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  1. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am interested in working in the ER, PACU, or Dialysis but I have a solid background in Med/surg. Are there any hospitals willing to hire such an individual? I was counseled to work a year at a...

  2. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    When making a comparison to how much more new things I could learn in order to function in a Role that I am pursuing, it is a waste of time. I Would expect to learn in a msn/NP program but when I...

  3. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    I never stated that I saw med surg as a place that I would not learn

  4. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I will have to waste another career year.... I can't wait till the pendulum swings back in to the nurses

  5. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have more than a year of medical/surgical nursing.... Unwilling to specify my credentials but trust that you'd want me as the nurse to take care of you if you had to go to any Medical/surgical...

  6. Any hospitals hiring exp Med/surg nurses to fulfill specialty needs

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! wasting a year would describe exactly how I'd feel... I'm unwilling to post my entire resume on this forum but I am more than familiar with the medical surgical specialty. There is always...

  7. Getting a Boost Because You Are A Minority

    gcupid replied to Clodhopper's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wish I was able to get scholarships/grants. I have to pay SallieMae every month just like many others..... And I've found that being a black man in the nursing profession has advantages as well as...

  8. Behavioral Health Nurse- break from floor nursing?

    gcupid replied to Redder's topic in Psychiatric

    I find it to be more spiritually draining, and then it later becomes more physically exhaustive.... Because it is a different environment you may feel relief but it really depends on the manager,...

  9. The soul crushing part about nursing

    gcupid replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have faced the soul crushing part of nursing as well, but I had felt I was alone. I could not understand how it seemed not to bother the other nurses as much. (or maybe they did a better job of...

  10. unsure what to do

    gcupid replied to cantdoit's topic in Nursing Career

    You need a vacation.. Trust me. Use your PTO (2 weeks if need be)... Be honest with your manager if he/she is a level headed individual.. The sooner you can start, the better. Use the 1rst week...

  11. I think I'm getting FIRED on Monday...

    gcupid replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    Calm down! The people that never worry about getting fired are always the one to be let go last.... So get you a drink and pull yourself together. They know that working the floor is

  12. How would deal with these type of CNAs?

    gcupid replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    meet one or two of them in the parking lot after

  13. Can you describe your 12hr 7a-7p shift?what goes on and tips

    gcupid replied to lvloverRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    wrong

  14. Can you describe your 12hr 7a-7p shift?what goes on and tips

    gcupid replied to lvloverRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Each pt assignment is different. You must utilize both time management as well as prioritization. Ideally in a world somewhere over the rainbow where the skies are blue and the things that you dare...

  15. Whats the point of a LPN license

    gcupid replied to FurtureR's topic in General Students

    That's nice but that sounds like a role of a RN... I guess it really does depend on the state in which one practices.... My experience with LPNs is that I've noticed two types.... Type I, are the...

  16. Budget cuts..... State nurses earn minimum wage?

    gcupid posted a topic in General Nursing

    Balancing the budget reduced police and firefighters wages as well as some other state employees to minimum wage $7.50 an hr in Scranton, Pensylvania.... Will nurses be next and will this inevitably...

  17. What is really going on? I need help!

    gcupid replied to gcupid's topic in Travel

    Hey thanks for the tip. I just got off of the phone with a recruiter and was highly disappointed again. I guess they've decided to ban together and stop the profit. I think that they take the avg...

  18. Obama health care law upheld.

    gcupid replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe that the pendulum has finally swing to the other side in regards to it finally being an employee's market.... I do believe wages may decrease over time for RNs but for now the supply vs...

  19. Hospital CEO Salaries: Are The Big Bucks Justified?

    gcupid replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have no problem with CEO's making plenty of money for the responsibilities that they hold; however, it's insulting when nurses & CNAs (the back bone of every hospital) are treated like crap and...

  20. Burn Out!! **Long**

    gcupid replied to nursenotamaid's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess I experienced burn out at 6 months.... Is that even

  21. Nurse Coding

    gcupid replied to NancieLNC's topic in Nursing Career

    That

  22. Written up.

    gcupid replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    Just calm down. You are not the first to make a mistake and u definitely Wont be the last. There are other jobs out there.... Granted its a lot harder to get one.... I know If I was a nervous wreck...

  23. Medi Tech...Who slept with Who? Vent.

    gcupid posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Medi Tech...Who slept with who in order to have this documentation program set in place? and could somebody direct me to who I need to sleep with in order to stop this madness? Can I speak on behalf...

  24. Legal issues with only one RN on the floor

    gcupid replied to photocodo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can not take a break as the only RN on the floor.... There should never be just one person on the floor with 5-6 patients bc with acuity aside (which really should not be placed as a non factor...

  25. Too many hats

    gcupid replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes indeed!! Lol! I am just now really fully understanding your post. I am too a med surg nurse and we do wear too many hats.... Is there anything that can be done about it besides venting?...