nightnurse47

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1. Your Supervisor and Your DON

   nightnurse47 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I recently left a hospital where I had put 16 years in, a unit I loved, an education project I really enjoyed as well as signing a contract for the RN to BSN that would have cost me 10,000$. We had a...

2. I failed the interview personality test/survey!

   nightnurse47 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

   Ha! I'm loving this too...sex with a squirrel, what will they think of next? I am changing jobs after 15 years because of a new manager who thinks management by threats is the new way to go....so to...

3. Experienced Nurses Only

   nightnurse47 replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

   I notice that the posts in the specialty forums tend to be from more experienced nurses. I think it helps students and others who are interested in becoming nurses to be able to participate in...

4. Psych RN's, being phased out???

   nightnurse47 replied to Halinja's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree! Our medical director just told us that psych nursing is projected to be one of the most needed specialties in the years to come...and as has been mentioned, everyone else is too scared to be...

5. Hey, Managers! What's up with the "weeding out" of good nurses?

   nightnurse47 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Just thought I would jump in with my 2 cents... I am another one of those long time nurses being weeded out..I have been in this position in a mid size hospital for 13 years, long time manager retired...

6. Feasibility of non-smoking policy in psychiatric hospitals?

   nightnurse47 replied to psych nurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Our facility went non smoking about 8 years ago for the psych unit and entirely, even on the grounds last year. We had the same concerns that many of you have expressed about the patients, but we were...

7. You know you work nights when.......

   nightnurse47 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am loving these! Never know what day it is, and can't tell what I am supposed to be doing when the alarm goes off...is it 5:30PM or 5:30Am? Am I getting up to get kids to school, or go to work? I...

8. Trouble with Narcan

   nightnurse47 replied to mellomom's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for this post. Even as a 15 year psych veteran, I am increasingly distressed by the "labels" we put on patients. "Addicts" can have pain too, and as you said, each "addict" is someone's...

9. Do you have a diagnosis of mental illness?

   nightnurse47 replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Lady BugLass ! I am a 15 year psych RN with a long history of depression that is actually cyclethymia (high functioning bipolar) with meds on and off since adolecsence. Several years ago I was...

10. I have insomnia!!!

    nightnurse47 replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! As a night shift nurse for 15 plus years I have had my share of insomnia! Plus, I just did a unit teaching project on insomnia, and learned some things that might help. There is so much...

11. Background/Credit Check, Bankruptcy

    nightnurse47 replied to markjrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Years ago, my husband lost his job due to downsizing, we were unable to sell our home because of a severely depressed market ( 10 homes for sale on the same 2 blocks!). We had to foreclose...

12. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    nightnurse47 replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Last Year we got a gold colored key chain with a star on it. Color wore off and chain broke with 2

13. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    nightnurse47 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Found it as a link, I think, may have been on MSN or Google search though. I don't post a lot, but this site gets me through a few long nights, keep up the great

14. Help! New Manager Blues!

    nightnurse47 replied to nightnurse47's topic in Nursing Career

    Good idea Daytonite, I will have a letter ready, just in case. This just makes me very sad. I really enjoy my job, and it feels awful to think I may need to leave after all these years when this...

15. Help! New Manager Blues!

    nightnurse47 replied to nightnurse47's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks to both Timothy and Daytonite, What I have done is what both of you suggested, actually! I am proceeding up the chain, but with restraint. I am not filing a grievance, but to ask for help in...