NFuser

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1. Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

   NFuser replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   You have my best wishes for long-term success and fulfillment, Fashionably L8. Be that Good Nurse, be true to your patients AND yourself.

2. Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

   NFuser replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Bless you. I appreciate your thoughts, garciadiego, and I still believe in those things. Had I spent one more moment in the environment we are discussing, I no longer would believe those things. There...

3. Immunocompromised Loved One

   NFuser replied to lillianbenders's topic in General Nursing

   I worked inpatient oncology nearly the entire 12 years my hub had CLL, and he was immuno-compromised the entire time. Medical oncology is filled with the stuff you see only rarely in any other...

4. Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

   NFuser replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   The post I am quoting was well over 2 years ago. I am humbled beyond words to admit that I retired before my time (and may, at some point be faced with homelessness) because of what you faced. Perhaps...

5. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

   NFuser replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Nodding my head with enormous respect for all of you. The straws that finally broke this camel's back were: 1) having to "fix" something....the phone, the fax, the computers, the orders, incorrect...

6. Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

   NFuser replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   As few as 2 years ago, I thought I could do anything nursing-related....but LTC broke me. I feel fortunate to have retired (much earlier than planned) with my integrity (and license!) intact. LTC...

7. One more day closer to retirement

   NFuser replied to egglady's topic in Retired Nurses

   Thank you all for posting on this topic! I just made the decision to retire from bedside nursing....a profession I was proud to be in when I started so many years ago. There are many fond memories of...

8. What song describes your workplace environment?

   NFuser replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" by REM If not the end of the world, the end of my

9. I Quit Nursing.

   NFuser replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Bluegeegoo2....GREAT!!!! You have my respect, and best wishes for a happier, more fulfilling life. I am still stuck in the insanity of LTC/Rehab - and given the fact that the ENTIRE administration in...

10. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    NFuser replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Purplegal, it intrigues me that - a year into it - you continue to be concerned about the "status" of your position. Or is it your career in general? IMHO, the "status" of a nursing position - or...

11. "You can't call off!"

    NFuser replied to snow22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having been a victim of "extenuating circumstances".... I recall allowing myself to be swallowed by the Guilt Monster once, over this. Called in a "I might be a little late" alert, four hours before...

12. facility implosion post-takeover

    NFuser replied to NFuser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To kbrn.... I hope clarity re: benefits has reached you by now. Our takeover actually got us better health insurance choices and other benefits (some of the Mother Ship's Right Coast facilities'...

13. facility implosion post-takeover

    NFuser replied to NFuser's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    HA! Just when I thought it couldn't get much worse....(kinda like using the Q word )...it has, with Mass Staff Defections. Our core nursing staff is down to 3 RNs and 2 LPNs (ALL part-timers), MDS and...

14. facility implosion post-takeover

    NFuser posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The rolling tide of SNF Takeovers hit my 5-star facility well over a year ago, and we became LT and PAC. Since then, our once-happy little organization has been afflicted with several maladies: vendor...

15. My DON came to my house today

    NFuser replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the update, mtjoanna. Big Fish In A Small Pond/Small Town Mentality Nepotism Blacklist Blues here, too. Relocation isn't an option for me, but as I've reached a point eerily similar to...