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  1. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    emmawdhous ~ First of all, kudos to you for your achievements !!! lol ... And thank you for your encouragement. You're right, I bet my kids and their friends,(in their 20's) don't know what "xerox"...

  2. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a 55 yr old with and ADN degree holding a CA RN license since 1987. Early in my career I was attending a local University in their RN to BSN program. I never finished my BSN degree choosing to...

  3. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    herring_RN ~ Thank you for sharing those articles. They highlight my point. That being, patient outcomes are directly determined by Nurse / patient ratios. Likewise, patient outcomes, ultimately,...

  4. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a current CNA press release regarding safety standards at an LA hospital. RNs Warn Safety Standards Eroding at Kaiser LA Medical Center | National Nurses United This piece could have been...

  5. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    tjmrn replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with others who have said if you're not able to perform at your best, you should call in. As a patient, especially a post~op patient, I would not want my Nurse attending to me if she/he were...

  6. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That there are studies quantifying the cost effectiveness of better patient / RN ratios in measurably "better outcomes" should drive the arguments. And I think they do on the RNs side of it. But...

  7. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I remember being advised to fill out ADO's. I also remember thinking, at that time, how that was going to add to the, already too long it takes to get the charting done for my patients. (In the days...

  8. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I probably should have sued my hospital for what they did to me. (I told that story in response on another thread. ) Laws for safe staffing have been passed since that, which I am glad for. Though...

  9. "Safe Staffing" practices ~ nothing has changed

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Rose_Queen ~ That is exactly what I think too. What is surprising to me, is that nothing has changed, regarding that, since I first went into Nursing ~ 28 years ago. I find that both difficult to...

  10. The "shadow" RN workforce

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    caliotter3 ~ Thank you for your reply. Yes, unemployment in general is not statistically depicted accurately / authentically. But I am curious, specifically, about experienced RNs as it applies to...

  11. The "shadow" RN workforce

    tjmrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading post after post, article after article about experienced RNs unable to find Nursing jobs as "re~entry" Nurses. Along with that are the many stories of RNs working in other fields....

  12. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    Jules A ~ I know what you mean. I go out to do those things I've always done and find, to my surprise, they are more challenging for some unknown reason ... lol I agree that much of our society buys...

  13. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    NurseGizmo~ I'm curious how you decided on the program you've chosen. There are so many advertised and I'm not sure what criteria, other than accreditation, to look for. Good luck with your

  14. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    hppygr8ful ~ Thank you for your reply. I participated in an RN run open clinic providing a variety of holistic care Nursing therapies. We offered Jin Shin Jyutsu, Therapeutic Touch and guided...

  15. No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

    tjmrn replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    As a New Grad, Interim Permittee, my first employer asked me to cross a CNA picket line to come to work. They told me they would bring me in the "back door" and that I could sleep there so as not to...

  16. No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

    tjmrn replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with RNNPICU. What ever happened to Interim Permittee programs

  17. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    Melissa ~ I hadn't thought of that. Thinking I had to earn the BSN first. Thank you for sharing your

  18. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    Spidey's mom ~ Thank you for sharing your

  19. seems like the union isn't doing anything

    tjmrn replied to amzyRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    amzyRN ~ I am so sorry to hear the troubles with safe staffing practices at your hospital. My advice is to do what your conscience tells you regarding protecting your patients, staff and...

  20. Keeping License Active?

    tjmrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired Nurses

    I know I'm late on the response here, but here goes ... I've had my license since 1987. I haven't been working, due to family issues, for the past ~8 years. But I still keep my license...

  21. No, We Can't Offer You A Job, But.....

    tjmrn replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    I think home care Nursing requires a lot of independent, self reliant problem solving that new grads, without clinical experience, have not honed yet. And to be expected to take that kind of...

  22. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have advice on what aspects to look for in a part~time, online program ? I am in California with a CA lic. and not familiar, at all, with online coursework. (Except for online CEU...

  23. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    caroladybelle ~ Kudos to you

  24. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    caliotter3 ~ Thank

  25. RN ~ BSN @ 55 ?

    tjmrn replied to tjmrn's topic in General Nursing

    elkpark~ Thank you, so much, for your story and the encouragement ! I was beginning to think that it wasn't important to me or not worth it. I had trouble renewing my license this passed cycle due to...