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  1. Retiring In Your 70s

    savedbygrace67 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Retired Nurses

    subee - you are so right when you say that it gets harder to tolerate the bs of the job as you get older. So

  2. Retiring In Your 70s

    savedbygrace67 replied to PacoUSA's topic in Retired Nurses

    TraumaRUs - I hear you! I am in my 60's and still working, agree with all that you said about the money issue in the U.S. The demographics at work are mostly mid 40's and younger, although I feel...

  3. Cardiac Cath Lab... What's it like??

    savedbygrace67 replied to Kgibson089's topic in Cardiac

    Sounds like you are one who has been

  4. ICU Nurse in USA To Ask Questions Of

    savedbygrace67 replied to Stevenyzwife's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, a 6 week course is probably right, although I took a critical care course in 1991 and it was 4 months long. That's the longest critical care course that I've heard of here. Also, nurses here...

  5. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    really funny that the hospital that tried to go with only bsn nurses flopped and fell to the bottom of those that scored with patient satisfaction. What's up that people don't see basic nursing...

  6. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Great comment! If the public could understand this and it could be conveyed to them, possibly public pressure would cause a shake-up in hospital

  7. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like a male and an arrogant, profane one at that. You sound like you're probably in administration because you have a very cold tone. Anyway, you will really be enlightened whenever you...

  8. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Unions like to take your money and then when you need their help on an individual basis, they don't

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have a good point about the for profits but they also seem to pay more and that's what most people want - more money - but actually, you do work harder for it

  10. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think unions help because they charge a lot and then when you really need them, they don't help much...sorry, but that's been my

  11. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    savedbygrace67 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    In reply to inshallamiami #45 - So true...nurses are needed to run the place, but yet, what we think and feel is practically contemptible to

  12. How did retirement changed your life? Was it a dream or a nightmare come true?

    savedbygrace67 replied to CJ NV's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hazel, we really need experienced nurses like you who really know what to do. Best wishes to you though...it's also really good to know one's limitations, but it sounds like you'd have no problem...

  13. How did retirement changed your life? Was it a dream or a nightmare come true?

    savedbygrace67 replied to CJ NV's topic in Retired Nurses

    This sounds so great....it would be the best if the money were better to be retired...sounds like u r living the

  14. Concern: Age Discrimination for a New 58 RN

    savedbygrace67 replied to Cyns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow -

  15. Concern: Age Discrimination for a New 58 RN

    savedbygrace67 replied to Cyns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So sad that this is happening. Older nurses have so much experience that is such an asset to patient care and most patients happily recognize that their nurse "knows what she's doing". Ageism is out...

  16. I don't care anymore, I'm never saying another thing...

    savedbygrace67 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    One nice thing about reading these threads is to see that you're not alone. When I had something similar happen to me for suggesting an improvement (I thought in a nice way) during a staff meeting, I...

  17. I don't care anymore, I'm never saying another thing...

    savedbygrace67 replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    This is why America is having problems. Greed, corruption, and dishonesty fill the ranks of corporate America, including nursing corporate America. Sadly, it will be our downfall unless Americans...

  18. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    savedbygrace67 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks to Tom123: Thanks for your input as to why doctors yelling at nurses shouldn't be tolerated. Obviously, you have the experience in the real world of nursing to see what's really happening....

  19. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    savedbygrace67 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it would be better for the site to be just for nurses. It doesn't say allhealthcaregivers.com. Unless we're inviting doctors from the beginning of the discussion, it's kind of unfair to have...

  20. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    savedbygrace67 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Re: response from "TiredMD" - letter #4: I don't think this is a fair answer to this nurse. You know that ALL nurses have gone thru this sooner or later, I'm sure that you have also, if you are a...

  21. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    savedbygrace67 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow - what a great letter! I laughed so hard! Isn't it just unbelievable how disconnected nursing management is from what really takes place at the bedside? Thanks

  22. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    savedbygrace67 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You really bring out the craziness that we have to deal with from patients' visitors - it's real lunacy. I just switched to day shift and you really get the full effect of how crazy visitors can get!...

  23. Death bed visions

    savedbygrace67 replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    There is a very good book that I've read by a cardiologist by the name of Maurice Rawlings entitled, "To Hell and Back". In it, he writes about many of his patients who had coded and lived to tell...