maryk650

Same here. I have 35 years of experience, mostly ER. I have been a travel nurse for the last 3 years. My last assignment ended up being 9 months instead of 13 weeks. I kept extending my contract. All of a sudden I'm not getting any calls for interviews. My last assignment ended in October and I have not had one call even though the agency is submitting my application to jobs posted. I have tried to get a job in or near my hometown. I have applied to hospitals, nursing homes, retirement centers, Dr. offices, and several other places that has nothing to do with nursing. I have had one interview and am still waiting to hear how that went. I have hand delivered applications and filled out hundreds on the internet. I am either "over qualified" or don't have enough experience for what they are supposedly hiring for. Everything is specialty now. My recruiter even told nme that most places "are afraid you can't keep up the pace." I've never had a problem before. I never thought that with a career as a nurse I would not be able to find a job. I'd like to thank our government for the part they have played in my plight.

Try to loosen the IV tubing before positioning your non-dominant hand to put pressure at the site. A lot of the fluids contain ingredients that may make the tubing hub stick to the IV cath. I also carry a pair of small forceps to grasp the tubing with to loosen the tubing before removing it. You will get better with practice and will develop your own technique. Hang in there.

I live near Nashville, so the answer is yes.

The facility I work at now did not do a drug test pre-employment or random drug tests. This is the first hospital I have ever worked that does not do a pre-employment drug screen or random drug screens. I have worked Home Health in the past. They did drug screens at the drop of a hat.

I love this site. It's great to know I am not alone.

Been there. Done that. I am presently in the same situation. I interviewed forr a position in the ER. Since I have managerial experience, they wanted me to accept a position as House Supervisor. I informed them of my intention to not get back into the managerial aspect of nursing, but I agreed to give it a try. Now I am having to go to work at another hospital because they will not let me transfer to another department. I have put in 4 internal transfers for the ER and have been passed over each time. The last time was it was because a nurse has been there longer than me but she didn't have any experience. Now that I have requested to go PRN, there is something I do "wrong" on each shift I work. Never had that problem before. The DON was aware from the beginning that I would only try it. There is really a problem keeping nurses in this role, and they don't want me to quit. So they refuse to let me transfer with in the hospital. The question is whether or not you are willing to go the distance to get what you want. My schedule has been changed several times since it was posted and without my permission. I go to work and see the changes. So I have decided to go somewhere else to work.

:trout: :gandalf: There is a time and place for everything. A nurse decides to do her confrontation in private. The doctor does not. Also, sometimes the doctor is bordering or is actuallly harrassing the nurse. This is a reportable offense that can result in investigation and punishment. Nurses do not have to take the insults and degradment anymore. I have had to have discussions with doctors many times and I choose to do my confrontations in private. Always remember that we are patient advocates. That is the most important thing.

I think this is a nationwide problem. Most nurses change jobs because of the staffing issues but find it is not much better anywhere else. The hospital I work has major staffing issues, but jobs are not filled unless they are posted by Human Resources, which is not very often. The pay is not very good, and if you want to transfer internally, it usually involves a pay cut. Who wants to go to another dept. and take a cut in pay? There is not even increased pay consideration for transferring to a specialty area. At present, I am a House Supervisor who wants to transfer to the ER. I would have to take a 12% cut in my salary to transfer. Nonetheless, I am seeking employment elsewhere. I am very uncomfortable because of the liability involved in working with the staff that I have. I supervise RNs, LPNs, and CNAs that usually have 10+ patients per shift on Med/Surg plus any admissions that may come in on the shift. Sometimes the CNAs have 16+ patients apiece. I have complained to Adm. multiple times, but so far nothing has been done. When the managers make their monthly schedules, they even schedule short- staffed because there are not enough nurses to work. They do not enforce the sick call policy, and the sick call is way out of hand. I have also complained about this multiple times and have gone so far as to let the CEO know how bad it is. I still have not gotten any feedback. They do the surveys but do not do anything about the situation. I think this puts the staff and the patients at risk. The nurses have gone as far as refusing to take admissions because of their workload. The Manager comes in to work (if you can call it that) for a few hours and then leaves. Any suggestions?

I work in a small 135 bed hospital. The managers are expected to be available 24-7. Some of them work their assigned times and then have to come back and work if the unit is short staffed. Are you ready to do this?

This sounds like a position on the med/surg floor--just doctored up to sound more glamorous. :lol2: :lol2: :balloons: :balloons:

Congratulations. My father was an alcoholic. Keep up the good work. My thoughts and prayers are with you every day.

My capacity is House Supervisor. Nights and 12 hour week-ends 1 nurse to 10-12 patients Both LPNs take same as RNs but are limited as to what they can do 1 CNA to 10-15 patients. Has been as high as 20 Is 5 the highest you can go? Patients complain often. A lot of them mail or phone in their complaints. YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS Give you all that crap they learn in management classes.

In my area, PRN means you are called when you are needed, usually without much notice. Resource is usually hospital based and you are scheduled to work on certain days. Per dium means you are paid for the days you work and you make a higher base pay. I'm not familiar with registry.

Never refer to yourself as "just a LPN." You are just as important as any other member of your healthcare team. Different states have different scopes of practice. Maybe some of the people in your area need to be educated!!!

Agency nursing will give you the experience that you would need. You do have to go to alot of different places and learn a lot of different routines. Most hospitals post the jobs for the hospital employees first and then advertise them. Maybe the hospitals hired from within. Don't give up. There is a job out there somewhere for you. Traveling nurses also get lots of experience in different settings, but you have to decide how far you are willing to go. And the assignments are usually for 13 weeks or more. Maybe your area doesn't need nurses like other states do. I live in Kentucky and they are begging for nurses here. Good luck.