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  1. Help! Early burnout!

    paulamac posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse of less than a year and already feeling burned out. I dread going to work. I am a floor nurse on GI/urology med-surg; we also get some overflow from ortho. I love the people I work...

  2. Need suggestions for needed change

    paulamac posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody have a suggestion for an aging floor nurse who is tired and can't tolerate being on her feet for 12 hours anymore. Something slower paced or possibly a nursing job in a non-patient care area....

  3. Need suggestions for needed change

    paulamac replied to paulamac's topic in General Nursing

    The question is in reference to a nurse nearing retirement in a few years and with back problems, etc which makes it difficult to continue floor nursing, lifting/moving patients. School is likely out...

  4. Help! Early burnout!

    paulamac replied to paulamac's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I will look into the staffing firm. That's a good idea. I hate the thought of calling and setting up interviews, etc. I am thinking I may go check out Home Health or Hospice. I love...

  5. Help! Early burnout!

    paulamac replied to paulamac's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Why does it say that my age is 30 next to my post? I am over 50! Whoa! This site strokes the

  6. Help! Early burnout!

    paulamac posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse of less than a year and already feeling burned out. I dread going to work. I am a floor nurse on med-surg. I love the people I work with and they are very helpful; however, I...

  7. Two questions

    paulamac posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have two totally unrelated questions. 1. What parameters do you use when holding medication for high blood pressure? At the hospital where I work, I continue to get different answers from...

  8. info re: Gentiva in FL/Hospice of Dothan, AL

    paulamac posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi. I am gathering information about two potential employers: Hospice out of Dothan, AL (I live in Pensacola, FL and they have an office here as well) and Gentiva Home Health. Does anybody have...

  9. info re: Gentiva in FL/Hospice of Dothan, AL

    paulamac replied to paulamac's topic in Home Health

    The one I'm talking about is Emerald Coast Hospice. It's relatively new, I

  10. 38 too old for school?

    paulamac replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I will graduate in May and in June I'll be 53. I stayed home with my kids when they were little. Then I worked for the school district in administration for 17 years. Burned out and decided to try...