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  1. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

    pyrolady replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

    Most cities have Jehovah Witness places of worship or there are people who are of that belief around. Maybe you might want to interview one for their input? I've always found that to be a great way...

  2. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    pyrolady replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    Most men in the field gravitate towards ER, ICU, etc. get experience in trauma and then go forward into something else such as CRNA, PA, etc. It's been my experience

  3. Personality Type and Nursing

    pyrolady replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    ENFJ - seems to be a lot of

  4. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

    pyrolady replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck to you....it took me eleven years to finally hit on a job that I liked in the medical field. Too much politics, stress, ungratefulness. I love the "Nurses Creed" I found the other day:...

  5. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    pyrolady replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    OK - Career advise here....First of all, as someone so wisely stated before - you are too old to go to school when you are DEAD !!!! Other than that you need to go for it. However, you might want to...

  6. What do I do? (long)

    pyrolady replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    DusktilDawn is correct - please ask management if they have spoken with the nurse involved. Have they given her proper warning (ie: verbal, 1st and 2nd notice?) and does she have a copy of the...

  7. Advice for LTC

    pyrolady replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all, congrats on graduating and on choosing LTC. Please remember that LTC is usually a skilled nursing facility. Geriatrics is a unique specialty onto itself - like peds, med/surg, ortho,...

  8. Anyone have info about working in a med spa?

    pyrolady replied to slvrbabi's topic in General Nursing

    Try getting ahold of whomever wrote the ad and ask what experience / training they are looking for. Follow up on it. Or if you can't get them, go to a local college nursing department and ask what...

  9. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    pyrolady replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Proudtobeanurse is correct - I am a DON and I would honestly expect my nurses to call in if they had the same circumstances. I try to be as compassionate as possible with family situations and we are...

  10. I have a Dillema

    pyrolady replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear of you aunt's health. I feel you can honor her most by doing what one of her last wishes is....graduate. Complete your studies, hopefully she will still be here to watch you...

  11. Help!!! I don't understand!!!!

    pyrolady replied to LPNIowa's topic in General Nursing

    RUN, DO NOT WALK to the nearest exit and get out. Make sure to give proper notice as you ARE a professional. However, no, you will not lose your license for not giving notice IF you finish the shift...

  12. Lost with nursing

    pyrolady replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Lost: Please go to your nearest Community College or University and get FOUND. Here is how you do it: Find their Career Center and have them do career testing on you. It will take...

  13. Is it too late? Any advise?

    pyrolady replied to Fionasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I entered school when I was 38 with two children. Worked nights in a bar and studied in what was left of my waking hours. It is a career choice that I am glad I made. I had a classmate who had NINE...

  14. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    pyrolady replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    OK - there are a LOT of positions that you can get out there, even NON NURSING positions simply because you had the guts to stick out nursing school and graduate (that's right, employers recognize the...

  15. Calling All Managers (Who Were Once Abused Nurses)

    pyrolady replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I had frozen shoulder as the Administrator of a SNF for four months. Three weeks after I stepped down it released. Became a Manager of a Stroke/Telemetry/Med-Surg unit for 18 months but dealing with...

  16. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    pyrolady replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'll bite and give you my perspective as a manager. I am a Director of Nursing. In my SNF, I don't care what age you are, how long you have been there, your sexual orientation, whether you're...

  17. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    pyrolady replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ummmmmmmmm, Jesskanurse - your experience is a four year degree....let's see, NOT to be flaming anymore than what already is, but you are 23 years old according to your byline. That means you have...

  18. !st LPN job nightmare

    pyrolady replied to Ultreya816's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    RUN, do not walk, to the nearest exit !!! There are many good facilities out there, you just found the wrong one. NO, it is no the same everywhere. I am a Director of Nursing and am setting up a...

  19. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    pyrolady replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, I started out as a midnight charge nurse in a LTC, worked in it for approx. four years, became a geriatric psych. nurse and then an Administrator of a nursing home (loved it - was in a...

  20. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    pyrolady replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    UMMMMMMMMMMM, sorry Jesskanurse, I (as well as many others) disagree. A person with Alzheimer's only gets agitated when you try to make them understand something they are no longer able to do....

  21. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

    pyrolady replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I know of someone who has been targeted by Directors. She is a Manager, not a floor nurse. When evil people decide to do evil things, it really doesn't matter who you are. If you are their target,...

  22. I think I made a mistake.

    pyrolady replied to LPNguy's topic in General Nursing

    OK - so you realize you've made a mistake and don't want to be a nurse. That's good, because it shows that you know where your strengths and weaknesses are. However, you probably need to take it...

  23. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    pyrolady replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Folks, I hate like heck to mention this because the nurses at RWJU have a reason to strike HOWEVER....nurses in my home state (Michigan) in Petoskey have been on strike over staffing ratios and demand...

  24. Double Standard BS

    pyrolady replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ummmmmmm, I strongly agree with those who have advised you to have a heart to heart with hubby. Where there's smoke there's fire and he is definately wanting to know how long before family time. You...

  25. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    pyrolady replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry folks, I've found that Management doesn't really give a rip - and when they give a party for someone leaving it's usually a two faced kind of thing (like what I experienced). I give and gave...