mclennan BSN, RN

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    Cheater

    mclennan replied to jvanwoman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You and I are very different people. I would stand right up, in silence, and point at her until everyone looked including the teacher. If that didn't work, I'd yell "CHEEEEEEATERRRRR" and say right...
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    I Hate LT: How I Want to Fix It

    mclennan replied to libran1984's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The whole LTC/rehab/SNF issue seems so hopeless. Children and soldiers get all the attention. Normally, it's 'it'll take a crisis for action to be taken,' but it's so sadly devolved to the point that...
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    Nursing Job Satisfaction

    mclennan replied to tangel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Powerlessness. Some is perpetuated by the systematic forces, and unfortunately, some is perpetuated by nurses
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    I Hate LT: How I Want to Fix It

    mclennan replied to libran1984's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wouldn't it be great to have a reality show with a character like Tabatha Coffey or Gordon Ramsey, some battle axe veteran nurse with mega attitude and smarts, where they came into these LTCs &...
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

    mclennan replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Uh. I used to work in a hospital here in L.A. that DEFINITELY had rooms on units (including ICU & isolation rooms) that were behind their own set of high security, limited access closed doors with...
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    who has taken a pay cut, willingly

    mclennan replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get worked like a mule at my old job in a busy ambulatory clinic that was part of a large Magnet hospital system. I made the most money I've ever made in my life, because of overtime and...
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    Why do some nurses use their titles as a big ego boost?

    mclennan replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I completely agree with this. I'm so sick of LPNs with BIG LITTLE chips on their shoulders, angry at the world because other nurses DARE to have more education and make more money than they do. Spare...
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    Culturally insensitive patients

    mclennan replied to tippytootagon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How old are you? Years of dealing with this inures you to it. I have dealt with it for 40 years and don't care any more. People are stupid. Let it
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    Can't believe the difficulty hiring CMs

    mclennan replied to mclennan's topic in Case Management

    This is a large, multi-state medical group. Not a hospital. Not home health. Not an insurance company. Not some mom and pop place that would ever advertise on Craigslist. The postings are on our...
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    Can't believe the difficulty hiring CMs

    mclennan replied to mclennan's topic in Case Management

    I agree - to add to what I wrote above, I do 99% of that work TOTALLY on my own. I do have a team of clerical staff to assist with paperwork, but I have contact with my managers usually only to...
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    Can't believe the difficulty hiring CMs

    mclennan replied to mclennan's topic in Case Management

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    LPN with a degree in Sociology Interested in Case Management

    mclennan replied to Steph26's topic in Case Management

    Most case management departments hire BSN only. Most insurance plans reimburse at a higher rate with BSN RNs as CMs, and most accreditation agencies are establishing BSN only standard goals. If these...
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    I'm really struggling here with a tough decision, please help!

    mclennan replied to tabz4u2's topic in General Students

    When you sat down with your program director and advisor and asked them what to do, what did they
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    Want to quit nursing school.

    mclennan replied to dpf112's topic in General Students

    Over the years I have worked with and befriended many Asian nurses, Filipinas in particular, and have heard similar stories. There are definitely cultural behaviors and expectations at play in your...
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    Top 10 Nursing Supplies

    mclennan replied to JenLahaye's topic in General Students

    iPhone Pocket RN reference book, current Sugar Free Red Bull Vodka Xanax
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    Supplies in bag and Car

    mclennan replied to smlentzrn's topic in Home Health

    Gotta agree. When I worked HH I wanted to carry a MINIMUM amount of supplies so I wouldn't have to waste my time keeping track of dated inventory I might or might not use. I had ultra-basics in a bag...
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    Reaching a dedicated, intelligent nursing student who has trouble with clinicals

    mclennan replied to onewill's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    When I was in clinicals 6 or 7 years ago, we were assigned our 1 or 2 patients the day before. We were allowed/encouraged to stop by the hospital unit the night before to look over their charts, med...
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    Want to quit nursing school.

    mclennan replied to dpf112's topic in General Students

    Yo, you sound like I did halfway through nursing school, suddenly I was like "this SUCKS!" I wasn't living with my parents or in my 20s. I was in my 30s and left a cushy job in IT for a brutal BSN...
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    What job seems more fun: EMT or RN?

    mclennan replied to NOLAgirl2's topic in Nursing Career

    Having been both, I'd say EMT is fun if you're young, but as an older RN I can't imagine doing that work now. I loved EMT in my 20s, but nowadays, if I had to make the choice based solely on "fun" I'd...
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    Letters of recommendation.

    mclennan replied to SuzieVN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

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    Letters of recommendation.

    mclennan replied to SuzieVN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am on our hiring panel, and we require references via email, with a phone backup. Our online application requires the name, title, how long worked with, phone and email. That email CANNOT be a...
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    New Grad in Cali just saying hello!

    mclennan replied to lvn272's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I really hope you researched the LVN job market and good places to apply BEFORE you signed up for the program and definitely before you graduated! It's a tough market for new grads. Jobs are scarce....
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    I dropped out. Please console me

    mclennan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel awful. I decided today to withdraw from my MSN-Ed program. After one failed semester. This was not a decision made lightly. I've been agonizing about it for months. It's just not the right...
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    I dropped out. Please console me

    mclennan replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

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    I dropped out. Please console me

    mclennan replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Thank you, sincerely, from the heart of my bottom, for l these supportive replies. This was SUCH a tough decision to make at the age of 39. But part of getting older is learning that 'quality...