kdc290

kdc290 has 7 years experience.

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1. Disagree with hospital philosophy

   kdc290 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently did a conference or inservice about positivity in the work place. I feel like this has been done because a lot of nurses are disgruntled and I feel like for good reason. Basically they want us to just be positive and never complain. Lik...

2. Nurse Innovators Hub - Our Latest Addition

   kdc290 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Announcements

   I started home health less than a year ago and boy do you have to use what you have. I am becoming a better critical thinker because of this. Sometimes I do worry whether or not I made a good decision. So far so good. Lately very interested in ...

3. i hate my nursing job

   kdc290 replied to Mylife's topic in Career Support

   I am trying to get out of the nursing home I am in b/c of the administrators and managers that are on duty both day and night. They are down right verbally abusive and I can't seem to get out fast enough. I am on third shift and I am working so muc...

4. PACU or OR nurse??

   kdc290 replied to agape76's topic in PACU

   I'm currently 7mos past graduating rn. want to move on to somethng else. I'm interested in surgery-not sure what type yet. what do you all reccomend? I'm currently stuck in the Rehab part of a LTC facility.

5. I hate nursing..

   kdc290 replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   I hate nursing for all the right reasons. I work in the rehab section of a nursing home. A very good one at that. People fight to get family in ours. The problem is.....they think that third shift does nothing. So we are given so many nitpicky t...

6. Air National Guard Nursing

   kdc290 replied to K-ron Marsalvo's topic in Government

   Can you do ANG full time? Kind of like a tech job in army national guard.

7. Time management issues

   kdc290 replied to sameasalways's topic in General Nursing

   I feel the same way in my LTC and I don't know what to do about it. I have 30 fairly sick people at night. Some with iVs Gtubes and the like. I am discouraged from assessing these people b/c I need to get out on time. They want me out by 730, but ...

8. I hate nursing..

   kdc290 replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   You're an experienced nurse so I would like to ask a question. At my LTC facility I feel like they don't want to know if something is wrong. I work 3rd. I'm told I should know something is wrong if vitals are off. I feel like I'm risking my licen...

9. I hate nursing..

   kdc290 replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse

   I feel extremely overwhelmed and I'm learning nothing. I have to rant because I don't know what else to do. I work night shift at Rehab side of LTC. We do all the piddly jobs that dayshift doesn't want so I have not time to read up on new admits. I h...