Butterflybee

I know of a healthcare facility that utilized cma's .. the facility was bought out. The new facility wanted all nurses... so the cma's went back to being a cna or had to quit. Now the facility has licensed nurses.

Ive been told this commuter and it makes sense. .... In my opinion, Ive seen this.. behaviour... to a lesser extent in other professions but nursing is a completely different ball of wax .... It's AWFUL! Ive seen it be so horrible that good nurses have quit because of it and gone elsewhere. In my area, some good nurses have banded together, formed a network of where to work because of this very thing. It's a small world .... Thank you everyone for your thoughts. I just wanted to hear another persons feelings/thoughts because it is really bad sometimes.

Thank you so much for the insight. Typically the tattling doesnt have to do with life or death issues or 'med errors' just many times petty things..... to make another person's worklife miserable. Ive seen this happen to good nurses that know their stuff. It troubles me because i am sensitive to another's hurt and why do it to someone unnecessarily... Ive seen others become a target and Ive just wondered why. This behaviour generally appears to be prevalent in the nursing field. .... The good thing, if you can call it that, is that it has changed me to be consciously more empathetic and strive to be kinder and gentler ... to like you said make this nursing world a better place.

Thank you so much for the insight. " A nurse generally has no desire to rip apart another human being unless his/her own self confidence is down in the dumps."

I love this! " I believe in, "What goes around, comes around." So in my own little way I try to make the world a little gentler and kinder place to be"

Maybe the real question is why is there so much back stabbing, snitching and exaggerating in the nursing field. Ive heard that nurses eat their young but it never seems to end. Im generalizing of course because I have met some outstanding nurses and made quite a few friends. However in this field, it seems that someone is out to get someone or trying to one up the other. Then there are the 'new' nurses that insist they know more than the seasoned nurses but that is another thread. I must say that I have alot of respect for nurses that are seasoned and have weathered this storm of nursing. I really would like to hear your opinion of why there seems to be so many 'tattletales' and gossiping in the nursing field. thank you

Good luck, hope you get the position!

I hear you. I just cut down my hours/the amt of time that I am there and I feel MUCH better. I plan to supplement w/agency or per diem elsewhere. $$$ is down but :) is up. If you want to talk, feel free to email me anytime. Oh I may do p/t at another type of nursing again w/ the additional supplemental income. Im trying to find ways to continue in nursing and not have to deal with soo much of the other stuff.... Options always options. Hang in there

I would just say broaden your horizons ... you may be able to add to your income working other places as well this place.

Ive heard that this has been the talk for years. Imho, with med techs I DO think there is an attempt to phase out the LPN in some places for economical reasons. That being said, I dont think that will ever be the case completely because of the legal aspect as med techs arent licensed. Also there are people in charge (Ive been told) that will not hire med techs for whatever reason. Ive always found a job. However, I am going back to school to further my education in nursing. Med techs have altered the hiring climate for the LPN...

Ditto!!

Ditto!

I agree with you on this. I heard it, believed it but it's a whole other thing to go through it. I still ask questions though and always will if I need to. I realize too that as far as Ive come I still have soooo much more to learn. Im hungry to learn too but with much more confidence. Now at my facility, many of the residents request me over others that have been there for years and years. I say that and feel good about it because it was a long, hard road to get where I am now (omg so many tears I kept hidden inside) . Im looking forward to the years to come and how I will be better able to care for my patients. Whewww....l

Are quarks and crocs the same? I bought quarks but after a day or so my feet were hurting. Are crocs any better? They look the same but Ive heard people say crocs were great for the feet. Are they? Now I only were my quarks every once in a while and not on a daily basis.

I have a degree and as far as I can tell there is no difference.