CseMgr1

CseMgr1 ASN, RN

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  1. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    CseMgr1 replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Halleleuyah! My late mother, who was very active in our church until I was twelve, tore up her membership letter right in front of God and everybody for the same reason you no longer go to church. My...

  2. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    CseMgr1 replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, we are UNDER siege...and it's crap like this that makes me even more determined than ever, to get out of this profession.

  3. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    CseMgr1 replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Years ago, I was caring for a very nice lady who, unfortunately, was dying a miserable death due to metastatic ca. Her brother, who was an arrogant S.O.B. was visiting her one day, and from the moment...

  4. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You got that right! After I was asked (for the 900th time) to work overtime again today, I turned it down. Why? Because by the time I pay for commuting costs, and witholding taxes (40%), I've got...

  5. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I haven't heard anything yet from the interview I had with that retailer last week. But I did get a call back from that national company looking for contract nurses...and they hired me. While they...

  6. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You GO, girl! With animals, it's total, UNCONDITIONAL love, vs. the yahooing of demanding and draining nursing. Who NEEDS

  7. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's it. One of the assistant store managers I interviewed with yesterday said the very same thing, that even though there remains a level of intensity with dealing with the public in the retail...

  8. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The interview went great! :) I was interviewed by two assistant store managers, who told me that as soon as they completed my background checks, they'd let me know something. I was almost giddy...

  9. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I got a callback from one of those retailers I applied with, and have an interview today. Will keep you posted!

  10. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The sound of them crickets are getting louder...and louder....and

  11. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks. I went to PetSmart, too, and talked to one of their managers. He told me that they were also looking for groomers. :) One of my co-workers, who had just returned from FMLA only a month ago,...

  12. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I haven't heard back from the retailers I applied with, but did hear back from a national company who is looking for independent contractors to do nursing assessments for geriatric patients. The pay...

  13. Who to use as reference for new job?

    CseMgr1 replied to Genista's topic in Nursing Career

    I, too, had been working at the same hospital for seven years, when a wonderful job opportunity came my way in the private sector. I was in the same boat that you were in, not wanting to let the "cat...

  14. Would you drive 100 miles for a great job?

    CseMgr1 replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not I. I am already driving 35 miles one way to get to the train station, where I have to continue the remainder of the 55-mile commute to my present job. I hate it, but there's no jobs close to where...

  15. Just failed my first Pharm. test

    CseMgr1 replied to rasa26's topic in General Students

    Be cool and go slow. I failed my first Pharmacology test, making a 69, going through it too fast and not taking the time to check my answers. I did a lot better after that...and so will you!

  16. Preparing for Hurricane Frances..Any other Floridians out there??

    CseMgr1 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I was living in extreme SW Georgia when Hurricane Kate came through via Appalachicola back in '85...and the eye came RIGHT over the little town where I lived. I hunkered down with my son, who was...

  17. Another Blow for the Elderly/Poor

    CseMgr1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Read this. I hope to God I am dead and buried, by the time I need 24-7 nursing care :angryfire Rule change could force some out of nursing homes By ANDY MILLER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

  18. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    CseMgr1 replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a choice. I'm exempt, which means IF we are offered OT pay, we are paid straight time...or

  19. Resignation Via E-Mail

    CseMgr1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    A nurse sent out a scathing e-mail yesterday, copying in everybody, including the Chief Medical Officer, tendering her official resignation and slamming her supervisor for playing favorites (among...

  20. Resignation Via E-Mail

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    She did get another job...with a pay increase and a generous sign-on bonus. And, by the way, the supervisor in which she slammed in her e-mail, is transferring to another department as of September 3....

  21. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My supervisor confided to me just last week, that she's seriously thinking about leaving, too. And, just yesterday, one of our clerks (and one of the few who didn't b---- every time she was asked to...

  22. Stressed out and Getting Out

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks guys. I didn't realize just how badly the stress was affecting me..until I woke up on Monday morning with the migraine from hell. I barely had time to leave my supervisor a voice mail to call...

  23. Another Nurse Bites the Dust...

    CseMgr1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I found out this afternoon that a co-worker of mine is leaving nursing to become an FBI agent. While I am happy for her, this is another loss for nursing, as yet another one leaves our profession for...

  24. 4 years of school & 75 measly questions?

    CseMgr1 replied to becca.utns's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeppers. No computers back in those

  25. Can my employer deny me time off for surgery?

    CseMgr1 replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    Exactomondo. Having MEDICALLY NECESSARY surgery has NOTHING to do with friendship. This is BUSINESS, and tell her to do whatever she has to do, and you'll do the same...under the protection of the...