KaroSnowQueen RN

"I don't know why but what you say about 'hiding the pay scale' is becoming the new thing at some places. You'd think it was a matter of national security. I hope to find out why its being done, because I can't figure why." BECAUSE..... they want to ...

I understand about wanting a rested nurse to care for your loved ones. That said, however, I think the OP was coming from my personal point of view, which is: Once you've risked your own life & expensive (or even inexpensive) vehicle in dreadful...

Speaking of ironically being a nurse without healthcare, I have been a nurse 26 years and only for the last six years have I had employer provided insurance that was both A. Worth the money it cost and B. actually paid on my health bills. When I fir...

This was a great post. I had two early miscarriages years and years ago ('76 and '85), but on the anniversary dates every year I remember them and wonder what would have been. My first grandchild was stillborn at five months, and the nurses took lo...

I have two that bother me to this day. The first was an elderly lady, prominent businesswoman in the community earlier in life, active in church, etc. Kept getting pleurisy, getting sicker, finally put her out in the hall in a recliner (this was LTC)...

Well, I am an LPN with 26+ years experience. I was looking into echo tech school before I took the job I had now. One of my future daughter in law's is an echo tech. She works in a cardiac office, works 8-5, no weekends, all major holidays off and i...

I have telecommuted (worked from home totally) for nearly a year now. I review certain types of claims for an insurance company. I did have to work in the actual office first, but now they are letting new hires go home to work after six months. I ...

Conservative here!!!!:yelclap:

The answer to your question depends on you. When I was younger and in good health, I would work 3 12s, off one, work 3 more 12's and have a week off. I enjoyed it and knew the one week I would be tired as heck, but the next one was free and clear. A...

6. Are you involved in a professional organization, and if so, how has it helped with your career? Nope, not a one. 7. A registered nurse is responsible for her assigned patients' care until the next shift's nurse arrives to relieve her and receive...

I worked for a chain of hospitals in Kentucky that taught ALL their CNAs to draw labs. It was nearly nine years ago, but the CNAs liked it, and took some of the strain off the nurses too.

26 yrs experience. Non patient contact, insurance company claims reviewer. No weekends, no holidays, 7 am to 3:30 M-F. Telecommute from home. $39,400.

NASCAR driver. If not that, Librarian. Maybe should have gone to RN school right out of high school, got a government job of some kind and be close to retirement right now. Retirement at 55 sounds a WHOLE lot nicer than this crap of having to wait t...

The final answer is: Tylenol is NOT an NSAID. However, it IS contraindicated in liver patients, as Tylenol is metabolized through the liver.

I haven't read all the posts, but if you haven't already, please read "Adult Children of Alcoholics" by Janet Woititz. I read it for the first time at age 35, and thought she had been looking in my window!!! There is a list of 13 Characteristics of...

NO!!!! Left it June 2007 and pray to God that I never go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OP, if you want to marry a doctor, well, we've tried to tell you......I personally think intelligence and money are a good thing to find in a mate. Certainly there is nothing wrong with that. And having someone who at least understands your line of ...

I am not a 'nurse in recovery', but I wouldn't think this nurse who is properly using prescribed meds is doing anything wrong nor should she be reported.

You called the cops and they are still suspecting you? That really sucks. I'm sorry you are in that position. I am sending good thoughts your way, and hope you can hang in there until you get your new meds.

I have been a nurse for 28 years. I got a coupon for $15 off a turkey from a prn job about five years ago. :candycane:This year I do not work for a facility, but have been in this job 3 and a half years, we all got a $1000 bonus. :tree::giftbox::w0...

Another poster said life is too short for bad jobs and I whole heartedly agree!! Toxic work environments are miserable and you don't need to suffer for someone else's bad attitudes! I had a job where they scheduled me (a mom with 5 small kids) to wor...

1. Put aluminum foil over every bit of your bedroom (and bathroom) windows. 2. Turn off your phone ringer. 3. Exercise BEFORE you get ready to go to work. 4. Use a fan while you sleep for white noise. 5. Stop the coffee during your shift around 3 ...

Librarian at largest library in the world - most happy (books all day long!!) Wall St investment broker (if I had all the knowledge of what stocks did well between age 22 and now) - most wealthy Pampered only darling daughter of billionaire - most fa...

The duplicity of our govenment is not a startling idea to me. I personally believe the greatest majority of politicians are in someway duplicitous, so what!?! On the other hand, bring back the Reaganesque free government cheese giveaways!!! That wa...