NurseFifty

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  1. Nurse Retention ideas

    NurseFifty replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

    Your hospital should ask the nurses who resign what would have made them stay. Part of exit

  2. Overwhelmed and miserable at an LTC facility

    NurseFifty replied to smargadine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    People quit all the time. Having your mom's friend as a reference is not even an issue at all. Take the better job! Sometimes luck doesnt knock at your door

  3. Terminated after two months and in need of help please!

    NurseFifty replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Prepare a speech for your interviews: Does the following work? "I raised my voice because I was frustated at myself during a partucuarly difficult situation at work. As a new nurse then, I felt the...

  4. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    NurseFifty replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    WHen I started living on my own - cut from the Bank of Mom&Dad, I paid for everything cash. I kept my monthly budget in an envelop and I drew my expenses from it. It gave me a good vusualization...

  5. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    NurseFifty replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals don't want to add more workers so you can have a more manageable workload. They want more money for themselves - the decision makers - the execs and the managers (who receive incentive...

  6. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    NurseFifty replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Reduce my taxes through 401k and Traditional IRA. Pay off loans as a priority when I have extra cash to minimize the cost of interest. I don't go for fancy clothes and accessories. I don't have a...

  7. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    NurseFifty replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Were you a paralegal? I am curious what sort of charges were brought against the nurse and for what situation. Any example you have would be very helpful

  8. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    NurseFifty replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious, does the hospital penalize you in any way if you remind the doctor but he/he still fails to prescribe the DVT prophylaxis? Can anyone please provide a link to some lawsuits on nurses...

  9. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

    NurseFifty replied to Infofreak411's topic in Retired Nurses

    Software engineering responsible for solutioning. When I left I was laid off during the dot-com tech downturn and burnt out. It's a deadline driven job and estimates of efforts are notorioulsy...

  10. Not working out...

    NurseFifty replied to SwimsWithSharks's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, engineering does pay a lot more money than any type of ADN or BSN specialty or MN or MSN, the starting is higher and the ceiling pay is higher. And it is back in high demand. Job is easier than...

  11. Not working out...

    NurseFifty replied to SwimsWithSharks's topic in Men in Nursing

    You can have the best of both worlds. I am second career and I did it about the same time as you did and with an ADN and my first degree is engineering too. I was lucky though I got to the hospital...

  12. Anyone successfully leave nursing?

    NurseFifty replied to Soliloquy's topic in Retired Nurses

    Don't leave. Just reduce your work hours while you try to figure out what else is there that you will enjoy doing. After that, you can decide whether which one you will make as your way of earning a...

  13. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

    NurseFifty replied to Infofreak411's topic in Retired Nurses

    I did not leave Nursing. I keep it on the side, not working as much anymore. I found it more enjoyable this way. So what I did was I went back to my profession prior to Nursing because now that I am...

  14. Do I leaving my nursing career behind?

    NurseFifty replied to 6x32kr4's topic in Retired Nurses

    I was in a "variable" shift when I started as RN on a supposedly magnet university hospital. I got ill because I could not sleep well. My fellow nurses said I should try Ambien as it does them...

  15. What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    NurseFifty replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I am sick, then I call in sick. I don't care about what the other nurses do, whether they call in sick even if they are not. That is between them and our Nursing manager. I am aware that my nursing...

  16. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    NurseFifty replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    The manner in which people respond in this posts tells a lot. That is what I refer to as Professional demeanor. There is no need for ridicule, just treat everyine's response with respect. Don;t hide...

  17. Late bloomer ADN - Should I get my BSN?

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

    What are your considerations? Is it worth the money you ask? Just do the math, how much it will cost you vs how much salary you hope to gain, how many more years do you intend to practice. What...

  18. What do I say when the interviewer asks why I left my previous job?

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

    Can you say, "for career advancement?". Then mention the things about the facility you are applying for that is generally accepted as better than the one you are leaving. If that doesn't work, how...

  19. Screwed Over by My School

    NurseFifty replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    Most universities have procedures that they ask you to follow to petition for rectifying a mistake in the transcript of records. Usually the mistake is about a grade. So just ask for the procedure...

  20. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    NurseFifty replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Its the nursing culture. For whatever reason, 'nurses eat their young' starts in nursing school. Until all of these old guards retire and with their their attitude, nursing wiill remain the same....

  21. Screwed Over by My School

    NurseFifty replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    OP might not have been careful in articulating herself, she used such as strong word as 'screwed over' that people might find disturbing given the content of her story and given our own worse...

  22. New nurse - Bedside nursing is not for me

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

    I can advise the OP. I came from another profession too and was successful there before Nursing. The first thing I would advice you is to objectively answer the question what in bedside nursing that...

  23. Doubting myself because I want to be a nurse so I can "give back"

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

    I agree with you. I came from another profession before I went into Nursing. I now realize it was a middle-age crisis. It is ok to have those values - the compassion, etc - those are admirable, BUT we...

  24. Screwed Over by My School

    NurseFifty replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    You are correct, your school did you a disservice. The best thing you can do publish the name of your school

  25. Resigning after new grad orientation

    NurseFifty replied to VenusRN001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If the job offer has a start date and you accepted it, then that is legally binding.] Of course, they can fire you afterwards. Then that becomes wrongful termination, assuming there is still a need...