travel50

travel50

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  1. Are nurses treated as terribly as people imply?

    travel50 replied to kprince's topic in General Nursing

    What I make won't help you much b/c I have been an RN for 26 yrs and am now in management. So I get paid accordingly...or they say I do...some days i don't know!!! But when I hire a new RN, I start...

  2. Schedule Issues

    travel50 replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked per diem (or I called it just prn) for several years when my kids were little. (Six kids, so "they" were little for many yrs). That way I could be off for them when I needed to be, and...

  3. tired of school

    travel50 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am doing a master's program online. I should be done this fall, but am so tired by this point that I am having trouble doing my lessons. I almost don't care b/c I am so tired. My job is...

  4. dispensing meds???

    travel50 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    When a skilled resident goes home, we do not send their meds with them. We keep them to be destroyed. (I think that is ridiculous). I get a new patient in at 7PM on a Saturday nite. I will not get...

  5. Calling in....

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    pagandeva2000, hey, New York is a great place. Been there lots of times. Nope, don't need any LPNs right now. Your comment reminds me of when a teacher was unkind to one of my kids. I presented myself...

  6. How do you command respect at work?

    travel50 replied to Sonia,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely agree with roser13. I don't care one bit what, if any, committees someone is one. I also have no respect for anyone who yells at co-workers (except for emergencies). They must be able...

  7. What Would You Do If You Had My Life?

    travel50 replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    For stitchmup...OMG! You are a trooper! Hang in

  8. Calling in....

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    Would love to have you except that I don't often have openings. I have aides and nurses who have worked there as long as I have, over 9 yrs. We are a rather close knit bunch I

  9. What Inspired Your Choice of Nursing Specialty?

    travel50 replied to SunRose7's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a nursing home, a place I always swore I'd never work. They were foul, smelly, depressing places. I only took a job in one 12 yrs ago b/c they paid me so much to work on the weekends that...

  10. Calling in....

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I have just read all these posts. As to the original poster, I guess your boss has never lost a beloved pet. It can be like losing a child. And the poster whose boss said that it was only her...

  11. What Would You Do If You Had My Life?

    travel50 replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    Have you reviewed your options with your husband? You don't say how old the kids are, but if they are old enough to help with the decision making process, have you included them in the discussion?...

  12. tired of school

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Excellent question! That made me laugh. My 21 yr old is working almost 80 hrs a week. In his spare time, he goes over to his father's house to mow his yard. His dad is very ill (severe CHF, ESRD...

  13. Are you an RN?

    travel50 replied to AmberLamps's topic in General Nursing

    hope this

  14. ME and My Brain Injury

    travel50 replied to JACEM715's topic in General Nursing

    We admitted a middle aged man to our nsg home last yr after a MVA left him with a TBI. Nonresponsive, trach, peg tube, etc. Most doctors had given up on him. His attending, who had been his friend...

  15. tired of school

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Calliotter3, I am doing a MSN-education through Walden university's online program. It is a good program. Just that I work 8-10 hrs a day...on a good day, then come home and do 2-4 hrs schoolwork...

  16. tired of school

    travel50 replied to travel50's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have actually considered taking a leave of absence from work. Being the DON is very stressful. But my staff and I are a close knit bunch, and they about had a coronary when I suggested a LOA. The...

  17. How do I study for NCLEX?

    travel50 replied to stewiegriffin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I graduated, I went straight to work. I did not study anything. Thought I'd learn more from getting hands on than to continue to study the books. I passed the boards with flying colors. Of...

  18. Ummm, I think the patient looks bad....

    travel50 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, almost all doctors are good with a description like you gave us. At 3AM, I'd be a brief as possible. And I agree with airforceRN who said to tell the doctor you'd like to call an...

  19. LTC PM shift staffing and responsibilities

    travel50 replied to mar326's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I take exception to the statement that we (directors of nursing) do not have a clue and do not care as long as the work gets done. I most certainly do have a clue and I absolutely do care. However,...

  20. Opinions please on for-profit LTC facilities

    travel50 replied to Moogie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I suspect there are good and bad in each type. I am the DON at a for profit home, managed by a different company than the ones mentioned. We love our residents dearly, and mine is the best staffed...

  21. Would you use a cell phone at work? Do you need a cell phone at work?

    travel50 replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a nursing home. As a rule, staff are not allowed to keep their cell phones on them. Having personal calls on a cell phone, playing games on it, etc., is grounds for immediate termination....

  22. What kind of nurse are you?

    travel50 replied to RNMariposa's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 26 yrs. Have been in nsg adm for 3+yrs. I didn't want the job, but was the only one immediately available qualified to take the job. Mostly it has been good. I had an ADN for...

  23. BSN...what for?

    travel50 replied to exit96's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I had an ADN for 18 yrs. Started the BSN on a whim one day. Finished it b/c the army required it. They will now only let you have an ADN for a certain amount of time. Now I am working on my...

  24. One on one supervision

    travel50 replied to BoopetteRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It does cost alot when it has to be done, but the cost of having them injure someone is more. And as noted, families and even hospitals are not always honest about behaviors and mental problems....

  25. Question about making dr apts for residents

    travel50 replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CapeCod, I briefly worked at 2 other facilities, and in both places, the social worker made the appts. So it did not occur to me to question when I came to this one sev. yrs ago and they did it that...