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  1. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    when the road is closed, the road is closed. When visibility is nil there's no way I'm going out on the road. Have slept at work rather than drive home as well. Wherever I am stranded I will wait it...

  2. Putting Principles before Personalities

    nurseinlimbo replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Having recently been blindsided by a performance appraisal, I think it was good of the OP to go to the nurse involved and explain what he'd found.... it was a confusing order, and should have been...

  3. having to tell your manager you're quitting....the good, bad, and ugly

    nurseinlimbo replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on why I am leaving the job, I have faxed a resignation letter with 2 weeks notice, at Christmas time, because the manager had been horrible to me. I have left to pursue further education,...

  4. A break from nursing??

    nurseinlimbo replied to septvirgo03's topic in General Nursing

    I would LOVE to take a break. I train horses on the side, and have been trying to do more of that and less nursing, but it hasn't worked so far. I also am the primary earner in the family right now,...

  5. Nursing Burnout

    nurseinlimbo replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

    I think the lack of appreciation is the biggest thing that contributes. I have found that while the floor wants and expects all sorts of sacrifice from me, ie: short notice call ins, too many shifts...

  6. Stop being so miserable

    nurseinlimbo replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is never an excuse for taking ones stresses out on the patient. That being said, I won't mince words when I say that anyone who goes into nursing these days is going to find out why all those...

  7. Poor nurses

    nurseinlimbo replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    I also am in Canada, and just increased my wage to step 5 (5 yrs FT equivalent) at $37.33 per hour + shift diff, charge, w/e diff etc. it works out to $46/hr on a w/e night. Last year I earned $95,000...

  8. Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Baileys in my coffee, homemade egg mcmuffin, or

  9. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    nurseinlimbo replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school as an adult so there were few students the same age, still made some good connections there that helped to get me through it. It is sort of like going through any other traumatic and...

  10. Alberta Health Services

    nurseinlimbo replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    What about casual staff? Do they get laid off the same way? I have been casual in the same place for 4 years, but left briefly and returned in May 2009. How do they plan to run the system with no...

  11. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I admire the ones who say they would move into town to make it to work but that is just not realistic for everyone. What about single mothers with children? What about those who share a vehicle with a...

  12. Overheard coworkers complaining about me....feeling bad

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

    This is the same reason I don't watch 'Survivor'. I don't want to know what goes on behind my back, and try not to do it to others. When work is left undone, I just prioritize and do it in order of...

  13. Is nursing ruining your love life?

    nurseinlimbo replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing can and does ruin your relationships, as well as any outside interests that you might plan to have. This is why I stay prn or casual. I set my own schedule, work in 2 different places, one...

  14. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    To answer some of the questions posted, I work 60 kms away from work because I live in a rural area, there are no jobs available in the town I am closest to, so I work casual there, and casual at the...

  15. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I think it really depends on the area you live in and how truly bad the weather is. If it is dangerous to travel the highway and police are warning that they will not patrol, I think it is reasonable...

  16. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    PS. SamyRN, I'm glad I don't work with

  17. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    I have told them to come on out and get me, but I would challenge them to find my house in a blizzard, when I can't find the highway. I won't change my policy, they don't give a rats ass about me if I...

  18. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Once when I did drive in through a storm, taking twice as long as usual to get there, I asked the more senior night nurse how she would feel if I were killed on the way to work because I felt...

  19. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    nurseinlimbo replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened in our area the last 2 winters, with snow drifting the roads shut, zero visibility and many people stranded in the ditch. When it is really bad, the police sit at the highway on the...

  20. I do not care anymore

    nurseinlimbo replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you might need a break. I get this way sometimes, just going through the motions, without alot of heart in what I do. The job still gets done, but my give-a-damn is busted... If I take...

  21. Alberta Health Services

    nurseinlimbo replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    That's what I mean, if this is Duckett's way of cutting the budget, by reducing the cost of labor, I think they are going to find that the union is going to demand higher wages for the LPNs increased...

  22. Alberta Health Services

    nurseinlimbo replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    I don't understand the wage debate either, when lab and xray now start at a similar rate. I don't know of any other profession where you would go to school for this long and expect to work casual and...

  23. Alberta Health Services

    nurseinlimbo replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    If you will note, I said it was my personal opinion that this is what is planned. Also, it has been stated that the purpose of the hiring "freeze" is so that the upper management can decide if a...

  24. Alberta Health Services

    nurseinlimbo replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    The whole thing really scares me. Personally I think that it is a design to break the nurses union, by overworking and taxing the nurses to the point that the can't take it anymore, and either leave...

  25. TuTonka wants to know--what keeps you in nursing?

    nurseinlimbo replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    If I were allowed to do it the way that I would like to do it, working in an area that really interests me (Day surgery, OR, clinic procedures) I would love it. I had a picture in my mind of...