Vishwamitr

Vishwamitr

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  1. Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    Vishwamitr replied to Retired APRN's topic in Retired Nurses

    My dear VivaLasViejas, I vividly recall your detailed narration of your trials and tribulations living with a component of mental-health issue (I shun and avoid using the terminology "mental-illness"...

  2. Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    Vishwamitr replied to Retired APRN's topic in Retired Nurses

    Dear Retired APRN, Kudos to you for your tenacity, zeal, and positive attitude. Although I am not a member of Inactive or Medically Retired nurses, your post has inspired me to be mentally prepared if...

  3. Does Anyone Else NEVER get downstaffed?

    Vishwamitr replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I mostly work in Psychiatry in Miami. A huge portion of our clientele is admitted due to substance-abuse issues and consequent initiation of Maxine Baker Act (Involuntary committment) for complaints...

  4. Does Anyone Else NEVER get downstaffed?

    Vishwamitr replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! I thought that it mean "Rest (in) Peace" while

  5. "I don't know how you do it"

    Vishwamitr replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    I hear you loud and clear LaRoseRN. Very well

  6. "I don't know how you do it"

    Vishwamitr replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

    Dear KelRN215, Not to down-play Social Workers' contribution, I'd say that your job is much more difficult than theirs. Children have had no say in their affliction be it genetic, hereditary, or an...

  7. Ped client with a difficult mom! HELP!!

    Vishwamitr replied to tcooks7's topic in Private Duty

    Dear TCooks7, I think that your license it at stake (forget about the job, that should be the least of your worries). She may do something so drastic and harm the child unwittingly (because she...

  8. Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    Vishwamitr replied to pheonixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it would depend upon your area of nursing and whom you dress up as. For example, in Pediatrics, you could dress up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. But you could certainly not dress up as a...

  9. Canceled up to 3-4 times a WEEK. What do?!

    Vishwamitr replied to murseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear MurseBSN, I didn't construe your post as a "rant". This is one of the purposes of this nursing forum where we bring ideas, issues, and personal experiences in "View"-like discussion (I strongly...

  10. 5 Tips in How To Adapt to Night Shift

    Vishwamitr replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    As a new graduate nurse when nursing positions were very scarce, I accepted the night-shift position (for 4 years) in a local hospital. It was the worst mistake of my life (In retrospect, I think that...

  11. such bureaucracy... (kind of a rant)

    Vishwamitr replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Type1Nurse, I wouldn't call it a "rant". I can imagine your frustration. Even criminals have less hoops to go through when they are applying for job at Work Force 1. That was absolutely...

  12. RN->BSN: Is it worth the investment at 57?

    Vishwamitr replied to healing touch's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    57 or 27, it is absolutely worth it. I am sure you will work at the least for next 10 years. Don't

  13. Per-diem nurses

    Vishwamitr replied to Vishwamitr's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks Omsteelo and

  14. New Grad: feeling defeated

    Vishwamitr replied to maine28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    About 2 decades ago, I had the same situation and my preceptor with whom I kept in touch with gave me a great advice, "Apply for the graveyard shift and get your foot in the door." It worked like a...

  15. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    Vishwamitr replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hey NinjaNurse2005, That's what I want to know; where is her critical thinking

  16. Kaplan Question Trainer 7 score..

    Vishwamitr replied to tiredofstudying1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Dear TiredOfStudying, All your scores are above 50% which should be encouraging you to take the plunge. Besides, the actual Board questions are not as difficult as the ones that you find in the...

  17. Being directed to get a patients son a ride home

    Vishwamitr replied to unappreciatedrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good catch,

  18. Being directed to get a patients son a ride home

    Vishwamitr replied to unappreciatedrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I see lot of liability involved in here. I would not escort a minor in my own car for insurance reasons. Even if the hospital were to lend me a car, I'd need another person with me. I've worked with...

  19. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    Vishwamitr replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    It is common courtesy to anwer the phone and say that you can't work. No one is holding a gun to your head. Once they know that you cannot work, nursing office can scratch one name off their list...

  20. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    Vishwamitr replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There was a flurry of activity on our unit since a patient had just died. A doctor wrongly grabbed this patient's chart (although it had a "name alert" sticker on it) and wrote, "Discharge to self"...

  21. Burned out already

    Vishwamitr replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    You said it like it is

  22. Burned out already

    Vishwamitr replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I am wrong. What you are terming "burn out" is actually, "this is not what I had expected." You cannot be burnt out in a year. I am not sure if switching to part-time is the solution....

  23. Buy or Rent Nursing Textbooks

    Vishwamitr replied to Meeh619's topic in General Students

    Most text-books are at the least 3 years old. I never bought or rented any nursing text-book. To me it seemed absurd to buy/rent expensive books which do not have re-sale value like yesterday's...

  24. Being the "only RN" in the building.

    Vishwamitr replied to Spikey9001's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    PDMUYOA (Please don't make up your own abbreviations). How do you feel figuring that out? As far as I know, you had some difficulty. It's OK to use it in within your own clique but not in a nursing...

  25. Supplies are missing!!!

    Vishwamitr replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Not knowing the other nurse's rationale for rearranging, I'd say that its a matter of perspective. What seems "perfect" to her seems "the worst possible way", like you have said, and vice versa. It...