Alex_RN

This is up to the employers in your geographic area. I live in a large city and the larger facilities do not hire non-BSN RNs. Same with most Magnet hospitals. If your employer offers tuition reimbursement or something, you might want to consider it now while you still have the time and energy. I have a BSN and personally it is just a piece of paper, but where I live it did get me a better job with better compensation.

I just started researching Transcendental Meditation (TM) and I was wondering if anyone had any insights into TM in general. Also, are there any resources for scholarships for TM training?

Sounds exactly like my first job at a Kindred LTAC.

You are fine. No one will judge you. Worry less about your overall weight and work on your stamina. My typical day is 12,000 steps in 12 hours. Track you macro nutrients on something like MyFitnessPal. Lower carb is good. 2lbs a week is a lot, although weight will come off quickly at first. Don't obsess about the number on the scale.

When I feel fearful about leaving a job because I like the people, I remember that the new job will have people, too. Your work friends come with the job and they will come and go from your life. Be very careful expressing opinions about your coworkers to other coworkers. They will wonder what you are saying about them when they are not around. I try to only say positive things, which is what I would want for myself. Don't be afraid to talk to the new people. They are just work friends you have not met yet. The longer you go without talking to them, the more awkward it will get. Introduce yourself as soon as possible and break the ice.

Sorry this happened to you. The important thing is that you are a nurse with a license and there are many opportunities for you, especially these days.

I wish I had answers for you but all I can do is echo everyone else's words of encouragement. You might post your DUI question on the Recovery board. Those nurses have walked the walk and would have the most current information, possible even specific to your state.

I am a bedside RN and I shine when it comes to patient education, customer service, and the general areas of my specialty. I pride myself on doing a good job navigating my patients though their admission, especially upon discharge. I am curious about other areas of practice, though. I had no info about OR nursing so asked the OR Educator about the upcoming Periop training program. It is a much bigger deal than I realized, like going back to school for six months. As an internal candidate and known entity, he tried to sign me up right away. I was a little overwhelmed. I am going to go to an information session in a few weeks but from our talk, it sounds like it does not use my current strengths. Honestly, I have put a lot of energy into my current specialty and am not too interested in starting over. I would appreciate hearing what people like about OR nursing, especially if they came from bedside nursing beforehand.

Not the money but the effort: I would be very unhappy, too, if I felt that my spouse wasn't working as hard as me.

According to South Korean news agency, a pregnant patient with a 6-week-old fetus had gone to a clinic in the country's capital Seoul. A mix-up in medical charts and failure to check her identity led to the mistaken abortion. The patient was supposed to receive a nutritional shot at the clinic. The nurse had allegedly injected her with anesthesia without confirming her identity, and the doctor had performed the abortion without checking her identity either. https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/asia/korea-wrong-abortion-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

Living expenses went up and you are both feeling the pinch. I suggest you work on budgeting together. Is your spouse working full time? Maybe there are ways to increase his salary in their current job? Or maybe look for a better job? Hard to do in your 50's plus there is something to be said for stability.

All of my scrubs are dark navy and I wear black shirts underneath. I do wash them after one shift but I run a separate cycle for scrubs and work shirts: "for darks" detergent, cold water, pre-soak, gentle cycle, and warm (not hot) dryer. I usually wait until I have 3 dirty sets before I start a load. I don't get dirty at work, just sweaty. Please elaborate on your shoe washing machine!

Just because discrimination is illegal does not mean it does not happen every day based upon anything that might make the interviewer uncomfortable. Unless the discrimination is overt, like a declarative statement, "We don't hire people with CA hx," it is very difficult to prove discrimination without being able to cite a pattern and multiple examples. The OP needs to use her best judgment and decide for herself based up the situation.

As someone else said earlier, if an employer really cared and really intended to take action, they would look after their existing staff. It is not my job, especially as I am walking out the door forever, to be a learning experience for my facility's management. Healthcare is a small world, even in a big city, and you never know what will come back and bite you in the behind down the road.

Aren't dialysis nurses sometimes paid by the case? WIll you be at a hospital, SNF, LTAC, or dialysis center?