mrisquet

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1. I quit nursing in my second year, feeling really bad, expressing my thoughts...

   mrisquet replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

   I believe honesty is the best policy. There is such a thing called "freedom of speech." What is wrong with this guy expressing his opinion, just because you disagree with it, do you really have to retaliate with name-calling. I thank God for male nur...

2. When to call Rapid Response Team?

   mrisquet replied to LUCBSN's topic in Critical

   I would call my nursing supervisor i.e go up the chain of command. Maybe she will have better luck getting in touch with someone. Write an incident report about the doctor not responding to your calls. You do not want to be blamed for a "delay in tre...

3. New grad with 2 job offers

   mrisquet replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

   Go with your gut feeling which seems to be oncology. You can always transfer to ICU at a later stage. ICU is really stressful. I think you would have to be a seasoned nurse before working in the ICU. You really have to be confident and know what you ...

4. Voluntary surrender

   mrisquet replied to thatonenurse14's topic in General Nursing

   Check to see if you qualify for free legal aid. After spending thousands of dollars on tuition fees to become a nurse, I definitely would not surrender my license. Do you have malpractice insurance ? I've found nursing unions great for advice and ref...

5. Will nursing wreck my hands?

   mrisquet replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

   Use a moisturizing hand lotion. If I were you, it wouldn't be my hands I'd be concerned about. It would be my back. Having been a nurse for 26 years, my back is ruined from lifting patients. And yes, I've been trained how to lift and use a hoyer lift...

6. what is the legal term of this matter?

   mrisquet replied to esolmayor's topic in General Nursing

   Failure to treat, I think. Go up the chain of command and report her.

7. Nursing Student From Hell

   mrisquet replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

   Fail her. She is a liability. I've had to work with nurses who hide and nursing assistants because they are lazy. It's very stressful when all the workload is on you and you've no help. Send her to an IV class with a clinical instructor since she's s...