Jordee

Jordee BSN, RN

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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. 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?...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  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...

  16. Missouri RN Refresher Course

    Jordee replied to AJL_91's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken 3 refresher courses over the years, because I worked in the Pharmaceutical industry and needed a refresher to be considered for agency PRN or hospital work. The first was in 2002 and...

  17. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Thank you TAKOO01. There's not a lot of information from Refresher nurses out there, and I wanted to give a closure to my story. Its difficult to find Refresher courses as well. Again, I highly...

  18. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Update: I got a FT job on a busy hospital Med/Surg Tele Floor a few months after posting my original message in July 2019. I went on Nights after my 5 week orientation was over. I am now starting...

  19. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Luchador: Pharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) hire RNs all the time for clinical positions in areas such as Drug Safety, Data Management, and Clinical Reasearch...

  20. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Note to self: The feedback is do not expect gratitude from patients. Point taken. But if I do, I will smile. I worked in Behavioral Health and you run into all sorts of people in the big city. I...

  21. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Thats a bit harsh. I left fulltime Nursing because I was young and ambitious and wanted to try something new. In 10 years, I had been a floor surgical nurse, had been promoted to Head Nurse; then...

  22. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Workitinurfava: I left because of yet another change in management. I had 5 managers in 10 years! The last one systematically fired all management in my group and I left before she could do it to me....

  23. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    2Ask, thanks for your comments. Most job applications I have encountered in the past have asked for the salary history. That is why I disclosed it because I knew it might be a problem for me. Its a...

  24. 61 With No Current Nursing Experience

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

    Nurse Beth: Thank you for your realistic assessment of my situation. I know you have to disclose past salary and that might be intimidating. I am fully prepared to start out at a new Grad salary if...

  25. Older Students - 40 +

    Jordee replied to rabiamirou's topic in General Students

    I'm 60 (don't look it) and will be taking a Nurse Refresher Course beginning next month.. Last time I worked as a nurse was in Mental Health in 2006. I had a very lucrative career in Clinical...