Well, I guess I am retired, after 51 years of nursing. My last 5 years being in private duty. I worked hospitals, a correctional facility, LTCs, an LTAC, a WFH insurance gig, public health. I retired...
soontoretire2020 replied to phoebebrat's topic in General Nursing
If management cared about staffing they would fix it. They don't care what you think. Either deal with it or quit. No management in the history of nursing cares what anyone thinks, so don't waste your...
Go ahead and add your hospital experience. Your experience is invaluable. Agencies will hire anyone with a license. Do you know Advanced Home care in High Point is offering a 10,000 bonus for full...
soontoretire2020 replied to Kitiger's topic in Private Duty
If all the retired nurses would pick up say 1 or 2 days a week private duty, there would be plenty of coverage. With Covid, what is there to do anyway? I should be retired, at my age, but who wants to...
soontoretire2020 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty
They want you to volunteer your time? Your answer is NO. What if something happens? I don't think your insurance or your employer's insurance would cover that. No is a perfectly adequate answer. So...
I just filled out an application to be a school nurse. In the job description it said required knowledge includes Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point. Do you really need these skills to be a...
soontoretire2020 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing
My patient says "I have a headache". So I say "I will see if you can have some Tylenol". I then remembered that he was in the hospital because he took an overdose of
soontoretire2020 replied to MTRNlove's topic in Home Health
If your client is on Medicaid, which they usually are, Medicaid pays nurses to do nursing, not housework. Management needs to explain that to the clients.
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My experience is different than most nurses, as I will be retiring soon. I am not sure when, but probably this year. I graduated from nursing school in 1971. I have worked in hospitals, LTCs, LTAC,...
soontoretire2020 replied to x4livin's topic in General Nursing
Two items. One, an antibacterial Foley cath that kills bacteria, so having an indwelling Foley doesn't mean getting a UTI.
A doorway that mists a Lysol type product on everyone who walks through...