middleagednurse

middleagednurse

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  1. Got a nurse aide fired... did I do the right thing?

    middleagednurse replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in General Nursing

    She got herself fired. Everyone knows you can't sleep on

  2. New nurse needs tall scrub tops!

    middleagednurse replied to Jbutery's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There is no such thing. Just get a larger

  3. I don't want tot be a call center nurse help

    middleagednurse replied to Nurse2b/mommy/Nancy's topic in General Nursing

    What Trash Panda said. I used to be a call center nurse, then one day I couldn't take it anymore so I

  4. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    middleagednurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 46 years and nobody gives a dam.If I had been an MD that long people would revere

  5. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    middleagednurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really regret being a nurse however I wish I had furthered my education. As it is 'I don't get no

  6. Strong marketing /sales backgroundwith my strong marketing background whatsoever careers c

    middleagednurse replied to Jpvargasj45's topic in Nursing Career

    How about health

  7. Im socially awkward. Cant interview well.

    middleagednurse replied to lpatt9981's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps get a prescription med to calm your

  8. RN Programs/Nurses with Anxiety

    middleagednurse replied to Guest1025459's topic in General Nursing

    All nurses are anxious.It's a job

  9. Risk of getting your family members sick?

    middleagednurse replied to Pete_soon2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse forever. To my knowledge no one has ever caught anything from me. Wash scrubs in hot water when you get around to it. Don't wear work shoes in your hone. Practice good hand...

  10. Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

    middleagednurse replied to skydancer7's topic in General Nursing

    I feel sorry for the

  11. Private duty patient orientation

    middleagednurse posted a topic in Private Duty

    I know all agencies are different, but I'd like your opinion. If you were assigned to take care of a toddler, with a trach, would you expect some sort of patient orientation, or would you just waltz...

  12. Private duty patient orientation

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    It's not the darkness it's the lack of orientation.

  13. Private duty patient orientation

    middleagednurse replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    What if you walk into a dark room with twins you don't know which one is yours or where the suction catheters or meds or MARS

  14. How to write oasis summary

    middleagednurse replied to butter10's topic in Home Health

    PLease ignore this. In wrong

  15. How to write oasis summary

    middleagednurse replied to butter10's topic in Home Health

    Are there any HH companies that will teach Oasis? I would like to work HH but the minute I tell them I don't know Oasis They lose

  16. Just Hired for UnitedHealth

    middleagednurse replied to 403RN's topic in Case Management

    The salary and benefits are very good. Most managers are very good. The job is very stressful. You will be micromanaged to death.Good luck.You will learn a

  17. Did I Just Roll My Eyes Out Loud?

    middleagednurse replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    What's up with kids nowadays? When I was in elementary, I went to the nurse once in 8 years. In high school I went once in 4 years.what's wrong with biting the

  18. To fight or not to fight for a job after termination??

    middleagednurse replied to BProvence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunate situation. For some reason the DON wanted you gone. It's not fair, but it happens. You could possibly talk to her boss, but it probably won't help.This is why good nurses get burned out....

  19. The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    middleagednurse replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I mean Clinic not

  20. The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    middleagednurse replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Incontinent patients were cleaned up bare handed. The only gloves were sterile gloves used for sterile procedures. Thermometers had mercury in them. I had a patient who swallowed her thermometer....

  21. Psych nurse trying to find counseling for my own mental illness

    middleagednurse replied to Guitarstrings's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Maybe you could drive to another city

  22. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    middleagednurse replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I got an ADN, then a BSN. I really wish I had gone for an MSN. I had the opportunity, I just didn't bother to do it. I wish I had made more vertical moves and fewer horizontal

  23. RN telecommute job

    middleagednurse replied to Edubs1023's topic in General Nursing

    It's an interesting job with good pay and benefits. It can be stressful but what job

  24. Am I being irrational?

    middleagednurse replied to Nursechandra's topic in Private Duty

    Maybe the parents could reason with him. It might be that he doesn't trust you yet, since you're new. So he thinks up things to ask for just to see if you're going to respond. assure him, (depending...

  25. RN job for the tired

    middleagednurse replied to firstcurious1's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty can be nice, you only have one