KenH

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1. Resigning after 3 months

   KenH replied to sarah620's topic in General Nursing

   Do not give up, If Your manager and co-workers believe in and like you that is 75% of the battle. Two jobs in two years you may not have transitioned from being a student to professional Nurse, it...

2. Would you report possible diversion?

   KenH replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think I have ever personally heard or heard of second hand that any nurse was glad, happy, relieved at being caught and didn't mind the personal, professional and financial cost at the time...

3. Would you report possible diversion?

   KenH replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Most if not all of these nurses that are diverting narcotics see themselves as VICTIMS when they get caught and have to face the consequences of their actions. These Nurses are TORTURING their...

4. The film: Vaxxed.

   KenH replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

   Even in the modern world some of us live in, Medicine is still practiced, YES Practiced, people want guarantees, perfection, every drug, every procedure, every vaccine, every day there are negative...

5. My Burnout Story

   KenH replied to jk2185's topic in Health, Stress Management

   We all need a healthy way of coping, or a unhealthy one will find you. Sounds like you never developed a professional persona, no one can handle daily personal death and suffering without it breaking...

6. How do I deal with "needy" nurses

   KenH replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Well it all depends on a few things you need to think about. Do you want to work there after you graduate? How hard is it for new grads to get their first job in your area, a future employer may ask...

7. Disney Princes Nurses

   KenH posted a topic in General Nursing

   As a family we have two new nursing grads that recently got together with some of their former classmates. There was the standard I hate working with ….., they are so mean, but I have learned...

8. I'm a student NURSE

   KenH posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just a quick story, we are a family of medical professionals, all nursing and the lone Paramedic / Firefighter. Our son, the Para-God and his buddy's from the station were out enjoying some adult...

9. Can a LPN delegate to RN?

   KenH replied to roxs752's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   If the OP is concerned about scope of care, they need to conduct the BON, I would say there is only about 5% difference between what a RN and LPN can do. The LPN is the manager and they can delagate...

10. Essential Personnel

    KenH replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Different places of employment have different plans on how to deal with bad weather days, how you deal with it depends on how they react to you no showing up, on a personal level, that's up to you. Do...

11. Nurses who hate patients - advice

    KenH replied to livelaughlove09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You need to find a healthy coping mechanism, or an unhealthy one will find you. The only thing you can control is you, not your co-workers or patients. Be true to you, but protect yourself if you...

12. How High Is the Demand For Male CNA's /LPN's/RN's?

    KenH replied to pinktulips008's topic in Men in Nursing

    Big + on the lift team thing, I do keep track of the co-workers who ask for help lifting, who do the fake and grunt lift. Once or twice but never a third time. Some places will tend to hire Males...

13. How do you cheer yourself after a bad day at work?

    KenH replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I am blessed to be maried to a FNP who has worked from CNA to FNP. She knows and understands my good days and bad days, the flip side is I know when she has good day and bad days. We laugh, vent,...

14. WGU Texas (Dallas) PreLis. BSN May 2014 Entry

    KenH replied to anixon's topic in Western Governors University

    One advantage of WGU is that you finish with a BSN, it's not much different than a lot of ADN programs, a lot of them have off time projects that need to be done. Plus you don't have class everyday...

15. Quitting my job

    KenH replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Give it more time, at least a year or until you can get another job if thats the direction you want to go in, like others have said. the reason you are having a hard time seems very reasonable and...