westieluv

westieluv

Med/Surg, Tele, Dialysis, Hospice

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  1. Any MI nurses commute to Toledo?

    westieluv replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Then it's true, wages are quite a bit higher in

  2. Any MI nurses commute to Toledo?

    westieluv replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I live in Monroe County and work in Monroe. I work with several nurses who live in Toledo and commute to Monroe, instead of the other way around. They all tell me that wages are better in Michigan, to...

  3. Hiring Freeze in Detroit Area?

    westieluv replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that there isn't a hiring freeze in the Detroit area. I know people who have gotten hired by systems such as Henry Ford and Oakwood recently. Also, don't most hospitals state in the...

  4. New Job as a Hospice Intake Nurse

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks, ErinS. Actually, what I have been told is that this job will mostly involve staying in the office and taking referrals over the phone, talking to the doctors, answering questions from...

  5. New Job as a Hospice Intake Nurse

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks! I hope you love hospice nursing and it is a long and satisfying career for you. I can tell you from my personal experience that there is really nothing like it. Good

  6. Could this be my specialty??

    westieluv replied to heathert_kc's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was never a case manager, so I didn't get to know the patients well, or even at all, before I met them or their families when I would get called out on a death call or symptom management call as an...

  7. Resigned with a text message!

    westieluv replied to Hospice Nurse LPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Tacky and irresponsible, although I guess it's better than just dropping off the face of the planet with no notice at all. If she was only doing on-call on the weekends it wouldn't have been a great...

  8. Starting New Job in Med/Surg

    westieluv replied to bookscrapper's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Congratulations on your new job! :) I have worked Med/Surg for many years and here are some things that I think will make your job easier. First, have some kind of med sheet for writing down all of...

  9. Mercy Memorial Hospital, Monroe

    westieluv replied to resilientnurse's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I work at Mercy Memorial. I have been an RN for over twenty years in various hospitals in and around the Toledo, Ohio area and I can honestly say that the resources, equipment, and basic bedside care...

  10. Interview attire

    westieluv replied to Jdjmj's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I sure didn't mean to imply that one should go to a job interview wearing stilettos or anything, and I didn't expect it to be taken that way. All I was saying is that you can be comfortable and...

  11. Interview attire

    westieluv replied to Jdjmj's topic in Nursing Career

    I usually dress business casual for an interview. Unless the interview is a long distance from where I have to park, I don't worry about comfortable shoes just for an interview. Wear whatever matches...

  12. Does it matter what state?

    westieluv replied to apple134's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't matter what state you get your degree in, but it matters very much which state you got your license to practice nursing in, because each state has their own independent licensing board. If...

  13. I REALLY need some direction from Mi RN's!

    westieluv replied to MuddaMia's topic in Michigan Nursing

    No, I was in the process of getting my license to work in AZ when my dh's company let him transfer back to Michigan. We were also in the process of buying a house there, but it was a short sale and...

  14. What careers are out there for nurses other than bedside nursing?

    westieluv replied to elmoRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I have seen posts here by new grads who found jobs in dialysis centers such as Fresenius or DaVita. I don't know if you would like that any better, but at least it would be days and I'm pretty sure...

  15. Going to school for my RN bad or good idea?

    westieluv replied to Ksilba's topic in Nursing Career

    Once you finish nursing school and pass boards, your high school GPA really won't matter in the big scheme of things, and it shouldn't keep you from getting a job because getting through the rigors of...

  16. First job in LTC,,,will I ever be able to get a hospital job?

    westieluv replied to KarriRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Congratulations on your first job! You will learn a lot about medications, time management, and symptom management and hone your bedside nursing skills considerably, so it definitely is good...

  17. how to be a stay at home mom and an RN

    westieluv replied to nvisiblemouse's topic in Nursing Career

    Even getting back into night shift Med/Surg is difficult without "current experience", as I discovered when I tried to go back to inpatient hospital nursing after taking seven years off to stay home...

  18. how to be a stay at home mom and an RN

    westieluv replied to nvisiblemouse's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you were saying that triage isn't a busy job, it's just that I have seen so many posts on these forums by nurses who have never done triage and just assume that...

  19. how to be a stay at home mom and an RN

    westieluv replied to nvisiblemouse's topic in Nursing Career

    I used to do telephone triage from home for the hospice that I worked for. It's true, you are at home, but it keeps you very busy and you have to focus on what you are doing. It is not something that...

  20. BSN grad scared that I pigeon-holed myself in home health - advice??

    westieluv replied to Kate in Seattle's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think things sound that bleak. For one thing, you have strong peds experience now, which you didn't have when you graduated and which puts you ahead of the pack when applying for a job in...

  21. What to Advise my daughter Nurse or not to Nurse

    westieluv replied to surgicalcap's topic in Nursing Career

    If she really has a heart and an aptitude for nursing, then why not? Look at it this way: maybe things aren't quite as rosy in nursing as young people are promised, but with the way the economy and...

  22. Tell me the Pros and Cons of Nursing

    westieluv replied to NurseBanana's topic in Nursing Career

    You need to really, really think it over in terms of your schedule. Teachers get two weeks off for Christmas and New Year's Day, nurses work Christmas or New Year's or both (along with Thanksgiving,...

  23. Is it ok to lie in a interview about how you lost your job?

    westieluv replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    Me too. Good luck!

  24. Is it ok to lie in a interview about how you lost your job?

    westieluv replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I can't say if they would ever find out. If you were falsely accused, though, is there someone that you worked with that you can provide as a reference who knows the truth and would be willing to back...

  25. Is it ok to lie in a interview about how you lost your job?

    westieluv replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I can really feel your pain, but no, it is never the best policy to lie about your employment history. You didn't specify what it was that you did to get fired, but if it was something illegal or that...