Nurse Smiley

Wow, thank you ever so much for writing this article. I had no idea that there were so many other nurses going through the same experiences. All of these comments are so valid. I have been told that I possess the traits listed above and have been ...

I am glad that your co-worker is not in HR! The nursing shortage would be more severe with such a philosophy. Most of the students in my nursing class were ages 30 - 65 and all of us excelerated very well with A/B averages. We asked questions in cla...

Hi Kenrb27, Congratulations on your ambitious goals. You might want to sit down with good old fashion paper and pen and write your realistic goals with priorities. All of your choicies are admirable and are certainly attainable, however, you need ...

Hi eriksoln, You are fortunate to have worked with nurse leaders with a commitment to change this phenomenon. In the book there are analogies to tribal group behavior, professional tradition, and examples of overt and covert hostilities with va...

Hi KelRN24, Great! I hope that you really enjoy it! Please let me know your feelings and perspectives once you have read and finished it. Happy TGIF, Nurse Smiley

Wow, thank you everyone! As a newer nurse, I have been afraid to ask an interviewer about turn over for fear of being seen as too inquisitive and not minding my own business. I read on a website not to ask about it because if it is a sore spot for ...

I recently finished this book, Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility, Why Nurses Eat Their Young and Each Other, by Kathleen Bartholomew and it has some great insights that might help numerous nurses on both sides of this experience. As a four year nurse, ...

Welcome cbj73, It is unfortunate that you quit the program at that time but I am glad that you are with us now; congratulations. It is my opinion that most of your co-workers and supervisors will be somewhat reasonable but you may still run into so...

Hi Tiffany 311, You have taken your stand in your right to defend yourself. Remember, that the instructors can have frustrations and moods too. It is unfair that you were the object of such a caddy remark, however, let this be a lesson for you in ...

Hi Akkrite909, Your CNA/LVN goals are admirable and ambitious! However, I wholeheartedly recommend that you do all of your clinical hours before challengning the Boards! I am a two year LVN, graduated from an excellerated 18 month program, and am...

Hey Angie O' Plasty, That was really a funny one! :rotfl: I was ready to contribute on the "serious side" too! Thanks so much for the hearty laugh! :roll Power to All Nurses, Nurse Smiley

Hi kizzykatlove, Please explain "What is a retention bonus?" I am a first year nurse and I have not yet heard of this bonus plan. Thank you, Nurse Smiley

ebear, Best of luck to you in your new adventure! Power to all Nurses, Nurse Smiley

RN1989, Thank you for the excellent career advice. We will see what the future will bring to our unit. There is current communication regarding hiring additional nurses. "Let us pray"! Nurse Smiley

I love the title of this seminar and I totally agree with ebear! I cannot stop laughing at the name. I was told last week that I will soon be alone to take care of 35 residents in a SNF and without a Unit Coordinator. Half of these residents have ...

Hello Nurses, Is anyone out there working in a facility where the new management model has the Social Worker as the Unit Manager? If so, how is it working for you? Nurse Smiley

Thanks Zenman, We are not doing comfortably well on either! Nurse Smiley

Hi RNsRWe, No, you are correctly reading my post! I was astounded too! The union negotiator said that it is called "front loading"! The facility will give the nurses a larger increase the first year and a pitance the second and third year! I hav...

No, I am not overexagerating! I live in an area where a cheap one bedroom apartment is $1,200 to $1,900. per month. The rooms in my building go for $950 per month. That figuire is about 50% of my net pay! Now, add in a car payment, insurance in a met...

Are there any SNF LVNs in the San Francisco Bay Area who have recently received wage increases? If so, please share your salary increase percentage. I work for a facility in the City and they are offering 51 cents more per hour the first year to u...

Hi Bridey, Thank you for your rapid response regarding this salary increase issue! We are in SEIU! Our union negotiator is working hard for us but the employer is TTIIGGHHTT! Happy Sunday, Nurse Smiley

Any of the NCLEX-LP books are excellent. You will have to thoroughly study at least one of these books prior to taking your NCLEX exam. My favorite is Saunder's NCLEX-PN. :yeahthat: You need to do all of the quesitons on the desk and the question...

I am not overpaid by any stretch of anyone's imagination or reality! I am LVN. I am WELL UNDER PAID. I live a room, I use public transportation, and I budget shop for food and clothing! I live in a major metropolitan city in the US with ridiculously ...

The original post is dated 2002. It is now 2007 and the issue is the same. I have been an LVN for seven months. Many of us proposed the LVN to RN Bridge Program during SVN school. One of our instructors told us that she and others have tried to i...

I am a new nurse of 5 months and I was trained in nursing school that we are to help other nurses and we can expect help from them. In fact, helping others was part of our nursing school review during each rotation. I did a pre-employment telephone ...