Knute

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1. Sleeping during your breaktime

   Knute replied to ladylibra018's topic in Professionalism

   I live in NY and we are supposed to take 30 minute breaks for lunch. We dont get any other breaks adn seldom get 30 minute breaks. Some acilitis dont allow sleeping on your break...yuo ned to get in your vehicle adn leave the premises adn sleep adn ...

2. Sleeping during your breaktime

   Knute replied to ladylibra018's topic in Professionalism

   I am so overworked on night shift I can never get a break....most of th times these days I have 21 patients as a CNA and nursing is now inundated with checking meds for the entire 41 patient unit from other shifts and then passing meds etc...we do 3 ...

3. Help! Scared. Is this really happening?!

   Knute replied to Remy Ox's topic in General Nursing

   Another case for all of obtaining our JD so we can protect ourselves Honey.....call DOH NOW!!!!!!!!! Listen up the rest of us!!!! THIS IS NYS DOH LAW! LAW not suggestion. Check your state laws. Department of Health Effective Date: 11/04/2015...

4. LTC vs Assisted living

   Knute replied to Mscoleman78's topic in LPN/LVN

   LTC is a broken system in the USA with little real oversight. Everyone cleans up and patches up and hides for DOH visits. How can we expect a CNA who is not paid a livable wage and does the majority of nursing's work, to bend over backwards for us ...

5. Help! Scared. Is this really happening?!

   Knute replied to Remy Ox's topic in General Nursing

   Call Department of Health NOW! and State Board of Nursing.....have them investigated

6. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   Knute replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   ....its who we are at the end of the day and how we come back from devastating experiences working under a corrupt and evil health care management that makes us count as Nurses and as people. Let me share a personal happening: L was the worse _itch...

7. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   Knute replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Some employers seem to enjoy initial investment in new nurses regardless of age as their staff turnarounds are so high. I am becoming more and more less sympathetic when I hear things like employer investment pay off and one mistake and out, in an e...

8. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   Knute replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   My opinion and experience says nursing school at any chronological age is a personal thing that should be rigorously and honestly self-assessed. That said, I went to nursing school at age 59 and worked 50 plus hours a week and attended FT day school ...

9. I was bullied out of my job

   Knute replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Setting someone up in the way described is a form of workplace bullying. It is sad that nursing has become an environment of survival of the best or most talented socially self-protected. I've wondered of late if some nurses are so hate and anger fil...