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  1. Sometimes you can't win (long)

    nurseinlimbo replied to mom2michael's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like my manager. I tried to go from a .6 FTE to casual (prn) before summer so that I could have more control of my schedule and work at another job that pays better and gives me day shifts and...

  2. new med/surg grad. Don't want any enemies, got a new preceptor, need advice permali

    nurseinlimbo replied to ltmja's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me straight out of school as well. I had qualified to precept in a specialty area, and my choice was peds, but unfortunately we precepted in December, so there were few postop cases,...

  3. If you have read Nursing Against the Odds

    nurseinlimbo replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of this book from Amazon. Can't wait to read

  4. So I'm fired. Again.

    nurseinlimbo replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat it. I have been a nurse for 3.5 years and have worked in 7 places. Almost all of them PRN so that I could get a feel for the place before I committed. I still work in 2 of them, and one of...

  5. Can we still be friends?

    nurseinlimbo replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    I was a PCA in the LTC facility where I am now the RN for 5 yrs before I went to school. Even though the environment there was known to be a bit nasty due to some of the senior staff bullying new...

  6. returning to "modified duties"

    nurseinlimbo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I fractured my femur on June 21st and am returning to work slowly, on modified duties (no lifting, no double shifts, nights or short shifts only) and one shift on, one shift off. My doctor has ok'ed...

  7. i need some support with an injury

    nurseinlimbo replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say that it makes me feel better to know it has happened to others. Just makes me scared to work as a nurse. I find it so ironic that in a profession where we are supposed to be educating and...

  8. i need some support with an injury

    nurseinlimbo replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I still can't believe it myself, but it's true. The facility manager said that I should be willing to come in 1 month post-op IM Nailing, because "it depends on what you would be doing" (they...

  9. i need some support with an injury

    nurseinlimbo replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently recovering from a fractured femur that occured off the job June 21st, giving me 4 months off work (even though they wanted me to come in in a wheelchair). I have returned to my casual...

  10. 2nd Career - Are you happy with your decision to become a nurse?

    nurseinlimbo replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    Like my work, like my patients, like my paycheque, hate the shift work, hate the family events I miss, hate the way we are overworked, hate the way we are

  11. I hate nursing....

    nurseinlimbo replied to les70808's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you are burnt out, overwhelmed and in need of some TLC. First year is hard, you feel like you didn't learn nearly enough in school, staff expect that you will hit the ground running,...

  12. I'm sorry but I'm EXTREMELY irritated by this!

    nurseinlimbo replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I don't take offence to most of the responses, and unfortunately there are nurses who will drug a patient to keep them quiet, I've met them in Psych and LTC and I choose NOT to be like them. If you...

  13. Just recieved my third rejection letter

    nurseinlimbo replied to vaness87's topic in General Nursing

    Be happy and try for something else in the medical field, if I had it to do over I would take MRI tech or

  14. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    nurseinlimbo replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    It would take enough to pay off my house, my vehicles, my student loan debt and my credit cards and then I'd go do something that I like doing, like work in a vets office or train horses. Probably...

  15. What is it really like?

    nurseinlimbo replied to TangoLima's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In observing the anesthesiologists while I was taking my OR nursing course, their job is pretty routine, with the exception of emergencies and complications. Once the patient was out, alot of them...

  16. Firing Spree

    nurseinlimbo replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    We got a new manager in a couple of years ago who did some major shIIt desturbing when she got here, rearranged everyone's rotation so that cliques were broken up, harassed staff she didn't like until...

  17. Would you return to work...

    nurseinlimbo posted a topic in General Nursing

    with a fractured femur, 6 weeks post surgery? My employer neglected to file my paperwork until I got the union involved, in an attempt to screw up my claim for unemployment insurance benefits/sick...

  18. Would you return to work...

    nurseinlimbo replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    Here I am entitled to 15 weeks of Employment Insurance benefits, and my employer has to hold my position for a year as per union agreement. I don't have disability insurance through work, so if my...

  19. Would you return to work...

    nurseinlimbo replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. My union says that I must request all proposed modified duties in writing to take to my doctor and he can decide if he oks it. He has already said no to supervising the student, say that I...

  20. Does anyone feel burnt out who has only been a nurse for 3 years.

    nurseinlimbo replied to sweetpea839's topic in General Nursing

    I am there. I graduated in 2003 and have worked fulltime or more since then for more than one employer because there are no fulltime positions/jobs. Most jobs I've had have very poor morale, poor...

  21. What sort of personalities make good nurses?

    nurseinlimbo replied to goldenscroll's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have to be assertive, caring, empathetic but able to separate yourself, have excellent time management skills, good memory, mathematical ability, physically strong, able to focus even when...

  22. Staffing shortage.

    nurseinlimbo replied to Llred's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same situation here, we just hired a per diem staff to work on evening a week max and that's supposed to help. I tried to quit to return to casual and they won't let me. In the meantime, we are...

  23. Do you think nursing is physically unhealthy?

    nurseinlimbo replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it depends on where you work, what shift and whether it's full time or part time. Management can also make a workplace toxic, as can coworkers. I work mostly nights, and I'm starting to...

  24. Help! I may get fired!

    nurseinlimbo replied to Siouxz2's topic in Operating Room

    I was in the same situation a year ago. I really enjoyed the work, but couldn't stand the environment, people were catty, talked down to newbies (even though we were already RNs and not really new)....

  25. Is nursing defined as a profession, practice or simply as work?

    nurseinlimbo replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe that we are fighting for the right to be called a profession, although we lack the respect and monetary rewards that should go with that. Plumbers make as much or