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  1. Should I leave...working more than expected & salaried

    tencat replied to Nicole2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are still in orientation? That process takes time, so I'd go ahead and finish the orientation. Then I'd be prepared to say NO sometimes. It doesn't make one popular to say no, but at times its...

  2. Nurses living in their home with patients. . .

    tencat replied to rl589092's topic in General Nursing

    What an intriguing idea......hmmmm.......my non-nursing husband even thought it was a great idea when we discussed it after reading these posts here....must ponder......It sounds like such a good...

  3. Anyone ever feel lonely? (a little depressing)

    tencat replied to ERsn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    YES! Have felt that way on many, many occasions. I don't know how old you are, but when I was in my early 20's I had a really bad time of it. I am extremely lucky that I have my fabulous husband...

  4. Hospice...job or way of life?

    tencat replied to AmandaCRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Management will tell you that to squeeze every last drop out of you. Then they will toss you out with the garbage.....You mean nothing to the powers that be. It does not make you popular to say "No."...

  5. Happier With Your Second Career?

    tencat replied to morphed's topic in General Nursing

    1. What was career #1? Secondary Teacher 2. Are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career #1? YES 3. Did you get into nursing because you had a dead end job? Because you were...

  6. Inhumane Treatments

    tencat replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I am not an advocate of lawsuits, but by golly if I EVER had a family member go through anything like that (or myself), I'd be dialing a lawyer from the bedside....I've seen an old school surgeon...

  7. Career help?? (Nursing vs Education)

    tencat replied to LisaMay127's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, love kiddos. But it causes me horrible stress to the point of being physically ill to actually have to treat them as a nurse. I can deal with little babies, for some reason, and with much...

  8. Can't get it out of my head

    tencat replied to MissJessica,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Such a good job! Be proud of it. And remember that the baby is ok. Post traumatic stress presents that way sometimes....I found that if I fought the images, they got worse. Your brain will process...

  9. Which hospitals in ABQ or SF (NM) are gay-friendly?

    tencat replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm.....honestly I think any of the bigger hospitals in the Presbyterian, Lovelace, or UNM system would be ok. I would avoid a small town hospital. I don't work in a hospital setting, so I don't...

  10. Advice for new hospice nurse (previous med-surg nurse)

    tencat replied to 1sodagirl2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hmmm....can you stay PRN for the current facility you are in and would that count toward keeping you in a position where you could step back into the shift you need? Or maybe do part time with...

  11. Going from hospice to Med-Surg

    tencat replied to hospicenurse2008's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Why would you want to leave a job where you have so much autonomy to go to a job where you will NOT have the same level of respect or autonomy? I spent less than a year on med-surg and wouldn't go...

  12. Which hospitals in ABQ or SF (NM) are gay-friendly?

    tencat replied to bearscrubs75's topic in General Nursing

    Are you from New Mexico? Or are you moving here or have moved here? I'm a heterosexual female, but truly I see northern New Mexico as being very tolerant of gays and lesbians in general, especially...

  13. How much of a yearly increase in pay do you see?

    tencat replied to missie988's topic in General Nursing

    2% this year. 3% last year. Company made biggest profit ever during 2009.....read that on the internet. Yet, they get to use the economy as an excuse to cut the raises. BUT I'm thankful I even got...

  14. Gave My Notice, Now Told it Wasn't Enough

    tencat replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm four nurses leaving all at once???? Why would you WANT to be in good standing with that kind of employer? Nurse manager is trying to bully you. Don't give in to it. Very obviously HER problem...

  15. Does her family know how sick she is?

    tencat replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok....gonna have to chime in on this one. 1. I don't think the OP actually SAID to the family "I guess nobody like to talk about IT so it falls on the nurses" THAT would have been wrong. I think...

  16. They must think we are stupid...

    tencat replied to HDNurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    anurseadvocate......hmmm....just because you 'review' work done by other nurses does NOT mean you know how their jobs should be done. Big difference between being an 'armchair' quarterback and being...

  17. The Suicide Tourist

    tencat replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....never thought of it that way. Thanks,

  18. Bored on night shift- should I ask for transfer?

    tencat replied to Happyday1's topic in Nursing Career

    If one is in a small hospital with no high acuity patients (been there), then yes, night shift is SOOO boring it will make you want to poke your eyes out with a stick. However, on a tele floor, I...

  19. What did you say?!?!

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

    Sorry, but I had to laugh! NOT appropriate by any means, but very funny. Some people have foot-in-mouth syndrome and just cannot put a cork in it when a cork needs to be put! :) Oh, just CAN'T help...

  20. The Suicide Tourist

    tencat replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice doesn't advocate assisted suicide, but often there are massive amounts of narcotic drugs in the homes of hospice patients. I have had a couple of patients ask me to help them die, to which...

  21. The Suicide Tourist

    tencat replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon and Washington have the laws, I believe. Montana does too? Haven't heard of it, but that doesn't mean it's not the case. I don't think the OP meant to start a debate, but I don't see where OP...

  22. Worst doctors orders ever received

    tencat replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    I work hospice, and in order for a patient to qualify for services, they have to have an illness or combination of illnesses that will limit their lives to 6 months to a year. So a doc wants a...

  23. Question about dying patient

    tencat replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Such a sad story. Why, why, WHY do we keep doing this to people who are clearly not going to make it through? We as a society need to accept that we do DIE. We can do it comfortably, or we can go...

  24. Oh dear.

    tencat replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    If you can carry a pager outside of a hospital ER, you are definitely NOT sick enough to warrant an ER

  25. Waste of Time Complaint against me

    tencat replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    There shall be NO hooligans, shennanigans, merry-making of ANY kind on this thread! I am shocked and appalled! :) To OP: yes, sounds pretty stupid to me. Why on earth HR would call you in and talk...