LadysSolo

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1. NP Dilemma

   LadysSolo replied to NPdilema's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Psych NPs are in great demand where I live also. Just an FYI, I live in an at-will state, and was let go from my position (10 years in the NP position) due to my age ("If you accept our severance...

2. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

   LadysSolo replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

   I will work full-time till Medicare eligible, then 4 days/week till age 70, then per diem. I have pretty good savings, I have (roughly) $3000/month available, and my house will be paid off before I am...

3. CNAs sleeping on the job... What can I do as a new nurse?

   LadysSolo replied to jessica0rae's topic in First Year After Licensure

   When I worked 11 - 7, you were permitted to nap ON YOUR BREAK (because it was YOUR break,) but after your break you were to be up and working. Perhaps approach it as "Break time is over, this needs to...

4. Help! I feel like I made a mistake

   LadysSolo replied to dukeRN92's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You worked on a step down neuro unit so you knew what you were getting into, so I don't think it's nursing (although I could be wrong.) But rotating shifts is very hard on the body, there have been...

5. Can I be a nurse with a bad back?

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

   I hurt my back 28 years ago catching a patient who was falling, I was an RN at the time, declared permanently partially disabled, and still work full time. I became an NP 13 years ago due to believing...

6. How big of an error would you consider this?

   LadysSolo replied to selfiessuck's topic in General Nursing

   I find other patient's information misfiled in charts all the time - It is not unusual, so unless it is a habit, I would think printing out wrong MAR/TAR is an "oops!" And why did the paramedics not...

7. My DON accused me of patient abandonment during a snowstorm

   LadysSolo replied to NurseScorpio88's topic in General Nursing

   Never ever work without malpractice insurance - it is money well spent, so you can have the lawyer take care of issues like this. I (thankfully) have never had to use it in 36 years, but at (about)...

8. Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

   LadysSolo replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree - if it was someone I had worked with every day for several years and I knew them well and trusted their judgment, then probably (and because we usually knew quite a bit about each other's...

9. 3 nursing jobs in 2 years. Unhirable?

   LadysSolo replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

   LPNewbie, I am an NP and also teach in an LPN program. I also have suffered from depression since age 14 (that I can remember, probably longer.) I started getting help for it when I was almost 40...

10. Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    LadysSolo replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    Probably works at the "house of God" in Cleveland, which (as a fellow Ohioan) I don't think is as wonderful as the worshipers seem to think it

11. Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    LadysSolo replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    The healthcare system is not interested because they have already done the math, if they cut "x" number of nurses they will save "y" number of dollars, and "z" number of people will die. There will be...

12. Sedation

    LadysSolo replied to ILoveHorses's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I just don't see why giving sedation should be "routine," without at least trying without it. Less medications (and risk for adverse reactions) the

13. 3 nursing jobs in 2 years. Unhirable?

    LadysSolo replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Your management will RARELY give a **** about you. Your co-workers might, but you almost never get a thank-you, we used to be told "work it out among yourselves, but someone has to stay." We never...

14. 3 nursing jobs in 2 years. Unhirable?

    LadysSolo replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Agency is a good way to see what facilities are REALLY like before you get hired there. Sometimes if you are good at a facility they will offer you a job. When I did agency for a few months, I was...

15. Staff Retention Policies

    LadysSolo replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    This happened at a SNF I cover - the STNAs kept telling the DON that there would be fewer falls with one more staff member. The DON LISTENED and did a study, and found out that with one additional...