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  1. LPN? Why not RN

    weetziebat replied to NoWaNrN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Try to not let it bother you. Folks not in the nursing field don't have a clue about the difficulty getting into an RN program, the waiting involved, the fact that going for your LPN first means you...

  2. Leaving the Profession!

    weetziebat replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    Is this an offer? I can sit down? - I'll take it, whatever the pay. We all know everything is a conspiracy anyway, right? I can handle it, would you like to be my

  3. Leaving the Profession!

    weetziebat replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe instead we should start a thread on 'good jobs to go to when you've had enough of nursing'. Subway.....Wal*Mart greeter.....these are sounding pretty good. Any other ideas, folks? Somewhere I...

  4. To Nurses Coming to America....

    weetziebat replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Great question! Be interesting to see how nurses from other countries deal with demanding patients and obnoxious families who show no gratitude for the care they receive, and instead act as though the...

  5. Leaving the Profession!

    weetziebat replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    cc, yes you are speaking the truth. i've been in nursing for 35 years now. it gets worse every year, and not because i'm getting older, but because its all a bureaucracy now - only money counts. and...

  6. A ? for Home Health Nurses

    weetziebat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

    of course. that's always what it all comes down to, isn't

  7. A ? for Home Health Nurses

    weetziebat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

    doesn't it though?!! do you have any idea why some nurses in alf's (like ours) can't do the wound care or i.v's, yet in marla's alf she has to do it?

  8. A ? for Home Health Nurses

    weetziebat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

    O.K. now I'm confused too. Marla, in our facility the nurses are not allowed to care for wounds of any kind. We do no dressing changes. These all must be done by Home Health. They come in ~3 times a...

  9. The Phone Rang!! The Phone Rang!!!

    weetziebat replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: Congratulations! So happy you got the job you wanted, and hope it is all you want it to

  10. Assisited Living DONs--anyone here?

    weetziebat replied to Renashia's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Was reading the info from the CDC, and they were saying up to 30% of people with the virus are asymptomatic, and having just one person working in the facility with it could be enough to spread it...

  11. Assisited Living DONs--anyone here?

    weetziebat replied to Renashia's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    hey, marla, was wondering where you were. too busy playing administrator, huh? but sounds like you're doing a great job. have you guys had any noro virus outbreaks? we're in the process of gearing...

  12. Had someone tell me today....

    weetziebat replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Roy, those letters were beautiful. Truly things like that keep us going and makes me remember how proud we should be to be nurses. Although we may moan, groan, b*tch, gripe and complain about the...

  13. Assisited Living DONs--anyone here?

    weetziebat replied to Renashia's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Hey, guys - take a look at this. It is a new journal, for DON's at Assisted Living facilities, being published by the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration. Hope I'm not breaking...

  14. Assisited Living DONs--anyone here?

    weetziebat replied to Renashia's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I've got ~90 AL beds and 28 memory care. Just me and my LPN who, like yours, has lots of experience in this field and works like she is on speed (thank goodness). Trying to hire one more LPN, and...

  15. Assisited Living DONs--anyone here?

    weetziebat replied to Renashia's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Triage, you're scaring the you-know-what out of me. We are so short staffed I'm lucky to be able to scribble a note on the fax returned from the doctor about what is going on. If I did proper...

  16. For RN's) How much do you take home after taxes????

    weetziebat replied to Flower2005's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm divorced, and claim 1, and find that my taxes taken from my paycheck bi-weekly are ~30%. Personally I find that a ridiculous amount, considering I still have to pay towards my medical insurance,...

  17. For RN's) How much do you take home after taxes????

    weetziebat replied to Flower2005's topic in Nursing Career

    It really depends on so many things. The starting salary for experienced R.N.'s in my area is $25./hour, but you can make lots more running your legs off in the hospital, especially with shift...

  18. Anyone else?

    weetziebat replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't know if it would work for you, but when I worked graveyard shift, and they had this weekly 'mandatory' meeting at 2 pm, I simply explained that no one would expect a day shift worker to...

  19. Anyone else?

    weetziebat replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you've got a boss who abuses his power like that. Don't really have any brilliant ideas, but I'd sit down and have a discussion with this guy, reminding him that you started out working...

  20. Butt Checks

    weetziebat replied to jonear2's topic in Medical-Surgical

    On the plus side of bum checks would be the possibility of detecting an unusual mole not known about by the patient. I worked with a nurse who died of malignant melanoma - it started as a small mole...

  21. Asking the Right Questions

    weetziebat replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Nathan, I agree that asking opinions of others is a poor way to figure out what you will like or dislike. And shadowing a nurse for a day would be an awesome way to get a look at what is really...

  22. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    weetziebat replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh...........beautiful camel riding lady..........i soooo agree! :icon_hug:

  23. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    weetziebat replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    o.k. - sorry to :deadhorse but.........."sensitivity to other's feelings" - well, sorry, maybe i was in the outhouse when it became offensive to refer to a person as oriental. my daughter and her dad...

  24. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    weetziebat replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of a few weeks ago at work. Management team all sitting around, having lunch, and chatting. I, innocently referred to my half-Thai daughter as looking Oriental. OMG! You could have heard a...

  25. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    weetziebat replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry if i seem dense, but i'd much rather have a compliment, than not get one cause the person was afraid of not being politically correct. a good nurse will get respect from people. just...