soontoretire2020 replied to phoebebrat's topic in 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 time trying to bring anything to their attention.
soontoretire2020 replied to HMofNC's topic in New Nurse
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 time RNs?
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 do nothing all day? Not me. It's 2022 and I am st...
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 what if they fire you, there are plenty of other job...
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 school nurse? I have never done a power point in my ...
soontoretire2020 replied to Joe V's topic in 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 Tylenol.
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.
You are in the wrong forum.
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, corrections, public health, private duty. In 1971 I...
soontoretire2020 replied to x4livin's topic in 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 the door. So you enter a patient's room, you are ...
soontoretire2020 replied to lpn90425's topic in Private Duty
You have had some bad experiences. Usually when I get a new case I just show up and start working. Occasionally, if it's a complicated case, or a newborn, I will get a couple hours orientation. Only once have I had an actual interview. Once I showed ...
