Hey everyone, just looking for input from people here...I am considering a switch in my hospital that I work in, and was hoping someone could tell me some details. First off, I am an LPN, and I work...
Yeah I just wear my stuff until I get to the bedroom, strip naked, than hit to showers. Mind you- the idea of being MRSA+ doesn't bother me so w/e hahaha. I remember sitting on the bus with DO-DO on...
And if you feel disrespected, pick yourself up, suck it up and deal. People will disrespect you and you will work with conceited people- this is like all jobs of course. It doesnt change your job or...
I did my consolidation @ a LTC facility, and let me tell ya- most of the people there are so stuck up and play the politics (maybe not @ all LTC facilities, but this one- yes- everyone believed they...
I already moved out and love this place. Yeah we send patients to RAH, but, remember this hospital was built when the population was 25 000, and realistically isnt designed for a population of 90 000...
Huh- My facility is pretty flexible, you can refuse anyone you want for any reason you want essentially. Once someone switched a patient with one of mine (before our shift) on the basis that she had...
Not true- RPNs do work @ St Marys- only in a few areas though. Couple friends of mine work there, I remember being shocked when I heard of it. They don't work on the cardiac area, they work in the...
Yeah my last sentence was kind of a tongue in cheek punch back haha. See? We can all find something to get under each others skin if we want too. Every RN I know that works in LTC gets asked all the...
Don't worry when your new people will help even when your orientation was over. When mine was up was funny- 3rd day working someone left for a family emergency so my mentor got pulled to take her load...
Do what I did- I graduated in K/W and moved to Fort Mcmurray AB. They pay moving costs, provide housing for 6 months, and pay very well. My first full time year and Ill be making a net income of 72...
Probably another old dog nurse- the plague of nursing. Don't worry when you finish school or as you go along- you'll meet all the old pig headed nurses. The younger they are the more respect they...