westieluv

westieluv

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  1. First day on my own and feel like a failure!

    westieluv replied to txgal34's topic in Home Health

    This in normal for a newbie in any job, especially a perfectionist newbie! It was your first day on your own...if another nurse came to you crying and told you that it was her first day on a new job...

  2. Telling My Boss I Need My Hours Cut...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your reply. There are a few nurses who work eight hour shifts on our floor right now, but in the very near future, everyone will be required to work twelves, which is what I have been...

  3. NURSING CAREER, PER DIEM question... PLS help

    westieluv replied to pennylane18's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that it isn't right for you to be employed on a per diem basis and be forced to work five days a week, because if you wanted to do that you could just go find a part-time or full-time job. I...

  4. Which would you work 3p to 11p or 7p to 7a with a family?

    westieluv replied to meandmymen's topic in Nursing Career

    Well...not really. If she works three 7p-7a shifts in a row, she will spending at least the 2nd and 3rd day sleeping so that she can go back in that evening. I would also choose the 7p-7a over the...

  5. How Hard is Home Health Nursing on the Body?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for your reply. I figured that there would probably be some lifting, and I can definitely relate to climbing around to get to the other side of the bed and squeezing around furniture, etc.,...

  6. Has Anyone Here worked for Evangelical Homes in Saline?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I assume you're referring to Evangelical Homes? That's interesting. Thanks for sharing, it gives me a little something to go

  7. How Long With a Company Before Looking Elsewhere?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your reply. Actually, my problem is not a toxic work environment but an exacerbation of an old injury that it appears may render me unable to do my current job. I have been with the...

  8. How Long With a Company Before Looking Elsewhere?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Just curious, how long would you say someone should stay with a job/company before looking for another job elsewhere? I'm looking at it in terms of the potential new employer thinking that you look...

  9. Quitting during Orientation!!?? Help!!

    westieluv replied to Roskarin's topic in Nursing Career

    I wish I had a dollar for every student in my class back when I was in nursing school that said, and every young new grad that I work with now that say, that they are only going to work Med/Surg until...

  10. What is Med Surg Observation?

    westieluv replied to C-lion's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not enough/Too many!!! LOL, just kidding, but we have been short staffed lately. Normally we get about five patients apiece, both on days and nights. That probably doesn't sound like a lot, but being...

  11. What is Med Surg Observation?

    westieluv replied to C-lion's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a Med/Surg Observation unit. The basic concept is that patients who are borderline on whether or not they should be admitted as regular inpatients are admitted to an observation unit for...

  12. I am feeling the burden of not working as a R.N

    westieluv replied to luv2's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm so sorry, I can feel the frustration coming through in your post. How long have you been out of school? A refresher course sounds kind of drastic, unless it has been a couple of years or...

  13. New Job, Old Injury...What to Do?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your reply. I already emailed my boss last week to let her know what was going on, and her reply was nice, but I know that she is still not going to be happy if I have to take time off or,...

  14. New Job, Old Injury...What to Do?

    westieluv posted a topic in Nursing Career

    In a nutshell: I recently began a new full-time, 3 twelve hour shifts a week, job on a very busy Med/Surg unit. I have worked for this hospital for just over a year now, after having worked at a...

  15. Career advice please!!

    westieluv replied to meandmymen's topic in Nursing Career

    For me, the best possible option for working full-time and still wanting to have time with your family is to work 7p-7a three nights a week. I do that right now, and what I really like about it is...

  16. Anyone Else Feel Trapped in Nursing?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, here's another wrench in the works; over the past couple of weeks, I have developed increasing pain in my shoulder and arm from an old cervical disc injury for which I have had two surgeries in...

  17. Anyone Else Feel Trapped in Nursing?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your reply. It's good to know that I'm not alone. The thing is, when anyone from our unit tries to talk to any management about how things are and how frustrated we are, all they get are...

  18. Eating on the Night Shift

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for all of your quick, helpful replies! I do drink fluids during my shift, because I tend to get really thirsty if I don't drink a lot of fluids anytime, not just when I'm working (I even got...

  19. Is Nursing for Me?

    westieluv replied to Okapi's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been an RN for 22 years and I feel the same way. I am fine with taking care of people with large post-op incisions and wounds, I can do urine and feces, and I can suction respiratory secretions....

  20. I'm throwing in the towel, as HARD as it is to say because I did fight the good fight

    westieluv replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Career

    SAHM = Stay at Home Mom

  21. I'm throwing in the towel, as HARD as it is to say because I did fight the good fight

    westieluv replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Nursing Career

    I did this once too. We moved to a new town and I had been out of nursing for about eight years being a SAHM and couldn't find a job in nursing anywhere, so I took a job in a well-known outdoors...

  22. SE MI employment for exp. ED RN

    westieluv replied to EDRNknl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    SE Michigan covers a large area, but if you are anywhere near Monroe, Mercy Memorial Hospital has at least three ER RN jobs (12 hr. shifts, 3 days a week) posted right now. It may not seem like it...

  23. Who enjoys med/surg??

    westieluv replied to erika.RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have been an RN for 22 years, and I really enjoy Med/Surg. It feels so good when a patient gives you a genuine "thank you" for something that you did to ease their suffering. I try to look at each...

  24. Tips for Being the Best Possible Med/Surg Nurse

    westieluv posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am going to be starting a new full-time job on a Med/Surg unit very soon. Without getting into details, the job that I am leaving (non-inpatient) was beyond stressful, my boss would change her mind...

  25. Tips for Being the Best Possible Med/Surg Nurse

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for your reply. I am considering getting certified in Med/Surg, and more than likely I will begin the process within the next couple of months. I started the application online last night but...