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As I was saying, I would recommend becoming a nutritionist or social worker. They also work in hospitals and home care. Before you can work any nursing job they give you a very tough physical. Lift fifty pounds-twice. Walk on the floor with your knees bent[i couldn't believe this]

I would reccomend

This is a no win situation. I was in a similar job and they all had a great time with each other. Never worried about audits .Didn't want me to surf the internet . I got an Iphone so I could always check the news and Facebook[on my lunch half hour]. Also, if he is eighty, how much of a future is there for you? You can get a better job with medical benefits.

They have been saying that since I graduated in 1976!

I think it means low pay and dead end job.

I don't care. All I care about is how much they pay.

Yes, it is that bad.

If the LVN had called the supervisor she would have been protected. You can't assume you know what the supervisor would do. Of course the RN has some explaining to do. I have a feeling the LVN got chewed out over her attitude. I don't think anyone would have told her to leave the wound uncovered. There is a protocol for a situation like this. Cleanse with water and cover with gauze, this may vary from state to state. Home Health aides can do this in NY but they have to call the office. It's about communication. and working as a team.a good general rule for RNs and LVNs is this. If there is something unusual, not the norm call the supervisor. It's also about politics.

Ok, I have to chime in here. I am an RN with home care experience. She did not call the supervisor. That is what she did that was wrong. There is always someone in the office or on call to report to.LVN's can take orders over the phone, but this was an unusual situation. The RN missed it on the skin assessment.The LVN was out of her scope of practice on this. That is why only RNs can open new cases in NY at least. It's about assessment. There is nothing worse than hearing an LVN when something goes wrong say"But I'm not an RN!"

I have a BSN. I went to University 30 years ago. it gave me a lot of options.

The longer you work with people who have thick accents the easier it becomes to understand what they are saying. I too have worked in large NYC hospitals and have no trouble with comprehension. If you pay attention you can learn a lot of words in numerous languages.This can come in handy when working with patients. I once had an MD accuse me of hiding the fact that I knew Chinese. I told him to spend some time with our Chinese patient and he would also know Chinese!

I was working in a large NYC public hospital. The kind of place you see it all. One day, a fourteen year old was admitted to the floor I floated onto. He was vomiting after meals . His father was very controlling and it seemed to me, making his son repeat stories about how bad his mother was, she was a prostitute etc. I didn't like the way the dad spoke to me. I got bad vibes and told the charge nurse. I told security. They all thought the father was just really worried about his son. A few weeks later I was watching the news and there was a picture of the "father" and the "son". The boy had been abducted by this man. This was in 1980, no amber alerts, no milk carton pictures. I felt sick. I called the police number and spoke to the investigators. He was never found. I think about it sometimes if I drink to much. But I tell you this, I never doubt my own insights or gut feelings. I don't care who thinks I'm crazy. So other people have benefited.But what a terrible way to learn to trust yourself.

Always remember this: Use the job. Don't let the job use you.

It depends on the work site. I have learned that you can tell if your in a bully site in the first month on the job. In retrospect I should have just left. It is really a management issue. They allow it to go on. Some don't want to be bothered. Their are many reasons why nurses are mean to each other that I will discuss at a later time. But MD's are mean to each other also but not as much. Some nurses really want to destroy your life.

of course, the best, hard to dispute excuse of all times, that never fails is: diarrhea!!!!!!!! really who wants you to come to work with that!