Graduating from nursing school does not make someone a nurse. Someone can only claim to be a nurse if they pass the NCLEX. After 6 years and 5 failed attempts to pass NCLEX there is no reason to treat her as a nurse much less be afraid to exert autho...
Both of my children were very premature and very small so we didn't want them in daycare for quite a while. However, there was never any chance of me staying home completely. We have no family, so we had to figure it out ourselves. I transferred to t...
I agree with PP that it most likely depends on your hospital's policy. The hospital I work for used to allow people to work an additional job. For many years I had two jobs at a time. Sometimes two PD and sometimes a PT with a PD. However, a few year...
Keep in mind that leaving AMA is not really a discharge. It is leaving against medical advice. In order to write the patient prescriptions and such the doctor would have to call it a discharge. If the doctor agrees to discharge even though he feels i...
kidsmom002 replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Safety
I'm sorry you had such a bad day. Personally, my opinion is that when floating to an area you are inexperienced in the staff on that floor needs to be understanding of the fact that things may get missed or not done to their "standards". Don't get me...
kidsmom002 replied to miamiabean's topic in Educators
I did both my RN-BSN and my MSN in Nursing Education online and really loved the programs. While there was a lot of work to do, it made it much more manageable since I could do my work whenever I had time. I don't know how I would have managed workin...
Oh my gosh, I am soo sorry you're going through this. I agree that calling a lawyer is appropriate in this situation. A lawyer will likely have an easier time getting the records you need to clear your name in this situation. Don't lose hope. Good lu...
kidsmom002 replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing
RN's definitely do heavy lifting. Perhaps not in all areas, but in many. Keep in mind there are facilities that do not utilize CNA's and thus the RN's there may likely being doing primary/total care activities. Also, many facilities have also fazed o...
kidsmom002 replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing
If management wants to make huddle mandatory then they need to wait to begin huddle until clock-in time. When my unit began morning huddle they tried starting before clock-in time but after a while caught on that people would not show up early just f...
First of all, condolences on your loss. I am soo sorry, that must be terrible. You are under absolutely no obligation to cover for anyone. If you don't want to cover for her, just say no. No explanation needed.
I do believe in offering medication prior to PT or other strenuous activity. However, the day shift nurse had no reason to treat you that way. For one thing, you can offer medication but if a patient states they have no pain and refuse medication you...