Compassion75

Compassion75 specializes in ICU,LTC,HOSPICE,HOMEHEALTH.

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1. I feel like I hate the hospital

   Compassion75 replied to Jo89's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Go into home health, or pediatric private duty, psych, hospice, or try clinic nursing or go back to long term care. There are soo many options in nursing and you already have a nursing background as...

2. What nursing advice can you give me?

   Compassion75 replied to Sweetpea04's topic in General Nursing

   Try pediatric private duty homecare. It's low stress one on one care with medically fragile infants children and young adults. There are high tech cases like trach/vent/tpn and lower tech cases that...

3. I can't get a job!!

   Compassion75 replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

   Try pediatric private duty nursing. It really worked well for me when I had to care for for my sister who had a very aggressive form of breast cancer as well as also help her care for her special...

4. what can you do when a nurse sets you up

   Compassion75 replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I would continue to keep good records and witnesses. Also invest in malpractice insurance should you ever have to go before the board and need to hire a lawyer. Its relatively cheap and a must in this...

5. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

   Compassion75 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Nursing Career

   I believe an MSN is a great benefit eisp if you want to go into case managment. Currently I am working as a home health case manager and have also worked in hospice. I have been stromgly considering...

6. Looking for Resources to study for CHPN Certification.

   Compassion75 replied to blondepenguin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   HPNA the Hospice Palliative Nurses Association has a study guide for the CHPN as well as the core curriculum.The study guide contains test questions and explanations and the core curriculum outlines...

7. Can't handle the hospital environment. Need suggestions

   Compassion75 replied to sdupnik's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Dear Fellow nurse, If u find home health works for you I would stay in that. I am also a current home health nurse and have been doing home health and hospice for the last 13 years. I for other health...

8. So Far it has been Disappointing

   Compassion75 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Wow!! This sounds like a terrible hospital. Unfortunately, its not nursing itself, it is the horrible working environments and conditions that exist in nursing, particularly in acute care nursing that...

9. did/does anyone else have so much "issues" their first year?

   Compassion75 replied to pinkynbd99's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I also tend to agree with the posters above to a certain point. 14 years ago I started out as a new grad in a cardio vascular recovery unit which was very stressful and did not have a good...

10. To Get A Masters or NOT

    Compassion75 replied to Grammel's topic in Post Graduate Students

    P.S. also document, document document. Names, dates, times, and details of incidents like this. You have to pray, fight for what you want, and let others no that unfair discrimination due to your...

11. To Get A Masters or NOT

    Compassion75 replied to Grammel's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Don't get discouraged SuperNurse!! I had a similiar experience in nursing school. Some preceptors are unfairly biased. And I believe that making comments like that borders on discrimination and is...

12. To Get A Masters or NOT

    Compassion75 replied to Grammel's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Dear SuperNurse, Thanks! I know what it is like when you are chronically fatigued. It is an indescribable type of suffering! Esp. when it significantly impacts your quality of life, your ability to...

13. To Get A Masters or NOT

    Compassion75 replied to Grammel's topic in Post Graduate Students

    P.S. Dear SuperNurse, See if your doctor will give you free samples of your anti-fatigue medicine, that's what my doctor did. If you are talking about Provigil, yes its very expensive. Also, if you...

14. To Get A Masters or NOT

    Compassion75 replied to Grammel's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Dear Super Nurse, You have come so far!! Believe me I know what its like to be chronically ill and nurse. But never give up!! With an NP you have more flexibility so set your own hours, work in...