SunCityInsPhysical BSN, RN

SunCityInsPhysical has 50 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in RN, BSN, MA, CLNC, HC/LC.

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1. Broken Healthcare System

   SunCityInsPhysical posted a topic in General Nursing

   Please accept my apology for not standing up over course of my 45 year nursing career, I fear I failed, but in my defense I was frequently working 60+ hours a week or more. Pardon me while I choke...

2. Is nursing burn out really that bad?

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

   You remind me of my desire to become OR nurse. Things haven't changed much, I retired after over 35 years in the OR. It is a very demanding job with lots of mandatory on call time to cover...

3. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to MNRN22's topic in General Nursing

   Corporate mentality is self serving and abusive here, short staffed and more patients in chairs than is safe, it's dangerous and demoralizing. Listening to on hold spiel at corp is a joke but they...

4. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to MNRN22's topic in General Nursing

   Welcome to the real world of Nursing. Magnet and AARP recognized hospitals bought those certificates and are a joke....I've been there. I hot injured when I answered call at 1:30 am to go in on my...

5. Being Asked to Give References for Someone You Don't Respect

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   From a different perspective, that person may have been going through a rough patch and wasn't at their best, or it wasn't a good fit for a variety of reasons. This may be their opportunity for a...

6. Physical Assault by Patient

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to Kitkit24's topic in General Nursing

   No healthcare provider should be subjected to physical, verbal, emotional, financial abuse. Do not brag that you are used to it. Do not accept being treated that way. If your coworkers or...

7. Physical Assault by Patient

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to Kitkit24's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a retired OR nurse after 45years and Legal Nurse Consultant. I'm a hospital Trauma survivor. Here's what I went through and learned. I sustained an injury in 2012 after making mistake of...

8. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hmmm, waiting for Doctor Biden to lead the way. Won't hold my

9. Changing Careers At 42

   SunCityInsPhysical replied to Zakando Z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Graduated from nursing school in 1978, I am now 70, disabled after being injured by a patient. and worn out from the long hours. Stress and abuse by admin, patients, families and other staff. It's...

10. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having gruesome Flashbacks. Putting 2 and 2 together I'm having Visions of decubitous ulcers gone really bad. I put myself through nursing school days, working in nursing home 40 hr weekends....

11. We Did Not Sign Up For This

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to allnurses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well said. I just turned 70. Was RN from 1978-2021. Left last position after being tricked for 4th time to care for 8 chemo infusion pts while legally contracted for 3 chairs due to our clinic being...

12. Why no retention bonuses??

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the same cat and mouse game that has been played since the nursing shortages in the 80s and 90s. ANA has done NOTHING for us ever. No National clinical ladder, no retirement plan like...

13. New grad to NP. Is it a mistake?

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to Nursenick123's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a BSN RN for over 45 years in a variety of settings and roles. (20+ years OR, level one trauma+outpt. Case manager, then became certified oncology nurse to give chemo infusions when Dad and...

14. Why no retention bonuses??

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Corporate and local mgmt only sees us as a number on a page. A piece of interchangeable equipment to be moved around like pieces on a chess board. Their end goal is profit/ dividends to the...

15. We Did Not Sign Up For This

    SunCityInsPhysical replied to allnurses's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Clear concise summary of situation. I retired after 42yrs of active nursing when I lost confidence in my employers. One infusion nurse cannot safely monitor 10 patients receiving toxic medications....