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wayover20

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  1. I did it, I QUIT

    wayover20 replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

    OH MY.......! Sounds EXACTLY like the hosp I work at!! And they don't seem to care one bit if staff morale is low and people start to leave. The attitude "don't like it?.....leave". And no they won't...

  2. No "negative" comments tolerated

    wayover20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a busy ER and we are in the grips of a new administration (for profit now) who is making such drastic changes throughout the entire hospital and morale is at an all time low. They started...

  3. Conflict w/ a patient or family member?

    wayover20 replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    Happens daily in a busy ER. I usually try to contain the paitient/family to one are, say their room if they've come out into the hallway, I gently close the door and ask how I can help. After several...

  4. Nurses are not Doctors

    wayover20 replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    AshleyKay.....I was once like you, thought I knew everything, thought I was going to be a better nurse because I cared more. Slowly but surely my naivete and self righteouness turned to pleas for help...

  5. the quickest and affordable way

    wayover20 replied to guru's topic in General Nursing

    SORRY>....I meant ADN. Now I'm studying for my

  6. What do you folks think of this?

    wayover20 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    WOW!!! That's awesome if you can do it! I work at a 25 bed inner city ER that sees 2700 average per month. We had one of our wall mounted oto/optalmo scopes stolen in broad daylight. We once found a...

  7. Is it true?

    wayover20 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    Not true! We each have our reasons. Mine is my mom told me I was going to be a nurse (actually I was offered a scholarship for nursing school and she said I was crazy if I didn't take it). And I...

  8. They left my love one in the E.R. for....

    wayover20 replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    There sure seem to be alot of "bash ER" threads on this BB. And no....threadstarter is not whining. I swear, some folks just don't like it when the truth is

  9. Contract Not Honored

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    No, not naive, we're just a bunch of nurses who opened up this hospital, stuck with it in good and bad times because it took care of us with decent pay and benefits. It truly was a great place to...

  10. Contract Not Honored

    wayover20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    3 yrs. ago there was a mass exodus of nurses from the hospital in question. They then offered all RN's who would make a 3yr committment to stay, a bonus which would be split up and dispersed each yr....

  11. Contract Not Honored

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice y'all. sjoe you're awesome. I 'm from Texas and we're so far a non-union state for healthcare. Our Texas Nurses Association does little for us. This hospital is in bad shape anyway, and...

  12. New Grad Blues - May be lengthy

    wayover20 replied to Stitchie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Question: Are you assigned to a Preceptor? Usually that's a standard for any new nurses, especially in critical care areas. A preceptor or mentor is usually a nurse with several years experience who a...

  13. Id Badges

    wayover20 replied to tatoome33's topic in General Nursing

    Up until a week ago, our badges had: picture and first name Now its: picture and first name, with name in BIG black letters 3/4 by 1 inch big !! This hospital has started a ridged "customer...

  14. Whats your fav sleep mask?

    wayover20 replied to katie345's topic in General Nursing

    I 've worked nights for many years. It was tough for about the first month or so, but I painted my room a nice taupe color, put up room darkening mini blinds, and now no problem. Of course I've never...

  15. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    wayover20 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in nursing since 1975 at the age of 18, and with the exception of my first job while I was in high school, working at least every-other weekend is all I've ever known. It used to bother me...

  16. OR Nurses, I need your input!

    wayover20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm going on my 29th year of nursing, with 20 of it spent working in the emergency room. But alas, given the way staff cutbacks, lack of adequate security, high turnover rates, staff burnout has...

  17. OR Nurses, I need your input!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, all, for the info. I appreciate your help.

  18. "Stupid Nurse Tricks"

    wayover20 replied to mistersleepy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Picture it......we used to have to put on hospital scrubs when coming on duty, but we couldn't leave the hospital with them. One day on arriving to work, i had on a pair of pantyhose under some...

  19. NP. Maybe? Maybe Not?

    wayover20 replied to Post Boston's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't let that stop you if you have your heart set on it. Science and math were on the bottom of my list of strong suits as well, and I made it, you can too. Given your educational achievements...

  20. Holiday Pay

    wayover20 replied to aktransplant's topic in General Nursing

    We get $100.00 extra for every day we work christmas eve, day and ny

  21. the quickest and affordable way

    wayover20 replied to guru's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LVN for 15yrs before I enrolled in a BSN program. A long hard struggle as I juggled a baby, and full time work, but it can be done. I would suggest you look into a good ADN program if...

  22. Good nursing shoes

    wayover20 replied to doularoz's topic in General Nursing

    I have 28year ER nursing feet. Bought my first pair ever of New Balance and they're awesome!! A great price

  23. noc shift...............more confusion

    wayover20 replied to Paige Turner RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p7a. Eat very small meal about 8am, go to sleep 9am, wake up 330pm eat a not so big dinner at 5pm. Really eat a good meal at 3am. Works for

  24. How long is your journey?

    wayover20 replied to suehp's topic in General Nursing

    So tell me Shodobe Mike.....how many days a week do you work? Oh yea...takes me 7

  25. Non-nursing B.S. what's my move B.S.N or ADN??

    wayover20 replied to lulu4's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome. There is a difference in the two degrees as far as Nursing does not recognize any other than LPN/LVN, ADN, BSN, MSN, and other advanced degrees in nursing. A BS in Kinesiology has...