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jobellestarr

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  1. Telling People Your Nurse Title, RN or LVN

    jobellestarr replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I avoid telling anyone my occupation outside of work. That leads to long and boring discussions about their surgery, hospital stays, blah, blah, blah. And if asked, I would only say nurse even in the...

  2. I'm About To Fail NCLEX Need Help With Where To Go From Here

    jobellestarr replied to magnumGI's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I see a lot of anxiety in your post. Is this normal for you? Were you like this while getting your other degrees? Maybe look at this as a good learning experience and realize that you have limitations...

  3. VA Hospital Med-Surg vs Private Hospital Telemetry?

    jobellestarr replied to future_rn11's topic in General Nursing

    I retired from federal service (Indian Health Service) and you can’t beat federal service. I found working in the federal system was more of a mission and that it aligned with my personal values. I...

  4. Airforce VS Navy Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Dyson's topic in Government, Military

    Have you thought about Commission Corps? It’s the uniformed branch of the US Public Health Service. Another great career. I retired from Indian Health Service and we had a lot of Corp as

  5. Quality Professionals in Health Insurance Offer Alternative Career Path

    jobellestarr replied to Nancy Ross Bell's topic in General Specialties

    This would only work if you believe in the for profit model of healthcare. That would be a hard

  6. Retaking NCLEX For Licensure In Another State

    jobellestarr replied to Rn198801's topic in Nursing Career

    I would recheck that. If you’ve been working and not let your current license lapse in the state you are working in, you should just be able to reinstate it. I’d call the BON to get

  7. Nurses are the 'Canary in the Mine'

    jobellestarr replied to RN WRITER NC's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is much kinder than the words I thought. We are not angels, nursing is not a calling. And it’s OK to expect a fair wage to commensurate with the level of responsibility that we have. To...

  8. Interviewing a Phoenix

    jobellestarr replied to ZenLover's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, your story and bravery are amazing.Thank you for sharing.

  9. A Sticky Wicket

    jobellestarr replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Poodlebreath. I love your name. Best smile of the day.

  10. A Sticky Wicket

    jobellestarr replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow. That is a big fat hella no. And the medical records person needs to be reported. I had a coworker that thought it was OK to delve into family members MR’s. This was a BIG hairy deal. She was...

  11. Are you a Nurse just for the money or do you do it from your heart?

    jobellestarr replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I retired from federal service and I am so thankful I did. It’s 5 years and age 62 for retirement not 20 years! Keep your benefits for life and a pension. And the pay is considerably better than the...

  12. Hospital Profits Over Patient Safety: The reasons you should not be a nurse

    jobellestarr replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a reservation for 20 years. Our patients received great care because people cared. The docs were great, internists and family practice. Their skills were excellent (as were the nurses)...

  13. Are you a Nurse just for the money or do you do it from your heart?

    jobellestarr replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. The whole “nursing is a calling” crap. It’s a profession and we should be treated as

  14. Hospital Profits Over Patient Safety: The reasons you should not be a nurse

    jobellestarr replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you.

  15. The Nursing Experience: Defining Moments That Change Us

    jobellestarr replied to Tina Hayes's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like these devastating situations touch us in ways that are undefinable and become part of our

  16. Patient going to complain against me?

    jobellestarr replied to Bella345's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. I had anxiety just reading this and it set of all kinds of feels for me. I kind of only like animals

  17. Best Shoes for Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to curlygirl898's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Kurus. Built in arch support. I’ve never needed to break them in and wore them for the whole 12 hours. Be very wary of clog type shoes. If you fall, they don’t bend like a regular shoe. So many...

  18. IDK, What I Want To Do With Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to

  19. IDK, What I Want To Do With Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    I see. Is the OR a class or did you actually transfer there? If it’s a class, maybe you could rethink this and go talk to the managers in L and D or NICU. It doesn’t always matter that you don’t...

  20. IDK, What I Want To Do With Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    Not to demean your decision but I’ve been a nurse for 40 years and have worked in all area. Can you be more specific about what you didn’t like about pp? I personally found it the least stressful...

  21. IDK, What I Want To Do With Nursing

    jobellestarr replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    If you know that your true passion is babies, why are you going to the OR? PP to L and D or NICU would have been the most logical progression. I don’t think any of the advanced degrees require any...

  22. Rude Family Member - Advice?

    jobellestarr replied to katyperryfan's topic in General Nursing

    What does snarky mean? It means rude. And yes, they know that I heard them and that their response was rude. Rudeness does not require an

  23. LVN vs. ADN

    jobellestarr replied to jupiter101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn’t matter what the world thinks. The licensing and scope of practice are what governs what you can do. The LPN degree is a technical degree. And it’s limited in scope of practice which is...

  24. Starting New Life, Overwhelmed Need Advice

    jobellestarr replied to StartingFreshin21's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am sorry for all that you have gone through. I don’t know that they’re is much of a market for just M/B in the travel world. Most places I’ve worked, you usually had to do L and D too. Is...

  25. Where do you stand on "Nurses don't get paid enough"?

    jobellestarr replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    My manager literally said to us last week “ ignore your pain and take care of patients first. And the nursing is a calling nonsense. This is what keep nurses underpaid and overworked. I quit