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    Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    Catch22Personified replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 11-7 so I get to spend some of the holiday with family and get paid "holiday" time for just one hour technically that day. It's working 3-11 that would be the problem for
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    How to resign/change status gracefully?

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So recently I was offered a job in a progressive care unit and I accepted it. I'm still waiting back on a local hospital OR position but I'm under the assumption I'm going to start in the PCU on the...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm 18 months into nursing now still in SNF still on nights, I've been interviewed a few times but couldn't get the job due to low census at time of hiring or statewide hiring freezes. I've always...
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    Nurses don't eat their young, the CNA/CMT's do!!

    Catch22Personified replied to proudauntie415's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't experienced lateral violence as a nurse. However my younger sister is a tech at the local medical center and she says that she basically is being eaten alive down there and being verbally...
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    Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    Catch22Personified replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Here is my take on unions: Pros: Allows the little guy to stick up for themselves against administration A lot of unionized facilities I've seen actually have fairer patient ratios than...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    1. My LTC job is pretty secure but I can drop to Per Diem no problem I'd assume. My 2nd part time job is a faculty assistant at a local university. They are very flexible with hours but if I leave I...
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    Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    Catch22Personified replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm pretty pale and I have a slight Vit D deficiency so yeah I work nights. Nights was a good stepping stone for me and it allowed me to interact with my coworkers. My problem with nights is I feel...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    It's not a written offer. The director that interviewed me reports directly to the Assistant VP that is well my "sponsor" so to say. But yeah in the world of nursing it didn't happen unless it is...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    So I went to the interview......it was completely different from what I expected. The commute is pretty bad though it seems an hour and ten minutes. However, I go I get interviewed there the HR...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    I want to eventually be an NP, and no I have not yet started. I do not want to be a bedside nurse forever. Honestly right now I really want to leave 11-7, its not exactly good for my health. I am...
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    Is it worth taking a pay cut for experience?

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Nursing Career

    I live with my parents but I have a younger sister going through college so money is tight and I have to help out. Taking the pay cut would be potentially damaging. The part time job adds $200-$500 a...
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    How to respond to mgmt combining 2 high-acuity psych units in order to cut staff

    Catch22Personified replied to Zoom14's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Honestly, best you can do is voice your concerns and leave. If they see a spike in turnover/injuries maybe they'll think otherwise. If one of the upper management people get injured then maybe you'll...
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    If you could do it over again, would you still have gone into nursing?

    Catch22Personified replied to jay65's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nope, would have gone into medical school, suffered through residency, work GP, make just as much money, then kill myself from the resulting debt.
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    How do you deal with overbearing family members?

    Catch22Personified replied to liveyourlife747's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Deal with them with a smile, address their concerns, and move on. Honestly, when I've pulled: "I'm in the middle of something, we can walk while we talk" usually makes the conversation briefer but...
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    60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

    Catch22Personified replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

    Salaried jobs especially for things like this is just an excuse not to give you OT. But 60 visits a week? That's just
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    Return to hospital??? Anyone actually like working there?

    Catch22Personified replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to get IN the hospital haha. I really want to get my NP but combined with my terrible GPA and LTC experience it is becoming more and more of a fleeting dream. I'm stuck to become a perma...
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    Combating burnout in new nurses

    Catch22Personified replied to darwinsbluefish's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Learn to say no to working OT, take more vacation days (we earn them), try to move to a different department in your organization, some people feel burnout within a week of where they work. Take a...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    Catch22Personified replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Too many nursing schools opening up is leading to a serious case of degree dilution. I can't wait until a DNP is the bare minimum to even work at a nursing home, how about you
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    All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

    Catch22Personified replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Honestly, if I was an administrator I would take advantage of all this internal bickering between the ASN and BSNs and make your lives harder since you woulnd't notice. Too busy fighting with each...
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    Saying 'NO' to overtime

    Catch22Personified replied to suzbeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not like working OT at my current job. People work massive OT's, they get tired, they make mistakes, and then they get fired. Instead I just work a 2nd job thats a lot less stressing than nursing...
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    What kind of watch do you wear?

    Catch22Personified replied to NellieOlsen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear an older Wenger Military Watch, it has a metal band but its pretty tough. My nursing job financed my Seiko Solar watch that I use for formal
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    Going to an interview tomorrow but I have some doubts

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So I got an interview tomorrow morning but I'm not 100% sure if I want to get it. I currently work 11-7a and this job I'm interviewing for is 7a-7p. It is a hospital job that I finally need to...
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    "Acute Care" Experience Needed, some advice please

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm still working in a LTC/Subacute Rehab Facility and well I need to do something else. I work nights there so I'm not doing much extraordinary unless something happens. I want to advance in my...
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    "Acute Care" Experience Needed, some advice please

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a BSN and I've worked as a nurse for slightly over a
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    Hospital CEO Salaries: Are The Big Bucks Justified?

    Catch22Personified replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Part of the motive for these exoribitant pay rates is because if the CEO isn't paid a lot, it gives an image the company the CEO leads is not doing well. At least that's what the people upstairs