realitycheck1

realitycheck1 has 10 years experience.

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1. LTC is making me hate nursing!!!

   realitycheck1 replied to Angeljho's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   This is called being used and abused by an employer (corporation). In other words, exploitation. Instead of hiring 3 nurses - they use one nurse to do the job of 3 nurses, paid for one nurse (to save...

2. Isn't our workload enough!

   realitycheck1 replied to San2003's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Don't get involved with LTCs - nurses are being exploited there and working with so many patients is dangerous and unfair to the patients. You can't change the working conditions (even Obama could't)...

3. Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

   realitycheck1 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

   Working nights is unnatural, against Mother-Nature's design for the human well-being. Therefore lots of health problems from working nights. The healthiest thing- to get out of night shift, and...

4. Should I take this position?

   realitycheck1 replied to luvmydogs84's topic in General Nursing

   LTC with skilled and rehab patients is he worst nightmare job in nursing for floor nurses and aides. It's where you would be exploited the most. The secret is that such facilities open skilled and...

5. Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

   realitycheck1 replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

   This is a sign of a bad economy! I lost my job with 1o years of nursing experience a month ago. For a month - no one would even call me for an interview (I applied everywhere, was even ready to get a...

6. Can't even get an interview!

   realitycheck1 replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

   I have a plan: taking STNA course (some places give in for free) , getting a job as a Nursing Assistant (while having RN license and experience, but can't find an RN job), and while working as STNA -...