violets ripple

Aaaaaaargh! My computer jumps around at will making weird sentences and words. I have heard that Supplemental is best. What is your experience?

Traumajunkie....so, is there a travel company you would recommend? Soar, during this research, I have heard that S f upplemental is the best. When it gets dog-eat-dog in any situation though.....Let me know please.

No traumajunkie, I don't work for advantage RN. I was responding to skigr from page 5, on this thread, who had a terrible episode with them. I apologi ze for being so cloudy.

Me-oww! I've seen them in action here too. Oh, the claws can come out and some nurses don't even see it coming. In nature, survival goes to the nurturer. The ones who teach and assist, not to the fittest. The system as it is today, is bound to fa...

I hope advantage RN never has to "fight" for a critical patient like he/she fought for you ! How lame and unprofessional to wait 3 weeks.

You can get some comfort from Doc Lori, R.N., also the thread here at all nurses under 'verbal written warnings and termination'. Most of us have many years of this under our belts. You can get lots of good support here. The problem is systemic....

Wow Losbozos. It sounds like your pain was extenive, I mean, it reached long after you were a goner. Gone are the good ole JCHO days when administrators actually had their toes to the fire once every 2 years. They used to suck up to staff for t...

Ah, you are a breath of fresh air Doc Lori, I actually did just that and stepped out of the mess to regroup. Today, less than a month later, I am gathering my authentic self, smiling a REAL smile. Your words are inspirational you know that right? T...

That should be true, Doc,R.N., I am a believer. I realized that centering and breathing well slowed me down enough to get trampled. Violets

Before I go 'Sally Field' Doc,R.N., let me say thank you for the validation. I've been around helathcare for a very long time now and it is absolutely in change mode today. What happens when change occurs? We get a little testy, uncertainty bring...

Thank you for the laughter and the direction here. Can you imagine being a patient in the amosphere we can hardly navigate? Are there really nurses who DON'T find the floor toxic? It is time to remove the self-doubt I allowed to slip into my people ...

RNDude, y'know, thinking back, I took STATS as a Math requirement. Maybe that is why it counted as 'fulfilled'. Don't you think it's a great program? I do.

Yes, Sand_Dollar, I'm referring to CCConline. I was so happy to get my A in Stats, thinking it would do something beautiful to my GPA. That didn't happen, all I got was acknowledgement that the requirement had been fulfilled. Still, it was a very ...

I forgot to mention that the grade is transferred as pass or fail. Like if you got an A in class, it won't help your GPA. Still, you get to knock off required classes in a few weeks.

Not one single nurse began her career knowing everything. We all started out with a desire and of course fear. It really is true, everyday you learn something new. Why not try?

Hi RNperdiem. There is a big difference in the flow of work during each shift. I worked days the last 5 years, and the interruptions from docs, nurses, family members, the chart-hunting due to dietary, therapy,discharge planning etc. it's a zoo.

Hi Wondern. I'm sorry you got suckered into playing Joan of Arc for the others who were in the same situation as you. In groups, there is always one who takes the complaints of others to heart and goes out on the limb, to be witnessed crashing to th...

I like what you said here esp. the quote about leadership. Around here, leadership = loudest. The louder a nurse is, the less others are willing to counter. This proved to be terrible business. Yep, here Loud = right or correct. Our politics sho...

Yep, it is a little more expensive but theyare so fair. I took statitistics through CCCon-line and really appreciated their system. You can test twice and take the best. Violet

I have been in nursing a long time now and worked at several different facilities in different states. What is common to all. 1) is that there is a long list of jobs available printed by HR and yet the nurses are working short. this leaves no reas...

You'll live to see that a forum to vent frustration is a gift not offered anywhere unless there is a set of eyes and ears from administration sitting in. This site is wonderful.

Whew it's been a whirl-wind on the floor. I am 59 with loads of experience and physically in great shape. For the first time in my career, the warnings appeared. This hospital is experiencing constant low-census and a partnership with 2 local nurs...