Forest2

Forest2

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  1. Favorite Motivational Quote Nurses Week Contest

    Forest2 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where I heard this but it was years ago and I don't know who the author was, but whenever I feel unjustly treated or minimized I think of this. "The best revenge is

  2. Confused about WOCN

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks

  3. Illinois Nurse Staffing Survey

    Forest2 replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell the difference on the floor between magnet and nonmagnet hospitals. I think of it as a marketing

  4. Denver Weatherman Loses Job over Twitter Remarks about Nurses:

    Forest2 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I think people should be careful of their words. I wish he could have chance to apologize on air and make things right and keep his job. I think that would have been more just, but yes,...

  5. Messed up and the end of career path.

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Nursing Career

    Still working, still tired and still pushing

  6. Messed up and the end of career path.

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a dog with a bone, I won't give up. It just gets discouraging as I keep trying and the years go by. I try to go on a short trip twice a year but this Spring I had to cancel because I finally...

  7. Messed up and the end of career path.

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Nursing Career

    I think I'm tired and discouraged. I work my 12 hours twice a week with a one hour commute each way. Then I work 8 hours the other days of the week in another job with a short 10 minute drive. Yep,...

  8. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Forest2 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was taking medical history for admission and asking about breast issues. The elderly female patient replied, " I don't have breasts anymore, but I still have the bags they came

  9. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Forest2 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    A rather cantankerous and intimidating male patient yells, "get me out of this Rest Hell!" over and over. The name of the facility was actually "Rest

  10. Denver Weatherman Loses Job over Twitter Remarks about Nurses:

    Forest2 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Bet his Mom had more good experiences than bad, but we all know it is only the bad ones that remain in our memory and tend to stick out. He gave incomplete and misleading

  11. Denver Weatherman Loses Job over Twitter Remarks about Nurses:

    Forest2 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    People should and do have the right to say what they want to say in a free country. I may not agree with it, I may hate it, I may think it is wrong and misleading. The current trend is that you...

  12. Confused about WOCN

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks for responding, I appreciate the information and will dig into it

  13. Volunteer to Help Nurses

    Forest2 replied to hewert's topic in General Nursing

    God has a special place for you, I didn't think there was a soul in the world that gave a

  14. Volunteer to Help Nurses

    Forest2 replied to hewert's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds great, beats having the RN does

  15. Aging or Ageless: What path are you on?

    Forest2 replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Retired Nurses

    My rules are pretty simple, eat when you are hungry. If I feel guilty eating something or a certain amount then I shouldn't be eating it or that amount. Get rid of crap. That may mean people,...

  16. Supervising difficult cnas

    Forest2 replied to honeybee3383's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There is always some kind of craziness going on no matter where you work. I can't really advise you because it takes a certain finesse to talk to these kinds of people. I am pretty self confident to...

  17. Managing a Department/No Experience in Area

    Forest2 replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it horrible when they have you do the job you were hired for and then a bit later, add on a whole other full time job to the full time job you are doing. That happened to me in LTC once, as the...

  18. Managing a Department/No Experience in Area

    Forest2 replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, sometimes things just don't turn out. It is a shame she blamed

  19. Switching fields of nursing

    Forest2 replied to NurseAN94's topic in Nursing Career

    Funny thing is, that in HHC I held much more responsibility and performed more skilled tasks, my scope was much broader than what I do now. Now, I just do things, tasks. I don't get to use my...

  20. Switching fields of nursing

    Forest2 replied to NurseAN94's topic in Nursing Career

    The reason I left home care to go to the hospital is that I thought I would have a better chance of getting away from patient care. I tried for a case management job at two different hospitals and...

  21. Switching fields of nursing

    Forest2 replied to NurseAN94's topic in Nursing Career

    Yea, that is what happened to me, HHC nurse, case manager, team leader, admissions coordinator, etc, took me a BSN, then a MSN and 5 years to finally get an offer for a part-time inpatient rehab job...

  22. I'm 54 Should I go to ICU?

    Forest2 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think you are doing great. A local hospital experienced a huge wave of ageism when they got a new CEO. Many department leaders were axed. These were people who worked years to get to those...

  23. I need your help nurses

    Forest2 replied to Gmissy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    GEt back into a hospital asap, take what ever position they offer and then transfer later, it will be easier. Then get ACLS, and as many credentials as you can to move your career up. Don't waste...

  24. Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    Forest2 replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would retire today if I could, and Social Security for my birthdate has been pushed back to age 67 instead of 65, so I'm pissed. The shortage I see is the government not paying facilities enough...

  25. What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

    Forest2 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Constant interruption. I know I should get used to it, but I just sit down for 15 seconds and a bell rings, an alarm goes off, a phone call, a visitor, here we go again. All the work done is just in...