sweetnurse63

sweetnurse63 BSN, RN

LTC, Med-Surge, Ortho

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  1. How much should I get?

    sweetnurse63 replied to Llam86's topic in Nursing Career

    10.00/hr for a RN is a disgrace to even offer with all the education, responsibility and accountability you have. I would have asked if they were joking:lol2:

  2. Love Fest

    sweetnurse63 replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    You are too

  3. Nursing shortage ?

    sweetnurse63 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I think the hospitals pay the non citizen nurses less than the citzen nurses, i may be

  4. So excited for this new journey!

    sweetnurse63 replied to MissyKrissyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats!!! It is nothing better than leaving a place where you are miserable and getting a fresh start somewhere

  5. Interruptions while giving report

    sweetnurse63 replied to MsSocalRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only time a nurse receiving report should interrupt the nurse giving report is when she or he has questions about something that was said. It burns me up when I am stopped in mid sentence and the...

  6. So Excited!!!!

    sweetnurse63 replied to kellie0924's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats.

  7. My monthly semi-coherent rant on the state of healthcare

    sweetnurse63 replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    All of us nurses need a town hall meeting with the Pres of USA. No administrators or CEOs, just bedside

  8. Need some advice, or is this just normal?

    sweetnurse63 replied to WittySarcasm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing is already too stressful to be putting up with this childish nonsense. Also your boss is promoting negativity by telling you negative things that co-workers have said. I have always told my...

  9. I hate being a nurse

    sweetnurse63 replied to SJE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Soooo true inthesouthrn; I am getting ready to leave LTC and Night shift because it is affecting me in a negative way. I need to see what else is out there for me to do as a nurse. I want to do more...

  10. Another low staffing - am i being a baby- new nurse post!

    sweetnurse63 replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We certainly are not morons!!!!. Most of my experience is in LTC and I have had my share of dealing with emergency and acute situations. What I meant was labs are drawn more frequently in the hospital...

  11. The weekly addition to the workload...

    sweetnurse63 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Wow you are sooooo right !!!!! They don't care about the patients, they only care about their scores with the

  12. Another low staffing - am i being a baby- new nurse post!

    sweetnurse63 replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Seriously, I would start looking for another job asap!!!!!!. It sounds like you have no support on a very busy unit. Management does not care about staffing issues, they just want a warm body to do...

  13. How To Spot a Workplace Bully, Part Two

    sweetnurse63 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  14. How To Spot a Workplace Bully, Part Two

    sweetnurse63 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks rn/writer for your

  15. Burned out

    sweetnurse63 replied to savotina's topic in Nursing Career

    Sounds like we work for the same facility:D. What a coincidence, I have been thinking about hospice

  16. Burned out

    sweetnurse63 replied to savotina's topic in Nursing Career

    I know how you feel. We as nurses are often overworked and unappreciated but you have to stay focused on why you became a nurse in the first place. Explore other options in nursing and pick a...

  17. How To Spot a Workplace Bully, Part Two

    sweetnurse63 replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, this sounds exactly like what I am going through now. I happen to be an RN and the head huncho nurse who is an LPN has been at this facility for over twenty years have been talking about me...

  18. Dilemma... How to leave gracefully

    sweetnurse63 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Nursing Career

  19. The weekly addition to the workload...

    sweetnurse63 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    It is nothing worse then giving your all, working the whole shift without taking a lunchbreak, holding your urine, doing excessive and redundant charting, enduring the gossip and backbiting, going...

  20. Pt told me... why didn't anyone else?

    sweetnurse63 replied to Blues1220's topic in General Nursing

    although standard precautions should be used for every patient, all nurses have a right to know the

  21. I hate being a nurse

    sweetnurse63 replied to SJE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow!! where do you work? it sounds like an outpatient clinic. I am so happy for

  22. I hate being a nurse

    sweetnurse63 replied to SJE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I know what you mean. I truly thank God for having a job and a career but I get so depressed sometimes because I feel like I am stuck in long term care. I work 4 nights straight, off one night, then...

  23. Unusual physician order

    sweetnurse63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just had to know what all nurses think about this order. Long story short. I work in long term care and as you know, there will always be offensive odors whether in the halls or patient rooms....

  24. Unusual physician order

    sweetnurse63 replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    I

  25. Is this truly the reality of nursing?

    sweetnurse63 replied to Reneeann25's topic in General Nursing

    Remember nursing is 24 hrs so don't feel bad if you can't complete everything all the time and you must always prioritize. There are times when i have to tell the cna to wait until i am finished doing...