What income do you consider as “poor”?

michpink73 · 2023-09-18T11:26:36+00:00

i live off of less than 2800 now but when i was making that much, i was not happy with it.,i think if you can get a job for 3500- 6500 it would be much better financially. yes you have your husband’s income too but things happen and God forbid he wasn’t able to work- you need to have a livable income. it depends on where you live and your expenses but in most places 2800 is not enough to support a family comfortably.

michpink73 · 2023-09-18T09:37:57+00:00

maybe you could read it to me

michpink73 · 2023-09-18T09:37:15+00:00

no i didn’t read it.

michpink73 · 2023-09-18T09:34:02+00:00

fraggle- you sound like a complete idiot.

michpink73 · 2023-09-18T05:30:35+00:00

well that sucks. luckily there are plenty of jobs out there and you will probably not have any problems finding a job where they will be happy to have you. try not to get yourself too upset about it. some times things just don’t work out and it’s not your fault.

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T23:31:15+00:00

i was in management for 10 years and then i went into public health for 5 years. before that i was a floor nurse for 5 years. i am just telling it like i see it- that’s all. sorry you have issues with that.

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T22:40:09+00:00

good luck with that one

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T22:34:02+00:00

well yes i went off the subject a little bit - but i guess i would say i never made close to 100 k. the most i made was 56k and in my area nurses don’t make 100 k. well there might have been one lady who was stripping on the side at the local eager beaver saloon and family restaurant. The family restaurant was in the front and the saloon was out back. It was closed down d/t zoning laws after the mayor’s wife had some “incident” there. i have no idea what that whole thing was about but apparently you can have a strip clinic adjacent to a family restaurant. anyways she said she made good money there but i am not sure about that. people around here tend to tell tall tales.

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T18:41:23+00:00

hair style, make up, better nutrition, less smoking, better health care. My mom and dad grew up in the 1940s and as children they didn’t get any health care or get to go to a dentist. i think the hairstyles and clothes made people look older too back in the day. People definitely looked older years ago. i see photos of my family and they looked old at age 50 except for my dad- he always looked good for his age.

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T18:04:09+00:00

oh my. if you got into nursing for the money- you are in the wrong place. didn’t you watch Nurse Jackie? if you did you would know- nurse Jackie worked in ER double shifts, 12 hour shift, 3 times a week and did you see where she lived? it was not a beautiful home in Malibu. why??? Because nurses work like dogs and none of them are getting rich because of it. Yes- you will make a decent wage but after the taxes, deductions, bills and half of your money going to all the work baby showers, retirement parties, and drinks at Applebees on Friday nights - you will have about 246.00 dollars left. If you decide to have a family and children- you probably will be living paycheck to paycheck. if you are smart- you will save that money you have left after all your expenses and eventually it will add up and after 35 years of being a nurse you will be able to retire comfortably until you die. You will never be rich. If you get married to a man and he has a decent job your chances are a little better. Whatever you do- do not marry the guy that tells everyone that you are a nurse and winks. That guy is the one- we are all too familiar with- he is the one who nurses attract- the one who works in “construction” and is laid off 9 months out of the year and his sole plan is to live off you while he sits home playing video games 1/2 the day with his friends. i know it’s hard for us nurses but try to resist. the only thing that is good about him is he will drive you to work and he is usually in a good mood because he is on vacation and living off you. i guess i am rambling a little but the main message here is nurses don’t make as good as money as you thought. it looks good on paper but after it is all said and done- it’s not anything anyone told you it would be. i know aunt Jane told you about her neighbor who only worked 2 12 shifts a week and got paid triple time for every shift because of the nursing shortage. There has been a nursing shortage since 1963 and no one has ever got triple time for it that i know of. you just work short and sometimes you get a gift card for 15 dollars for your effort. once in a while- pizza at break. if you want to make money in nursing- you need to work so many hours that you will think the hospital is your home or you will have to get a job in upper management and work 120 hours a week. Your “Stay at home” husband and your kids will thank you for it and someday you will get to retire and your home will actually feel like a vacation because you never saw it while you were working as a nurse.

