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  1. Why do you LOVE your job?

    nurseinlimbo replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    1/ Don't make staff shortages my problem. 2/ Don't ask me to work double shifts, or unexpected OT at the drop of a hat, and expect that I will say yes. I need notice just like anyone else if I won't...

  2. Nurses...Miserable?

    nurseinlimbo replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My calling from God couldn't afford me a Bachelor's. I am grateful for having come so far. I am grateful for the lives of the people I have met. I don't think it is God's calling for me to have to...

  3. Nurses...Miserable?

    nurseinlimbo replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i wonder if the bus boy at bob evans restraunt realizes that there are many of us, degreed, college educated health care professionals who, given the chance, would trade jobs in a minute.- providing...

  4. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    nurseinlimbo replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    When I left I changed all the screensavers to "The budget is the center of all we do"..I couldn't help myself. I agree, managers come in with only the bottom line in mind, and even if they start with...

  5. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    nurseinlimbo replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    a few of my managers remind me of what you say, for example, running a clysis line SQ at 100 ccs and then wondering why it pools, working a night shift because we are short and 'forgetting' to do the...

  6. Advice? Need thoughts from people who can relate... please?

    nurseinlimbo replied to kristenncrn's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately what you describe seems to be the norm in a lot of places. Mandatory inservices should be paid at least at straight pay though. I have been a nurse for 4.5 years now, have worked in 7...

  7. Nurses...Miserable?

    nurseinlimbo replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like my job as a nurse, but sometimes I wish that it could be like other vocations where you can leave it behind as you walk out the door. What I mean is, I feel held hostage by my own telephone,...

  8. Held Hostage By The Schedule!

    nurseinlimbo replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    we have a set rotation, and "need" shifts are at the bottom, we are given the opportunity to pencil them in if we want them, if no one does, the casual staff are asked to work them. If none of them...

  9. "Escorted" out of work

    nurseinlimbo replied to spaniel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So are you saying that this is something that you've noticed in for profit LTC or just nursing in general? I honestly don't know how these nurses can work as DOC's in facilities where the only thing...

  10. night shift & sleep

    nurseinlimbo replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I usually work 2 or 3 in a row, sometimes 8's, sometimes 12's. I generally sleep from 730 to about 1400, but sometimes less, sometimes more. On my days off, I try to switch back to a 'day' schedule,...

  11. Do nurses who pick-up extra shifts get favoritism?

    nurseinlimbo replied to SmartSNFguy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Management generally hands out outstanding service awards based on willingness to do extra, not necessarily based on nursing ability and patient care. I don't feel overly pressured by management to...

  12. What did you think Nursing was About?

    nurseinlimbo replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    When I went to school I had already worked in health care as a LTC PCA. I thought that going into nursing would be challenging and rewarding, but for totally different reasons. I thought I would be...

  13. Call-in days

    nurseinlimbo replied to shmoofins's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I believe we get sick time hours based on how many hours we work, it works out to about 1 per month if you work full time. They accrue, so if you ever need surgery or get very ill, you can be paid out...

  14. Hardest part of nursing?

    nurseinlimbo replied to batman05's topic in General Nursing

    1. Management 2. Other nurses who "eat their young" or play martyr 3. CNAs and other staff who do not respect the nursing occupation I train horses, take frequent short vacations, and have the odd...

  15. How do Nurses handle the DEMANDING Work Hours?!?

    nurseinlimbo replied to gbarrera2's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, yup and yup, do you have to put up with it? Nope, nope and nope. Establish boundaries early on regarding how much of your free time (if any) you are willing to sacrifice to OT, and don't get...

  16. Disrespectful Employees

    nurseinlimbo replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I haven't read all the posts, but I agree that if a manager is willing to lead by example and pitch in when needed in this time of critical nursing shortages, it goes a long way. I have one manager...

  17. What was your GPA?

    nurseinlimbo replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    3.7 RN Diploma 3.9 Perioperative nursing Now taking BN. No one has ever asked me how my marks were in an interview, only want to know what my clinicals and practical experience have been like, and...

  18. Don't like to say I'm an RN. Long...

    nurseinlimbo replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think what it comes down to is responsibility. RNs have the training they do in order that they use their critical thinking skills to make decisions that ultimately they will have to be accountable...

  19. Don't like to say I'm an RN. Long...

    nurseinlimbo replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just had a lengthy conversation about exactly this type of thing with the Care Aides where I work, who are now being required to take a certification as Health Care Aides. They think that once they...

  20. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    nurseinlimbo replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    'talkin' bout a bunch of shifffffffftttt work, a big old pile of shiffftttt work, 7 to 3, 3 to 11, 11 to 7' George Strait and take this job and shove it always comes to mind. on good days, the Fray...

  21. Harrassment by Unit manager--what to do?

    nurseinlimbo replied to berniemcr's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have been through this, when I took my OR course through a bursary that was offered to nurses who were specifically interviewed. I took the course, passed with honors and accepted a PT job. The...

  22. If you could make everyone a nurse, would you?

    nurseinlimbo replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone should get a birds eye view of what it's like, especially those who say we make too much money. But when I see those young girls at the hospital in their student scrubs, all I want to...

  23. Entitled Generation

    nurseinlimbo replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!!! What are you learning on nights when it is mostly paperwork, no doctors orders to process or pharmacy to deal with and sometimes not busy with patients at all, depending on where you work....

  24. Entitled Generation

    nurseinlimbo replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    Someone else said that when the boomers have left, the gen xers and "entitled" will make the changes that have been necessary in nursing. The older generation complains just as much about the...

  25. Entitled Generation

    nurseinlimbo replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    In reading the rest of the thread, this is such a good example of what is wrong with nursing. Nurses play the "paying dues" card and the "I work with an injury card" and the " I missed all MY...