monkey205

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1. Counseling Staff Members On Sick Leave

   monkey205 replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

   My brother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and continued working through all his treatment until 2 months prior to his death. His bosses' loved him and supported him throughout his illness. Please, be her friend and support her - work may ...

2. Sleeping On Unit

   monkey205 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

   I would write up a statement on what happened with the names of those that can back what you were doing, and send it to HR to go along with your write-up. Continue to be you and do your work appropriately. You know the truth and that is all you n...

3. How would you deal with a nurse who is struggling to show up to work on time?

   monkey205 replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

   Apply for intermittent FMLA to cover your lateness when medical reasoning. I used to review FMLA leave - you won't' believe how many people use it to cover tardiness.

4. Opinions on Employee of the Month

   monkey205 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   I found the favorites got picked all the time, above and beyond the ones that did all the extra work, volunteering, etc. It caused a lot of resentment and employees actually left over it.

5. No autopsies allowed for covid positive deaths?

   monkey205 replied to Emergent's topic in COVID

   Personally I don't really care whether you believe it or not; how about I send you his mother's phone number and you can get the whole story.

6. No autopsies allowed for covid positive deaths?

   monkey205 replied to Emergent's topic in COVID

   I have a friend who went through same thing though he wasn't covid - the medical examiner said they were too busy (CA) and advised the family they could pay for their own autopsy but would have to be out of their county. The gentleman who passed wa...

7. I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

   monkey205 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

   Back on my floor days, my 2 year son was admitted to peds for bilateral pneumonia - I called out 48 hours in advance and let them know my son was in the peds unit where I would be staying with him. I was written up for not giving 24 hrs. notice (ev...

8. Were you a bully in high school?

   monkey205 replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

   Do bullies even recognize themselves?

9. Is Anonymity Important to You?

   monkey205 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   We all need someplace to vent without fear of repercussions.

10. Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    monkey205 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    If you are so miserable now, it will not get any easier in the future. Leave before you get sucked into the money - find something that will make you happy. Your mental health is worth so much more than a higher paycheck. Wish I could have done it...

11. Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    monkey205 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago I did walk off my job and quit. I sent 56 pages of staffing lies, things that happened on the floor, pulling staff off floor during a code, I.e. one nurse leaving to have a cigarette when her patient was actively coding, etc. I won...

12. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    monkey205 replied to Nurse12390's topic in New Nurse

    Welcome to nursing! Sorry you are enduring nonfriendly staff but it is what it is at this point. Since you have a lot of down time, I would suggest asking the nurses who are busy if you could shadow them or help them out. That way you are learning ...

13. How do you guys do it for so long?

    monkey205 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 30 years and only in the last 5 have I enjoyed going to work. You have to find what you like or leave. Believe me the wear and tear on your body and mind are not worth it.

14. Hostile Home Environment: "What Do I Do?" | Nurse in Action

    monkey205 replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    thank you - great job!

15. Being forced to give corporate access to my medical records?!

    monkey205 replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any updates on your status? Very curious as to how it is going for you.