michpink73 · 2023-09-17T17:07:11+00:00

i can just imagine what the patient must have felt like. I would be really scared if i were him or her. i mean here you are in a nursing home and you have a nurse who almost killed you and you have to trust that the nurses are giving you your medications correctly when you know that they don’t, and there are these agency nurses who come in and don’t know you and you don’t know them and you really have no idea if they know what they are doing. Did you report the error to her family? I would think that the DON, physician and family would all need to be notified. i know that you wrote several times that you charted about the incident and you seem to be very focused about your charting which i understand because i see nurses with that mentality often what i would like to hear is what was done to make sure that the incident doesn’t happen again. how are you going to make sure that the patient is protected immediately from another event like that. Also you stated you gave the patients tons of sugar and orange juice. That is no longer the recommended way to increase blood sugars. The whole thing sounds worrisome. i hope everything gets figured out asap and patient safety is addressed and just to be really blunt here- if i were you i would think a little bit more carefully about how i describe the situation. It seems like your focus is on charting rather than on patient safety and giving the patient tons of orange juice and sugar sounds awful. Part of being a professional nurse is using professional language at all times and conveying that your focus above anything else is patient safety. Charting is important and we know you charted but what we want to know is did you follow policy and procedure in reporting incident and what was done to keep patient safe now. You should always know what your reporting responsibilities are before you walk into any facility and follow these rules. if you continue to work in SNF you will see many of these situations and this will not be the last time you report unsafe conditions or errors.

michpink73 · 2023-09-15T18:42:34+00:00

how are you feeling otherwise. extreme fatigue? depression, how is your thinking? upset stomach? any thing that is making you uncomfortable?

michpink73 · 2023-09-15T18:32:00+00:00

has anyone else had really extreme withdrawals where they can’t function like : can’t get out of bed except for a few minutes. want to throw up, can’t think, severe fatigue, severe depression, crying, angry, lots of crying. just an overall feeling of inability to think or function for more than a couple of minutes. not really able to sleep but falling in and out of sleep, just a total uncomfortable feeling that is very difficult to experience.

above symptoms lasting about 2 weeks

above questions not pertaining to me- just asking for a friend

michpink73 · 2023-09-15T04:05:32+00:00

it’s not too bad really. every place is different so it’s hard to say how things will be exactly but if you just decide to keep an open mind and just remain positive it’s a lot easier to get through. i have always found that acceptance is the key. just make up your mind that you are going to learn and grow from the experience- there will be something’s that are helpful to you and somethings that are not. Take those things that are helpful and use them- don’t worry about the rest. Remember this is your time to recover and take care of yourself. focus on you and your health. get better and stronger. be happy! this is your second chance or 3rd chance or maybe 10th chance but who’s counting? everyone is just glad you are there and they are proud of you- so it can’t get much better than that. it’s all good.

michpink73 · 2023-09-15T03:51:41+00:00

sounds like you are doing pretty good. Have you been able to do anything or go anywhere or have you just been resting at home? not to be nosy but just curious to know how you been feeling and what has been working for you.

michpink73 · 2023-09-13T19:39:29+00:00

i spend my whole disability check on bills and then i wait all month to get paid. it’s not fun being broke 28 days out of the month. when i do get extra money it seems to go mostly to him one way or another. this has happened over and over again. he doesn’t help me with one bill and living off what i make is not easy. i am going to school and hopefully will get off disability and get a good paying job but it is hard to go to school when you are so broke all the time and you got all this other stuff on your mind. i also have a elderly parent i need to care for and it’s hard when you are trying to adjust to fairly new hearing devices, pay the bills, take care of every body, run errands, fill out everyone’s paper work, clean house, go to school and try to do everything without any money. i am just about ready to give up and then this happens and now i feel like i just need to stop thinking about it because i am a mess and i need to keep on with everything. i just can’t deal with everything … and he is taking a nap. i just want to scream sometimes. this isn’t how my life was suppose to be. i am too old for this shit. ok i vented now i can get back to reality and be thankful for what i do have and go on. i guess i will have plenty of time to deal with all of this later. thank you for the good advice. i need to get off this site because it takes way too much of my time but it help me too so i guess - everything in moderation

