benharold1 BSN

I appreciate all the comments and advise everyone has given me. I guess it's just my personality. I am a very proactive nurse and have had to assertively advocate for my patients for years. I guess I thought it was time to advocate for myself by w...

I also find that I have trouble making decisions when I am overly anxious. My current nursing position is extremely stressful and I don't get along with my manager. In fact, we got into a "heated" discussion the other day and I really thought I was g...

I just wish more health care systems would explore creative ways to schedule. The 12 hour shift seems like a great idea until you have to work 14-15 hours with no lunch or breaks. After these shifts I am exhausted for the next two days. I work two ...

Managers are definitely important to the seeing protocol and efficiency on a unit. However, a bad manager that is not supportive of the staff can be a nightmare. Often these managers lose staff and the company money with constant staff turn-around ...

Hello, Thank you for responding to my post. I read with great interest what other nurses experiences are. I work in an inpatient Hospice unit. I charge on some days , but the days I work the floor I usually have 5-6 patients which includes an admis...

I am a 57 year old nurse with 35 years of experience in everything from med-surg, oncology, telemetry, postpartum and most recently 15 years as an inpatient hospice nurse. I really need a change and feel I am currently in a rut and need a new challe...

Thank you so much for your advice and wisdom concerning Adolescent Psych nursing. I do have an interview but I am concerned about safety for myself and the patients. I will have a lot of questions for the interviewer and will decide if this specialt...

I have been an inpatient nurse for 15 years. We are very busy and understaffed most of the time. We also have a lot of procedures (port, pivs, chest tubes wounds, no vents) I have 5-6 patients including an admission. I do a lot of overtime and am ...

Sad thing is I guess I am not cut out for the stress anymore. I think I am a good nurse and give the patient good care but working 2-4 hours overtime just gets to you

It is ridiculous for the administration to think you can care for that many patients safely. I would take it up to the highest level of management and even the CEO. Report them to JCAHO as previously suggested. This is why nurses need to unionize, ...

Thanks! Glad to be here! Feeling supported and great ideas, conversation

Thank you for the information on the book. I will definitely obtain and copy and read it.

I agree totally with this article. Unfortunately, many Nurse Managers and Health care systems do not value retention. The system I work for had a retention nurse and she was very helpful in helping me find another position within the system I work ...

I am a co-chair of our unit's Shared Leadership committee which is just starting to be revitalized again. We want to be able to communicate with our staff easily and for the staff to be able to present ideas and projects in an electronic format that...

Thank you for your advice. More than 1 way of communication may enhance involvement in SLC.

Hello, I am interested in applying to Western Governors MSN online program. Just wanted to know if anyone out there is currently a student or graduate of the MSN online program. If so, what were your experiences? How did a degree from Western Gover...

Hello, I am currently a Hospice nurse, but I am also looking at an additional area of nursing to specialize in as well. I have 1 year of pediatric experience but that was 14 years ago. Would it be realistic for me to pursue school nursing? Do you ha...

I would like to potentially be a school nurse full time.

A doctor did the same thing to me years ago. He actually had the nerve to sit right across from me with my stethascope around his neck. It was a unique stethoscope with an amplifier. When I confronted him he insisted that "someone gave him "the steth...

You can't help that you became ill? I once was sick and vomited in the hallway in front of a family I was running a fever and my charge nurse made me go home. A compassionate manager understands that employees can be sick also.

So sad! The Studer group would definitely not approve of that behavior. He would be placed on the "low performer" pile!!!!

No quite sure if Magnet desire for BSN and above really improves pt care. I have worked with many, many ADN's who are great nurses. Some hospitals encouraging RN's to get Master degrees Will a nurse with a Master's degree put pt's on bedpans? Who wil...

I left bedside nursing after 30 years to work in a non-clinical position. However, the work is very tedious and I found that all the talk about by upper level management is exactly that. All about improving survey scores, but what about pt care? They...

I have many years of experience as a nurse and have been working as a Documentation Specialist for the past year. I thought I would enjoy a non-clinical job but have found the work tedious and boring most of the time. I mostly code and do audits and ...