blamejoe

blamejoe

MH/MR, post-op, oncology, GI, M/S

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About blamejoe

blamejoe specializes in MH/MR, post-op, oncology, GI, M/S.


Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with 9 "pre-RN" years experience in that field. Currently an acute care med/surg RN.

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  1. "working" when you're off...

    Thanks for all the judgmental replies. And an honest thanks to the few who actually tried to help, you are a welcome minority. I've decided that the majority of people who replied thinking that this is my fault might actually represent the majority ...
  2. Bedside shift report.

    Where I work, we started bedside shift report about 2 years ago. At first I had some of your same concerns ( and some the you don't mention, like getting out on time). Some of your concerns I don't share at all. In either event, bedside shift repor...
  3. "working" when you're off...

    It's like Pavlov's dogs these days. That bell goes off and I feel drawn to check. You're right, of course, but I feel compelled to check if my staff are the ones calling or texting (it happens often, and I can't leave my team hanging.) Then once I s...
  4. "working" when you're off...

    I have to vent. I can't stand that I never seem to have time off. When I'm not at work, I still get the calls about, " my kid swallowed...", " my mom is ..." etc. family, friends, fbook persons, etc. it's as if people can't respect the fact that thi...
  5. Am I ever going to get this?

    Only thing I would add to all the responders comments, which I wholeheartedly agree with, is this - when someone is only speaking about the things you do wrong, calmly say, "I appreciate your input, but please understand that for me, this is easier t...
  6. Aids giving me trouble-what to do?

    agree with MN-nurse. I didn't like it too much when I was an aid, but the fact remains that one of the duties of an aid is to follow instructions as given by the primary nurse. It was the job I agreed to take at the time, and I remedied it only by ...
  7. nurses attached by patients

    I will clarify also. I have been assaulted several times at work and have never once pressed charges of my own, despite having been seriously injured (with scars) more than once. But not everyone thinks like me, and keep in mind many of my peers are ...
  8. I believe LVH might be hiring for external candidates now. I don't access the external jobs but on the internal webpage there are many RN positions. They recently approved to add an additional RN to every med/surg unit so keep looking. It would be...
  9. How to quit immediately ?!

    I always wonder about this, because I believe it is a common misconception and I do not know of a single instance where a person caught heat for this. Wherever I have been a supervisor, I was never directed by policy or practice to reprimand or term...
  10. nurses attached by patients

    not to be a complete @$$ about it (because I do sympathize with your friend's condition. I know of situations where people with seizure disorders have been arrested, tasered, etc, because there were these kind of behaviors during or immediately afte...
  11. Desk job or Prison job? Help!

    I'm glad others commented about the looks thing first. If your looks were never a problem in the past, you're probably in good shape. On my unit of the hospital, many of the female nurses are young and attractive. Too many times I have watched som...
  12. nurses attached by patients

    I teach our behavioral dyscontrol safety class for the hospital I work for, and part of that class covers exactly this topic. It is a felony offense to assault any healthcare worker on-the-job. I do not know if this is a state law or federal, but I ...
  13. How to quit immediately ?!

    so how did it go?
  14. Verbal assault by a pt.

    haha, tag! :)
  15. Verbal assault by a pt.

    I agree with nursie_pants. More and more over the past decade+ I've been in healthcare, it seems that nurses stop taking care of themselves and learning assertiveness, and then break down when issues arise that completely require self-care and asser...