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  1. What makes a nurse unemployable?

    jenruth posted a topic in Nursing Career

    A huge question. Because of responsibilities at home, I have been self-employed in internet sales. I sat at my computer and processed customer orders all day, 7 days a week. My contact with the...

  2. What makes a nurse unemployable?

    jenruth replied to jenruth's topic in Nursing Career

    Right. Running a computer business was interesting but isolating. Contact with people was limited to answering questions and sending a "Thank you for your purchase,"email. However, I don't think I...

  3. What makes a nurse unemployable?

    jenruth replied to jenruth's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your advice. Refresher course already taken, and no, I never did anything horrible in my previous jobs except to not take a lot of crap. Very disappointing that these "in-the-box" thinkers...

  4. Telephone interviews....

    jenruth replied to Diana Lynn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Go to http://www.careerbuilder.com. They have lots of great info on interviewing, resumes, etc..Just follow the links. One advantage of a telephone interview is you can anticipate questions and...

  5. Evil People

    jenruth replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I can relate to all these posts. What really irritates me about these people is, while they're yelling and making a scene, they often make sure to let you know they have a lawyer. So I document very...

  6. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    jenruth replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC industry is so broken, they don't know what else to do. The big LTC corporations are beating the customer-service thing to death. It's like a nursing home is really a hotel, and the all of the...

  7. What Gets to You??

    jenruth replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Ok, back to the poster who has an office person telling Nursing what to do. This has been an irritation to me since I was a new graduate. Always snippy, superior, and demeaning to the nursing staff,...

  8. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    jenruth replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's right folks. When you commit to a career in health care, holiday work is often part of it, kids or not. As a former DON, I know this time of year can be a nightmare for those who do work...

  9. NO Lunch-- Ever?!!

    jenruth replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    For what it's worth.....There's a thread in the Nursing Activisim section of this site about nurses who don't get a lunch break. A formal study concluded that nurses who miss lunch breaks make more...

  10. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    jenruth replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to laugh. Stand up to a bully and watch them go whine to management. I respond to these cowards with, "Nothing to do today?" This statement really sets them off, and often sends them...

  11. "Socialized medicine"

    jenruth replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Very true. It could never be completely free. What worries me about socialized medicine, is that it would remove the individual person's power of choice. Every aspect of one's healthcare would be...

  12. Laws re: mobbing/bullying?

    jenruth replied to misscus's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunately, every workplace has a few or more troublemakers. There are laws regarding a "hostile" workplaces or work environments. Without knowing the specifics of your situation, I would suggest...

  13. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    jenruth replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Your post really "put the icing on my Friday afternoon cake". I understand why you and your co-workers have low morale. I can't understand why this blatent abuse of nurses is still going on. Some...

  14. Employers ignore "safe workplace" issues.

    jenruth posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A colleague of mine, recently took a job in a large LTC center, on the 3-11 shift. Scheduled for orientation on a 30-bed Skilled-Care Unit. After an hour she agreed to work the hall alone, because...

  15. Your Ideal Patient

    jenruth replied to Smilyn45's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't "go to the bathroom" in your

  16. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    jenruth replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Everything RN34TX just said, IN TRIPLICATE!. Does anyone have any idea how many nurses leave jobs because of abusive families? LOTS! The big "profiteering" nursing homes especially, are terrified of...

  17. Phasing out LPN's?????

    jenruth replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Glorified nurses aide." That's exactly how I felt when I enrolled in an LPN program over 20 years ago. While there is definitely a place for LPN's in health care, I felt it was too restrictive. I...

  18. Right to work states

    jenruth replied to louloubell1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some hospitals and facilities in "Right-To-Work" states are making attempts to improve working conditions. However, it's "business-as-usual" in most places. Unfortunately, that means Right-To-Work for...

  19. Right to work states

    jenruth replied to louloubell1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Every nurse in these states should fight for unionization. Employers in Right-To-Work states can arbitrarily hire, fire, change the rules, reassign duties without consulting the employee, etc... You...

  20. Phasing out LPN's.

    jenruth replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a dangerous situation. Instead of fixing the outmoded and broken down healthcare system, they further complicate the lives of nurses by hiring UAP. No matter what new designation of...

  21. How to know when to leave a job?

    jenruth replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. When you can't think about going back to work without feeling ill, It's time to GO! A bad job situation steals your lifes energy. It's amazing what a positive difference a job change can...

  22. Stressed out and Getting Out

    jenruth replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have to agree with you, Angel337. Forget Retail! I returned to nursing last year, after 3 years in another career. I can tell you the grass sometimes isn't greener, just different. I would never...

  23. My dental hyginenist was surprised that I was an RN.

    jenruth replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not rich. Worked my way through a very difficult BSN program as a CNA. After I got my RN, a supervisor said, "How could somebody like "you" have their BSN?...Guess you had nothing else to do."...

  24. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    jenruth replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a DON a few years back, I was bombarded every day by nurses telling tales; Pointing out the faults and "stupidity" of their coworkers, especially new hires. New nurses would work about a...

  25. Discharge Flap

    jenruth replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad if you're on her s@#$t list. Hang in there; You did the right thing. If the patient had been injured, guess who she would have pointed the finger at. She needs a reality check, on how a...