LostButMakinGoodTime

LostButMakinGoodTime has 6 years experience and specializes in CVICU/SICU.

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1. Second career advice

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Joeyfishes's topic in Men in Nursing

   Joe, The job market in western PA (Pittsburgh) is good. Pittsburgh is a regional medical center, so demand for RNs remains constant (turnover). I am a second career RN, I've worked in SICU/CVICU since...

2. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   We are required to wait until 90 days before the expiration of the contract to begin efforts to decertify. SEIU is not a nursing union, and isn't even really a healthcare union. The local at our...

3. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   We are unhappy with the union, and are taking steps to rid our facility of these pests. The petitions to decertify will be circulating beginning in August of this year, as our "contract" expires in...

4. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Whining? I think not. Just stating a position. I don't watch Fox News, in fact, I rarely watch TV at all. And, as a matter of fact, my facility will be non-union soon

5. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   The 2012 elections will likely break the backs of most of the unions

6. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

7. Can I get out?

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to Derve's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Yes, please expand on that profound thought. There are more than a few RNs that are unhappy with the politics of their unions. Some of us are politically conservative. The union I am forced to belong...

8. career change question

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to jblazer1's topic in Men in Nursing

   I graduated nursing school at 46, after retiring from 25 years in "local government". I never had a problem being accepted, get along very well with my co-workers. You'll be

9. Male Nurse Characteristics

   LostButMakinGoodTime replied to MusicEMT's topic in Men in Nursing

   Yes. Yes.

10. Experience vs. Degree

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to gareysn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Bachelor's degree a sign of ability? Please. I paid for mine, did it online. Basically went through the motions and graduated. If you paid your tuition, you got a passing grade. Nothing but a cash cow...

11. Are you an organ donor?

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why your view is what it is, and I'm glad that you were able to benefit from a transplant program. Sadly, I have seen and heard things that lead me to believe that in some cases,...

12. Nursing Shoes

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've been wearing the same pair of brown Danskos for five years now. They are VERY comfortable for twelve hour shifts, and they last forever. Most of the staff on my unit wear them, and ALL of the...

13. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes, I'm a biker nurse. I ride a 2006 Yamaha R6 sportbike, and I love it. I ride the Dragon (US 129) every year with friends. The looks on the docs faces are priceless when I walk into the unit with...

14. Are you an organ donor?

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I was. Then I started working on a transplant unit. Unfortunately, I have learned that it isn't really about saving lives, and enhancing the quality of same. It's about

15. Wisconsin has gutted Medicaid, no mandated ratios!

    LostButMakinGoodTime replied to EponaRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Doesn't really matter if you buy it now, doesn't it? Because our political views don't match yours we are somehow less of a nurse? One would think that in four decades you would have noticed that...