rnforforty

rnforforty

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  1. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    rnforforty replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't do much cooking until I retired, and I discovered my house had a

  2. Surplus of Nurses - should I think twice?

    rnforforty replied to Maple2016's topic in Nursing News

    I can tell you that nursing at 60 ain't easy! Bad knees, arthritis, and 12 hr + shifts don't

  3. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    rnforforty replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    Temporary Insanity. That and I'm a 3rd generation nurse, now

  4. Nurses not taking breaks

    rnforforty replied to scuffles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's a break? Never in over 40 years of nursing did I ever have coverage for a break. Now retired I have a part time gig at a pet shop that I LOVE. The first day they walked up to me and said 'Go...

  5. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    rnforforty replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL! Love this thread. After 40+ years, I've got a few goodies too. MD calls all panicked when I was IC/EH manager. A patient of his in ICU was found to have tetorifice and he wanted all the staff to...

  6. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    rnforforty replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm anal, but because I HATE to be forced to get on the telephone and chase docs for order clarification once they have escaped the unit, I've been known to grab the chart right out of their...

  7. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    rnforforty replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When did hospitals (hospital: a place where sick or dying person go to have their basic human and medical needs cared for in a humane manner by specially trained and skilled caregivers) go into...

  8. Med Error by CNA

    rnforforty replied to TriecyJay's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm still confused. It is my understanding that in certain states CNAs, with additional training as a Medication Tech can pass routine meds. Maryland is one such state. Otherwise, anyone other than an...

  9. 1st Med Error

    rnforforty replied to OUxPhys's topic in Patient Medications

    The nurse who claims never to have made a med error must not do anything! So said one of my instructors better than 40 years ago. There are the errors you know about and then there are the...

  10. Documenting elimination route

    rnforforty replied to RagingRaptor's topic in General Students

    Void, incontinent, qs (quantity

  11. What age of patient's are the most difficult for you?

    rnforforty replied to ddane94's topic in Patient Education

    MDs! One, when I was a student nurse told me to go get his chart, he 'wanted to write some orders'! Another cried when I had to shave areas on his chest to get his monitor leads to stick. The third,...

  12. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    rnforforty replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "I was told that if I wanted a BSN; with all the coursework I had completed already, it should only be a few upper level nursing courses. When I looked into it, I found that schools wanted anywhere...

  13. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

    rnforforty replied to Infofreak411's topic in Retired Nurses

    I didn't leave nursing, it left me. Many of us in our late 50s-60s were ousted during a sweep at 3 local hospitals. The few left were given such a hard time they left with most taking early...

  14. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    rnforforty replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Age discrimination is so true. Within the last 6 years 3 of the 4 local hospitals riffed most of their long term nurses. Of those I know who were not caught in the eliminations (done under the guise...

  15. Bread making for stress relief...

    rnforforty replied to bb007rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Bread making is a great stress reliever - I beat the daylights out of that dough. Better than a stress ball. And so

  16. Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    rnforforty replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    Also, the state comes in for free! And as long as you are state certified you continue to get paid by Medicare/Medicaid. JCAHO is just a 'perceived' status

  17. Joint commission and their ridiculous mandates

    rnforforty replied to nightdove's topic in Critical Care

    It is all done to justify their own existence and keep those survey fees rolling in. I could never figure out why we would actually pay to be made miserable. They would set a standard and we would...

  18. I have questions but can't find answers.

    rnforforty replied to cassienatab's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated at 16? Most schools for nursing at least require applicants to be 18. I imagine you best bet is to take some college courses and then figure out what you want. Almost any medical type...

  19. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    rnforforty replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, silly

  20. Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    rnforforty replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I used to love working the holidays. But back the then was no time and a half for holidays. The big advantage for me was doing it in exchange for 3 or 4 days off after so I could travel home, since...

  21. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    rnforforty replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My experience deals with our nurses residence while I was in nursing school. In the early 70s, I attended a Catholic 3 year nursing diploma school. We were required to live in. The residence was a 4...

  22. "For Profit" vs. "Non Profit" employers?

    rnforforty replied to Nola009's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I worked in both. I've only seen layoffs in non-profit, however the worst patient care was seen in for profit. The patient was always secondary to profit. As far as employees, even with layoffs, most...

  23. how are men treated at your workplace?

    rnforforty replied to chillbrah's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've always felt that more males in the profession could do nothing but raise it. I also don't have problems with male supervisors, DONs, etc. Been there, done that and got no use for it any more. As...

  24. will HR shot me down for no WV license?

    rnforforty replied to treeye's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No. For some exceedingly bizarre reason WV is not in the compact. I wrote to the BON asking why we did not join since we sit like an isolated island smack dab in the middle of the compact states, and...

  25. Are all nurses perpetually exhausted?

    rnforforty replied to yellow_crayon's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You mean being permanently exhausted is NOT