ItsTheDude

op, it sounds like home health is what you're looking for, it has it's pros and cons. that's the great thing about nursing, so many ways to be a nurse.

a bsn opens more jobs and advancement to you and maybe a buck or two more pay. other than that, the US health care system sees no need to give incentives for 2 more years of general college education.

i'll just add, that nursing is a job and i don't know anyone that likes their job all the time.

many hospitals don't (some may though) consider ltc exp when figuring your pay, etc. it's nursing exp, but usually not the kinda nursing exp they're looking for. example (er nursing): if you've been an er nurse for 10 years, you're gonna get paid for 10 yrs exp if you're getting a new er nursing job. however, if you've got 10 yrs ltc exp, you probably are gonna get paid about what a newbie nurse does for a job as an er nurse.

it's gonna depend on the person and the type of nursing work they do. there's so many ways to make a living being a nurse.

i think the bullying, aka lateral violence, that goes on in nursing is because nursing is so female dominated. some women can be mean as heck to other women.

to answer the op's question, it's all about money/budgets in the states.

find a way to deal with it or find a new job. the orifices i've come across in nursing are nothing compared to the orifices in the other careers/jobs i've had.

i stay away from facebook, i've seen too many nurses and other hospital staff fired or disciplined due to facebook.

as others have stated, it's doable, gonna depend a lot what type dialysis, where you wanna work and how your body handles it.

nights is the best shift imo, they trained me during the day though, so you may get to see what days are like too.

you've just got to tell them NO. they keep calling you because you keep saying yes. just tell them NO, tired/sick (of working all the time).

ha, marriage and a job dampens many peoples sex drive, add kids into the mix and it's almost non existent for many.

yeah, ltc has it's ups and downs, the slow rate of patient/resident turnover is nice.

i do 3 12's a week at my main job and pick up an 8 hr shift from time to time at my other jobs. some weeks 3 12's is more than enough work for me and other weeks i can work more, just depends. 12's don't bother me, it depends a lot on the person and the work they do, some nursing jobs are more taxing than others.

no hippa violation, but even if it was, hipaa can only be enforced by the federal government. hipaa is a paper tiger that really only scares those that don't understand it. hipaa's real use these days is to scare ppl that don't know any better and as an excuse to fire ppl.

that's why california nurses have been hit the hardest by the economy.

ah, it happened when clinton was president (gov shutdown), i don't remember hearing about nursing homes or their residents falling off the face of the earth or anything else, so doubt it will have much effect.

every employer has a notice requirement, if you don't give it properly, they may mark you as no rehire (bridge burning), so find out your current employer's policy, hr knows it.

ah, interviews are more about how you act (personality) than how you answer (unless you're answers are total poo). if they like you, you're more likely to get the job, so just be yourself and don't sweat the interview/questions.

psych is alright, i've done it, generally get paid more too.

i wouldn't tell on the guy unless you're going to do the same when you see doctors and the higher ups do it also. then you'll see why it really doesn't matter, b/c nothing will be done to the docs and higher ups, but the nurse will get grief for it.

ha, that's pretty funny. no surprise though, some docs don't wear gloves when they should and/or they wash their hands half orificed. i've only not worn gloves when wiping my kid's orifices, no wearing them to wipe someone else's is kinda out there.

you can have lots of time if u want to. i generally only work 12 hours shifts 3 days a week, so the other 4 days a week are all mine. however, after a while of working only 3 days does get boring at times, that's why i and many nurses i know have 2nd or 3rd jobs also.

that's pretty much it.