I have been an RN for 34 years. When I was a new grad I had time to give my patient's backrubs and actually get to know them when I worked Med/Surg. The downside was there were only 2 or 3 of us on...
Funny girl replied to supportneeded's topic in General Nursing
I almost made a lethal error when I first started working in ICU... This was back in the 70's. The RN's would give respiratory treatments with NS. I reached for a vial of NS, was called away and put...
Funny girl replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn
I would definetely leave. I worked L&D for two years back in the 70's.....Show's how ancient I am. I left because of similiar staffing issues at that time. One week after I transferred to the...
Funny girl replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing
:balloons: Gabbie you need to take a chill pill. Why do you assume she doesn't care for her patients or people in general? Do you initiate all your correspondence with " I love my patients and the...
Funny girl replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Florida Nursing
:welcome: I live in the Leesburg area and work at The Villages Regional Hospital. It's a beautiful hospital;but, I can't say it's the best place to work. No attention is paid to acuity of...
I was thinking of returning to home care if I could not find a phone advice/triage position in Florida. I was a home health case manager for several years. The very thought of working in a hospital...
I have worked for three different call centers in northern california. we are also under pressure to cut the length of our calls to fit "the national standard." I am not sure who sets the standards...
Moving to Central Florida... Can anyone tell me who employs telephone advice/triage nurses???? I am an Rn from California with 33 years experience... our advice center gives advice for Family...