NurseJennDenn

NurseJennDenn has 1 years experience and specializes in Geriatric, long-term, home health, ICU.

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1. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

   NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

   Diane, Thanks for the advice. I had only worked there a few months, was per diem so did not qualify for FMLA, and I resigned after filing a grievance with HR. She actually got in trouble with the BON for requiring me to come back to work w/out a ph...

2. Ladies, Can you wear your hair down at work?

   NurseJennDenn replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer NOT to wear my hair down. It's curly and shoulder length. The few times I've worn it down I've regretted my decision :)

3. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

   NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

   She had it written up prior to calling me to her office. It was a no win situation

4. Nursing Me Black

   NurseJennDenn replied to NurseThis21's topic in General Nursing

   Well said ? We come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. so do nurses. You sound amazing!

5. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

   NurseJennDenn replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

   At the very least I would file an incident report, report this to her physician, and request a psych eval. Somethings not right there. I've worked w/ demented and mental patients who are a/o x3 at the time of assessment and then turn on me like Li...

6. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

   NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

   awww, shucks, thanks :) seriously! jenn

7. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

   NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

   Just fyi, I found out yesterday afternoon that I landed a nursing dept. manager position for a large home health agency! I start next week! Whoo hoo!

8. Alaska Psychiatric Institute

   NurseJennDenn replied to Dignan's topic in Alaska

   i spoke w/ my good friend who works at api yesterday and she said i could pass on her email address if you had any questions. her name is sherron and her email is [email protected]. hope this helps! good luck! jenn

9. Alaska Psychiatric Institute

   NurseJennDenn replied to Dignan's topic in Alaska

   I live in Alaska and two of my fellow students who graduated with me work at API (as it's known here). I was also offered a job there but did not want to go into psych nursing right out of school. According to my friend, they are great to work for....

10. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    "Indead" LOL! A freudian slip if I ever heard one!!! Go to work sick "indead" of staying home!!! LOL

11. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I was working per diem so I wasn't eligible for FMLA

12. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    Our long-term facility is so bad about requiring staff to show up while sick that we were on public lock down for a week last year as every single resident and staff member had acquired the Norovirus.

13. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    The BON did tell me that in the future, regardless of what my employer says, I could be fined or have my license suspended by coming to work sick. So I'm in trouble w/ the employer for being sick and I could be in trouble with the BON for working wh...

14. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have a union. I won't work for a hospital again that isn't unionized!

15. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    NurseJennDenn replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    Ironically my husband is from Australia. He says the same exact thing! In Alaska, it's against the nursing statutes to come to work sick, but most employers have found loopholes by promoting what they call "excessive absenteeism" and get away with ...