HangInThere

HangInThere BSN, RN

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  1. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    For anyone who is following this thread and likes the fine print, this is a report, The Social Security Retirement Age :

  2. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    I learned that after full retirement age (FRA), which is 67 for me, there is no penalty on earned income. But, if at age 62-67 I earned over $21,240 annually, there is a

  3. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm looking at the numbers, and I'm leaning toward claiming at 62 (at the lower benefit). It could work for me, and I can pick up part-time work and keep that income below the annual earnings limit of...

  4. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    I'm researching Social Security and found this in a few articles in early April: "Recently, the Social Security Administration announced that its cash reserves will run out in 2034, a year...

  5. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    Wow, the thread is alive again! Thank you hannahbanana and londonflo for good points about Social Security benefits. I love exchanging info in real $ figures from real people. I will hit up the local...

  6. HELLLLLLLOOOOO, Retirement !

    HangInThere replied to Davey Do's topic in Retired Nurses

    About a year has passed since the last comment on this thread, but it feels very much alive to me today. I wonder how you and your friends and fans (fanatics, perhaps?) are doing this Spring in 2023?...

  7. Who is in Charge Here?

    HangInThere posted a topic in General Nursing

    "Who is in charge here?" said Mr. D, a 67-year-old retired police sergeant with dementia. "Mr. D., I'm the Charge Nurse tonight," I said. "What's your concern?" "No! Who is the manager of...

  8. Are We Too PC?

    HangInThere replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    When someone I work with whispers something to me, chances is are it's not kind and not PC. I don't tolerate

  9. Who is in Charge Here?

    HangInThere replied to HangInThere's topic in General Nursing

    Please share every possible intervention to increase safety and reduce those all-to-familiar unit wide meltdowns. For aggressive patients with borderline personality disorder, I have made a written...

  10. Who is in Charge Here?

    HangInThere replied to HangInThere's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I see where you guys are coming from. So there were some things I omitted from my OP. For instance, the patient was built like a tank. And, he had attempted to strangle me during an earlier stay...

  11. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

    HangInThere replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

    How about asking the patient, "What kind of dog do you have? When did you last see your dog? Have you lost your dog before?" Listening to the patient answer questions like these questions might inform...

  12. Magnet status...yay?

    HangInThere replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    I work in NYC, and our DON says we now have 75%, but new hires will bring it to 80% by 2020. That 80% threshold seems to be his

  13. Magnet status...yay?

    HangInThere replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    You just made me alternately lol and sigh so many times. Thx. I got pulled into a committee by free pizza - like, really decent NY pizza - but crawled my way out asap. Got my BSN, got my...

  14. Magnet status...yay?

    HangInThere replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    You just made me alternately lol and sigh so many times. Thx. I got pulled into a committee by free pizza - like, really decent NY pizza - but crawled my way out asap. Got my BSN, got my...

  15. Magnet status...yay?

    HangInThere replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large city hospital. We were taken over one year ago by a larger hospital system, and most of the top-tier administrators are new. We keep hearing about shared governance and introducing a...

  16. NYP Acquiring NY Methodist? Any insight?

    HangInThere replied to bethanysinger's topic in New York Nursing

    A long time has passed since the last update, and since December 2016, we are New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Press Release NewYork-Presbyterian and New York Methodist Hospital...

  17. Has anyone attended Suny Delhi's online RN-BSN program?

    HangInThere replied to libra.rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in the program with six classes to go. Top-notch program with sophisticated interfaces and access to research sources through the SUNY online library. It can be demanding, so I take 4-5...

  18. NYP Acquiring NY Methodist? Any insight?

    HangInThere replied to bethanysinger's topic in New York Nursing

    Here's something - Fitch Affirms New York Methodist (NY)

  19. NYP Acquiring NY Methodist? Any insight?

    HangInThere replied to bethanysinger's topic in New York Nursing

    I heard the name change is coming soon. Perhaps NYP

  20. Hired as a NYC School Nurse ... Almost!

    HangInThere posted a topic in School

    I applied for a Junior Public Health Nurse (JPHN) position with the NYC Office of School Health (OSH) in the fall of 2013. In early November, I went to a day of group interviews held at a large hotel...

  21. Has anyone attended Suny Delhi's online RN-BSN program?

    HangInThere replied to libra.rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This is from the website under RN to BSN Admission Requirements: "One year of experience practicing as an RN immediately preceding matriculation is

  22. Has anyone attended Suny Delhi's online RN-BSN program?

    HangInThere replied to libra.rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good to hear so much positivity about the program, including that it is challenging. I like

  23. Has anyone attended Suny Delhi's online RN-BSN program?

    HangInThere replied to libra.rn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Nice to read this thread. I will start SUNY Delhi in January with the first course, then Statistics. After that, I'll see if I want to handle one or two classes at a time. I like the way they have...

  24. Suggestions for the RN new to Psych

    HangInThere replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

    I work on a Geriatric-Psychiatric unit in a large city hospital with patients (majority over 65 years old) who have dementia, schizophrenia, MDD, bipolar disorder, delusions, PTSD, anxiety,...

  25. Are you Tanning?

    HangInThere replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Here's a few more things I wonder about other night-shifters: 1. When do you take your break? 2. How long is your break? (Mine is 1-hr unpaid meal break plus 2 20-minute breaks for a 12.5-hr shift.)...