and ...
  3. A "catch 22" it is indeed. Honey, it is best that you keep your opinions to yourself in today's nursing world. Why? Because case managers, all bosses for that matter, take any complaints as making them look bad. They all want to think that they a...
  4. Quest For Girls

    I love your enthusiasm and quest for life. I was recently told I had uterine cancer and am still devastated. My "girls" seem to be fine for now. Your story is encouraging and uplifting--like your new bras! Enjoy!
  5. New RN, pregnant

    All you can do is be honest with them. Go to the orientation as planned and don't say a word until asked. They had to have seen something in you they liked when they gave you the job, don't discount that. When they do ask--and they will--just tell...
  6. Error and Attitude

    There is not a nurse working today that has not made a medication error. It is like a "right of passage" for nurses. The problem with your co-worker sounds more like jealouscy. You stood up and admitted your mistake. She probably blames her mista...
  7. Searching for the Purpose

    I am proud of you and your ability to care so deeply. That young man is also proud and thankful for you, I am sure. I just hope that you can keep that ability to care and give for a long time to come. Sometimes all we need to know is that we made ...
  8. WHAT ELSE TO DO?

    Your post is fine here. Just listen to us who have been there. Nursing opens doors to many areas--pharmaceuticals, research, in-home, out-patient and even private practice if you get a masters. But that is not the issue. What do you like? Workin...
  9. LTC Salary for new grad RN

    Well, all I can say is that the pay has improved for both RNs and LPNs. When I first started nursing as an RN, I made $4.50 an hour, but that was in 1969! Today, in LTC here in the Chicago area, LPNs are making anywhere from $18.00 to $22.00 per ho...
  10. I quit my job today!

    I am glad that you moved on and wish you only the best at your new position! LTC is rough duty. Everything in life is a learning experience, the good and the bad. Good Luck!
  11. No respect...or...our profession's public image sucks

    I think back over these past 40 years since I started this game. Very few times has the nurse gotten the credit the way he/she should. Over the years, respect for what we do has been chipped away to where it is nearly non-existant now. Will it cha...
  12. Would You Take This Job?

    Kiddo, take the job. The money is OK and your husband understands. It will work out in the long run. When an opening happens on another shift, you would have already paid your dues and just might get it.
  13. WHAT ELSE TO DO?

    Be a physical therapy assistant or OT assistant. If you have the time and money, become a physical therapist or OT therapist. Money is better, hours are better and you get more respect.
  14. Nurses: Remember The Calling?

    I read your terrific message and I did cry. Not because it fits today, because I do not think it does. But it used too. I miss the old days when every word that you wrote was true. Now, my saddness over being a nurse is overwhelming. After 40+ y...