turtlesRcool

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  1. Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    turtlesRcool replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    True, but all the listening and morale-boosters in the world won't have the impact safe staffing does. Bonuses and shift incentives only work temporarily until people burn out. More money is nice,...

  2. Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    turtlesRcool replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals wouldn't have this problem if they hired. Period. We just hired a bunch of new CNA and Student Nurses (who work as CNAs, but can do a few extra things, too). Can I tell you how much better...

  3. Short Staffed: An Epidemic

    turtlesRcool replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a teacher, someone would propose new material to add to the curriculum. And our department chair would say, "Great choice! What are we getting rid of?" That was the deal. Our...

  4. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    True, but does TB mutate at the rate coronavirus does? I feel like corona is going to be more similar to influenza in that you can never quite get ahead of it because it will keep slipping around...

  5. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, that makes sense. Even if the majority of your county gets vaccinated, if the remainder completely disregards any and all risk-reduction measures, the virus is still going to spread. I...

  6. Any advice/words of encouragement ?

    turtlesRcool replied to cheeky's topic in General Students

    Do you need the BSN right away? It seems like employers go through peaks and valleys of saying they want BSNs from all their new grads, and then go back to ADNs. Around here, there was all this...

  7. Any advice/words of encouragement ?

    turtlesRcool replied to cheeky's topic in General Students

    I'm not familiar with what you mean by collaborative programs. Could you explain? Since you don't have the details from the programs yet, it's hard to give you much advice on which of the two to...

  8. Work Schedule

    turtlesRcool replied to SarahRN0325's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends upon why you are looking at this job. I work 4 8s, and those 8s are usually 9s or 10s. But they're still better than 12s that are more like 13s or 14s. I have no desire at all to...

  9. 5 Reasons Why Taking a Semester Off During Pre-reqs May Help You in the Long Run

    turtlesRcool replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Taking a break can be a great way to refresh, but the important thing is to consider how you are going to use these de-stressing strategies when you're in a nursing program or actually working as a...

  10. New Grad RN: Should I hang in there or leave?

    turtlesRcool replied to Smnthvolger's topic in General Nursing

    When people are kept on orientation longer, they often look at it as a sign they're doing poorly and get discouraged. But on the flip side, what it really means is that they are doing well enough...

  11. I really need your advice. which college is better option?

    turtlesRcool replied to NURST1324's topic in General Students

    1) Your screen name looks like it might be your real name. If so, please consider changing it. We talk about a lot of things here candidly, and you never know when something will get back to the...

  12. Excelsior

    turtlesRcool replied to Kelly_bean's topic in Excelsior College

    But isn't the point that Excelsior is for people whose employment is such that they don't NEED practicums? It's not really about being an adult learner. I came to nursing as a career change in my...

  13. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    turtlesRcool replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing: if you work at a facility that's open 24/7/365, people have to be scheduled for all those hours. Someone has to work them. Why not you? Most of us do not have unpredictable...

  14. Is being greedy by taking lots of shifts bad?

    turtlesRcool replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Right now we're understaffed, and it's tough. Anyone who wants to could make a lot of overtime, but we're pretty burned out, so people aren't picking up all the available shifts, even for incentive...

  15. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    turtlesRcool replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to touch on this, because a 5-day work week is rare for nurses. 12-hour nurses work 3 days per week. 8-hour nurses usually work 4. My facility has a few nurses who have 40 control hours...

  16. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    turtlesRcool replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mind answering why you want 6-hour shifts for 6 days a week? Unless you live right next door to a facility, working more days a week means you're doing more unpaid (commuting, parking, paying...

  17. Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    turtlesRcool replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here in CT, our vaccination rate is strong. We recently became the first state to hit over 50% to have at least one dose, and we're over 40% at full vaccination. My town is over 60% with the first...

  18. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    turtlesRcool replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think that depends on where you are working the hourly job. My hourly job is unionized. I am guaranteed my control hours. They can call and ask if I'd like to downstaff or take call, but they can't...

  19. Private vs. Community College

    turtlesRcool replied to AdiiChavez's topic in School, College Programs

    My prediction: When you meet with the CNI counselor, he or she will give you a hard sell. Will show you how it's really affordable, and you'd be mad to waste time with a CC or any other program. It...

  20. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    turtlesRcool replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You say it's "not a badge of honor" to be paid so little, but then go on to strongly imply that it's better for nursing to be "a vocation, not for monetary gain." As if it's not possible to believe...

  21. Days vs nights?

    turtlesRcool replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still not sure I understand. Why do you want to work day shift? Your hesitations seem to be that day shift is busier and you think you might not have the seniority to get the job. But why do...

  22. Private vs. Community College

    turtlesRcool replied to AdiiChavez's topic in School, College Programs

    Hold on a minute - don't lump all private schools together. You're also confusing public/private at the university level with public/private in younger grades. Public k-12 teachers need...

  23. UCONN CEIN 2020

    turtlesRcool replied to Dangel's topic in School, College Programs

    Of course it's possible. Worth it is subjective, but it was for me. As for the timeline, rolling admissions are always kind of nebulous because they don't publicize the dates they're actively...

  24. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    turtlesRcool replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Wanting to buy a house isn't superficial. A single person wanting to buy a McMansion as a symbol of success (while looking down on smaller and older houses)

  25. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    turtlesRcool replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This is a "you" problem. It's not about houses or nursing or pay. So many of your posts are about wanting someone else's life, or, to be more accurate, what you perceive someone else's life to...