chinacatRN

chinacatRN has 2 years experience and specializes in None - yet ;).

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1. Never before have I been so disrespected by co-workers in the workplace

   chinacatRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I work in a rehab facility. Many of our patients are LTC and many are there for PT/OT and sent home. We also have patients on ventilators and those who have trachs. Our patients are more critical than...

2. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

   chinacatRN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Ok, so now I hate my job even more. I left a job I mostly liked because I wasn't getting enough hours to survive on. Then I end up with this turd of a job. Then I find out that there's this night...

3. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

   chinacatRN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I currently work in a LTC. The facility is a little different - we're not your typical "old folks home". We have a ventilator unit and most of our patients are there temporarily for SNF and pt/ot....

4. Newbie with mileage

   chinacatRN replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked LTC for the past 2 years and many times I've felt like a servant. In nursing school, I felt like you do - and there are those nurses you can tell who are on the verge of burn out and...

5. First Nursing Pay

   chinacatRN replied to nurse_student1's topic in General Nursing

   I was an LPN when I got my first nursing check in June 2011 (yes, I'm new ). I used it to buy school clothes for my little girl, pay for daycare, and put it savings for when I started the RN program...

6. new nurse anxiety/mistakes

   chinacatRN replied to shipsahoy's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Everyone forgets things. Life happens - especially on a hospital floor or LTC facility. Pts are demanding. Things need done. Sometimes things get missed and no one is perfect. What works for me is...

7. How do you get everything done on time??

   chinacatRN replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I know EXACTLY how you feel. I worked in LTC for almost 2 years before burning out - I'm not a burn out as a nurse but the only way I will go back to LTC is if my life depends on it. My school...

8. Have you ever been asked to bring something to an interview?

   chinacatRN replied to pbuttercups's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Glad it went so well! Would it be possible for you to post a photo of this box? I'm friends with someone who just became a part-time nursing instructor and she's looking for project ideas.

9. Cant believe the nurse did.....

   chinacatRN replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

   When I was working at a LTC facility, a new employee, an RN, was hired on for nights - she had been an RN for 20+ years and it was obvious she was burnt out. Very negative about orders, saying things...

10. Sign on bonuses

    chinacatRN replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    There's only travel agencies and LTC facilities offering sign on bonuses in my area. I haven't seen a hospital offer a sign on bonus in I-don't-know-when. And the LTC facilities that offer them are...

11. Do you think my boss is going to fire me? Advice please!

    chinacatRN replied to chinacatRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Well...the DON said she wouldn't report that I was terminated to the BON. I guess my state (Iowa) just requires you let them know when your employment ends. I went online to the IBON website and...

12. Lost my job, my husband went off the deep end, and I can't stop crying

    chinacatRN replied to chinacatRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for all the support, everyone. We have seen a therapist as a couple twice now and it has helped me but he says he doesn't "like someone telling (him) how to act or feel". Don't know where he's...

13. Job Interview help!

    chinacatRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a job interview on Thursday and need advice. It's at a small town hospital (in the town I live) but even so I'd like to be prepared as possible. I've had my LPN since June 2011 and my RN since...

14. Was reprimanded and told to resign. Advice or thoughts would be appreciated.

    chinacatRN replied to nurse20011's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get a chance to read all the responses, but I can tell you I know how you feel. Something very similar happened to me. I worked as an RN charge nurse at a LTC and rehab SNF facility for...

15. just venting out.I know lots of you can relate.

    chinacatRN replied to anne919's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Believe me, I know how you feel. A lot of it depends on the work environment. I feel like nursing homes/long term care facilities breed more gossip. In my last job, I worked at a nursing home and the...