westieluv

westieluv

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  1. New hospice nurse with questions

    westieluv replied to Kerber's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Are you still required to be on call 24/7 for the entire month? I've worked for two hospice companies and I've never heard of that. Even if you don't get called, that is still being on duty and you...

  2. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not sure if inpatient dialysis counts as critical care experience, but at this point, I don't want to do any type of hospital nursing. I have two hospice case manager job interviews this week, and...

  3. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've worked chronics too, for this same company. Maybe the culture is different in the Big Two, but I got tired of being held responsible when some of my patients had crappy adequacy numbers because...

  4. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oops, double

  5. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I checked with my state BON and there are no laws governing how many hours a nurse can work within a set period of time, which I think is nuts. They are extremely picky about truck drivers not working...

  6. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Good news! I worked 14 1/2 hours again today (no, that's NOT the good news), but while I was at work I got phone calls from two of the hospice companies that I applied to and I have an interview next...

  7. Anyone Else Feel Trapped in Nursing?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been an RN for 22 years. I have not worked consistently over that period of time, but in spurts of four years, a year, a couple of years, etc., always on a contingent basis, and taking breaks...

  8. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for all of your support and understanding. It helps me to have more confidence in dealing with this nonsense. Tomorrow will be another at least fifteen hour day. Today I applied for four...

  9. Would You Be Willing to do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you both for taking the time to reply so quickly. I agree with both of you, and I really do think that I have to get out of there before something happens, either to a patient or to me. Last...

  10. Solutions for Acutes?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks, Guttercat, you are very kind. I am very conscientious, maybe that's why I can't justify being forced to work 17-18 hr. days and running patients when I'm so tired that I'm bleary eyed. One...

  11. Solutions for Acutes?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just applied for a position with the hospice company that I used to work for, and if they call, bye bye, dialysis. I can't take it

  12. How long?

    westieluv replied to Neteenek's topic in General Nursing

    Since a lot of job postings state that they require a year of nursing experience, I bet employers are used to getting an influx of applications from nurses who put in a year somewhere and are looking...

  13. Nurses Being Made to Tech?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks, Guttercat, I think you get where I was coming from. It's not that I'm complaining about making nurses' wages to tech, and I definitely don't think I'm above the duties of a tech. The problem...

  14. TECH VS DIALYSIS RN

    westieluv replied to joje_26's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just want to clarify that you do not have to be a certified dialysis nurse to be a nurse who works in dialysis. That is something that you can do later after you have been a dialysis nurse for a...

  15. TECH VS DIALYSIS RN

    westieluv replied to joje_26's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if there is a difference between a dialysis tech and a dialysis RN because you only see dialysis RN positions posted in your area? Yes, there is...

  16. Dialysis sites in the suburbs

    westieluv replied to CrunchRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The need for dialysis is increasing all the time, largely because of the American diet and lifestyle, since DM and hypertension are the two leading causes of chronic renal failure. I work for...

  17. Pros/Cons of dialysis nursing

    westieluv replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've done both chronics and acutes. Here is how I break it down: Chronics: Pros: -- regular hours, as in, I get to actually go home when the schedule says I can go home, as opposed to the crazy hours...

  18. Fed up with this RN

    westieluv replied to Nursingdreamsx0's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was picturing some cocky twenty-two year old, but when you said that she is in her fifties, it made me think that she has probably worked for so many years as "just an aide" and being told what to...

  19. Has Anyone Here Ever Worked in Assisted Living?

    westieluv posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am currently an RN at a large dialysis company. I also have experience in Med/Surg, Cardiac Stepdown, Hospice, and LTC. Last week I was feeling frustrated with my job and some of my company's...

  20. Quick run down on different specialties in nursing and the priorities.

    westieluv replied to infinitebeyond's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'll take a shot at this based only on the areas of nursing where I have worked: Med/Surg--Make sure all meds are passed, all assessments are done, all physician communication is carried out as...

  21. Word crimes! (No txtng)

    westieluv replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I want to save that link and not LOOSE it because I really like it

  22. RNs who quit dialysis

    westieluv replied to ffliper27's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been in dialysis for about 15 months and it has been a virtual revolving door for RNs, especially in acutes. The acutes department in my area has hired at least eight RNs since I've been with the...

  23. Has Anyone Here Ever Worked in Assisted Living?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for your reply, Carrie. I'm not sure what my state requires, but honestly, at this point in my nursing career, the last thing I want to do is train aides, med techs, or whatever. I just want a...

  24. Adn vs bsn vs does it matter?

    westieluv replied to MadisonG's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN of 24 years with a whole lot of experience, and I sometimes get that attitude from new grad BSN nurses. It seems that almost all of them, if they work in any kind of direct patient care at...

  25. Has Anyone Here Worked in Assisted Living?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, thanks! Your post is very helpful and informative! I also posted this in the General Nursing forum and got a couple of responses similar to yours, so at this point, I think I will pass. I had a...