CaffeinePOQ4HPRN BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

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    Not Sure If I should Go The LVN-BSN Route

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to prncaffinated's topic in LPN to RN

    Do the BSN! I am a registered practical nurse, I graduated from a 2-year college program and, in terms of career flexibility as a pratical nurse, well... there is NONE! It was a huge waste of time!!!...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I'd rather not have my tax dollars used to care for racist old witches and SOBs. I'm sure her kids are fine... but, the kind part of my soul thinks that the kin/families that have had to...
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    Taking an indefinite hiatus from the Nursing Profession

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone taken an extended hiatus from the nursing profession? What did you do instead to earn a living and how long were you gone? Did you go back to school? If so, for what? I want to escape ASAP...
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    Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Goodness, bless you! I mean that sincerely :). I am quite literally running away from the
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's not very nice. Take a step off your high and mighty horse. Honestly, I don't know a single nurse who LOVES people, especially after years of being abused by patients/families/management. My...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Taking off antiembolic stockings and seeing a cloud of dry skin flakes float into the air. So
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I work in HELL (opps, I mean LTC, too) and I can't tell you how many SOBs we've either had to dis-impact or send to the ER for impaction because they were non-compliant with stool softeners/bowel...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I hate patients with elitist attitudes who speak to nursing and supportive staff as if they are indentured slaves. I also hate masochistic patients -- they have no mental illness but are...
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    New Grad...should i stick with nursing?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to kathleen07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Steer clear of bedside nursing jobs. All institutions treat bedside nurses very inhumanely, like slaves... they expect you to do increasingly more with less, your basic rights are trampled, you're...
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    Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am tired. I am tired of it all. I am so tired that on my days off from work (which are increasing due to budget cuts), all I have energy for (if at all) is to desperately search for...
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    Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    No one is hiring. The few Physician offices that are hiring want a Registered Nurse (BScN) only. Regardless, I have applied to any openings I've come across and they tell me exactly what I already...
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    is anyone else being laid off, reduced hours, etc?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am experiencing it too! Over the past 2 years I have watched my hours gradually get cut down to what is now drastic! In Canada, all the nurses are feeling it. My hospital has cut back on...
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    Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't move to another area because the only options for RPNs (Registered Practical Nurses, 2-year college diploma) is for CCC geriatric units, LTC, nursing homes... and I won't bore you with my rant...
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    The Truth About Nursing

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to LorieStesk's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, LOL "only three 12hr shifts"?! What a fool! He'll learn..
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    I give in, I'm a COB

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    me
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Round-the-clock changing of incontinent briefs (aka adult diapers) for fecal and/or urinary incontinence. I have adapted to loathe it less since I work in gerontology (note: not by choice); and, I...
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    I Hate People (my rant)

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to AlyaMF's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to love people...then I became a nurse! Although, I wouldn't say I hate or dislike people I will admit that I am definitely less "cheery" and have become a bit of a @itch since I became a...
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    Is the job market really this tough?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in Canada

    Casual RPN, needs a full-time job! Feeling like I'm trapped in a dead end and barely making an income. Nowhere seems to be hiring, or at least they're not hiring me. I'm not picky, I would work at...
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    Is the job market really this tough?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Canada

    Some additional info: I have extensive volunteer experience, which has helped to keep me busy and make a meaningful impact in the community... but has not helped to give me a competitive edge in terms...
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    Careers as an RPN

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    I'm have been an RPN for a while now and I regret it! In this current economy, the career prospects (especially for RPNs) are restrictive and minimal... and I work alongside many veteran RPNs who...
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    I feel like a glorified maid

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you very much for trying to be helpful and offering your opinion, but if it was really that easy to turn my situation around by getting another nursing job (in a more tolerable environment with...
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    When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AMEN! Beware of repeat offenders!!! Any Nurses reading this post who are prone to this behavior should be WARNED that by behaving this way you will develop a reputation of being self-serving amongst...
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    Worth complaining about or just whiny?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    This is naïvely bad advice! Most of you ladies and gents pursuing "higher education" are on student loans, some are single parents, financing every aspect of your lives without parental support and...
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    Anyone left the nursing profession?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you have left the nursing profession, what are you doing
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    Worth complaining about or just whiny?

    CaffeinePOQ4HPRN replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    Oh heck yes! Lots of personal bias, politics, and idiosyncratic grading methods in nursing school. When I did my baccalaureate degree in political science, I found my profs were more rational and...