pawsomepooch47

pawsomepooch47

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  1. What to do when co-workers can't keep up any more?

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in General Nursing

    don't get me wrong, i am not 25 anymore. but 2 of my nursing co-workers are of retirement age and both have significant medical problems, are exceedingly slow and vague, and make huge mistakes. i am...

  2. suspension for hostility

    pawsomepooch47 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work If every nurse and doctor who was frustrated and angry and gets a little snippy at times was fired, there'd be no one

  3. What to do when co-workers can't keep up any more?

    pawsomepooch47 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. it is not just the age, but I have worked with them both for many, many years and they are failing. It's the patients safety I (ALWAYS) have in

  4. What to do when co-workers can't keep up any more?

    pawsomepooch47 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    I am not impatient. I do not want their jobs. One is an LPN, I am an RN. The other is an RN and has exactly the same hours I have. I am very frequently in charge of the unit when they are working. As...

  5. Should I call? Or inappropriate?

    pawsomepooch47 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    No it's not in bad taste. As my mother used to say, "Bug them until they get so sick of it, they hire you. It worked for

  6. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    pawsomepooch47 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    You've heard that saying 'They don't make them like they used to.' Looks like there are quite a few computer savvy 'older' nurses posting

  7. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    pawsomepooch47 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot believe a nurse of 9 months and green as grass has the nerve to post this! In 25 years you come back and tell me what you've learned...... Also wondering what your idea of 'older'

  8. Skechers shape-ups after 6 months of wear

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I started wearing Shape-Ups at work for my three 12 hour shifts per week. In the beginning I thought they were great but soon found my legs and really my whole body being more tired than usual. Now 6...

  9. Overwelmed with fulltime job--need advice

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i know i should be glad to have a full time job--but we are very under and unsafely staffed at the moment. i am a nervous wreck. i work on a busy med-surg unit and am usually in charge of the floor...

  10. Is having a ADN useless these days?

    pawsomepooch47 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My ADN has provided well for this family since 1989---I work in a hospital where the BSN differential is $1.25 per hour--hardly worth the extra time and expense to get a BSN. And BTW a BSN doesn't...

  11. Posting advice: "I can't do this, ...I don't understand you"

    pawsomepooch47 replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    I am 49 years old and i swear that 'alot' was accepted as one word back in the day, because if it weren't for 'spell check' I'd still be doing

  12. Med surg nurse x 28 yrs needs advice about taking job in er

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in General Nursing

    after 28 years as a med surg rn i am considering taking a job in the er. could nurses with med surg to er transition experience please weigh in on the pros and cons. this is a big decision.

  13. Med surg nurse x 28 yrs needs advice about taking job in er

    pawsomepooch47 replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    I would like a change of scenery and a change of hours. I guess i think at this attained age I have the maturity and the knowledge to handle the ER better than i would have in the past. My kids are...

  14. Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    :paw: Hospital is offering H1N1 vaccine today to employees, I am hesitant to take it due to the possible

  15. extreme anxiey...need advice

    pawsomepooch47 replied to banannabag's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i suggest lots of exercise if you can. but, i have taken anxiety meds for 18 years----i look back over that time and think i wish i didn't have to do that but, my life sure would have sucked if i...

  16. Lazy coworker

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    tired of working with lazy, mouthy, not too bright co-worker! help!!!!!! she spends 7 out of her 8 hours at the desk!! how does she get away with that? makes me

  17. 100% cotton vs cotton/poly blend-which is cooler?

    pawsomepooch47 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i work on a hospital unit where it is so hot i'd like to melt into a puddle of sweat. no air conditioning in nurses station, only at end of one hall. patients don't want it on because they are sick...

  18. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    pawsomepooch47 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I think we were all eaten alive once-I sure was--make sure you never

  19. Level of intelligence

    pawsomepooch47 replied to Divest's topic in General Nursing

    You certainly WILL feel different about it when your out of school and those flunky nurses are on your team. This is how it

  20. Help! Struggling to maintain happiness on the night shift

    pawsomepooch47 replied to amalbon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was a night shift failure straight out of school--couldn't sleep during the day, was very depressed, cried alot, tried to participate in social activities without much success; always trying to...

  21. time-off to raise children

    pawsomepooch47 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 24 hrs a week for 6 years when my kids were young and that worked out well. You are probably going to want to get out and see other adults and use your

  22. Nursing is not what I thought...hate my job...need ur opinion

    pawsomepooch47 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree about home care. I did it for a year--was an awful experience--too many pt visits in one day, huge responsibility, thrown into situations where I had no back up like i would have in...

  23. Nursing is not what I thought...hate my job...need ur opinion

    pawsomepooch47 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    And I've been doing this for 27 years--and it's always been the same rat race--nothing much has REALLY

  24. Uniform Question For Seasoned Nurses...

    pawsomepooch47 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    And if you have your period.....well, much better in dark colored

  25. Uniform Question For Seasoned Nurses...

    pawsomepooch47 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same rusty water problems too, don't miss