NursesRmofun

NursesRmofun ASN, RN

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  1. I Love Night Shift

    NursesRmofun replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. I did love the night shift environment too! I just can't sleep during the day and that is what stops me. Oh...and I found there was some traffic in the a.m. going home. Other than that....what...

  2. Practical Nursing - salary raise?

    NursesRmofun replied to sallyk's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Pay rates sure do fluctuate around the country! My last LPN pay rate was about $22/hr. with about 10 years experience under my belt in the early 2000's. The exception to that was when I worked special...

  3. Being Nurse Ratched

    NursesRmofun replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are so right! I would find it extremely stressful to be a Peds. Nurse! Whew! I floated there enough (helped, didn't take a patient assignment) and give you tons of credit! I agree....those outside...

  4. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    NursesRmofun replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I once was orienting to a job in an MD's office that did very skilled work. IV treatments, etc. It was a work filled day. Sometimes, at the end of the day, after the patients left...I might seem to...

  5. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    NursesRmofun replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Irritation: Nurses that don't like new employees (*not talking about new grads but just newly employed at the facility), so try to set them up to fail or to prove they are not good enough. Obviously,...

  6. The Unemployed RN

    NursesRmofun replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    Just liked the wording in "jackpot"...haven't called yet to see if there is a jackpot in it.

  7. new RN frustration; med surg makes nurses become bitter people??

    NursesRmofun replied to ChooSoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I actually liked Med/Surg...but it is not for slow movers or people that find it difficult to get organized. It is a good starting point for a new nurse. Lots to learn in Med/Surg. As for hospitals...

  8. new RN frustration; med surg makes nurses become bitter people??

    NursesRmofun replied to ChooSoul's topic in Medical-Surgical

    True. Acute care patients are different than LTC patients or Rehab

  9. The Unemployed RN

    NursesRmofun replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    EwaAnn LOL...Jackpot...yes.

  10. The Unemployed RN

    NursesRmofun replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    If you are replying to me, thank you. I might try the unemployment office to see if there are any open houses. I suspect things are run differently depending on the state or what have you...I do have...

  11. The Unemployed RN

    NursesRmofun replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    I have had similar problems. I live in a smaller town w/ two hospitals. Neither hospital likes that I have a choppy recent history over the last few years. I finally found a very part-time job...

  12. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    NursesRmofun replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very

  13. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    NursesRmofun replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now it makes sense,

  14. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    NursesRmofun replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my....does THIS sound familiar? I bet a lot of nurses here know all to well what that is like. I worked supervising a few times in LTC and it is a common problem- insubordinate CNA's...but they...

  15. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    NursesRmofun replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a rough one to answer. Actually, I am somewhere close to where you are now....maybe even it would be a worse situation for me if it weren't for having a great, supportive significant other. I...

  16. My coworkers are great because....

    NursesRmofun replied to wooh's topic in Nurses Rock

    I don't have any co-workers right now, but I have had plenty in the past. I was thinking of some of them recently....mostly ones I worked with in my first 10 years as a nurse (back then I was an LPN)....

  17. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    NursesRmofun replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    samadams8, I can't see how I made any assumptions in what I said that you replied to. I was giving my view of what has happened to some people, including myself, as new nurses. Going back, the OP (and...

  18. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    NursesRmofun replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Evolvingrn, So true...a new nurse is in a learning mode the first year or two....and, of course, we are always learning afterward too. That first year or two...a lot of what we thought the job was may...

  19. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    NursesRmofun replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good points,

  20. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    NursesRmofun replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If it were only that easy. It usually isn't. But it's a great

  21. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    NursesRmofun replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like the world of nursing, for sure. Sorry that happened to you. I think I learned later in my career that you need to lay low at most jobs. Squeaky wheels never get oiled in this...

  22. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    NursesRmofun replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm not working currently...but I think sitting and talking to my loved one relaxed me some, when I did work. Sitting outside where I could breathe fresh air and look at nature was good

  23. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    NursesRmofun replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To: bbuerke You know, you make me think of the time, way back when- when I was an LPN just out of LPN school and worked on a similarly run unit where the RN's had much fewer patients and had a...

  24. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    NursesRmofun replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have definitely worked with people I could say were lazy. It doesn't take long to figure out. i.e., When the staff member leaves the unit many times during a shift (much more than reg. breaks) or...

  25. How to handle lazy LPN's on the team

    NursesRmofun replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Funny, I have been in this situation with one of my "teams" in the past, as a Supervisor. Thinking of your reply, I know if I had brought this up in a team meeting, it would have gotten nowhere. I had...