travel50

travel50

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  1. Can you PLEASE be quiet...

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    You would think, but I swear I have seen adults less mature than my 8 yr old grandson, and I do not exaggerate. Some people, perhaps the OP, are just not comfortable disciplining other people, esp...

  2. Required Nursing Uniform

    travel50 replied to pbstrums's topic in General Nursing

    My corporate office is telling me that soon we will be required to wear specific colors at the nursing home, different colors for different departments. They are to give us 2 uniforms each. Colors...

  3. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    travel50 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    And then every now and then, we have a visitor or a family member who just makes our day so much better. 1. The daughter who is crying b/c her father just passed...and she takes the time to see...

  4. Would you hire me??

    travel50 replied to adruiz01's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter is a SAHM, homeschools her kids, runs a goat farm, mends fences, milks twice a day, treats infection the goats may have, draws their blood b/c the vet is too busy to come out, grows her...

  5. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    travel50 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    There are no visiting hours at our nsg home. So Ms. M's son, who just got out of prison, can show up at 2am, drunk, screaming b/c mom STILL isn't up and walking. I really want to say, "No S____,...

  6. Please..What else can I do with an Associate Degree in Nursing

    travel50 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in General Nursing

    Somedays I think McDonald's sounds good! Are you wanting to get out of nursing altogether, or just away from the stress of working in

  7. Unsafe Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

    travel50 replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I worked at a hospital (15 yrs ago), the staffing became really bad. I was the charge nurse for the telemetry floor. Then they decided to take the end of the hall and make it into a peds...

  8. Would you hire me??

    travel50 replied to adruiz01's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'd hire you. But I know what you mean about the "real job". I took a year off after having my 5th baby. Went to the grocery store, and wrote a check. The clerk asked for my work number. I...

  9. What is your first hint that it is gonna be a rough shift

    travel50 replied to AngelsWings09's topic in General Nursing

    When you get that 6AM call with poorly concealed panic in the voice, "State just walked in the

  10. Just QUIT- Need some support- VENT

    travel50 replied to nurseofthemonth's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest that if you can, you take a few week off just to re-coop. And congrats! Not sure I would have lasted as long as you

  11. RN tattoo

    travel50 replied to jackson145's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to put anything on my body that cannot be readily removed. Tattoos look unprofessonal to me. If my nurses have them, they have to keep them covered at work. (that was the admin's...

  12. Letter to My Manager

    travel50 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you are feeling so frustrated. I can remember feeling that way many times. Things like this are one reason why I try so hard to be a good manager. A couple of weeks ago, corporate got...

  13. Long term care or clinic job?

    travel50 replied to shine123's topic in General Nursing

    Take it from a DON at a nsg home, and mom of several kids....take the clinic job. Now at my nsg home, my nite RN has it good. There are 60 residents, but there are 2 LPNs. The RN is mainly there to...

  14. Trouble sleeping at night

    travel50 replied to drawingarak's topic in General Nursing

    I had trouble sleeping any time I changed jobs. Fortunately that was not often. But now, as the DON at a nsg home, I do not sleep unless I take dramamine. I know it is for motion sickness, but that...

  15. BSN NURSES HELP ME!

    travel50 replied to snowyRN's topic in General Nursing

    PM me and I will answer your

  16. Why did I go to school to be a nurse?

    travel50 replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    The funny thing is, I not only had not wanted this job (DON), but I never wanted to be a nurse. Odd set of circumstances that led me here. When I got my RN 26 yrs ago, I swore I'd quit as soon as I...

  17. Why did I go to school to be a nurse?

    travel50 replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I just don't understand it. I know that you are correct, but why? Do you have any idea how much easier my job is b/c my nurses and aides are happy? My nurses will bend over backwards to do...

  18. Why did I go to school to be a nurse?

    travel50 replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Hear, hear! Not all management people are so bad! I am the DON at a LTC facility. I hadn't wanted to be, but the job sort of landed in my lap. Corporate may regret that choice on their part. But...

  19. Difficult consultant

    travel50 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    What in the world does one do with an obnoxious regional nurse consultant??? It seems like the people at corporate like her, but she lies when the truth would do better. She comes in to my facility,...

  20. Difficult consultant

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You'd think corporate would realize that she's nuts. I am not the only DON who thinks she's crazy and has complained. But still they keep her. Honestly, and this is really ugly so forgive me...but...

  21. "From the mouth of babes..."

    travel50 replied to SunRose7's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the innocence of little children. There is nothing sweeter. And that is one reason why I had 6 of them. I like kids of all ages, even often obnoxious teenagers...speaking of...my 18 yr old...

  22. Don't Cry

    travel50 replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    The doctor who was reportedly the biggest ass at the hospital was my best comforter when something went wrong. All the nurses disappeared when they saw him coming. I stayed and tried to help him...

  23. Post of last resort

    travel50 replied to astn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked out Nashville, Tn? Cost of living in Tn is not bad at all. They have some excellent NICU's there. And Vanderbilt has great critical care and trauma units. You might like trauma....

  24. student needing suggestions

    travel50 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am a student in an online master's program. The instructor deducted points from last's week discussion board because she said I had not answered her questions. She had asked 2 questions in about...

  25. Dating Coworkers??

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I must say that I agree with everyone who advises not to date people where you work. And yet, I met the love of my life at work. For that matter, he is my boss, which I would have said was an even...