Retired R.N.

Retired R.N.

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  1. are you burnt out too?

    Retired R.N. replied to godivalady's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever considered that one of the main causes for all the burnout we are seeing is that burnout is simply one of the results of long term sleep deficit? I keep reading about how "deficient"...

  2. If you could change on aspect of nursing.

    Retired R.N. replied to AMBERRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    When did our image change from what? Florence did quite a bit in her day to improve the quality of the profession. When I first started in nursing, it was a three year hospital diploma program, and...

  3. Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    Retired R.N. replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope I never have to share the highway with anyone so

  4. Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    Retired R.N. replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that employers of nurses really care very much what happens to older nurses. After all, there is a constant stream of new nurses graduating all the time who have the stamina that is...

  5. Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    Retired R.N. replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Do the math over a year, and the nurses who have worked lots of overtime reach the point where neither they nor the employer are deducting Social Security taxes any

  6. Jobs worked to get through school

    Retired R.N. replied to nursethelma's topic in General Nursing

    Part-time jobs included: grocery cashier, nightclub waitress, swimming & sailing instructor, barnacle scraper, and accounting clerk. If I had seen any way to convert any of the temporary marina...

  7. Why Can't Hospitals Offer Shifts Other Than 12 hr. 7 to 7?

    Retired R.N. replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    There is no shortage of nurses. There is merely a shortage of nurses who are willing to work the available jobs. Hospitals use the 12-hour shifts as a financial tool that allows them to cut their...

  8. Worth It?

    Retired R.N. replied to sassychris's topic in General Nursing

    Can you apply to any other LPN

  9. Room for Guys in this specialty?

    Retired R.N. replied to natron20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A patient is not the least bit interested in the great majority of obstetricians, but chooses the one she wants for her own reasons. If she does not want a male obstetrician, I would grant her the...

  10. Inventions we'd love to see....

    Retired R.N. replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    Good tasting potassium: Bananas, potatoes, and broccoli are my favorites, and have none of the stomach irritating qualities of the horse

  11. What needs changing in nursing?

    Retired R.N. replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    What most needs changing in nursing is the behavior of the nurses who refuse to take action against such ridiculous conditions that endanger themselves and their patients. Until nurses take...

  12. Eating and 12 hours shifts

    Retired R.N. replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Where did anyone ever get the idea that skipping meals is an example of sensible behavior? Until all RNs get together and insist upon all members of the health care team getting breaks for meals and...

  13. Male secretary considering nursing school

    Retired R.N. replied to u235's topic in General Nursing

    Some day, maybe, but not just yet! You deserve a career that really excites you, and I don't get the feeling from what you write that you are getting that kind of challenge right now from

  14. Important for TCU or TWU students moving to DFW area

    Retired R.N. replied to TexasCCRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Even more important to nurses working in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is the existence and the scope of an agency known as "Group One," formed by a large group of hospitals and medical employers in the...

  15. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    Retired R.N. replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    Joeleen, Nursing schools do not exist to solve the nursing shortage. They exist to make a profit for the university. So, if they can pay their instructors less, and extract entrance fees from more...

  16. kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    Retired R.N. replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    I do not feel that prospective nursing students should have to spend all the money that is required for admission to college before they find out whether or not they are really interested in nursing....

  17. kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    Retired R.N. replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by traumaRUs: > While I feel sincere sympathy for the OP, I think you need to completely reassess your reasons for going into nursing. It concerns me that two completely different...

  18. For physiology studs only..

    Retired R.N. replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And just WHERE, pray tell, is the wrong environment for a person to wear a Medic-Alert

  19. For physiology studs only..

    Retired R.N. replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There have been some heated comments about what is, or is not, an allergy; but so far nobody has posted a really good definition of allergy and compared it with a sensitivity. My personal interest in...

  20. april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    Retired R.N. replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    The effects of Daylight Saving Time depend on where you live and the kind of job you have. If you live on the eastern edge of a time zone, the extra hour of daylight in the evening may be...

  21. male nurses in OB

    Retired R.N. replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    Is it OK for an employer to refuse to hire someone if they must pay for a chaperone whenever that person is with a patient? Every male physician I have ever known insists on a chaperone whenever he...

  22. male nurses in OB

    Retired R.N. replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    The best OB department I have ever seen was one that hired only women who had previously given birth. There was a long waiting list of nurses and aides who wanted to work there, and patient...

  23. Business Proposal for School

    Retired R.N. replied to awilhelm's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will understand all this much better after you have put in some time as a nurse on a job where there is not adequate staffing! There probably aren't ANY incentives except money to support...

  24. kids wreak of smoke...ethics question

    Retired R.N. replied to narnar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    rn/writer wrote: > Someone who is approached as a decent human being who may be at a loss as to how to handle a difficult situation is much more likely to be open to change than that same person...

  25. Business Proposal for School

    Retired R.N. replied to awilhelm's topic in General Nursing

    I think the first thing I would want is adequate staffing that allows quality nursing care and humane working conditions. No mandatory overtime, no mandatory shift rotation, and a choice of 8 or 12...