Yosemite, RN

Yosemite, RN ASN, EMT-I

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  1. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    Yosemite, RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think its safe to say that most of those who work through breaks really don't want to. If you work for a facility/company/employer that truly makes provisions for their staff to take breaks on a...

  2. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    Yosemite, RN replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    At some point, SOME day, we/someone will HAVE to address the issue of violence in nursing, but especially psychiatric nursing. It is disturbing to me that we as health care providers have come to...

  3. Visiting Nurse

    Yosemite, RN replied to NURSE_IZA's topic in General Nursing

    First off, few home health care agencies will consider hiring a nurse who has no current/recent, let alone no, home health care experience to a per diem position. Few will be winning to hire, train,...

  4. Home health experience?

    Yosemite, RN replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    You will likely never know. Be patient, re-apply when positions open up. If you really think home care is for you, you might cut yourself free from the hospital and seek employment through outside...

  5. ADN or BSN?

    Yosemite, RN replied to traces's topic in Nursing Career

    It's not that ADN's aren't getting hired, it is the fact that currently most employers are only hiring those RN's who have current/(very) recent experience in the specialty the employer is looking...

  6. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    Yosemite, RN replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    Being in my mid 50's, in my last 2 jobs I would have LOVED to have EMR's. The few tasks that could be done on the available computer DID throw off some of our older staff, but I attribute that to...

  7. ADN or BSN?

    Yosemite, RN replied to traces's topic in Nursing Career

    BSN, at least. I wish I had done so, couldn't afford it at the time, didn't think it was necessary later... was I wrong. First of all, it is likely to be difficult to get that first nursing job due...

  8. Lower Stress and Quieter Nursing Careers?

    Yosemite, RN replied to HOH-RN's topic in Nursing Career

    ICU? One of the lower stress jobs I've had. Acute dialysis? Never did it, sounds plausible... likely one client at a time, but to my understandning, you've got to be "on call" and ready to travel....

  9. Why I'm a psych nurse, or I why I couldn't be any other kind.

    Yosemite, RN replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow! Very heartening! ND, what a great tale of success. All my best wishes to

  10. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    Yosemite, RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My wife got a couple of thousand dollars or so from working in the ER a couple of years ago; she quit and moved on before they figured out how to solve the problem. In my last job, all the attention...

  11. The Hard Question on Access to Health Care: Will We Have Enough Doctors and Services?

    Yosemite, RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The future is so hard to predict, but my money is on fewer physicians outside of specialties, nurse practicioners becoming MUCH more in demand especially in primary care and certain specialties such...

  12. Can't find work after one year, now what?

    Yosemite, RN replied to sarabasedis's topic in Nursing Career

    In my humble opinion, THE most important thing is to get a RN job, almost ANY RN job, right away. I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods, but in California, if you don't have 2 years...

  13. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    Yosemite, RN replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, there is "training" in de-escalation, physical restraint. When an involuntary client is angry, psychotic (or both), intent on leaving, hurting another client, you, etc., this can be of little...

  14. what is the real score in nursing shortage??

    Yosemite, RN replied to ar.en.greta's topic in International Nursing

    I am not going to comment on the United States as a whole, but I suspect, except for certain areas, there is NO nursing shortage. There certainly is NO NURSING SHORTAGE in most of California. Here,...

  15. How does BON handle + marijuana screens from nurses in states that have legalized it?

    Yosemite, RN replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    I live in California. Being a Libertarian, I believe it should be legalized. Being a Libertarian, I believe it is an employer's right to do random drug testing and fire anyone who tests positive,...

  16. Sacramento Area Nursing

    Yosemite, RN replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in California Nursing

    I would suggest finding a job in the type of nursing that you would like to pursue ANYWHERE you can. Work at it, learn from it for AT LEAST 2 years! If you want to work in California, more power to...

  17. Shaky hands and IV starts?!

    Yosemite, RN replied to wbrogers's topic in General Nursing

    Various methods/techniques of holding your hands, positioning your fingers so that they support one another will usually solve the problem. So often, we emulate how we were shown to hold the cannula....

  18. Psych nursing while pregnant

    Yosemite, RN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    hmmm... while assaults don't happen "regularly" at our county facility, it does happen. i've been bitten twice, punched in the nose twice, we have one non-licensed staff out after being hit in the...

  19. Does Psy nursing pay more

    Yosemite, RN replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Psychiatric

    Private for profit acute psychiatric health care facility in Central California, I make $31 an hour. My wife, in home health care took a decrease in pay (from about $45 an hour in medical facility)...

  20. Nurses fear even more ER assaults as programs cut

    Yosemite, RN replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Try working in many acute psychiatric units. No security, minimal staffing, and if/when you get assaulted, the police are about 50/50 if they will actually pass the complaint to the district attorney...

  21. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Yosemite, RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    as a "werewolf" myself, in theory i agree. on the other hand, i already have a heck of a time not sweating on my clients. that's all i need... another layer of clothing to add to my misery. if i...

  22. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    Yosemite, RN replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked noc shift, am shift, floated a few times to p.m. shift (when working at facilities that have 8 hour shifts). As previously mentioned, EACH shift has its rewards and challenges. Until...

  23. Do Nurses Get Traffic Tickets?

    Yosemite, RN replied to rachelita's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, HECK yes! Last time I got a citation was when I was doing home health, my lab coat on, stethescope around my neck. Since, I've become much more skilled at evading

  24. Young and jaded.

    Yosemite, RN replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Vent in here and to your close friends who do NOT work where you work. You're not alone in resentment! We all have coping mechanisms, you just have to find yours that, hopefully, are healthy! Me?...

  25. Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

    Yosemite, RN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Well, depends on what you mean by "blood and guts." I see no "guts" in psych, meh... blood happens, certainly bodily fluids! Then again, psych is the only specialty I've worked where I've been...