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    Not the right fit

    martymoose replied to RN_CAA's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I had a similar situation. I admitted that the job was not a good fit, and unfortunately, it was mutual.I was lucky that someone else wanted my skills. So admitting "not a good fit" didn't ruin any...
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    I need to know if I have the right to refuse care

    martymoose replied to Penguins11's topic in General Nursing

    It's quite clear they don't care if they have to pay for a steady stream of CNAs. If I am reading it right , OP said it was her 4th day OTJ. Wow- great orientation. They dont lose any money if they...
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    I need to know if I have the right to refuse care

    martymoose replied to Penguins11's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way OP can look for another job? It's quite obvious as to why the other cna"left abruptly" no support whatsoever. Your nurse is an a- hole. They should be helping you , especially when...
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    Is this a new trend?

    martymoose replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Ding ding ding! we have a winner! I think this is the bigger factor. No one would be left IN a wet brief if they were attended to in a timely manner in the first place. Poor lasix
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    rant.. "4 weeks notice"

    martymoose replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    dont feel bad, my coworker had to give 7 weeks notice. Had to work out rest of schedule,there is no one to take her
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    What else can be done with RN

    martymoose posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    any suggestions? As in good suggestions to use the degree toward another degree? How about jobs that pay kind of close to nursing? Other professions? As one can guess, I've had it with nursing and...
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    What else can be done with RN

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for all your suggestions. I was kind of hoping for suggestions that were not nursing/medical/healthcare I will look at insurance companies again. there was nothing available locally Md offices...
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    Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    martymoose replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    what what what??? is there a less expensive college to go to? When you are wiping butts and playing pill jockey , it won't matter where you got your degree. Community colleges can prepare you just as...
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    Open mouth, insert foot...

    martymoose replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    i remember as a student asking someone when their last BM was. forgot they had an iliostomy
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    What am I getting myself into?

    martymoose replied to k8e_97's topic in General Nursing

    in one word . yes. you might make someones life better. probably will be 1 in 100. majority are either so confused/demented that they wouldn't know if you were helping them, and the rest are so rude...
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    Nursing shortage???

    martymoose replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    No, this isnt for me- I am completing my classes at a state school but they are around 2000 class. This is an RN-BSN school. I was referring to the schools that offer ABPNN ( accelerated program for...
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    Nursing shortage???

    martymoose replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    Note the bolds- that is part of the reason, and the other part is geographically we seem to have very few jobs that are available for ADNs beyond bedside pt care. I am working on bsn.but question...
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    Nursing shortage???

    martymoose replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    ok , flame me if you want, but why do we need more BSN nurses when all we do is wipe people up , babysit them, and try to prevent them from falling???? we need STAFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! not BSN's . Cheap...
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    What else can be done with RN

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    yes i have been doing this for over 10
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    What else can be done with RN

    martymoose replied to martymoose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    All the rep jobs I looked at wanted a "proven sales record" Kind of hard to get if you can't get hired into sales in the first
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    Recliner Entrapment!

    martymoose replied to AZ Ogre's topic in General Nursing

    i hate those recliners. the legs on ours stay up most of the time.its when when the pt wants out- the legs part is too difficult to push down, so Mr "I dont want to bother anyone" tries to get out of...
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    Patient Scenario and D/C home

    martymoose replied to alm3RN's topic in Emergency

    I was going to say
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    What did you do when you got burnt out?

    martymoose replied to dreamer30's topic in Health, Stress Management

    But what if you are the breadwinner and cant go prn or even part time for that matter? Then what..... Im looking for out patient, but in my area they seem to be hiring MA's not
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    Got written up AGAIN

    martymoose replied to Justliving00's topic in General Nursing

    No pun intended?
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    What did you do when you got burnt out?

    martymoose replied to dreamer30's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes, but wont it be same stuff , different view? I guess one has to decide what PART of nursing is burning us out. another straw on the camels back for me was having 1 tech/aide on day shift for 28...
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    What did you do when you got burnt out?

    martymoose replied to dreamer30's topic in Health, Stress Management

    yes that would be why I havent left. i carry the insurance and the mortgage. If i dont work, we have no insurance and no house - and believe me , its not a fancy expensive
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    What did you do when you got burnt out?

    martymoose replied to dreamer30's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'd love to know the answer to that OP- I have nothing available to me to change, am too old to start over, and would ruin my family by taking a minimum wage job ( which is the only other thing i...
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    Will green skin hurt my career?

    martymoose replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    dont they have those blue skinned people from down south? can you imagine the poor confused old people tho? they wouldnt know if they were hallucinating or not lol or coming into the pts room after...
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    I soooooo wish we had this policy, and that pts couldnt refuse it. So tired of them feeling its our responsibilty to hold them up.If the equipment is available we should use it. we have one of those...
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    I want a social life

    martymoose replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    accept there is no social life when you are a