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Truth. 100%. We don't get ceremonies. We get pizza parties. Raise your bread stick in honoring Nancy...

I'm a guy. I'm in the 10% of nursing. I'm a guy.

This. Time to move on. You need a partner that accepts and adapts to you. They must accept the harsh reality that your job is dangerous and inadvertently increases their risk. I know they are out there. My wife and I are both nurses. We both "get it."

You health trumps your profession. Find a nursing gig that's safer. Try outpatient ambulatory nursing for instance.

To me, it was zero benefit EXCEPT resume material. I pay the 100/year and I get to put it on my resume. It's a worthy investment to stick out amongst the piles of resumes that don't have it. Yeah, the organization will you tell you "become more" "become a more diverse professional" "Blah Blah Blah" When you put this on your resume, it shows potential employers your alleged commitment to the profession and desire to have professional development. Not a bad thing of course.

Under normal circumstance, pre-covid, you have to change the language in which you search. Try "ambulatory nurse jobs" rather than "primary care nurse jobs" then narrow your search down and find primary care clinics that are posting. You be hard pressed to find a PC job now because clinics have shut down most normal operations, flexing down, and/or laying people off. Give it a few months and you'll get that job soon enough.

This nurse lacks confidence and/or points to lack of experience if they need to "research" their assignment for 45 minutes. I used to do this as a newb nurse. This is how it should go: Be punctual. Show up 10-15 minutes early. Poop. Pee. Snack. Obtain assignment from charge. Stalk previous shift nurse to get your report ASAP. No one has time to dilly dally. Shift starts at 0800. Let's say you get 6 patients. Bed side report should complete in 20-30 minutes max. Get back to station. Write down details about each patient on your brain. Should take no more than 2 minutes per patient to get the extra details you need (Ie med pass times, scanning H&P, previous provider assessment, I/O, VS, nursing orders). Ideally be ready for med pass at 0845-0900. For the love of all things holy, why would someone work 45 minutes FOR FREE EVERYDAY THEY WORK?! That's >100 hours PER YEAR (assuming 3 shifts/week)! Oh heck no!

You don't need to divulge the type of patients you're taking care of. I can't...quite...remember... What's that thing? HI.. HIP...HIPOH? HIPPITY?! AH...HIPAA You're a nurse and leave it at that or be extremely vague. No one is entitled to know what you do except that patients, your team, your leadership, and the BON. But, just in case it comes up, if you find a person that doesn't like you for taking care of COVID patients, then drop em' because you probably dodged a bullet.

She needs to find a person that adapts to her. Not the other way around. If she's obsessed with work, great. That's her choice and her significant other needs to respect that from day one. She should be VERY frank about that on the first date. First few conversations. That way there are no unreasonable expectations that arise in the future. I'm fortunate because my wife and I are both nurses. We both "get it."

You're going to get even more creative in the roles you're applying to. Remote nursing jobs, telehealth, telephone triage, per diem roles, travel nursing, travel a few hours away, or pick a non-nursing side gig. Start an online business. So many options. These are goofy times and we need to be just as goofy to adapt to them.

I'm a dude. I don't care either way. I care about skills, knowledge, and approachability (all of which can happen whether a person has a member or a lady parts).

Nurses are expendable. Travel nurses are extremely expendable and let go for the most petty crap imaginable. Traveling right now pays BIG TIME. Some places >6K per week. Keep trying to find an assignment. You've hit an unlucky streak. People lack the courage and/or professionalism to provide respectful feedback. If this happens a third time, perhaps it's time to have a good hard look at your skills, behaviors, personality, and actions. I know travelers get cancelled but if this happens a third time, it's probably not the assignment.

Don't do it. Wait until you find a pharmacist job.

This is easy to make a snap judgement about. This deserves a root cause analysis.

I remember when this hit the headlines. Then Covid...

I think it should be open to nurses to apply but not a requirement. Leadership positions are different. Having nursing experience would be helpful but not necessary. There is other valuable experience besides nursing. I see non-clinical, non-nursing leaders run clinics and they do just fine. Dentist + Biologist + Previous Director Experience This decision isn't really that surprising.

If it's in their room, and completely away from areas where care of other residents is held, let them have it. It's their home. They pay good money to have that room. Where are we NOT on a camera these days?

A wasted effort. 5 days isn't near long enough to make a difference. This will get short lived headlines and cost the system millions in travel contracts. Hospitals are too powerful and too wealthy and can resist to pay the true worth of nurses and provide adequate staffing.

1. Freedom of speech in public places. But, use your judgement. We're all accountable for our mouth and even the future unintended consequence of using it we didn't foresee. 2. You have less freedom of speech in your workplace. Policies and such. 3. Invest in Malpractice insurance. The BON is not your friend.

1. Loss of license indefinitely. Yes, obviously. 2. Jail time. Yes, obviously. Any nurse that lacks the moral compass to tell them how wrong this truly is deserves both of aforementioned punishments.

No surprise here. Just like any skill. If you don't use it, you lose it. Yes, we all should be competent at taking a blood pressure. It's not personal. Nothing wrong with revisiting the basics.

This is a misconception of management and leadership. Bonuses are not a common occurrence in mid level management. For example, the supervisor (like myself) and the manager but directors and above can receive these items. And, your perception of management is a massive generalization. Perhaps some managers are this way. I've been fortunate enough to have a couple good ones that aren't.

The question shouldn't be IF robots can do these tasks but WHEN robots can do these tasks. Seems like an inconceivable fantasy now. Soon enough.

From the article: "“That doctors and nurses don't hear African American women's medical issues the same way that they hear the same things from white women.” Apparently Elizabeth would like awaken the hell fire and brimstone that resides deep within the nursing profession. I don't care if you're black, white, brown, etc. I don't care if you're a drug addict or sober lunatic. I don't care if you're male or female. No matter your life or socioeconomic circumstances. I don't care. You get my meds, my care, and my utmost attention equally. Not because I'm legally obligated to but that's the right thing to do. This blanket statement is pure ignorance...

Couldn't have said it better myself. What child has the mental capacity to make such a drastic decision so early on in life? Answer: None ever in the history of the universe.