Jordee BSN, RN

Jordee has 26 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Bahavioral health.

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1. Unemployed 68 yr old NP told she is "too old" for job

   Jordee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I took a 3 month Nurse Refresher with clinical course at 60. I was so worried I would not get a job because of my age. Upon completion at 61, I got a job on a medical tele floor, despite not having...

2. Are You Working Past Retirement Age?

   Jordee replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   You need an account to see the NYT article. Can someone summarize what it

3. Are You Working Past Retirement Age?

   Jordee replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   I tried being retired for 3 years after a non-nursing career and was bored. I don't have to work anymore. A few years ago, I took a nursing refresher and got a bedside nursing job at 61. Learned...

4. Are you a Nurse just for the money or do you do it from your heart?

   Jordee replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

   It doesn't matter to me if you are doing it for the money or for altruistic reasons. Just do your work and be alert. Who am I to judge? I am doing it for the healthcare insurance and work part time....

5. New grad Nurse quits nursing

   Jordee replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

   There are lots of entry level clinical trials work through pharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations. I had several years of clinical research experience and have traveled to...

6. Patient Abandonment

   Jordee replied to jung park's topic in General Nursing

   Call your employee compliance line ASAP and report the bullying. Tell them you were frightened and instructed to leave by the

7. Anyone else go into the hospital post graduation only to realize it’s not for them soon after?

   Jordee replied to HarperTheTervuren's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Look for a corporate Monday to Friday Job. Occupational Health, School, and Pharmaceutical Clinical Research come to mind. I had 29 years of Monday to Friday corporate; and could work PRN as a nurse...

8. Ageism in Nursing?

   Jordee replied to Guest1176712's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 63 on a busy med/surg tele floor. One of 4 "older" nurses. My floor is crazy busy, I keep up. It's the younger nurses that are leaving because of pay inequity with the travel nurses and ongoing...

9. Bad shift after bad shift

   Jordee replied to newnursemoon's topic in General Nursing

   Pt families have "fired" the nurse, and where I work they will get you to switch patients with another nurse to appease the family. Get used to this. Nurses are not treated like professionals by...

10. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    Jordee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I agree. A lot of nursing research is pie in the sky stuff. They dream up all these topics and the results are rarely implemented. I doubt if the research is read outside of the nursing...

11. Which Religions Exempt Covid Vaccinations?

    Jordee posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'd like to know which religions will provide an exemption for the Covid Vaccination. Are exemptions also granted for all other vaccinations (like childhood required ones) or it is just for Covid?...

12. Having hard time getting hired in hospital

    Jordee replied to ladylibra018's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I advise going to the face to face open house, where you will get to state your case directly to hiring managers. That's what I did in 2019 after taking a refresher course. I had not worked since...

13. Leaving Your Job Due to Mandate

    Jordee replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you are leaving because you don't want be vaccinated, where will you find another job? Do at home jobs pay as much as hospitals? Do you think you will be able to find an employer who will not...

14. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    Jordee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You have made some concerning points relevant to your experience in nursing as a PCT. However, it is unwise to generalize. Nurses also attend school and work. Not all nurses refuse to help their...

15. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    Jordee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a super busy heavy unit. The turnover is such that 1/2 the floor nurses are now new grads from the last 1 1/2 years that I've been at my job. Experienced nurses are realizing they are...