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  1. Do you get annoyed when people ask you about your job outside of work?

    Guest 1152923 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    When a stranger asks me, "what do you do"?, I respond (knowing full well what they mean), "well I enjoy hiking, camping, travel, reading, live music...." I absolutely refuse to have my identity...

  2. Did you stay or did you pay when the hospital owns you?

    Guest 1152923 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I paid it back in good faith but I've heard that some hospitals don't attempt to recoup their bonus. A lot of it probably depends on how much is owed

  3. If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    Guest 1152923 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    OK, my turn (don't flame me)! What I so badly want to say to the 'Nurse Career Coaches', 'Nurse Strategists', and 'Nurse Influencers'. Me; "Really, you worked six months after obtaining your RN...

  4. How I Stumbled into Being a Nurse in Business

    Guest 1152923 replied to Jill Weberding MPH's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response Jill. We'll have to 'agree to disagree' as they say on this. I have been an RN for thirty years, practiced in nine US states, and as such, feel that I have a fairly broad...

  5. How I Stumbled into Being a Nurse in Business

    Guest 1152923 replied to Jill Weberding MPH's topic in General Nursing

    Jill, thank you for your article. However, rosy articles articles such as yours present the false narrative that nursing is a "buffet of options", "nursing on your terms", and "you can have your...

  6. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    Guest 1152923 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I have reached a point in my career where I am beyond burned out and have decided to also cut my hours. Why is the societal expectation to work a minimum of 40hrs./week and anything short of that is...

  7. Has anyone ever taken PTO to go on job interviews?

    Guest 1152923 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, why not? It's your time and don't feel the need to justify, rationalize, or explain your choices. Regarding calling in to interview for a different job: I've never personally done it but have...

  8. Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    Guest 1152923 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have an interview Monday with a potential employer and am hoping that they extend an offer. In anticipation of a background investigation, I am considering suspending my AN and social media...

  9. If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    Guest 1152923 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Me to surgical patient; “Your surgeon is a hack. He was only marginally competent 25 years ago. Are you really sure you want him mucking around with your vital organs? His post Op SSIs and...

  10. Eye protection for ALL patient interaction

    Guest 1152923 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I get the need for PPEs but this seems like it was the brainchild of some non-clinical, ‘Henny Penny’ administrator. Be prepared, I’m sure the roll out for mandatory body condoms isn’t...

  11. Can I say no to (too much) call?

    Guest 1152923 replied to roamingnome's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Disagree! I've spent over 25 years as an OR RN and this would be a deal breaker for me. Yeah your unit is short staffed. Yeah, we're in the midst of a pandemic, I get it. I'm big on work/life...

  12. Depressed RN seeking to learn from others. I would greatly appreciate your stories…

    Guest 1152923 replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    As a career RN, I have intermittently felt like this for most of my years as a nurse: always feeling a bit lost , constantly searching for something, and waiting for an epiphany....sadly, mine never...

  13. Is it really this bad every where?

    Guest 1152923 replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't hold much hope in CMS or JCAHO improving staffing ratios or any working conditions for bedside nurses. Both are total sham agencies in bed with the hospital systems and the last thing they...

  14. I'm Not Going To Be A Nurse!

    Guest 1152923 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Both of my parents were nurses (now retired), so I grew up around hospitals. Though not destitute (lots of mouths to feed), my family didn't have the financial means to send me to university. With...

  15. Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    Guest 1152923 replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Emergent-my thoughts too! I've had a few of these deep dive background investigations so this isn't just me being paranoid. I've also known and read about nurses being fired over content...

  16. Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    Guest 1152923 replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,

  17. Should I go onto become a nurse practitioner? Nurse bullying, life stress, and chronic health issues

    Guest 1152923 replied to daisychains11's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^This, 100%^^^ It's all about the

  18. Work holdover/mandate

    Guest 1152923 replied to kgirl22's topic in General Nursing

    I would further investigate your particular state's labor laws or if a union facility, the fine print of the RN contract. I can't say with absolute certainty, that 8 hours is the required minimum...

  19. Unable To Transfer Due To Write Up

    Guest 1152923 replied to KatC's topic in General Nursing

    A write up for not hand sanitizing? Seriously? I don't know, personally, if the hospital I worked for was this petty and punitive, I think I would be looking for another job

  20. I have an idea...

    Guest 1152923 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This has become the trend in the last 15-20 years. Initially, I thought it was only the hospital that I was employed at until I became a travel nurse and witnessed the same short-sighted, management...

  21. Are You Wanting to Leave Your Nursing Job? Feel Guilty? What Should You Do?

    Guest 1152923 replied to Nursing CE Central's topic in General Nursing

    In my long nursing career, I have known many nurses that wanted either to leave their current jobs or leave the profession entirely. Of these nurses, none that I recall, expressed a modicum of guilt....

  22. SCDs on vascular patients

    Guest 1152923 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm an RN, CNOR and have over 25+ years in CVOR/General Surgery. Over my career, I have circulated or scrubbed thousands of cardiothoracic or vascular surgeries/procedures. What are your thoughts on...

  23. I don’t want to work extra!

    Guest 1152923 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Like others, I just don't answer my phone-my off days are my time-quote; "Your failure to plan does not constitute and emergency on my part." Personally, I don't want to even work the minimum number...

  24. So Happy To Be Out Of Nursing

    Guest 1152923 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  25. The Failure of Modern Healthcare due to Administration

    Guest 1152923 replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing