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Hello- I am looking for positions that allow me to work from home. I have 10 years of experience ranging from ICU, ER, Nurse Case Manager and Pediatrics. I left my job from working 5 yrs. at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. The reason be is due to my mom's health has declined and I need to be in town where we live (daily drive to CMH was 140 miles round trip). Working from home is ideal and it could be a contract, temporary or part/full-time position. I have applied to positions that have been posted on Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Monster and LinkedIn the last month. So far, I've had no responses besides "Thank for applying. Your application was not selected." Any knowing companies that hire nurses giving them that chance to work at home? Thanks!

Thank you! I applied 2 weeks ago and waiting to see if they appeal. If so, I will file one as well.

Hello- I am needing advice. I worked at a children's hospital for the last seven years (round trip to work was over 100 miles, but it was worth the drive.) My decision was based on I needed to come back to town to work due to my mom's health is declining very fast and being that far away any more was not ideal. I applied to a Urology Surgery Center here in town and after accepting it, all they needed was a warm body. I have experience being a surgical nurse and they assumed I could just "hit the ground running." I had no orientation, well two days to show how to chart and that's it. There were only 2 other nurses handling 8-9 surgical cases a day with daily add-on the doctors demanded. I worked there for 2 months and had never ever experienced in my 11 yrs of nursing what I did there. They did procedures under general and brought to PACU still very sleepy and the turnover time to get them back to their room was 30 mins to monitor them. I kept them longer because they weren't ready to go back to their room. The one surgeon operated like he was slaughtering an animal only caring about the money that was being brought in and not at all the high risk patients that he was doing. The anesthesiologist would evaluate and disagree, but he would override her decision. After one surgery a man had a catheter in which was draining bright red blood with significant clots and wouldn't stop. After irrigating, if stayed the same. The other nurse and I stayed late with this patient and the surgeon knew what was going on. He told us to tell the wife to keep irrigating every 30 minutes at home or go to the ER later (only because he'd be off call). This patient went to the ER. One patient I found out, actually bled out and died. He's a monster but well known in the community, and very rich. The office manager is the gate keeper and is the meanest person I've encountered not caring about staff and thinks the nurses just sit around. I gave a 4 week notice and they acted like it's no big deal leaving again 2 nurses. They hired a nurse very quickly as the nurse manager basically lied through the interview as she did me that it's a great place to work. After many days/nights crying and I felt putting my license at risk, plus my family if an incidence would occur. My husband wanted me out and quickly. So, I did. With this I want to try to collect unemployment, but the one question needs answered is "What was the final incident that caused you to quit this employment?" I am not sure what to type to fill this out. I also many times voiced "I need help and I do not understand what the procedures are due to not policies in place nor orientation." It was always just a shrug. Any help to lead me what and how to fill the question out is appreciated. Trying to get this filed today, even if it is denied. Thanks

Thanks much!!! Hugs back

I've been bumped up dosage with the Lamicital, and as far as that "great rush of everything" at the same time that comes with bipolar..a baby dose of Xanax. I've never ever ever ever not taken my meds

I got 2 different opinions and my doc is a psychiatrist . Mental health is such a hush hush thing, but no different of a diabetic needing insulin.

Here's a part left out, with the idea I had for a future time, the exect director took it and ran with it, this was as just an idea. Then when in the discussion she is the one that said she acted on it too fast and then pointed a finger at me as it was the way I came up with it...basically without further discussion she made the decision to go forth and when asked about the events she stated I've done...she couldn't tell me.

No one knows about my health history.

For this company I have wrote articles for them and published nation wide, nominated for an award. Other nurses within the company emailing me asking questions...maybe I AM at fault and it's my mental health effecting everything. When first started I had 10 pts dumped in my lap due to a nurse being fired and as stated " we know you have the strengths todo this" then gave me 3 pts almost 2 hours away. I'm not the only nurse this is happening to.

