Cola89

Cola89

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  1. Obtaining a job after a 2+years with no experience.

    Cola89 replied to Cardiacluv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know someone who didnt pass till the 5th attempt in a year. She didnt lie and her manager seems happy with her

  2. Frustrated

    Cola89 replied to bosslady47's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you used to say that you'd only worked in LTC before and never a hospital? I apologize if I'm confusing you with someone

  3. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    Cola89 replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, I guess I've had a few who were kinda happy to get a

  4. Left my job, please Help

    Cola89 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like you did the right thing for YOU, for your health. Also sounds like poor upper management led to this turn for the worse with you --- you had to vote with your feet to.save your own...

  5. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is that the general consensus amongst hospital RNs? I for one had a terrible time with night shift... actually I seemed to adjust alright, outwardly. Inwardly, my endocrine system went haywire and I...

  6. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    Cola89 replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Employers can really accuse you of being impaired just for calling off a lot?! What if the facility's

  7. Proud to be an LPN

    Cola89 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    You ARE a nurse and dont have to defend that to acquaintances at all. Not everybody can do it, but you did! Keep up the good

  8. Charting physician contacts..

    Cola89 replied to ccer99's topic in Critical Care

    It's not that I wouldn't address the issues, I just wouldn't address them in the patients' charts. You can put what someone said in quotations all you want, but it's still your word against theirs as...

  9. Unhappy Speech Pathologist

    Cola89 replied to SLPrnTobe's topic in General Nursing

    Working as a nurse has its unpleasant aspects. You mentioned not wanting to perform tasks on people who don't want them. As a bedside nurse, you would perform some tasks, usually tasks that might be...

  10. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Um, I've said 'no nights for me' during the interviewing process without batting an eye. Also, my work history is right there on my resume and I still get offers. I couldn't possibly "take" a dayshift...

  11. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    It's terrible. I have a spouse who has a mood disorder, probably a personality disorder, and is abusive. He's just not that abusive all the time, but I am unhappy and would like to leave. My parents...

  12. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I hope

  13. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I need counseling, I need income. And I need to be healthy enough to work for the income. Not all of us can sit around and wait for the perfect job. I don't know if that's what you and...

  14. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I am not devious, unethical, or disgusting. I don't have a "mood disorder" either, as if it's any of your concern. I have another health condition that actually got much worse working nights. Being in...

  15. Nursing is a passion?

    Cola89 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You should show compassion for others in probably any job, but especially in a job where you see a lot of people who are having a VERY bad day, or difficult time in their life. I think that the school...

  16. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could go with the glitz/glam/excitement of a hospital--- I might not be cut out for the physical or emotional stress of that right now, or ever. I sincerely thought I could do it and I...

  17. Changing professions after age 50

    Cola89 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I think OP is dealing with anxiety-type issues. Takes one to know

  18. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I know, and I don't know what I should do about it. I also know there are others like me out there.... I'm not the only

  19. Supporting family member with severe depression?

    Cola89 replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    Having my own struggles with depression and having a husband who suffers from depression and refuses treatment, my advice is to be supportive but not enabling. Establish boundaries for your own health...

  20. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    Cola89 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Well, did try to work it out. I submitted paperwork from my endocrinologist, hospitalization, etc to HR per their request so that I could return to work--- they did put me on a day shift position that...

  21. The effects of not reporting harassment

    Cola89 replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    I might have done what you did and only reported to my unit manager in the HOPES (expectation) s/he could handle the matter to everybody's satisfaction. So, you did what I probably would have done....

  22. Decided to respect my mental health!

    Cola89 replied to priyaremi's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your senses are pretty keen. Good that you didn't get overly tied up in the desire to work in a hospital. It's not all it's cracked up to

  23. Med Surg or Tele? How is it decided

    Cola89 replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    All I needed to read tele was a basic telemetry class at one place, and a little more advanced class at another employer. Still don't have my ACLS

  24. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    Cola89 replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your instructor should stop smoking

  25. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Cola89 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You're still hot, though. And that's what