MrsK62

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1. Unit is Total Chaos

   MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   There is usually a clause in a contract which states you can leave after giving 30 days' notice, clean. You certainly can't go on like this for the next five or six months. Give notice and let them...

2. Hates Nursing School

   MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   What made you want to study nursing? What did you like, or think you would like, about

3. Travel Nursing: The good, the bad, and why I probably will never do again-Part 1

   MrsK62 replied to Have Nurse's topic in Travel

   This post is not of the quality I'm used to seeing on this site. Posts on AllNirses are usually timely and have to do directly with topics concerning nurses. This has nothing to do with travel nursing...

4. Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

   MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   No lasting harm was done and you really learned something. This is really going to stink for you for a while but you will go through it and come out the other side. I can tell from the things you said...

5. Taking Job Hopping to a New Level

   MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Can you do something drastic? Downsize your housing as someone else mentioned? Move to a cheaper part of the country? This is no way for you to live. I've been doing travel nursing for the past few...

6. RMA Wants to Become LPN : Afraid of Failure

   MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Before you try again you need to have a very good idea about why you did not succeed, and you need to have a workable concrete plan for overcoming that specific difficulty. Alternatively, have you...

7. Told to fake vital signs

   MrsK62 replied to gypsierose's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   These patients are people with families and friends who love them. They have entrusted their loved ones to your care. Is this how you would want someone to treat your parents? Shame on these nurses....

8. lying about clinical hours

   MrsK62 replied to astrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This guy is nervy and I hope you're not doing his homework for him. Does he think your time is less valuable than his? Perhaps because he's a man? I could go on but I'm gonna stop

9. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

   MrsK62 replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

   If your personal problems are serious and pressing, maybe this isn't the time to start a new job. Get your legal and personal affairs in order, then devote yourself to finding your dream

10. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    MrsK62 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    If you have decided to leave, don't put this experience on your resume. You've only been there for a few weeks, so leaving it off won't create a gap you'll have to explain. Unless you live in a burg,...

11. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    MrsK62 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    I really sympathize with your feelings of being overwhelmed. The fact is that nursing is really hard. It's such an important job, and you do literally have their lives in your hands. I hope there are...

12. When is the Right Time to Leave First Job - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you are on a temporary contract you are not obligated to stay once the year is up.. You have fulfilled your contract after one

13. When is the Right Time to Leave First Job - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You were very lucky to find such a supportive group of nurses at your first job. Many if not most are not so lucky as I'm sure you've read. Make sure your skills are rock solid before you leave for...

14. Can't Lift 50 lbs - Will I be discriminated against?

    MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Maybe you should stop and think of some other health care related ffields you could go into. Coding comes to

15. ADN Graduate : Feeling discouraged and overlooked for promotions in LTC

    MrsK62 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you want to be a psych nurse go get a job on a psych unit. Apply to a geroppsychiatric unit if you have to. There's a lot of overlap between a geroppsychiatric unit and a nursing