westieluv

westieluv

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  1. Question for Day Shift Nurses Who Own a Dog

    westieluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a second interview either later today or tomorrow for a dialysis position that I am hoping to get. Three twelve hour day shifts, no Sundays, no major holidays, so a pretty good gig for a nurse....

  2. How to Step Down From Management Position for Family Needs?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I need advice. I work from home in the capacity of a telephone triage nurse. I like the company that I work for and they like me. A few months ago they offered me a promotion to a middle management...

  3. How to Step Down From Management Position for Family Needs?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I can't do that because it is a salaried position and the expectation is that a certain number of hours need to be worked to meet the salary requirements each...

  4. How to Tell My Boss I Need to Step Down From a Management Position?

    westieluv posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need advice. I work from home in the capacity of a telephone triage nurse. I like the company that I work for and they like me. A few months ago they offered me a promotion to a middle management...

  5. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    westieluv replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    This! I don't know how many Demerol 75/Phenergan 25 cocktails I drew up every week back in the day. Anyone remember administering Carafate slurries? Huge tablet, mix in a little water, stir until it...

  6. Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just curious. I have been seeking a new job over the past week or so because the job I am currently in requires me to work 14-17 hours a day, plus take on call some nights after that. I can't...

  7. Hospice CEUs?

    westieluv posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a certified hospice and palliative nurse and my certification is going to expire this December if I don't get recertified by then. When I first got certified four years ago, it was easier...

  8. Yet Another Post About Low-Stress Nursing Positions???

    westieluv replied to MTtoBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 26 years and I have never felt that I was super competent in the technical aspects of nursing as compared to the people aspects of it. I love people and could stand and talk to...

  9. Quick advice

    westieluv replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    Believe this. I just left a position at a Davita chronic unit after a fairly short time because I was the only nurse in the building for at least five hours each day with seventeen patients on...

  10. Endorsement headache

    westieluv replied to oncpalnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I currently hold nursing licenses in eleven states because I need them for my job as a telephone triage nurse handling calls from around the country. You're allowed as many as you want or need, but...

  11. What's Rude?

    westieluv replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me preface this by saying that this does not describe all new grads or even the majority of them, but here goes: I hate when a brand spankin' new nurse starts working at a hands on nursing job and...

  12. What's Rude?

    westieluv replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Co-workers who go outside to take smoking breaks repeatedly during a shift, leaving the non-smoking staff to cover everyone's patients. This is my favorite: "I'm gonna run to the bathroom", then...

  13. New Grad Dialysis RN seeking advice

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

    Generally, you will not be forced to work overtime in chronic dialysis if you have enough RNs to fill all of the shifts because unlike in acute dialysis, the chronic unit closes at the end of the day...

  14. CE Courses

    westieluv replied to nerdynurse7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As the PP said, each state has their own set of required CEs that need to be completed during each renewal cycle. So for example, if you got your license in August, 2015 and it is due for renewal in...

  15. Apheresis exp. required for Inpatient Dialysis RN?

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

    OP, have you considered seeking employment as a apheresis nurse minus the dialysis? I mean, find a job just doing apheresis, get trained, work there for a period of time, and then try again to get...

  16. dealing with rude doctors?

    westieluv replied to 2016New's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Back in the late '90s when I worked acute care night shift, we had a doctor who nobody wanted to call after hours because he was absolutely hateful. One time one of my co-workers called for orders on...

  17. FMC CAP program

    westieluv replied to G8torgrlRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I used to work in a Fresenius chronic unit but I went back to acutes before I had to worry about the CAP program, because if I remember right, you have to be there for a certain period of time before...

  18. I Need Courage!

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thanks to all of you who replied and offered support. :) I actually just resigned and I am feeling so guilty! I keep telling myself that this is out of my control and that it had to be done, but I'm...

  19. I Need Courage!

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Situation: I started a new job in a chronic dialysis clinic just over three months ago. In the past few weeks, I have been experiencing exacerbation of an old injury for which I have had surgery...

  20. Possible Disability Case?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have been a nurse since 1990. Back in 2002 and then again in 2008, I had to have cervical disc surgery for a herniated disc in my neck. I did okay at the time, but as I've gotten older (I'm 51 now),...

  21. Would You Do This?

    westieluv posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in an outpatient dialysis clinic for one of the "Big Two" dialysis companies. We have three shifts of patients each day, sixteen each on first and second shift, and eight on third shift. During...

  22. Would You Do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks to all of you for taking time to reply. I have moved on, partly because of everything that I listed above and partly because this job exacerbated an old injury and my doctor told me that I...

  23. Follow up

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

    I wouldn't give up that easily. Fridays are sometimes hit or miss as people are trying to wrap things up for the weekend. I would try to contact both of them again on Monday. You have nothing to lose,...

  24. Would You Do This?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks, you're right. I have been a nurse for a long time, and I instinctively know when I feel like my license may be in danger. With this job, I feel like my license may be in danger and I don't...

  25. Common meds given in LTC facilites? New nurse seeking advice

    westieluv replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pretty much everyone is on a bowel protocol of some kind. You will be giving a ton of Colace and Miralax. Those are both ordered on a daily basis (Colace twice a