sequin121

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1. "No nurses of color....."

   sequin121 replied to Queen2u's topic in Relations

   If this happens at our facilities, the patients are essentially told that we enjoy a diverse culture among our staff and patients and that we hire based on qualifications, not race. We also let them know that all staff are competent to care for them...

2. How to resolve a conflict?

   sequin121 replied to kameera's topic in Job Hunt

   I agree. Someone who feels they need their manager to intercede in conflict doesn't show the maturity one might like to see. It's important that you be able to work with your team and that means resolving issues, at the source. You need to be direct ...

3. What personalities traits are necessary for success and happiness in nursing?

   sequin121 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with honesty, integrity, compassion and definitely a sense of humor. However, with everything happening in healthcare these days, nurses also need to understand the business side of healthcare and be good financial stewards. Nurses also need ...

4. Does your facility allow the floor/unit nurses write up other nurses?

   sequin121 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

   I work in a facility where perceived concerns regarding patient safety and workplace disruption are encouraged to be documented. Having said that...it is couched in a just culture where the focus is problem solving and process improvement. When there...

5. Medical Terminology in Nursing...

   sequin121 replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

   A basic foundation in medical terminology is very important. Then you'll realize the entire healthcare profession speaks in acronyms. :)

6. HELP!! My husband is killing my study schedule...

   sequin121 replied to ginmarada's topic in General Students

   Perhaps your husband is feeling a little insecure about you going to school, becoming a professional and what that means for your marriage going forward. Maybe you'll meet someone else? Maybe you won't want him because now you're smarter and have imp...

7. "You cannot have BSN or MSN on your nametag?"

   sequin121 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   Hi... I work in HR and we don't get involved in things like name tag issues, often. However, we do enforce the dress code which indicates you may have your name, professional title and one other degree recognition. This isn't to differentiate educa...

8. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

   sequin121 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Relations

   I agree that this behavior is inappropriate and should not be tolerated. I also agree that standing your ground..whether that's walking away or saying "excuse me, if you'd like to speak to me, you must lower your voice", etc. is appropriate. However,...

9. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

   sequin121 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA

   At the very least, could we PLEASE get the abbreviation correct? It's HIPAA...not HIPPA. Thanks...:)

10. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    sequin121 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA

    This is not an usual situation, unfortunately. Picture taking, posting pictures and information to facebook pages, etc seems to be done with little to no thought. Do I think most of these nurses are disrespectful or malicious? No! I think they just...

11. Have recent generations forgotten correct spelling and grammar?

    sequin121 replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in General Nursing

    Hello.. I must agree. I think we have gotten lazy because of emailing and texting where so many abbreviations are used. My grandson says that he doesn't type homework the same way he texts but I think that those texting habits are hard to break an...

12. "The Disruptive Behavior of Doctors"

    sequin121 replied to dharmanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do not tolerate disruptive behaviors from anyone, in our facility. We have defined service standards to which everyone is trained and held accountable. We also add these behaviors to our evaluation process. 50% of the evaluation is based on the es...

13. What is it with family members?

    sequin121 replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    As frustrating as families can be and as annoying as it is to have them in the room while you're working, I fear we'll see much more of this. Considering the publicity about hospitals that make mistakes and harm patients to hospital specific patient...

14. I want an honest opinion of this crap

    sequin121 replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this either and it seems rather unsupportive of staff to allow a patient and/or family member to come in and berate staff because they are upset with the care. If administration was hypersensitive about this issue because there ...

15. New & Ready To Move On To Bigger & Better

    sequin121 replied to NewGrad07's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I have never seen so many new nurses be so critical of my profession. Perhaps you are all correct when you say you have chosen the wrong profession. If so, please leave as soon as possible for your own sanity as well as the sanity of our ...