soontoretire2020

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  1. MY Swan Song

    soontoretire2020 posted a topic in Private Duty

    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...

  2. LTC Question/Opinion

    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...

  3. Bye bye hospital - Bayada? Resume rewrite?

    soontoretire2020 replied to HMofNC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  4. Staffing issues

    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...

  5. Power point?

    soontoretire2020 replied to soontoretire2020's topic in School

    Well they never called me, so,

  6. Power point?

    soontoretire2020 posted a topic in School

    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...

  7. Guilt tripped. Need advice

    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...

  8. Has anyone done PDN and Visiting field nursing?

    soontoretire2020 replied to aksti1018's topic in Private Duty

    PD can be a cakewalk. Not always, but usually. If you get fed up there are plenty more cases waiting for you. Some nurses stay on cases for

  9. The Things That Come Out Of Your Mouth...

    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

  10. Unfair Grading

    soontoretire2020 replied to RoseTh93's topic in General Students

    No one ever said anything in life was

  11. So, It's Come To This...

    soontoretire2020 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, some people probably won't question

  12. Biden announced nursing homes must require employee COVID vaccination to get federal Medicare+Medicaid funding

    soontoretire2020 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes but...people who don't believe in Covid are the people who will walk around with the mask over their chin and not their mouth and

  13. Boundaries in Private Duty Nursing

    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

  14. Are you happy with your nursing career choice?

    soontoretire2020 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    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,...

  15. Nurses, invent what you want.

    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...

  16. Meet and greets? How to save my sanity?

    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...

  17. Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    soontoretire2020 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I had a private duty job once, twins, so they had 2 nurses per shift. Mom was psycho, she would verbally abuse the nurses, so nurses came and went, I tried to stick it out, but I got tired of the...

  18. How do you know if correctional nursing is for you?

    soontoretire2020 replied to angel.maria's topic in Correctional

    I cared for a corrections patient once who was running from a police dog, and the dog grabbed him by the scrotum. Not a pretty

  19. New grad getting in trouble with management for weird things.. HELP

    soontoretire2020 replied to NewGradRN_CA's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in corrections, and for some reason, I met a lot of dysfunctional personality types , which is the main reason I didn't stick around too long. Yes, correctional nursing can be very...

  20. Nurses on Match.Com

    soontoretire2020 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Silver Bells, As nurses, because of our jobs, we learn to be fixers, we see a problem and we try to fix it. So we meet a guy, who has issues, and we think "I can fix that". But we can't. People can't...

  21. How many jobs have you had in your career?

    soontoretire2020 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 50 years, and I have worked probably at least 25 jobs. I don't think I could even list them. I, like Davey Do, have been fired a few times, and I have quit jobs. The thing I love...

  22. Nurses on Match.Com

    soontoretire2020 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Let me give you a warning. Men love nurses. They see us as substitute moms. Some guys have trouble succeeding in life, and they look at a nurse and think, oh, she's smart, and educated, and she has...

  23. How many jobs have you had in your career?

    soontoretire2020 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Davey Do; your story shows that a person can be fired from a nursing job, andstill be able to obtain another job. Even though you do seem to be a little dysfunctional, you still managed to have a...

  24. Is it normal for HH nurses to not wash hands with soap and water?

    soontoretire2020 replied to guest1143647's topic in Home Health

    How about maybe the clean pots and pans shouldn't be in the sink? Or the nurse could go to the bathroom to wash her hands. Of course some people's bathrooms can be gross. Depends on the

  25. Vaccine Hesitancy

    soontoretire2020 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I got my vaccine 2 days ago and I am so happy. I know it doesn;t give me 100% protection, but I feel MUCH