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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!

Of course they lie! When I was a supervisor and someone would call out we would be polite to the caller on the phone, but when I hung up, it was always "What do you think is really going on?" We had one aide who kept having her grandmother die and take a week off for it. On the other hand I have had managers really not believe me when I called out. Once really sick with a UTI. I was yelled at and told"Why don't you retire from nursing?"I was only 30!! My friend called out and was busted by the DON when she posted on Facebook about how much fun she was having at "Great Adventure!"

psych consult !

I would just write in the letter that you have found another job. Believe me they know why your leaving.

Before the HIPPA law, in NYC, when I would visit an AIDES patient, their neighbors would follow me and pepper me with question like"Does he have AIDES?" Is it dangerous to have his garbage near me" I would not answer their questions, but a lot of other people did! After HIPPA I could just say I'm not allowed to discuss anyone that I visit as a nurse. Case closed. Also, people would come up to you in the hospital cafeteria ask "concerned" questions." And health care workers would discuss patients on the subway and use their names!

People don't want to be tested on a routine basis for HIV against their will. Always use caution. I remember how the first AIDS patients were treated. Home care workers refused to go into their homes. Hospital workers refused to to bring dinner trays to them. All for being HIV+. The staff were judgmental and treated them differently. This was one of the major incentives to enact the HIPPA law.

I was never able to become invisible. I tried so hard to keep a"low profile". It would only last so long and then I would have say something. Being in management is the best if want to change things. Why are nurses so catty? For a long time I never told anyone about how handsome, exciting and successful my husband was. Then I was invited to wedding with most of my co-workers and supervisor. My life really became hell at work after that. I am so glad that there are more men in nursing now. It really does change the atmosphere.I think social work would have suited me better.

Nursing is a brutal job. There is no way around it. If you are a very sensitive person and it is getting to you, then I think you should find another line of work. It is not for everyone all the time. I've almost always worked part time for the last 30 years because I am very sensitive. It is the only way I could have survived. I have had an amazing career, but always lived on less money.Now I am working as a webmaster and reporter and also a jeweler. I think I was good for nursing, but it wasn't always good for me. If I had it to do over I would not have become a nurse.It's painful for me to admit it, but it's true.

I have known several Filipino nurses who always messed up the psych questions and failed. It might be cultural. It's been a long time since I took the test and we were informed about what area we were weak in. I can't imagine how hard it is to take a test in another language. Maybe you should take some English reading comprehension courses. :heartbeat:heartbeat

One time I had to give a deposition in a sexual harassment case that a nurse in my hospital filed against a doctor. She wanted my story of the night when he harassed her. I called NSO and they asked for my policy number . I could not find my policy. Of all the years I have been saving them now i couldn't find it. They told me if I didn't know my number they could not help me. I had been with them for 7 years and they were blowing me off. I also had a series of women who seemed totally incompetent on the phone. I went to the Harvard Law school site and asked the students questions. I did very well on my own. But what if it was a serious Mal practice case!

If you you have previous expieriance as a CNA, HHA, LPN don't act like you know to much. They will be harder on you. I knew two LPNs who worked in the hospital for years and the nasty b***h teacher failed them on giving a bed bath. Then she told their supervisor at the hospital and she told me and everyone was laughing at them.