PennyWise

PennyWise

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  1. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    PennyWise replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think you quoted the wrong post. Maybe you meant this response to be for someone else. We all float down

  2. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    After reading the viewpoints expressed here, I think I've come to a better understanding of the situation unfolding around me. At first, the question in my mind was whether or not unionizing was a...

  3. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    PennyWise replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your sound a lot like me when I say "Sometimes you just have to let the system fail." When the turn nurses into surrogate housekeepers craze was in full swing, I handled it pretty much the same way:...

  4. Moving On

    PennyWise replied to RN-767's topic in General Nursing

    This. I read a couple "new nurse advice" books when I started and they all echoed: Problems at home WILL affect you professionally. Strive to have a home life that exudes simplicity and stability....

  5. What are your tricks for leaving work at work?

    PennyWise replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Audio books in the car. I listen to them to and from work (and everywhere else I drive). The stories fill my mind and replace the work stories that are floating around up there. By the time I get...

  6. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    On the other hand, I not too long ago left a hospital whose union covered everyone except nurses. It was NOT working out for them. Maintenance made out at the bargaining table like bandits, but...

  7. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

    PennyWise replied to RNwithHonors's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, I thought you were talking about....................droopy............er, saggy..........stuff. N/M We all float down

  8. Hard to get a transfer out of a psych department

    PennyWise replied to theoj7's topic in General Nursing

    Lmao.............perfect intro to my post. We all float down

  9. Hard to get a transfer out of a psych department

    PennyWise replied to theoj7's topic in General Nursing

    When you apply for new positions/transfers, do everything you can to display your "medical" skills you still possess. The stigma about psych nurses is that the lose a lot of their skills. They pass...

  10. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

    PennyWise replied to RNwithHonors's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me too.............and Im a guy. Embarrassing. We all float down

  11. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Got another letter from my hospital today. It was concerning the union activity. They are so worried about this. Things that make you go "hmmmmmm". We all float down

  12. Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    PennyWise replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was thinking this too. There is a retired couple in a neighborhood near me that does this sort of thing. They give very large discounts if you are hospitalized too. I'll never forget how I met...

  13. Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    PennyWise replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't even read the responses, but I already know that, for the most part they advised against going to his home. Im so right there with you though. Im a cat lover. I have two brothers I got from...

  14. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    PennyWise replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Im close to finishing my RN to BSN program. To be frank about it, if not for the recession giving healthcare facilities the boldness to start showing a strong preference for BSN grads, I likely never...

  15. Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

    PennyWise replied to RNwithHonors's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hooters does that already. We all float down

  16. Do employers really care if you worked full time or PRN at a place?

    PennyWise replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Some do, some don't. Just be honest if it comes up (or is on the form) but, as they say in interview prep courses...........don't volunteer the info either. We all float down

  17. Is rehab hospital experience valued more than nursing home, psych?

    PennyWise replied to mell260's topic in Rehabilitation

    My experience is that it is who you are interviewing with and what they are looking for that decides what experience is valued over other experience. It is not linear. One unit may be impressed with...

  18. HR lied to Unemployment!!

    PennyWise replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO a thousand times over. We all float down

  19. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

    PennyWise replied to PennyWise's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think so too, but Im not privy to the ins and out of being in a union. Just seems to me that trying to lump everyone together will cause the union to go in too many different directions. We all...

  20. Passive aggression, bullying, or just trying to help?

    PennyWise replied to insa's topic in Men in Nursing

    Glad you mentioned this, I am planning on going to the OR as soon as I have my BSN this December. Sorry, not trying to hijack the thread. Anyway, I from time to time have issues taking...

  21. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    PennyWise replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    At first I was going to jump right in and say "yes, there was one particular instructor who hated me." Now that I think about it though, her problem with me had more to do with the fact that she felt...

  22. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    PennyWise replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

    I have cats, two actually, and I work four 12s/week (during the summer only, three per week the rest of the year). >_> Ok, not the same thing. Cats rule, dogs drool. We all float down

  23. A rash of firings...

    PennyWise replied to kesmarn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, sorry. "We all float down here" is a quote from my favorite book, Stephen King's "IT". That's my sig, appears in all my posts. Lol We all float down

  24. Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    PennyWise replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All I have to say is "Get used to it, you ain't seen nothin yet." That's directed at the topic responders who are so upset with the OP. With the media portraying nursing as a cushy, "recession proof",...

  25. Nurses Also Eat Our Old

    PennyWise replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too think the whole victimization thing is a bit off target. This is what I see in RL and here on AN: 1. Young nurses often claim nurses "eat their young". They usually have very dramatic stories...