nurse0541

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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   nurse0541 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   "The reality is that a small but stubborn group of nurses continues to find ways to make the job painful for others, and newbies are especially vulnerable. The flip side of this reality is that most nurses aren't like this. Unfortunately, even among ...

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   nurse0541 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I've had just a few experiences with nurse "bullies", fortunately, just a few. I work registry, I have only two years experience as a nurse but thirteen years in EMS. I was sent by my registry to work on a med surg floor. As we know, registry often w...

3. Patient Advocate

   nurse0541 replied to barb4575's topic in Activism

   Those anonymous tip lines really do work. I have recently had a situation where I had to use one and positive changes were immediately put into effect to right the wrongs and protect the patients. It is truly wonderful to find out how many nurses the...

4. tough being a patient advocate

   nurse0541 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

   i'm just so tickled right now!

5. tough being a patient advocate

   nurse0541 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

   I am still a babe in the nursing field. I have been in healthcare since 1992 in EMS, but only a nurse for two years. After this experience and after some of the other things I have witnessed, I may specialize in a field where I can really function as...

6. tough being a patient advocate

   nurse0541 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

   HAPPY ENDING! - Thank you for all of your responses! Very shortly after originally posting this concern I filed a complaint with the county public health dept and the department of health services. I also let the county know what transpired in the me...

7. tough being a patient advocate

   nurse0541 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

   I really loved that job, but left for the reasons you stated. I also began to feel unsafe myself. If people are going to be dishonest in the workplace and endanger patients, it's amazing what they will do when someone bucks their system and speaks ...

8. tough being a patient advocate

   nurse0541 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

   The nurses suffered retaliation in that the work place became hostile, uncooperative, they were humiliated in front of the patients, unfair work loads heaped on the ones who spoke up and they were constantly "hen pecked" by the supervisors and the n...

9. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   nurse0541 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   On reflecting on when I was brand new in the nursing field, the experienced nurses were always willing to lend a hand if I asked. They were always pleasant and wonderful. I think too, that they would rather have a new nurse admit that they are unco...

10. tough being a patient advocate

    nurse0541 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had a recent experience at a public health clinic. I went in as a registry nurse to work in a clinic. While there I noticed that the other nurses were using unwrapped syringes and needles. I inventoried the store room and found boxes of old s...