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  1. Anyone left the nursing profession?

    ceccia replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    haven't left yet, but i gave up full-time work and am doing agency and PRN work now. i also teach violin lessons and started bartending at an upscale tapas restaurant/wine bar. currently working four...

  2. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    All valid issues- yet not insurmountable. some facilities make it work and others

  3. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    You can support your coworkers by attempting to hold management accountable for staffing their facilities, which includes having backup plans for extreme weather situations (accommodations, emergency...

  4. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    no one has to be "punished", because staffing doesn't have to be that hard! I work PRN and got calls almost every day last week from facilities that are close to my home, to work for people who lived...

  5. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    this! quoting because this is exactly how i feel but you already said it

  6. Shabbat issues

    ceccia replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is sad that it even has to be an issue. I believe in God but am not really into organized religion, and I am almost always willing to work other peoples' religious holidays because I know...

  7. Nursing sucks

    ceccia replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    honestly this is one of the most discouraging things about working in healthcare - that so few people seem to WANT to stand up for their rights! If they can keep us fragmented and fighting each other,...

  8. forced to come in on days off?

    ceccia replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    i would keep refusing to answer the phone. the escalating messages are designed to intimidate you. the person calling you knows you're there and purposely refusing to answer, AND she knows you're well...

  9. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I can understand that, and your mindset of being concerned about your patients is commendable. I do think employers exploit that angle a LOT though, using "but what about your patients?!" as a guilt...

  10. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Why should i go above and beyond for an employer who isn't willing to do the same for me? If i am at work i expect to be paid, no exceptions. go in hours-sometimes over half a day- early in...

  11. this is why people still think there's a nursing shortage!

    ceccia posted a topic in General Nursing

    aarggghhh! more of a rant than anything else. my mother is a nurse (NP actually). growing up, the expectation was always made very clear that my brother and I were to go into healthcare, and that...

  12. Weather Policy

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    thank you! this is getting ridiculous. I'm not going to learn to ski or buy an SUV for weather conditions that only happen once every 3-5 years. My plan is to call out for snow when it is truly...

  13. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    ceccia replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    corporations aren't hated for making money. they're hated for prioritizing money over and at the expense of their workers and patients. it IS entirely possible to have a balance between being...

  14. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    ceccia replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    the last facility i worked at took the attitude of 'we don't give a **** about you; slide on the ice until you get here, or else'. my current facility will pick you up in a company vehicle that's as...

  15. The Culture of Nursing

    ceccia replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    greedy corporations and their 'profits over people' mindset. i honestly believe ALL of the other problems in nursing are caused by

  16. this is why people still think there's a nursing shortage!

    ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    nynursey, i agree with you. our mother entered the profession during the first legit nursing shortage, and graduated as an NP just as the second shortage wave hit. She truly doesn't seem to get that...

  17. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    ceccia replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    yeah...I'm from Sicily; I love warm weather and don't think I will ever get used to biting cold and ice storms. Unfortunately my partner has a job with the NSA and he really likes it there, so we're...

  18. Too much snow! Getting to work late again.

    ceccia replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    don't get me started. i just had to call a tow truck after i plowed into a snowdrift with a layer of ice underneath. on the way home from work i slid all the way down a hill; thank GOD my car and i...

  19. panic attacks at work

    ceccia posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Does anyone else deal with this? Have you found anything that works, besides medication? This is a relatively new thing for me; I never had anxiety problems before I started nursing school, and I...

  20. "Loosing" my license

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    for the millionth time, no one needs an "excuse" to avoid an unsafe or unethical workplace. also, you might not want to make fun of other people's spelling errors when you are apparently laboring...

  21. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    fwiw, the first facility i worked in was one of *those* places - co-workers who acted like you were a pain in the ass whenever you dared talk to them, short staffed all the time, and supervisors...

  22. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how many of those awards come with

  23. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    also, the ASSumption that people are job-hopping and complaining because we're spoiled Millennials who have no idea what hard work is...thanks for playing, but no. You have no idea what anyone else...

  24. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    there also seems to be a ton of negativity whenever someone else tries to get into a better situation. Whether it's leaving a job after only a few months, or planning on NP or CRNA school, or wanting...

  25. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, thank you! I can't stand nurses who are always saying they're all "for the patients" and "so compassionate" but they can't manage to direct any of their supposedly amazing people skills and...