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  1. Anyone taken a job through current employer for EPIC implementation?

    kelll posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am an RN currentlly working in an ONC inpatient unit. I heard about jobs being offered in for an EPIC implementation in our facility with an ONC specialty. The job I applied for was Analyst 1, as I...

  2. Ever since the economic nose dive spiral...

    kelll replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that jobs are hard and nursing was never promised as an easy job. I think that hospital nursing is changing and always has been a constant changing environment. The hospital I work for...

  3. Need help for getting a job

    kelll replied to ms_charm's topic in California Nursing

    Where I am from I have not seen anyone need to take a refresher class unless they have been out for over a year or two from direct nursing care...even then I am not sure how much it helped. How long...

  4. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

    kelll replied to leogirl8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well just saying you will not understand nursing and priority until you have to do it. I have said many times before, nurses know what its like to be students but students do not understand what it...

  5. Direct care staff incentive bonus

    kelll replied to Lissa,RN's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT bonuses for doing what should be required to HAVE a job??? bogus~! I mean a bonus for showing up to work on time ...i get a bonus for that! I get to come back tommorrow to earn a days

  6. Leaving Work at Work

    kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So true and this is something extremely difficult to teach new nurses. I try and tell them I understand that you want everything to be on time and in the real world we would float like florence...

  7. Need help for getting a job

    kelll replied to ms_charm's topic in California Nursing

    Have you tried nursing

  8. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    kelll replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OH BOY ! I dont think this is anywhere near solved...but I appreciated hearing all opinions! I can tell you things I have agreed with while reading all these posts. Students really are not very...

  9. Leaving Work at Work

    kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes I understand somethings are hard to let go...Like the previous person has posted you need to find a way to let it fade out and away from you. I used to walk home or ride my bike to just get some...

  10. Direct care staff incentive bonus

    kelll replied to Lissa,RN's topic in General Nursing

    never heard of this before

  11. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

    kelll replied to leogirl8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i would not take that as a personal blow. I am assuming that the conversation didnt include your name or refference to you when I say, nursing at least where I work has a huge push to not use...

  12. yes, another night shift post.

    kelll replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    lol. YEP there is the lower staffing thing. Our facility we have one nurse less from 7-11 and some nights prepping people for GI procedure etc is a constant pottying game. We use...

  13. yes, another night shift post.

    kelll replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow! If you have downtime you may want to spend that time thanking your lucky stars! Holy yikes even night shift at our facility is busy! There are occasional slow nights but not often at all....

  14. Truth? or Pollyanna version

    kelll replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    That is true Tricia Nursing is the only job I can imagine really LOVING like I do, it is very very rewarding. It is also very very frusterating...always running, always FIGHTING for patient rights or...

  15. Leaving Work at Work

    kelll replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even as an expirienced nurse I have these times where I take certian thoughts or emotions home with me. I have to remind myself that I will better serve my patient if I come in with a fresh rested...

  16. This just gripes the crud out of me...

    kelll replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS is a topic I could RANT all day on! bar none people cheating the system is stealing I believe they should be treated as criminals if found guilty! We do all pay for it and there are people I am...

  17. Happier at work than at home?

    kelll replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel times are hard everywhere I think many of us in the same spot and it can be stressful! just know there are people who can relate. and life is not perfect, dont be so hard on...

  18. How would you respond to this??

    kelll replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    I have had and continue to have the same issue with my mother in law and grandmother in law and have educated them a couple times. They have both been hospitalized before and should know better. I...

  19. is it normal that some are hostile?

    kelll replied to biledrinker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not all nurses are bad. Many of us go into precepting newer nurses to be a resource and help to the next generation. Sometimes the newcomers simply do not understand the issues or fully understand...

  20. How can you be nonjudgemental?

    kelll replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe everyone is judgemental. I have found it impossible not to judge myself or the quality of the work that I do. Think about it this way, you must assess every situation before you take action...

  21. Truth? or Pollyanna version

    kelll replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is stressful and also rewarding. I believe it takes a special kind of person to be a good nurse and many people who do not like it simply are not good at it or had some clues along the way,...

  22. What's the best part about being a Nurse?

    kelll replied to edjan18's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Oncology as a charge nurse/floor nurse and I love working with our Leukemia patients the most. I like getting to be there to help them out and seeing them pull through it and being a part of...

  23. "I didn't go to school to do X" the new mentality in nursing?

    kelll replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those who love the patient care aspect. We sometimes have such little time for the real getting to know someone as well as an aide might who bathes and feeds or truns the patients. I...

  24. What's the easiest job you've ever had?

    kelll replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Easiest job as a nurse? I worked third shift for an agency who sent me out to pretty much baby sit a very well run alzhiemers unit. The dayshift RNs did absolutely everything and all meds were given...

  25. Anyone taken a job through current employer for EPIC implementation?

    kelll replied to kelll's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have signed on for this implement of epic. I will specialize in BEACON for ONC. seems interesting to me! I cannot