panurse9999

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  1. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    panurse9999 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We can debate the why's, where's, how's, when's of the toxic culture in many hospitals and nursing homes. More work, less support staff. More work, less pay. Too many patients. Higher acuity, more...

  2. The Degrading "Meet and Greet"

    panurse9999 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been in the field of Home Health Care on and off for 17 years. It truly is a world of its own, because its really has nothing to do with skill or competence for a 1 to 1 shift, its more or less...

  3. Hospital New Grad Orientation. I feel like quitting nursing.

    panurse9999 replied to PinoyRN123's topic in General Nursing

    My best guess is that you have a preceptor (s) who do not have the first clue of how to share knowledge, teach, and keep a new person motivated. Or they simply just do not want to teach/ orient, but...

  4. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    panurse9999 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am sure many people have heard of the social issue/ cause "school to prison pipeline" that many civic groups are trying to eradicate. I am here to draw attention to a similar related problem , the...

  5. The Worst Interview of My Life! Ever!

    panurse9999 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all of my interviews have been a cross section of somewhat tolerable to off the charts obnoxious, with me gathering my things and hitting the road without even saying thanks. One moron even...

  6. Myth or Truth: The Story Behind the Nursing Shortage

    panurse9999 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    There is no

  7. Resign first or wait until I find out if I'm fired?

    panurse9999 replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    they are laying the groundwork for your demise. If you can afford to walk, walk

  8. The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    So has the job market gotten any better, since we were last talking about this "lack of work" problem in PA?

  9. New Grad BSN, RN, PHN, EMT and can’t find work. Legality of working as a CNA?

    panurse9999 replied to oceanhugger's topic in General Nursing

    Finding work is a major problem, I can promise you that much, at least here in PA. Does anyone know of any decent travel

  10. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone noticed that the "onboarding" process today has changed drastically from yester-year? I seem to remember the big "welcome aboard" parade of papers, events, appointments , all with a cheer,...

  11. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    There is a mega-magnet hospital in my digs that has had a hiring freeze for 2 years, ( and its well known) yet they gobble up broadband space on indeed.com and others spamming the job boards with fake...

  12. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    yes, yes, and

  13. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    yes. At the $25,000 conference room table. Don't forget, the deck is stacked against the nurse. The new nurse will be $2.00 less per hour. At 2,080 annual hours, they made back the $25.00 background...

  14. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Normally, I would agree, but because corporations are neither bears or bulls, but rather big pigs, it has become one fast race to the bottom. The saturation of the job market in healthcare allows them...

  15. Nurses March into Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Health Commission Meeting

    panurse9999 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Per diem nursing is a staffing by vending machine model. Tap a button, and a nurse appears. These are "on call" nurses who collect no benefits of any kind. If they actually had to play by the rules...

  16. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Yes true. They "audition" new people. Training is something different. If training actually took place, nurses would not be leaving the bedside in droves. It costs nothing to "audition" new hires....

  17. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice. I may be vocal in here, but in nursing, I spoke with my feet in the direction of the door. Like I said, the only industry that has sustained itself with constant employee turnover is...

  18. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I remember how confident I was as a new grad, with an ADN and degrees from other careers under my belt, as a second career RN. I had a whole lot of life experience before I was a nurse. This only hurt...

  19. Retaliation for reporting abuse?

    panurse9999 replied to nursehaley91's topic in General Nursing

    You were framed for misconduct because they found a cheaper new hire and forced you out the door, to keep the profit rolling. Been there done that. Yes they need to be sued. Yes it will cost you a...

  20. The Degrading "Meet and Greet"

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in Home Health

    We spoke of this earlier in the discussion. Some agencies continue to grow the beast by catering to it, with an endless parade of nurses, after an endless rejection by same family. I think the best...

  21. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    One thing a brand new grad would not understand is that we cannot do "this" at our jobs. So we come here. Another thing a brand new grad won't know is that Rome was not built in one day. If we want...

  22. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are a brand new grad, and have not started your job as of yet, you are in a prime position to take good notes during your onboarding into the Allegheny hospital that just hired an ADN into...

  23. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Quitting and firing nurses are the best parts of the day for the corporate fat cats at the top of the company. I picture them all sitting at a $25,000 table in a conference room, with gourmet coffee...

  24. Onerous Onboarding With Nasty Nellie, The Job That Lasted a Week

    panurse9999 replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, its going on here as well. They have their pick of the litter, with the scale tipped so far in favor of the employer that the HR Depts that I have dealt with are some cross section of unhelpful...

  25. What one law would most improve nursing?

    panurse9999 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    We have a ridiculous system in PA. I think the hospitals do as they please, but in LTC, there is this dopey "2.7" nursing hours in a 24 hour period, per patient. It blocks together total nursing care...