Deepinthegame

Ok, been at my present gig for over 20 years-have won many awards , etc. - Yes, at a Super Platinum Five Star ( I know I'm forgetting something- Oh , yeah Joint Commission Approved ) Magnet Status Luxury Hospital ( we wash cars too ). Now for my poi...

I can tell you why- Starts with College/University Professors not being honest with students. Not taking time out and taking the authority hat off and telling it like it is. As a guy that was former military (USMC ) our instructors told the truth - l...

Jaded

Business always wins against nurses

Sitting in traffic

This is my strong suit - I was built for this game ! Oh, I must say this is a good one. Over the years , I have become an expert at ,"Giving the people what they want ! " My hospital loves me for it too ,and have received multiple awards in the pas...

Chamberlain online was the best thing that happen for me , as well as, my hospital . So many of my fellow staff got BSNs and MSNs from Chamberlain online . Truly an awesome experience. Nothing like ( much like here ) posting for school from your ce...

It's a gig

It is a joke ! Fear the Feds and laugh at Joint Commission We had a hospital here in Chicago that had to be shut down by the FBI-where was Joint Commission ? Where was Magnet ? Where was etc. ? However , it took an entity outside of healthcare to sh...

Well , in my day orientation would go like this Day One : Following a nurse Day Two : The nurse I just followed the day before calls in sick. Now , I am on my own and staff tells me if I need any help just ask. Advice : Take care of the pts whose ...

I would never "Reported " you ! In my time, I have seen so much and been through so much. Really , LTC ? Senokot ? What's next a flintstone vitamin ? Heck, most LTC need to be shut down anyway. You know what ? I probably would have told you watch it...

Want to look ,and feel like you are making a difference once a code has started ? No other , than the "Flush Man " . Yes, the "Flush Man " is in it to win it -other than the CPR guy. When the code is over -good or bad - you looked amazing during the ...

Matter of fact, my nursing back ground is much like yours ,and I have been doing dialysis since "95" . On that note , I now , for the pass decade have been doing bedside dialysis just to keep my skills up. Ok, the pay is what I get paid hourly , but...

Ok, all this owning up sounds so good , so Florence Nightingale ( would have been laid off or fired along time ago ) -but I have seen nurses for simple mistakes hung out to dry. Yeah, yeah, yeah - pt's advocate and all that -please. Most hospitals d...

Dealing with ," That one family member " -you know the one that has nothing else in life to do ,but hang around the nursing home. As, I said before , I have been around and " That family member " is at all LTC facilities -Who's job is to bug you ev...

About the same here -Bass fishing and Hunting is what I do to keep my balance. Got me a 62inch bull moose up there in Alaska about seven years ago.

My favorite- is what I do now -Radiology ( CT/MRI ) I have done it all ,and this is by far the best gig I have ever had . I just meet ,greet, and stick , repeat. After working so many nursing jobs , I have nothing to prove. Heck, I had enough time ...

Well said ! So,so , true -" ...just a click away."

Oh, I must say this is a good one. Over the years , I have become an expert at ,"Giving the people what they want ! " My hospital loves me for it too ,and have received multiple awards in the past. The secret is pass the buck after trying to explain ...

Use to do it all the time -back in the "90's" . Matter of fact , at the end of the year I would have so many W2s. I mean, I don't know about you guys but I have worked in some 5 Star dumps in my time. Most of those places just wanted a nurse in title...

When I see fellow nurses that don't even try and work things out with one another. Instead, run to the office .

Back in the "90s" , these were the sort of places I working. As for equipment ( sometimes staff) , alot of stuff that would add up to nothing. Like - peanut butter and no jelly. However, I now appreciate where I'm now. Granted , its times this place ...

Only suggestion- Don't let nothing happen on your watch . It's going to be your fault no matter what . Just watch your 6 . Something bad always happens -dont let it be you.

Yeah, going throught the same here at a giant Magnet Status teaching hospital . Matter of fact, it is so wealthy until it was a write up about how if the hospital didnt get a dime from the government it would still be in the black. Non-for profit - M...

Really quick- been a nurse since "93" worked in so many areas in nursing. Just received my BSN and Certification this past Dec. ...not to mention achieving a ( afraid to say what hospital) heck of an award for nursing at my Mag Hospital. Point is ......