weesyanne

weesyanne has 28 years experience and specializes in rehab, antepartum, med-surg, cardiac.

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1. Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

   weesyanne replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

   Someone who is argumentative with their coworkers is sometimes masquerading as a nurse, CNA, etc. They sometimes know just enough to be dangerous. I know about a nurse who argued with her coworkers about everything. One day, the police came in and a...

2. Working Easter anyone?

   weesyanne replied to SnowboardRN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked it. It is not considered a holiday in our facility. Straight time, but if you called out, you had to have a doctor's note.

3. Retirement in the nursing field.

   weesyanne replied to A.B.123's topic in Student Assist

   I've seen it. We had a nurse well into her mid 60's that never sat down and was ALWAYS, ALWAYS way ahead of any younger nurses. Please don't generalize.

4. Keeping records to protect my reputation

   weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Career Support

   I was not on the cell phone. It was in my locker. I was online at the desk for about 5 minutes, sending my brother a quick, short email. Our mom is not doing well, so I try to stay in touch. His cell phone is on the fritz, so I sent email. Maybe my ...

5. Keeping records to protect my reputation

   weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Career Support

   I forgot to say that my manager is the one who wrote me up, so I have already spoken to her about the issue. I'm concerned with what to do for future issues that I may have with this tech or my colleagues. I have looked at my behavior and I can see w...

6. Keeping records to protect my reputation

   weesyanne replied to weesyanne's topic in Career Support

   Thanks everyone. I just thought a notebook so that I knew dates and times and could prove what I did would maybe help, if only jogging my memory of events. I'm not keeping it for anyone but myself, in the event that I am called into the office again ...

7. Keeping records to protect my reputation

   weesyanne posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm in kind of a bind. I recently got written up and some of the things that were said were not true. I asked for dates and times, but I was seen as being defensive. Some of the things said were from a particular person who works with me. She claimed...

8. Would you marry a doctor?

   weesyanne replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

   Good grief! I thought that this stereotype died with my grandmother's generation! I had a great aunt who actually said something about me marrying a doctor 25 years ago, but in this day and age, I would have hoped for some progress! I'm currently ma...

9. Job dilemma

   weesyanne replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I would interview with the hospital that has the open positions. You don't necessarily have to accept the first job offered to you, but it is worth your time and effort to prepare for the interview with the out of state facility. Interviewing for a j...

10. Having a Hard Time

    weesyanne replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that you are having such a rough time with your preceptor. In my opinion, if he is constantly talking about you behind your back and putting you down in front of coworkers, he should not be a preceptor. Your job as a preceptor is to mentor and ...

11. Lack of communication....This is NOT RIGHT!!!!

    weesyanne replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mentioned the fact that one of the National Patient Safety Goals is to improve the effectiveness of communication between caregivers by implementing a standardized approach to "hand off" communications, including an opportunity to ask and to ...

12. Dumbest thing a student/newbie ever said/did?

    weesyanne replied to Abishag's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, someone charted, "Alert and oriental" about one of her patients. The guilty party would never admit it.

13. "New Nurses's Don't Know Anything."

    weesyanne replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Diary Girl, I have been called names and told that I was incompetent by a patient and I have been a nurse for almost 23 years. It happens to a lot of us, regardless of the length of time we have been in the profession. I was reading your post and the...

14. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    weesyanne replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    You've got to be kidding! She was offended by the word butt? God help her if she ever is working around me when I'm frustrated. She might hear the f-bomb. Darn, I'd be fired, wouldn't I?

15. Pregnant nurse working with isolation patients

    weesyanne replied to Tiffado's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to comment on whether pregnant nurses/techs should be given isolation patients. I think it all depends on what the isolation is for. I can see not giving a pregnant nurse a patient who you know has CMV or shingles/chicken pox. But as far as ...