SheriffLauren

Hi, is there anybody out there currently working for the Boston va system? I'm wanting to transfer over into the Boston va system (I'm in Seattle right now) in the next few years but they never seem to be hiring. Is the retention over there that good...

I am someone who never had a real job before becoming a nurse. I mowed lawns and landscapes for people under the table before graduating. Now that I work I always think...what about when I want to step away from bedside nursing-what if I step away fr...

I work for the VA in Seattle and they are instituting as of this year a change to our step increases. If you are Nurse 2 then you will now only receive a step increase every other year. is this happening at other va's? Our retention at this va is ter...

at the va psych unit we have 3 team nurses our max patient census is 25, divide that between each of the 3 nurses. So I can have up to 8 patients if we are totally full. i think it's way too many, personally i cant function beyond 6. i think you cant...

Sometimes I also think about eventually working part time or per diem and doing more with art or gardening. That would be just as fulfilling. When I was younger I would enter the local art shows and at times have my art displayed in coffee shops. It ...

I think that's awesome! That seems like a great hobby. It would be so cool to be able to say that you have a novel published. Do you have a blog or anything? I often wonder how nurses get into writing the cme courses I take.

I'm from there actually :) I know the situation is tough to get a job d/t saturation but actually cost of living is cheaper compared to the Seattle metro area so i really want to get back over there somehow.

It would be pretty cool to have time and money to study whatever you wanted. Id like to study criminal justice.

I had an assistance manager who ran either a group home or some type of assisted living home, i think she had less than 10 residents at a time. I don't know the particulars but I know they are in high demand, there are very few places for people who ...

I didn't know about the across the board raise. I've been a RN for 5 years and at the VA for 1 year. I've tried to look through the contract and asked different departments for more information (obv I'm pretty confused) but have been hitting dead end...

Baking is fun! My fiance says his dream is to have a doughnut shop someday.

That's awesome that you have all that artistic ability! I also paint as a hobby, I never considered doing it as my job however, I was afraid it would become less enjoyable if I had to rely on it for my income. Art and doing crafts is so relaxing I fi...

I fell into psych. One day I realized i dont need to worry about breaking my back, risk of fluids exposure is low and so is needle stick, we have the best security in the hospital, most of my day is spent talking to some very interesting people. Most...

i work with older nurses, meaning they went to school around 40 or 50! you can do it. accelerated programs are tough, nursing has a ton of info to learn very quickly. do the traditional program, give your brain time to learn the new information.

at my hospital i know part of this issue is that we have too many 1:1 patients in the hospital (each unit has 3 on average) and too little staff (poor retention d/t wages) which causes beds to be blocked on almost every unit, so while we have empty b...

the cdc has cme, nurse.com, quantum ce, medscape, the american nurse documentary will give you cme credit for viewing it, johns hopkins has ce for nurses, ahrq does too. i use elite and they are ancc approved. i spent 60$ this year to get 1 yr unlimi...

I would also say that if you are open to non traditional nursing jobs you could apply with your state for public health positions, dshs/med floors, or at the corrections dep they also have med wings. these places are not so glamorous and often hire w...

It depends on the facility you apply to. my first job didn't let newgrads work nights, my second job hired new grads almost only to nights. as for working only weekends i haven't worked anywhere with that option unless you worked per diem

except on psych units too. bathrooms are full of ligature points, we also have them in the hall ways. one place i worked had the stall style in one large restroom.

I've worked locked psych and gero psych (memory care) the dementia patiebts are way more violent due to confusion. Psych units control the weapons and things visitors can bring into med surg units. We have a lot more control over behaviours I think a...

It took me 3 months to get a job. I didn't work in school and I lived in a highly saturated area as far as nursing jobs go. I applied everywhere and only heard back from a psych unit. Was not my first choice. Rural places definitely have more jobs. I...

I worked at a gero psych unit at a hospital. Our unit suffered from lack of funding. We liked the patients and the job but a lot of people leave because they get tired of not having the proper tools and having broken equipment.

Go to Oregon, they pay way higher to RN's, less people, less traffic, beautiful beaches and cost of living is way cheaper. (I live and work in seattle, wa). Wahington doesn't crack the top 5 highest paying states for nurses and has a very high cost o...

Hi, I work at a VA in Seattle with psych patients. Personally I really like caring for the veterans with various dementias and who need assistance with adls due to advanced age. I feel like I'm doing old school quality care, I really enjoy spending t...

Hi, I work for the VA. I started a year ago. after the tentative offer i think i then had to have my credentials verified, a background check, fingerprinting, a physical by one of their physicians, urine drug testing and i also had to fill out like t...