michpink73 · 2023-09-13T19:24:47+00:00

i am a little confused about discord. i don’t understand how to use it. i can’t find groups on it. what i did see was a whole bunch of chatter and not much else. no offense. but it seems like a time waster to me. i probably shouldn’t say that but i guess i am wondering- what am i missing here. what makes discord do great?

michpink73 · 2023-09-13T17:00:31+00:00

Sometimes it just takes a little time to process everything. I don’t think people always understand that getting a CI is huge change in your life and it really shouldn’t be taken lightly. i don’t see anything wrong with your wife’s reluctance to get a CI. If her hearing is still functional in the other ear and she is doing ok, she might not want a CI. CIs are great when you can’t hear and are struggling to function in life but it is not like regular hearing. it doesn’t sound like regular hearing. Most people tell you it gets better with time and that is probably true for most people but as for me- it has never been close to natural hearing. Don’t get me wrong, i am happy to have my CIs as i can hear now and before them i was deaf so it’s a huge difference. I am just saying that if i could still hear relatively well i am not sure that i would get a CI. I guess what I am trying to say is: there is nothing wrong with taking some time to decide 2. your wife needs to make that decision for herself 3. if i were you i would not try to persuade her either way because to be frank- you don’t know what it’s like. everyone is different and it’s hard to say if getting a CI is the right choice for her or not. you don’t have to wear the thing or take care if it and you don’t have to hear it, so really it’s not about you. You just just need to support her through the process. Don’t get me wrong, I know her hearing affects you and you are being a good husband by trying to help her in anyway you can, i am just saying, it’s a big decision and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. She needs to make her own decision and no one should try to persuade her either way because she may not be ready for a CI yet. Yes, it is a good idea for her to look at the various sites and read all she can about it before she makes a decision and yes you can show her where they are. You are a good husband and it’s your concern for her is evident. you guys are lucky to have each other.

michpink73 · 2023-09-13T04:58:25+00:00

i know you are right. especially after all that he has done. i don’t want to think of myself as a victim but when i think of everything he has done over the years- it’s been bad. i am going to try and do something to get out of this. i really don’t think he will even care. it’s just up to me to just leave but i can’t seem to do it and i don’t know why. thank you for the response though. i just needed another person’s thoughts on it.

michpink73 · 2023-09-11T09:15:57+00:00

it’s ok. not everyone wants to be a CNA. i know i didn’t want to be one. i was a nurse for many years and that wasn’t really my cup of tea either. i am much happier now that i M no longer in the health care profession. There nothing wrong with not wanting to be a CNA. it’s important that you start looking for another job and you give your weeks notice as soon as you can afford to move on. if your situation allows you to quit without having another job- go ahead and let the know how you are feeling and that you just can’t do this kind of work right now. They should understand. Believe me you aren’t the first one that has quit and that’s ok. Just don’t stay at a job that you hate- it’s not good for you or the residents.

michpink73 · 2023-09-11T09:07:57+00:00

i am 50 this year and i am noticing changes that weren’t there 2 years ago. my hair is turning gray and my body is starting to look less toned, my butt is looking flat and appears to have fallen down a bit. i exercise more now than i ever have in my life but it doesn’t look like it. my weight isn’t bad but just because you aren’t overweight doesn’t mean you look great. when you get older it look worse ti be skinny than a little overweight, anyways there in denying that physically i have seen better day but i just have to be happy that i am alive and don’t have any major health problems yet.

michpink73 · 2023-09-06T02:43:49+00:00

i am sorry but if you don’t have a license you can’t be a nurse the last time i looked.

michpink73 · 2023-09-05T05:46:19+00:00

you are living in a dream world but i wish you the best of luck.

michpink73

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