jyoung1950

OK, so the hospitals cut back on ancillary staff, such as food service, housekeeping service, central supply personnel. I don't know about you but I wonder who will pick up the slack to pass the trays around, empty the garbage, get supplies and so f...

Call all of the nursing homes in your area and ask to speak to their hiring department. Ask them if they need a weekend CNA and if so, would they consider hiring you. Other than that, I don't know what more you can do.

Congratulations! Welcome to the world of healthcare and medicine. Don't feel like you are too old. After having worked in a 9-5 Monday through Friday world of office work all my life, I went to work as a CNA when I was 51. I thought about going i...

I work in the ICU at our hospital and we swab on admission, on discharge and every Tuesday morning we swab all the patients.

healthcare is never "free" if it's supported for by tax revenues. i have noticed that when posters write about their excellent healthcare system in canada, australia, france, etc., they often add that people can elect to buy private insurance in ad...

I have wondered how a government run health care system would affect salaries. If hospitals and all are still private, and take care of their own administrative policies and procedures, I foresee either cuts in healthcare workers' salaries or a long...

www.upmc.com - go to careers. They show all of their job openings at all upmc locations.

i do.

Please don't suggest that those of us who recognize that this issue can cause hardships down the line for Americans are uncompassionate. I really am tired of people telling me that since I don't want to open the doors to let people take things that ...

. . . . . I don't know how many people y'all have talked to, but all the illegal immigrants I've met, worked with, talked with, etc. would MUCH rather be here legally. But under current immigration law, they have no realistic chance of doing so. . . ...

. . . . .The only question is how much we owe our undocumented immigrant workers. First, those who do not remain to enjoy the benefits of old age in America will have to be reimbursed for their contributions to Medicare and Social Security, a . . . ....

I am all for using marijuana for medical use. After all, so many of our medicines are derived from plants. Morphine is an opiate, isn't it, and isn't that from poppies?

And why people continue to think that universal healthcare is "free" is beyond me. That old saying, "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" comes to mind. If a service is going to be supplied by the government it has to be paid for somehow. And that ...

I spent some time on the url you posted and read about MM's contribution of $12 grand to help the wife of the owner of the moorewatch site. The owner - I believe his name is Jim - wrote further down on the website that many, many people (some with ...

(because i believe there are accredited reputable schools that don't take a dime of taxpayer money or assistance), north of pittsburgh, pa is a college called grove city. doesn't take any federal or state monies.

Patients brought to the ER did not have IV's. Most were transported by volunteers who just drove the "ambulance". And the ambulances were station wagons!

This post isn't specifically about nursing but what I remember of medicine "back in the day." I grew up in the 50's and 60's. I remember our family doctor would come to the house if any of us were sick. My grandfather was hospitalized a number of ti...

Whenever a patient said they'd say a prayer for me, I always considered that the best thank you gift I ever could receive.

Great thread! People often mistake assertiveness with rudeness. Not only patients and families but even our co-workers. Women, and most hospital workers are women, have been encouraged to be assertive (not aggressive) and there are umpteen books and...

A-ha!! Makes a little more sense to me. Thanks for the information. And no, I've never worked for the fed's.

Alot of the problems at Walter Reed appeared to be on the order of maintenance and housekeeping. The general got fired because he couldn't fire those who weren't doing their jobs right. Why can't federal employees get fired?

I know that UPMC cut the weekend differential at Passavant when they took over.

Thank you for your great words of inspiration - and I sure need - like probably we all do - people behind us, encouraging us all onward!

I work, sleep and go to school. I'm really not having to sacrifice anything. I outgrew the weekend partying years ago. I have no children. I am not married and not involved with anyone. I have a cat. I don't make a whole lot at my current job ...

I noticed you were trying to find full-time work while going to school. Why don't you try to get a job at a hospital? If you have clerical skills, you could seek employment as a unit secretary (some hospitals call them health unit coordinators). ...