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  1. such bureaucracy... (kind of a rant)

    kcochrane replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect they have been burned too many times by people not passing the background check?? Who knows, maybe someone higher up thought it was a great idea. It is almost as much as when I joined the...

  2. Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    kcochrane replied to Retired APRN's topic in Retired Nurses

    Welcome and thanks for sharing. I have been on this site since I was waiting to hear whether or not I was accepted into LPN school...now almost done with my BSN. You will be such a support on this...

  3. Does Anyone Else NEVER get downstaffed?

    kcochrane replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the area. In Rochester, NY there just isnt enough beds for everyone. Always full when I worked at the hospital. Maybe holidays we got slow and we flexed (vacation given)...

  4. Why I Refuse Flu Shot

    kcochrane replied to Steve123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To each his own. I am 50 and have gotten the flu vaccine since I was in the military. I continued when I had children since one of my children had asthma aggrivated by any virus. I have had every...

  5. Why I Refuse Flu Shot

    kcochrane replied to Steve123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I get mine because I'm selfish...I don't want the

  6. Losing my religion

    kcochrane replied to jadelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Even though I am a Christian, I believe in all paths lead to God. I will not share my religion with a patient unless they ask. I believe that the way I live my life and treat others is the greatest...

  7. Paycheck Question

    kcochrane replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    Same at every facility I have worked at. So it's not uncommon. Just be careful if you have a facility when you can only bank a certain number of vacation

  8. Disrespectful

    kcochrane replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I asked my nurse manager once "so instead we should leave the patients with the feeling that we are giving crappy service and are crappy nurses?" lol Didn't go over

  9. Long term effects of working night shifts

    kcochrane replied to yadirosa's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree. I think there is a big difference between those that keep the same sleep pattern on their days off as opposed to those that try and switch back and forth. Also add to that those that try...

  10. Smokers need not apply?

    kcochrane replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As a former smoker, I'm with you. Ban smoking at work and cut down on the breaks. Most hospitals here are smoke free. Doesn't mean people don't off campus or in their cars, but it is harder and not...

  11. Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

    kcochrane replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    It does depend on the school, the facility and the area of the country. In this area, nose piercings are common in the young and the old. When I went to visit my mother in S. Carolina, I did not see...

  12. difference between associates and bachelors in nursing

    kcochrane replied to kswenson's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As an RN to BSN student, I found, as others have mentioned, more theory and more management/leadership classes. We also had more on community nursing and a more detailed class on assessments. A lot...

  13. Night shift nurses-tips on sleeping regular hours

    kcochrane replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking about how to sleep good during the day? Or are you asking how to go back and forth from sleeping days to nights on your nights

  14. Do your Charge RNs take patients?

    kcochrane replied to RNMomma22's topic in General Nursing

    I just left a job where I was the permanent charge nurse on nights. I did not take a full patient load, but did take patients. Even when we had the staffing and I could have been a free charge, I...

  15. 8 and 80 pay system?

    kcochrane replied to jenilu66's topic in General Nursing

    As the above poster mentioned, health care facilities have a choice between paying ot for anything over 40/week OR ot for over 8day and 80/2 week period. So you need to find out what option your...

  16. Compassion, easily lost?

    kcochrane replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was a new nurse and unsure of my job it was easy for the seasoned nurses to almost put me down for my compassion. Some of it was concern that if I spent so much time with a patient, I would...

  17. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    kcochrane replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "On May 18, 1927, a part-time caretaker at a school in Bath, Michigan, killed 45 people, including 38 children, when he blew up a school and then killed himself, along with two first responders at the...

  18. Unit mgr interview help

    kcochrane replied to opey9519's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I recently interviewed for a Nurse Manager job. They asked about my experience as a "leader". They wanted examples of difficult situations and how I handled them. Situations like conflicts among...

  19. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    kcochrane replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    While I agree that many things we now enjoy are results from unions...the one union I was with was about as useful as my appendix. They did not stop us from being mandated. It was almost impossible...

  20. Be careful not to let people talk you out of your career ambitions

    kcochrane replied to DadStudentPerhaps's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've always wanted to be a nurse. My mother talked me out of it when I went to college. She HAD to be a LPN in her day and actually wanted to go to art school. She didn't really like being a nurse...

  21. Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    kcochrane replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    I was 42 in LPN school, 44 in RN school and right now I'm 50 an trying to finish up my BSN. You will do

  22. Disgusted with nursing career

    kcochrane replied to Blue4me2's topic in General Nursing

    Old nurse who does believe nursing was my calling. As long as one is realistic to the negatives of nursing it is not bad to believe you were meant to be a nurse and that you have a gift for it. :)...

  23. Ugh...Bedside Report

    kcochrane replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    We had just started this at my facility before I left. It did not go over well..especially for the night shift. We did not have to go in if someone was sleeping or was demented. I think giving...

  24. Nurses How Do You Deal With Biased Patient Assignments?

    kcochrane replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a charge nurse I'm going to come from that perspective. I always took a lighter load with easier patients. Why? Because most times I had other things I had to do in addition to the patients I...

  25. What is all the stuff that nurses have to put up with

    kcochrane replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Nursing

    I ditto being blamed for everything. I guess its because we are on the front line. We are supposed to check everything and catch mistakes made by everyone else including doctors and pharmacy. Being...