kelll

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1. Ever since the economic nose dive spiral...

   kelll replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   I understand that jobs are hard and nursing was never promised as an easy job. I think that hospital nursing is changing and always has been a constant changing environment. The hospital I work for it even varies unit to unit, satisfaction of the p...

2. Need help for getting a job

   kelll replied to ms_charm's topic in California

   Where I am from I have not seen anyone need to take a refresher class unless they have been out for over a year or two from direct nursing care...even then I am not sure how much it helped. How long have you been out of school/work?

3. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

   kelll replied to leogirl8's topic in Relations

   Well just saying you will not understand nursing and priority until you have to do it. I have said many times before, nurses know what its like to be students but students do not understand what it is to work as a nurse. So when you have been a nur...

4. Direct care staff incentive bonus

   kelll replied to Lissa,RN's topic in General Nursing

   WHAT bonuses for doing what should be required to HAVE a job??? bogus~! I mean a bonus for showing up to work on time ...i get a bonus for that! I get to come back tommorrow to earn a days pay!

5. Leaving Work at Work

   kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in New Nurse

   So true and this is something extremely difficult to teach new nurses. I try and tell them I understand that you want everything to be on time and in the real world we would float like florence nightengale to the bedside and cure world hunger and en...

6. Need help for getting a job

   kelll replied to ms_charm's topic in California

   Have you tried nursing homes?

7. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

   kelll replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Relations

   OH BOY ! I dont think this is anywhere near solved...but I appreciated hearing all opinions! I can tell you things I have agreed with while reading all these posts. Students really are not very helpful and honestly no matter how much I like them...

8. Leaving Work at Work

   kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in New Nurse

   Yes I understand somethings are hard to let go...Like the previous person has posted you need to find a way to let it fade out and away from you. I used to walk home or ride my bike to just get some of the frusterations go and get some fresh air in ...

9. Direct care staff incentive bonus

   kelll replied to Lissa,RN's topic in General Nursing

   never heard of this before now

10. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

    kelll replied to leogirl8's topic in Relations

    i would not take that as a personal blow. I am assuming that the conversation didnt include your name or refference to you when I say, nursing at least where I work has a huge push to not use sitters. I personallly am very happy to have a GOOD sitt...

11. yes, another night shift post.

    kelll replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    lol. YEP there is the lower staffing thing. Our facility we have one nurse less from 7-11 and some nights prepping people for GI procedure etc is a constant pottying game. We use hospitalists...specialists not called much at night...this is not so ...

12. yes, another night shift post.

    kelll replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow! If you have downtime you may want to spend that time thanking your lucky stars! Holy yikes even night shift at our facility is busy! There are occasional slow nights but not often at all. What should you say when manager asks you about ...

13. Truth? or Pollyanna version

    kelll replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    That is true Tricia Nursing is the only job I can imagine really LOVING like I do, it is very very rewarding. It is also very very frusterating...always running, always FIGHTING for patient rights or NURSING rights..many ,many complaints but also ma...

14. Leaving Work at Work

    kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in New Nurse

    Even as an expirienced nurse I have these times where I take certian thoughts or emotions home with me. I have to remind myself that I will better serve my patient if I come in with a fresh rested mind and good attitude. It is difficult to "recharg...

15. This just gripes the crud out of me...

    kelll replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is a topic I could RANT all day on! bar none people cheating the system is stealing I believe they should be treated as criminals if found guilty! We do all pay for it and there are people I am more than happy to help..honest people who have d...