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  1. How do you describe your co worker?

    kcmylorn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It seems to be common treated we caucasians are getting lately. I had also be getting this from the African American nursing staff. I am in the minority. I came on to the unit, I was new, and said...

  2. CNA in a heap of trouble!

    kcmylorn replied to munski1968's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You should be telling this to your lawyer, and expressing your concerns to that

  3. Budget cuts..... State nurses earn minimum wage?

    kcmylorn replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    I would thing the city/municiple nurses would be the nurses in the jails and the Public health Nurses. Public health requires a BSN at least- so much for higher education in nursing $70,000 BSN...

  4. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    kcmylorn replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    sad to say that this IS the kind of managment I have come across in the ppast 15 years and in the past 7years they have only become worse- more critical and more sould murdering than ever. It's not...

  5. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ACA goes into in effect in 2014. It states all will have/ obtain health insurance based in ones ability to pay/income. Sliding scale fees, in effect mostly now. What's not to understand If one can...

  6. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does any of my fellow older nurses reading this thread know of any areas of nursing that would be more receptive to older nurses or which areas of nursing that are predominantly older nurses, more or...

  7. A day in the life of an Air Force flight nurse

    kcmylorn replied to nurse2033's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you for sharing. I had the pleasure and honor of temporarily working on one of our Joint Bases for the Air Force. This was the highlight of my 32 yr nursing career, and am truely grateful I was...

  8. Where does the new Associate Degree RN fit in?

    kcmylorn replied to marthabaez's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    not really- every one is waiting for the boomers to retire to jump into their graves, they keep citing this as the reason for why they are not finding their DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRReam job. "when the boomers...

  9. Where does the new Associate Degree RN fit in?

    kcmylorn replied to marthabaez's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The baby boomers are not retiring any time soon! They have no retirement to live on to support themselves on for such luxuries as food, shelter. The economy went bust= stock prices bottomed out, and...

  10. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    kcmylorn replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Also forgot to add- there are nursing persons working here who have been there for 21, 30 and 40 years!! Don't look , Ethel, their still walking on their own 2 legs!! and not forced into retirement...

  11. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    kcmylorn replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In one and one half months- I will be a union RN again after 10 years of administrations BS and micro managment. Let me post, from personal experience, some top reasons to be a union Nurse: In the 18...

  12. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

    kcmylorn replied to ladymaam's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I do believe hospital admnistrations have looked at the limits of licensure levels and the scope of practice of the 2 different licenses( RN and LPN), I would also like to think that hospital...

  13. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

    kcmylorn replied to ladymaam's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I made the same amount of pay in as an RN new to LTC doing bedside as I made as an experienced hospital RN doing bedside. Hospitals in my area do not pay RN's for their BSN's; they pay by experience...

  14. Nursing Leadership Styles (Part I): Authoritarian Leaders

    kcmylorn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurse Management

    And it boggles my mind why so many of our healthcare settings( hospitals, clinics and LTC facilities) are lead this way. Didn't they get the memo?? I'm looking forward to the next 2

  15. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    kcmylorn replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    99percent- with your writing ability, WHY are you wasting your talent in Nursing?!!! If I could write a story as vivdly as that- my butt would be long gone, in some little coastal town or in the...

  16. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

    kcmylorn replied to ladymaam's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you were referring to my post as being cheeky - I can assure you it wasn't meant to be "cheeky" in the least- my post is based on 32 yrs of observation, listening to the concerns of managment,...

  17. Nursing in Liberal Arts?

    kcmylorn replied to Difuz's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My 4 year program was Liberal arts in a very cold Erie Pa- Gannon University and then I went on to a hospital school of nursing. The BSN program require 120 cr to graduate. Like others have posted-...

  18. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Esme- that nurse, Mary and your follow up, could be me also. And sadly enough- it happened at age 52, hardly nursing home

  19. Fired for writing a nursing order?

    kcmylorn replied to Nursynursemn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my neck of the woods- an order such as Dilaudid 2 mg 1-2 tabs po q4hrs prn pain is NOT a valid order. it has to be written as 2 separate orders: on the EMAR Dilaudid 2 mg 1 tab po q 4 hrs prn pain...

  20. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    JZ_RN I hope you feel some what better for venting You are the RN- you ARE the one with the greater work load and greater responsibility! That is what the RN licensure is. I am not by a long shot,...

  21. Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    kcmylorn replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'd like to chime in- perhaps it's that sence Of "entitlement" that has been INFLICTED on us second- not all medicaid patients are JOBLESS. I have found that of the medicaid patients that are...

  22. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To all It may concern- My first RN nursing position back in 1981- telemetry stepdown unit( central lines, TPN, every surgical tube imaginable, hourly outputs, mixing our own IV meds from powdered...

  23. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Commuter- I had the same thoughts exactly reading those employment postings. Everyone advises "age discrimination " is difficult to prove. I am wondering if this is might be the proof the EEOC, Dept...

  24. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    kcmylorn replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Vicky-This is a fantastic article and long over due. I have been on the recipient end of what you describe many times at age 56yr with 30 years acute care bedside experience.I have managed to sustain...

  25. New national nurses union forms

    kcmylorn replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Was surfing around this site and found this- it would be interesting to get some up dated opinnions on 2 yr old thread. The NNU seems to have pick up some power and made some strides. The NNU was...