vintagegal

vintagegal BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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  1. Does your employer give you hell for calling in sick?

    vintagegal replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    It is unfortunate when people call off and I get to have my workload affected. You want to call off, fine, but don’t expect me to run around like a chicken trying to pick up the slack. I don’t...

  2. New ADON

    vintagegal replied to MomtaRN2B2020's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Don’t let the staff or upper management take advantage of you. Be nice but firm in your expectations. NEVER TAKE A SALARY JOB. stay on top of patient weight, utilize third party services such as...

  3. TRAGEDY at Clinical!

    vintagegal replied to fatima abdulla's topic in General Students

    Assume everyone has a blood borne disease, as per universal

  4. TRAGEDY at Clinical!

    vintagegal replied to fatima abdulla's topic in General Students

    It blows my mind how some people hold needles, especially nursing students. I think it is nerve racking so they get shaky and unsteady. injections will be the easiest thing you do in your career....

  5. What have been your favorite gifts from families?

    vintagegal replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a polar bear shaped Christmas card one time, with a note that said “I didn’t forget about you” made my day because I got it a week

  6. Full Practice Authority of Nursing

    vintagegal replied to matthewandrew's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    So there is no difference between AA prepared nurses and BSN

  7. Classmates Using Test Banks

    vintagegal replied to Pot8rsk8r's topic in General Students

    When they don’t pass the NCLEX they will understand why test banks were not a good investment of time or

  8. How Has Covid Affected Nursing?

    vintagegal replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Don’t hire travelers at a going rate of 75-150 an hour. When they don’t pull their weight and they make double or triple a normal going wage it causes

  9. Do you ever wonder...

    vintagegal replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Most of nursing is common sense…. AND troubleshooting. The rest comes naturally. Empathy, support, and caring. If you are real and not fake, the job is not too bad. What gets you in the weeds...

  10. Do you ever wonder...

    vintagegal replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of this is due to the job you have. Time for a different one! If your in management the lack of confidence is starting to erode your employees sense of trust in you. Once that...

  11. Who are you talking to?

    vintagegal replied to Nurse.Kay.Mulan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this is LTC and your using bingo cards manufacturers change all the time. It’s about what’s available at pharmacy and what was cheap. the preceptor seems a little unhinged. I would have...

  12. I have an idea...

    vintagegal replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t forget to add a mega ton of red tape and useless time consuming policies to go along with it!! Only if the policies are hypocritical, nonsensical, and created by people who aren’t nurses who...

  13. Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    vintagegal replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t have social media. I don’t think I can mentally handle the barrage of politics and negativity. I don’t watch the news for this reason. Every job I’ve applied to I’ve gotten. The...

  14. Bullying

    vintagegal replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people don’t have life experience. I never did homework at work. Hence the term “home” work. Sadly this all started with big universities and their jobs- like working the front...

  15. So Happy To Be Out Of Nursing

    vintagegal replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I float to different places of employment working PRN and I can tell you hospital nursing is a drag. Won’t do it often, hate it when I’m there. I love hospice and LTC. More personalization...

  16. Forced to Drop Due to Clinical Placement

    vintagegal replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I attend the DNP program in AZ. Thus far I haven’t had an issue finding or securing a placement. I know that my unvaccinated counterparts have had difficulties. not sure why they wouldn’t let...

  17. Were you a bully in high school?

    vintagegal replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn’t say nurses are bullies or rather were bullies, but I dare say we are gossips;) just look at this site! I’m not afraid to fess up and say that I have partaken in the good ol’ “did...

  18. Assigning Admissions Among Nursing Staff

    vintagegal replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This is my advice : There is a true difference between everything looking good on paper (documentation) and everything looking good for your patient (cares). I spent time as a manager so...

  19. Vaccination Mandating

    vintagegal replied to Ariemay82's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Polarization of the topic is the gasoline to the proverbial fire. Nurses should focus on education, not edicts, to encourage their patients to be protected. Vaccination for Covid is safe and...

  20. Ageism in Nursing?

    vintagegal replied to Guest1176712's topic in General Nursing

    Ageism also applies to young nurses. I started my career at 21 and nobody took me seriously. “Your too young to be a

  21. How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    vintagegal replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m all for vaccines, but this response is so childish. I wear my mask and social distance. So I won’t be running from anyone or hanging out in break

  22. Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    vintagegal replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the era if you don’t do what I want I will punish you. save every email. When I left my old DON position I printed every correspondence with the higher ups and I have it “just in...

  23. At what point can mandates go too far?

    vintagegal replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Refusing to care for clients based on their vaccination status is too far. just like refusing to care for HIV positive patients. or non compliant diabetics. Just saying. I have my...

  24. Was I in the Right Here?

    vintagegal replied to Grande_latte04's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn’t need a pain med- needs a ride in the van- the Ativan. I wouldn’t have approached him either- not

  25. Do you think you are a "hero"?

    vintagegal replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It’s annoying when it’s up for months outside of assisted livings. Then you see the caregivers outside smoking together in a