Granuaile ASN, RN

Granuaile has 15 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in ICU, hospice, MS/tele, ED, corrections.

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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Granuaile replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for clarifying.
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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Granuaile replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   True.
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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Granuaile replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for saying this. Substance abuse and addiction are not only complex and controversial, but in my experience still poorly understood by many who work in healthcare.
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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Granuaile replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   The Nurse Educator of Vanderbilt did testify as to the competency of RaDonda's nursing practice, though in general terms and she was one person, so based on what I have read so far, other opinions/evidence as to her competency are not known. RV ...
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   Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

   Granuaile replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I am surprised to hear she is appealing to get her nursing license back. Like others have said, first, she didn't use the 5 rights, which could have saved her at multiple points between accessing the med and administering it to the patient, and she d...
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   Hey Nurses, How are You Doing?

   Granuaile replied to Liz George PHN's topic in COVID

   I agree with this fully. I do feel that in addition to the factors discussed by the OP, that nursing burnout is ultimately a problem that originates at the top. Or at least, that this is where change needs to start. Even though there are lots of...
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   at a loss

   Granuaile posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello fellow nurses! Beware - this post is long! I've been a nurse for 12 years. Prior to being a nurse I was a chemical dependency counselor, and prior to that I was a food server for many years. I always wanted to be a nurse, but it took me aw...
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   Anxiety, depression and job hopping

   Granuaile replied to Peachpit's topic in Stress 101

   Thank you for sharing your experience. I had to do a double-take on the name because it sounded like something I would have written about myself, haha I just want to offer my support, and thank you for helping me feel less alone. I hope that you...
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   How many jobs have you had in your career?

   Granuaile replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

   I forgot to say the reason I asked to go PRN at the ED was so I could have the flexibility to work more hours at my other job (inpatient hospice)... it's hard to explain, but I was PRN at the hospice, but was offered a full-time position after being ...
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    How many jobs have you had in your career?

    Granuaile replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Gen-X'er and nursing is my 3rd career. I count food service as a career - I did it for 15 years and loved it. Maybe I am even on my 4th career, if you count babysitting, which, at age 12, I couldn't wait to enter the workforce, so I marketed m...
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    Fired (Wrongfully?) And It Hurts

    Granuaile replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed; at the end of the day, I only have control over myself and knowing that I consistently treated others with kindness, was professional, and provided excellent patient care are what is most important to me.
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    Fired (Wrongfully?) And It Hurts

    Granuaile replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Not all nurses come from the same background. Many do come from backgrounds of abuse/trauma, and some nurses are aware of their own issues that they have as a result, and they deal with these issues head-on, while some nurses are not self-aw...
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    Fired (Wrongfully?) And It Hurts

    Granuaile replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    While I am not all about that mind-shredding, what I glean from what you have said on this thread is that, as nurses, many of us (myself included) have not learned to have self-worth, have not learned how to establish and reinforce our boundaries, an...
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    Fired (Wrongfully?) And It Hurts

    Granuaile replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    Joansmith, My heart goes out to you! I literally just went through the same thing 2 days ago. It was the first nursing job I have ever been fired from. The director, who is an interim director that replaced the director that was fired a few week...
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    Can nurses who work in jail make good ER nurses?

    Granuaile replied to Granuaile's topic in Emergency

    Hello, I just wanted to provide a quick update. The advice received here was very helpful for me ☺️, and I am very grateful for it! I have been offered 2 different positions, both are similar, but at different hospitals (one is step-down, and the oth...