MissPiggy

It CAN get overwhelming at times but you have to learn to prioritize your duties. If you have a good tech you can delegate a lot of things to that person which frees you up to do more of the RN-only tasks that need to be done. As far as the pesty p...

I did the night shift for years and managed ok (and LOVED it) but now, 4 years later, I STILL cannot get up early and cant get to sleep til around 1 or 2 in the a.m. Am afraid that I'll never get back to a normal schedule, so be warned. Good luck a...

Considering the fact that they are on the Group One members list, I can't think of a more deserving entity.

Licensed Professional Counselor, sorry!

You can use aspects of your nursing education in other fields... I am now an LPC in private practice because I got sick and tired of all the games in nursing. I am still an RN but don't really use it much. The pharmacology and psych training sure h...

Although I'm not a Group One victim that I know of, count me in. Feel free to email me at [email protected]

There are numerous other threads about Group One on this site, including a link to their member hospitals - I don't know how current this list is, but at least you will know which places to avoid. We ALL need to avoid applying to them if we are to g...

And then to expect these women to pay for the ultrasound as well - if they want it done so badly, the least they can do is to pay for it themselves!

You will; just the fact that you are so concerned for you patients' welfare will keep you on the right track, that and knowing when it is time to ask questions. Don't worry, after a while of this you will come to notice that you are relying more and...

I can somewhat understand the reasoning behind the paranoia of employers. No matter what the circumstances, a union will always be viewed as setting up an adversarial relationship between employee and employer. Maybe so, but by the mere fact that emp...

Guys, isn't that part of the DON/ADON's job, to assure adequate staffing? They are on salary for that reason, THEY are responsible to fill in when necessary, not anyone else; they are just hoping that they won't have to come in by finding someone el...

I feel much the same way. I keep thinking to myself...How can I make a difference for all nurses? Why do we take this crap? Because it's always been this way, or worse? I've heard it said time and again. Just seems we are going to lay down and t...

Ok, I just HAVE to chime in here so grab a drink ...As much as I totally agree with pretty much everything that has been said, I have to ponder all the times I stood up to managers in the interest of "patient safety" ( you know, that little ole' thin...

Anyone who can stay cool, calm and collected in emergencies are way cool. Doesn't that cover most specialties? I was a psych nurse and had many situations where we needed to keep our cool too.

Oh yes we do - I, for one, am tired of the politics, favoritism, differences in pay, etc. that is rampant here. Although I no longer work as a nurse, I am still active in NNOC and hope to see more Texans wake up to the fact that we cannot do it alon...

I have never been able to adjust back completely. One thing that I tried that seemed to help was to change very gradually - go to sleep one hour earlier or later every couple days until your system has adjusted to the day schedule - one way or the o...

I knew a vet named Dr. Kwaak.

I have found drawings to be very powerful, e.g. draw your own illness as you see it to be, draw yourself, etc., with kids, draw your family etc., draw yourself as you feel on your meds. After the drawing is done, ask each member of the group to ex...

I have met some horrible nurses that do not smoke. Conversely, some of the best nurses I have met ARE smokers.

I just graduated in 2007 from a Master's program in Clinical Psych...at age 55! I looked at it as an early retirement from nursing and who knows how far I will get, but it is something I've always wanted to do so why not give it a try. NEVER too ol...

Or Dr. Pill Raja ;-)

I too got sick of it and of the childishness and games... Although it was difficult, I tightened my belt, worked part time/prn only, and went back to school to complete an MA. Am now a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern and have NEVER looked ...

I chose mine because I am owned by a potbellied pig. Since I never had any children, he IS my son. ;-)

Excellent advice! I went through the same thing; set up, put through a peer review, & then fired. Later on, I was talking with a DON & she told me that under the circumstances they would consider it in my favor, as the hospital had earned i...

It shouldn't be, but in Texas the Good Old Boy mentality reigns, so it IS legal as long as we don't have union representation to stand up with us.