Forest2

Forest2

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  1. No Respect.

    Forest2 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like free open visiting hours either, or babies or little kids coming into the hospital. It is a stressor on other patients, staff and at times the patient themselves. I once had to ask a...

  2. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    Forest2 replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I don't like 12 hours is because I get too tired by the end of my shift. Constant on the go for 12 hours with no breaks and skipping meals is not a good thing for me. Sometimes I have...

  3. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Forest2 replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like an *****. It is so easy to come up with snappish replies, here are some that came to mind, just off the top of my head. 1- Oh really. (Then just stare him down) 2- Then that makes a...

  4. Uhhhh, That's Kinda Personal

    Forest2 replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    One of my nurse friends said a patient asked her how she could have sex since she was so overweight, she said she told him, I just spread my legs and do it like everybody else. That was the worst...

  5. Moving ICU to med/surg unit

    Forest2 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I was wondering if anyone has come across this one yet. I recently interviewed for an ICU nurse position and during the interview process was told that the ICU was moving to med/surg to be combined...

  6. Moving ICU to med/surg unit

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Critical Care

    I thought the moving of ICU patient rooms permanently to med/surg sounded like a bad nursing model. As far as I have read so far is that critical access hospitals have a lower quality of care...

  7. Successfully left the hospital .......

    Forest2 replied to luckydaisy84's topic in Nursing Career

    Good for you! Hospital work can suck sometimes. Nurses are human after all, so why don't they get treated as such, even sometimes by other nurses. It's just rough working in a hospital. I think...

  8. New path for experienced nurse

    Forest2 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been a nurse since 1983. In the past two years I completed my BSN and MSN thinking this would give me a boost in obtaining a position where I no longer have to work bad hours. Unfortunately I...

  9. New path for experienced nurse

    Forest2 replied to Forest2's topic in Nursing Career

    How ever much this interests me, I think I can only get about 22 per hour around here. I make over 28 hr just doing prn home care visits. I just am not sure what to do, and funny thing is. I have...

  10. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    Forest2 replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    Your post lacks maturity. Think about it a little

  11. Home Healthcare Vs Hospital Nursing

    Forest2 replied to Lysa71's topic in Nursing Career

    I think 42 cents if fair. But be sure it will be more difficult to get into acute care after working for home care, namely because the people who hire for acute care don't understand what a home care...

  12. New Position--Feeling Intense Frustration!

    Forest2 replied to makeadifrence's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh my gosh!! You are being bullied by a brat! First thing you need to do is get a backbone. Not that you have to be mean but you must be very professional and not take this kids criticism to...

  13. Need advice on what my next step should be...

    Forest2 replied to hkoto81225's topic in Nursing Career

    My opinion for what it is worth is that once you are in home care it becomes more difficult to get out the longer you are there. Get out of home care unless you want to stay forever but I bet you...

  14. Will taking time off harm my career?

    Forest2 replied to serenity729's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes it will. Unless you can work on school online while you are traveling, then you can say you took time off to complete schooling, or credentialing, or what ever. But from my experience, they want...

  15. Nursing beyond the bedside

    Forest2 replied to trmr's topic in Nursing Career

    Finding work that is not hands on nursing care seems to be what everyone is trying to do. I have a lot of concern about what is going to happen as nurses are aging, the average age is 47, and...

  16. Newly Qualified RN - and already want out?

    Forest2 replied to rose_11's topic in Nursing Career

    Home Health care nurses still work weekends and holidays and are on call. When on call it is for 24 hours, so you may have a patient call you at 2 am to come and see them. That is why I am leaving...