twilite

twilite

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  1. As LPN's age

    twilite posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As an LPN who's now 60 and been doing mostly longterm care for most of the last 30 years, I find my body wearing out. Well, my tolerance for the intense pressure and stressful, and overworked...

  2. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    twilite replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    In response to Goodbye to Nursing for me.. It seems like a lot of people think we stay in it cause its a challenge and we like a challenge and that sort of thing. My own take on it is that speaking...

  3. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    twilite replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Healer 27, God bless you for listening to that voice in your gut that's giving you the best advice ever. I wished I'd listened to mine. Here I am 30 yrs later and trying to get disability for my poor...

  4. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    twilite replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    It takes longer to go from sitting to standing and even longer to stand up straight You can't run down those corridors anymore You can only limp slowly down those corridors Your thumbs ache...

  5. Does anyone love their job?

    twilite replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, no .. I feel working in nursing is equal to being in an abusive relationship. Been in nursing 28 years and am training to go into office work now. I haven't been this excited since I don't know...

  6. Anyone work weekend DOUBLES? Feedback NEEDED!!

    twilite replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you that I worked Baylor shift as an LPN for 7 yrs in a ltc. There were quite a few cna's who also did the baylor. It is very tough, the 16 hours would be even more so. It will leave you...

  7. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    twilite replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was great. Matter of fact, after being in nursing over 25 yrs, I could relate to it almost entirely, if not entirely. Its funny, and it has more than one grain of truth in it. Don't...

  8. What punishment should this nurse get?

    twilite replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Don't we nurses get enough punishment just by working as nurses. Where else can you work and get so little thanks, & respect?? Nurses are expected to be perfect little people, like machines. We...

  9. New Grad Burnt Out after 3mnths

    twilite replied to joey1967's topic in International Nursing

    I'm sorry to tell you this, but after being a nurse for 20+ years, I've seen it all. Especially the inconsideration towards nurses, lack of respect, guilt trips placed upon us, and all the rest of...