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  1. Utilization/Precert Nurses

    caringchic replied to indynurse#2's topic in Case Management

    thanks so much, had my first interview to day second interview on Wednesday, I think it would be so fun and give me a break from the

  2. Utilization/Precert Nurses

    caringchic replied to indynurse#2's topic in Case Management

    I am interviewing for a Precert job today w/ a big insurance company, I am excited but nervous, I really want to get away from the bedside. I too think it would take awhile to get used to the slower...

  3. Telephonic Nurse Case Management for Blue Cross

    caringchic replied to amjbrick's topic in Case Management

    You go girls it is so inspiring to hear other nurses more seasoned than I who appear to be able to critically think be devalued by their employer!! It has been my experience that most employers really...

  4. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    caringchic replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely loved the OP! That nurse had it all figured out and it was awesome, so refreshing to see that other nurses experience similar

  5. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    caringchic replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I clicked on reply in this OP but somehow got out of sequence, sorry for the confusion.. OP Re: "And it's all going to be your fault" You do sound a bit jaded, that is coming from a new...

  6. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    caringchic replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had this happen to me, pt drug seeker, known to the unit, kept insisting I give meds for which there was no orders, she told me she was going to report me for unethical nursing, I informed...

  7. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    caringchic replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    try re-posting when you have somewhere between 3+ yrs under your belt your perspective may be significantly

  8. Burnout

    caringchic replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Do a search on this site under the word burnout and you can read and make an informed decision based on serveral different perspectives w/in this given curse uhh, I mean profession called nursing....

  9. Intelistaff nurses...did you notice....(other agencies as well)

    caringchic replied to housemomma's topic in Travel

    MSN SUXXXXXX, Intelli Staff SUX, fellow nurses really need to be cautious when interacting w/ this

  10. /Does anyone know anything about Medical Staffing Network?

    caringchic replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    MSN is the worst, I repeat worst travel agency and their partners Inteli Staff are unsafe and unreliable. I have worked for them in various locations and make it my perogative to expose their risky...

  11. advice from experienced travel RN's.

    caringchic posted a topic in Travel

    OK I want the dirt from other nurses who have traveled.. I have been traveling locally and contracted for the last 11/2. Been an RN for 7 yrs, never had problems until I started traveling. I...

  12. Lasix gtts

    caringchic posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So i work on an CCU/ICU sometimes a step down unit, depending on how bed control is allotting bed space. Anyways.. I had an order to hang a lasix gtt and when I asked if the unit had any protocols...

  13. Forgetting to chart PRN narcotics or other PRN meds

    caringchic replied to lolalolacherrycola's topic in General Nursing

    YEP to all four, especially on those days from hell. Wouldnt it be nice if all systems could talk to one another especially

  14. Burn out/ disgusted/ QI

    caringchic posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a long vent/ any suggestions, comments, critics or plain snide remarks, let me have it... I started in healthcare 13yrs ago as a CNA in LTC thought I could save the world, that is a good...

  15. Burn out/ disgusted/ QI

    caringchic replied to caringchic's topic in General Nursing

    I have been denied promotions, tx, and other career growth steps b/c of my absolute determination to pt advocacy ahead of company propaganda. However the reputation of "trouble making" has been less...

  16. made a mistake, might get fired- thoughts/advice?

    caringchic replied to xariel's topic in Nursing Career

    to the original poster, in the start of your career there will always be times when pressure is great, patients to many or to demanding and the shortcuts seems like the best way. I think every...

  17. made a mistake, might get fired- thoughts/advice?

    caringchic replied to xariel's topic in Nursing Career

    to babybug, when you are a licensed RN then feel free to write a post beratting another nurse about their nursing practice. Until then why dont you learn from someone else's mistakes b/c lord...

  18. advice from experienced travel RN's.

    caringchic replied to caringchic's topic in Travel

    thanks, my old hospital is on a hiring freeze right now, so I am currently looking. I just dont have it in me, I am so burned out right now. The only way to get support is as a staff nurse and even...

  19. Need advice with problem with travel company

    caringchic replied to logachelle's topic in Travel

    Did you get in writing? If not you may be screwed, if you did, ask about their employee grievance policy or speak to their General

  20. Anyone Familiar with Extended Care Hospitals?

    caringchic replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I could tell you some stories to make your hair stand on end.. I worked at two different facilities, one as a staff RN and one as a traveler.. both places are not facilities that I would recommend...

  21. advice from experienced travel RN's.

    caringchic replied to caringchic's topic in Travel

    they terminated my contract immediatelly sighting "interspersonal difficulty". One RN who is a new nurse makes for such statement. I was amazed that this could not be used as a learning situation...

  22. 10 years or longer in nursing?

    caringchic replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    This spring I will have been licensed for 8yrs. Worked in a huge variety of settings, however I am so burned out on nsg, healthcare and anything that has to do w/ organized health systems. Nsg is...

  23. Two ICU Vent Patients placed on a med/surg floor with no charge nurse....

    caringchic replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain! I worked in an LTAC for about two weeks and that was enough fear factor for me! I was the charge RN, sometimes the only RN, w/ an LPN, CNA and an RT. Who informed me after the...

  24. Correctional Facility Nursing

    caringchic replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I have experienced some of those things which were exactly the reasons I got burned out and quit for a time. In my original response I wrote that prison culture is very different from life on the...

  25. Correctional Facility Nursing

    caringchic replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    the benefits are great i worked for the state at one prison and yes the PTO and health isnurance is great plus you could contribute to state retirement plan. private institutions have OK benefits....