brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Could I get into trouble for this?

    brandy1017 replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing

    While that is usually true, I agree with the others not to tell people that I'm a nurse or suggest meds they should take, especially strangers on the internet. To think he needs antipsychotic meds...

  2. Nurse Fired for Dropping '***' on the Job: A Tale of Workplace Language and Consequences

    brandy1017 replied to maceir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I believe Indiana is one of the states that reports to BON when they fire nurses which I think is ridiculous when most work "at will" and can be fired at any time for any or no reason without union...

  3. Resignation, Early Retirement

    brandy1017 replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I agree and the tax cuts in 2017 may have caused a temporary economic boost but at the effect of worsening the debt by trillions at a time when the economy was good and they should have been...

  4. Resignation, Early Retirement

    brandy1017 replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Right, it is very alarming that Musk is trying to cut SS staff, when they are already at a historic 50 year low of employees and having trouble with retention! They need more staff and investment in...

  5. AdventHealth

    brandy1017 replied to 1240361's topic in Florida Nursing

    Wow! Three call ins a year are allowed! How generous, NOT! My best advice to the OP worrying about losing her job is find a non-bedside job where you aren't as stressed and exposed to as many bugs...

  6. Resignation, Early Retirement

    brandy1017 replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Sorry he is a PhD. He has his own YouTube site. For some reason the link didn't work, but if you search it on YouTube or Google you should be able to find the video where he explains the process in...

  7. Resignation, Early Retirement

    brandy1017 replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    My understanding is SS is based off a formula of the average best 35 years of your working career. So, if you worked more than 35 years, the lower paid ones drop off. Here is an explanation of...

  8. I need your advice/opinion desperately

    brandy1017 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked, they had female urinals that worked wonderful especially for someone with a hip fracture. If your place doesn't stock them, I would advocate for them to be added. They also helped...

  9. Resignation, Early Retirement

    brandy1017 replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Think you would have heard already. My God they sent the notice out to the air traffic controllers encouraging them to resign in the midst of that nationwide crisis with air crashes happening all...

  10. I want to retire I'm so tired of the stress

    brandy1017 replied to Winter_blue_bird's topic in Retired Nurses

    See my last post under the thread by Davey Do "What do you miss about nursing". Someone just like you was asking for help. Too long to rewrite it here. See your Dr and an ortho specialist...

  11. What Do You Miss About Nursing?

    brandy1017 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    If you can't afford to retire, I would try clinics, Dr offices where they do things that they need nurses like urology, neurology for IV meds, cardiology or you could try an outpatient dialysis...

  12. Nurse Managers: Scrubs vs. Professional Attire

    brandy1017 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't seen you in a while, how have you been? Hope everything is well with you! I'm guessing the choice to wear scrubs is a nudge for you to be more helpful on the floor. Is that part of your...

  13. I need your advice/opinion desperately

    brandy1017 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean for you to quit on the spot, although I found my best job when I did that myself. It was not nursing, but it led me into it as I was doing secretarial work, word processing for an...

  14. I need your advice/opinion desperately

    brandy1017 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    Right! The few times I was fired by a patient it was a relief! One time I was perplexed as I didn't know anything was wrong and I thought we had a good interaction. My supervisor understood these...

  15. I need your advice/opinion desperately

    brandy1017 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    I think bedside nursing has gotten more difficult ever since administration refused to allow foleys. This was because Medicare refused to pay for adverse events like UTI's. Never mind the added...

  16. What Do You Miss About Nursing?

    brandy1017 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    That's good that the SSDI and Medicare are approved. With SSDI you are getting the maximum social security payment as if you retired at 67 so I would think twice about going back to work and losing...

  17. What Do You Miss About Nursing?

    brandy1017 replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hope you are doing OK and feeling better. Were you able to get Social Security Disability? I've heard that it is very hard to get, and most people are denied the first time and can literally take...

  18. Home Health - Is it worth the pay?

    brandy1017 replied to michaellorenzo's topic in Home Health

    I didn't even think of it that way! I thought of it as all the nurses are paid the same, by visit so your experience wouldn't count. Just looking for a warm nurse body to do the job at the cheapest...

  19. What do hospital nurses want/need?

    brandy1017 replied to khillbrt's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that most hospitals know what needs to be done or what could be done to improve things, but don't care and won't do it if it costs them any extra money! My experience and others with...

  20. How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be curious what happened as she was just using an intimidation tactic and there is no way she could maintain agency nurses in place of staff nurses due to the budget cost! Curious how many of...

  21. PTO being used by hospital?

    brandy1017 replied to Duncan6's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you found a new job with better work life balance where you can spend time with your puppy! It will be 4 years since I took early retirement in December and the best thing about it has been the...

  22. PTO being used by hospital?

    brandy1017 replied to Duncan6's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is very common in healthcare in hospital and office settings. In hospitals it can be more often in ICU or day surgery where census fluctuates more, unless people are able or willing to float....

  23. I HATE cleaning poop

    brandy1017 replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

    You need to leave this hospital for the fact that they won't allow you to use your PTO! This is unacceptable! We deserve and need to take time off for our mental health! Sadly, unlike the rest of...

  24. Is going on to be a NP my only option to make more money?

    brandy1017 replied to ConfusedNurse202's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you say you would need to commute 1.5 hours a day when you get your NP for a job? So keep in mind it isn't going to solve all your problems. You know some NP's that are doing remote making...

  25. What do hospital nurses want/need?

    brandy1017 replied to khillbrt's topic in General Nursing

    Happy for you that you made good money, received bonuses and volunteered for OT. That is the way it should be. I'm all for that! I was happy for the travelers I worked with and glad to have them....