CseMgr1

CseMgr1 ASN, RN

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  1. Interviewing for Charge Nurse Position on Child/Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit

    CseMgr1 replied to CseMgr1's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the

  2. I am working on a case study and I need to know what a "FAST" test is!

    CseMgr1 replied to clmsngrl82's topic in General Nursing

    Post deleted---wrong information.

  3. My husband wants me to quit

    CseMgr1 replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Students

    Though it was my ex's idea to work while I was in school, he still grumbled and griped about my wages putting us into a higher tax bracket. I finally told him that I would be more than happy to quit...

  4. My fiance doesn't understand!!

    CseMgr1 replied to Nurseandwife's topic in General Students

    That's what my husband and I did while I was in nursing school. I was an LPN at the time, and worked every other weekend to pay for tuition that my GSLP didn't cover and child care. We had very little...

  5. Medical costs force couples to divorce

    CseMgr1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My sister and BIL have decided to divorce next year....so she can qualify for Medicaid. It doesn't change how they feel about each other, but they have no other choice. She needs medical care and...

  6. Well, I think I just flunked out of nursing school today.

    CseMgr1 replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    Hang in there. I was ONE test away from flunking out of my nursing program alltogether (I kept making the same stupid mistakes on doseage calculation tests, administered by a Clinical Instructor who...

  7. High-deductible health care plans become widespread, survey finds

    CseMgr1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many more workers this year have health benefit plans with a deductible of at least $1,000, a new employer survey has found. Those hefty deductibles, along with the steady rise in health premiums,...

  8. Director of Nursing Home Health Agency! HELP!

    CseMgr1 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health

    Here are some links which I found helpful, during my last stint in Home Health: http://www.oasistraining.org/oasis11/upfront/U1.asp...

  9. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    CseMgr1 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Multifocal PVC's in the ER on a 70-y/o female with end-stage cardiomyopathy..... A nurse rushes into the Treatment Room and asks: "Does she have a DNR?" "Yes". The patient looks at me, her eyes wide...

  10. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    CseMgr1 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I've paid the price, too. My back is shot from years of pulling on people, my nerves and self-confidence shattered by abusive employers who lie through their teeth and my trust totally lost for a...

  11. What Was the DUMBEST Request Made By A Patient?

    CseMgr1 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    that's like the call i once received from the wife of a well-to-do medicare recipient demanding that i immediately send an aide to "take out their trash". needless to say, i politely responded that...

  12. handing in notice

    CseMgr1 replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    I would give ANYTHING, if I were in your shoes.... I was yelled at (again) yesterday for not doing something that I was unaware I was "supposed" to be doing, which has become Standard Procedure where...

  13. Suspended now for taking prescription meds

    CseMgr1 replied to pinkdotsdream's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. Make haste and retain a reputable employment law attorney. If you can't afford a private attorney, call the Legal Aid Society in your

  14. Would you report a physician who was involved in unethical/illegal activities?

    CseMgr1 replied to ANPFNPGNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In a heartbeat. Why? Because they don't mind reporting us for what they deem as "unprofessional behavior" when all we are trying to do is request they act like doctors. Just

  15. Bulging disk in my lumbar/sacral region... is my Med/Surge career over?

    CseMgr1 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I also have a bulging disc at L4-L5, due to degenerative disc disease. I've been told by at least two specialists that I will never be able to work in the Clinical area again....and that I *shouldn't*...

  16. Gustav

    CseMgr1 replied to CHATSDALE's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel for everyone who was impacted by Katrina and is now having to contend with what looks like is going to be the certain landfall of another major hurricaine near New Orleans:...

  17. I gave a lot of money to this place

    CseMgr1 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a postscript to my previous post..... We have started receiving complaints from family members about this Marketing Director who has reportedly started calling them (and to the point of...

  18. cpne and program is bogus and unsafe

    CseMgr1 replied to safenursenmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just because someone graduates from a five-star school of nursing Magna Cum Laude and not from a distance learning program (such as EC) isn't necessarily going to guarantee that they are going to be...

  19. What is "enough" to call out?

    CseMgr1 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm not feeling well and won't be in today". That's ALL they need to

  20. I wish all the washed out tired nurses would retire.

    CseMgr1 replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wish I did. Most of my co-workers are just as burned out as I am....and we are not receiving any support from Management. They want us to do our work and keep our mouths shut. Period. I got into...

  21. My bad attitude

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

    Very eloquently spoken...and moving. I have to come up with a "Plan of Correction" by Monday morning because of this same issue. If I put down in writing that I "agree" with someone else's assessment...

  22. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

    CseMgr1 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what the FSLA (Fair Standards Labor Act) has to say about this issue: 29 CFR 785.19 - Meal. Section Number: 785.19 Section Name: Meal. The employee is not relieved if he is required to...

  23. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

    CseMgr1 replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

    I was in Management for over 20 years and I wouldn't do it again, if they paid me $50 an hour. I got weary of taking the blame for everyone else's mistakes....including Upper Management's. NO way,...

  24. Does your supervisor give a crap?

    CseMgr1 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    That makes sense.....which is exactly why several people (including yours truly) in my office are looking elsewhere for work. Just because our Executive Director thinks that two RN's can handle a...

  25. Doctors and Nurses need to band together against out of touch regulatory overkill

    CseMgr1 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You SAID it,