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  1. Agency nursing vs full time jobs; pros & cons

    marymary posted a topic in General Nursing

    I jumped into agency nursing two years ago because I was fed up with the politics of fulltime employment. Inflexibility of jobs, lack of respect from co-workers, gossiping, employers that do not...

  2. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    marymary replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The amount of money that this country's businesses spend recruiting and maintaining foreign nurses is incredible. They send for them, place them in housing, and give them contracts for employment. Why...

  3. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    marymary replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    HeyI agree with you, a similar incident happen at one of the facilities that I worked for, same ending LPN fired while the RN skated. The RN evidently just resigned because of the way the staff was...

  4. Fired Again ~ HAHAHA!

    marymary replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Please, there must be more to this story. This has happened to me many times. But regardless there is always a supervisor around to contact LPN's cannot work unless there is a RN around somewhere to...

  5. Terrified of Boards.....

    marymary replied to Nurseizme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are doing too many questions daily. Review two hours a day and 100 questions a day my dear. It is recommended 100 a day for thirty days.That's 3000 questions a month. Now Breath !

  6. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Same old stuff. If nothing changes nothing

  7. State Mental Hospitals

    marymary replied to NurseDixie's topic in Psychiatric

    Out of curiosity, when the patients refuse their medications for "days" why did the staff not follow up and get a order to give IM from the doctor then? Why wait until it is out of control? I am going...

  8. State Mental Hospitals

    marymary replied to NurseDixie's topic in Psychiatric

    I think that I would start off on days if possible. You have to work on your own on the overnight shift. The LPN's are your back but you are running the show, are you

  9. New LPN and no jobs available.

    marymary replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is more than changing dressings. It can get to be quite involved. It is in the mix; Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology...systems. It is a specialty, kinda like the IV team, only the selected...

  10. New LPN and no jobs available.

    marymary replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I agree with you 1000%. The RN's that I have worked with, the ones that stand out in clinical skills were the ones that were previously LPN's. The ones that were CNA's stood out also but more so...

  11. New LPN and no jobs available.

    marymary replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :rotfl: Hi,I just wanted to add one more comment, I feel compelled. I learned alot about the nursing shortage among other things this past year. One thing that I found very disturbing; LPN's are not...

  12. New LPN and no jobs available.

    marymary replied to ladybay's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :rotfl: HiI have been a LPN for ten years. When I graduated in 1994 I had the same scenerio and I was content until I got frustated with the limitations and went back to school. Apply for employment...

  13. What can I expect?

    marymary replied to ThinkFirst's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Nursing is not about changing bedpans you have the wrong idea. It is about taking care of patients. Check out the website,

  14. Problem: Nursing program waiting list and way to many applicants

    marymary replied to JKostok's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Check out Atlantic Cape Community they are expanding their capacity to 120 students. I finish this May and one of my classmates is from your area she left Cumberland to go to ACCC because it would...

  15. Canadian nursers leaving to work in the USA.

    marymary replied to RN Student-NIC's topic in Canada

    Well I guess the United States is not so bad after all. The government will pay off your loan here and give you a job with decent benefits. Maybe it's time for a

  16. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    marymary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a real eye opener for me. Most fiipino nurses I've worked with delegate alot, in short they do not really get involved in direct patient care. Now I understand why, if you can find the pieces...

  17. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    marymary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks for being honest. I have met some rude and unkind filipino nurses too. And lazy ones too. I met one that tried to black ball me from job sites that she worked at simply because of personality...

  18. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    marymary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :balloons: Hi, I wanted to comment on your nurse-patient ratio. I am an LPN and I am in a registered nursing program, this May is graduation. But for the past ten years I have working in nursing...

  19. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    marymary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :balloons: Thank you, thank you, thank youI have never understood Filipino nurses. But now I do. They are very private people. The average RN student gets two days a week a semester (two and a half...

  20. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    marymary replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :balloons: Foreign nurses are good nurses, their standards are higher in their country, there are no associate degree registered nurses or practical nurses. Their clinical is far more intense. But...

  21. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :balloons: Like I said before caroladybelle, I'm done with the topic. the

  22. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is anyone else from Israel? Hello from African America, We Love you

  23. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :) I'm sorry that you see so much of your own self in this, because it really is not about you.

  24. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :balloons: Hey you know what though, it was not just nurses, it was the entire hospital staff that was African American; housekeepers, dietary, doctors....how far is it supposed to go? Facilities that...

  25. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    marymary replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well it didn't take long for that to be revealed did it? You guys are more sensitive than we are, relax. Remember this is just a discussion. Let's move on. You've made the topic not worth discussing...