When coming up with an idea for me to do for our team eventually that would benefit us, if timing was allowed I approached to our exec. Direct. They jumped on the idea and that day made a phone call and with a reply in an email thought it was great and would go forward now with it. That was unexpected. The next day I get an email from a asst clinic direct (our teams ACD was on vacay) and she stated it was a bad idea and will talk with exect direct that it won't happen. Then the next day I was asked to meet with the exec direct and the other teams ACD. In the meeting the exect director stated that she made a decision too fast about the idea I had and is disappointed how it was approached. From there I was told I'm bringing our team down ( I put 150^ when working, we take care of pts that are passing and families). Then that I put community events first over pt care...the most I've done was stop in 1 time for 5mins in between pts...never ever anything else. I take too long at visits and can't time manage. I am spaced out all over, some pts are 1hr and 20mins away and to see 2 of them totals to 4 hrs (one hr visit if pt doesn't have chgs or until controlled restlessness) and the hour drive time. I've asked for help before and now am told I am to never again ask for help nor get help. My case load is too low and other nurses have many more pt, yes and those nurses are in one place- a facility. The one question that was asked which I think is illegal but maybe not Is if I was on any medication and if so am I taking it? I do not understand how this can even be asked. No behavior problems nor complaints on me...as of yesterday I have resigned my case managing position and doing prn while looking elsewhere. I can no longer do this with now trying to cut short my visits when actually families have nursing related questions or pt needs more care. When getting home I am up till midnight doing paperwork and barely get to see my family. Any advice? I also am the only nurse on staff that does the pediatric pts hospice too, no drive time taken in consideration at all and the baby is a 2 1/2 month old and family is different culturally and language barrier. Plus numerous phone calls nightly/ wkend if that pt needs a visit. Told no claiming the time if called. So being that available, like last wkend at a movie with family and got called twice, I didn't answer. She that nurse called our clinical director and she called me to instruct me to call that nurse. Mentally exhausted Yes I am bipolar 1 with severe depression/anxiety but still human. Since asking that question to me, it has had an effect on me and not in a positive way either. I am mentally exhausted.

I like that your very honest, and this is something I needed to hear from another nurse. My next is something very hard, here I am with complete strangers to me and I'm already figured out....yes within the last 2 years I was diagnosed Bipolar 1 with severe depression/anxiety. What is my fit then? My husband has rode this roller coaster of me in critical care for yrs to this the last 2yrs...I look at my degree and wonder sometimes.

How do you find extended care nursing positions? Please don't think I'm all about meds I do the treadmill when time allows

Ask if there are other others within that same drug class but not the side affects. Better yet go into a pharmacy and just ask questions. I've been on different ones and then when diagnosed with bipolar it was all different meds then. Lamictal 200mg a.m. Effexor 250mg Xanax prn Trazadone 100mg just to sleep. I could stay up 24hrs just cause my mind wouldn't shut off. Work, did I do that, was that wrong. Could I've ran a code better or get the crash cart faster and they would've lived? Then family and on and on. It might take starting over on meds to find what's right for you.

Please do not be in a position that you are right now. Move on, it's really ok. I too have Bipolar 1...severe depression with awful awful anxiety. I started within a clinic and as had that thought of others really look up to the nurses that are in critical care. So I went there, going through PALS,ACLS blah blah. Post op open heart pts/ bleeding out pts, all these drips, running codes. Anxiety every single day...leave. Your mental health isn't worth losing. I yet again looking for another position. Sometimes I wish I wasn't a nurse at all.

When coming up with an idea for me to do for our team eventually that would benefit us, if timing was allowed I approached to our exec. Direct. They jumped on the idea and that day made a phone call and with a reply in an email thought it was great and would go forward now with it. That was unexpected. The next day I get an email from a asst clinic direct (our teams ACD was on vacay) and she stated it was a bad idea and will talk with exect direct that it won't happen. Then the next day I was asked to meet with the exec direct and the other teams ACD. In the meeting the exect director stated that she made a decision too fast about the idea I had and is disappointed how it was approached. From there I was told I'm bringing our team down ( I put 150^ when working, we take care of pts that are passing and families). Then that I put community events first over pt care...the most I've done was stop in 1 time for 5mins in between pts...never ever anything else. I take too long at visits and can't time manage. I am spaced out all over, some pts are 1hr and 20mins away and to see 2 of them totals to 4 hrs (one hr visit if pt doesn't have chgs or until controlled restlessness) and the hour drive time. I've asked for help before and now am told I am to never again ask for help nor get help. My case load is too low and other nurses have many more pt, yes and those nurses are in one place- a facility. The one question that was asked which I think is illegal but maybe not Is if I was on any medication and if so am I taking it? I do not understand how this can even be asked. No behavior problems nor complaints on me...as of yesterday I have resigned my case managing position and doing prn while looking elsewhere. I can no longer do this with now trying to cut short my visits when actually families have nursing related questions or pt needs more care. When getting home I am up till midnight doing paperwork and barely get to see my family. Any advice? I also am the only nurse on staff that does the pediatric pts hospice too, no drive time taken in consideration at all and the baby is a 2 1/2 month old and family is different culturally and language barrier. Plus numerous phone calls nightly/ wkend if that pt needs a visit. Told no claiming the time if called. So being that available, like last wkend at a movie with family and got called twice, I didn't answer. She that nurse called our clinical director and she called me to instruct me to call that nurse. I am mentally exhausted.