piratern

piratern has 21 years experience and specializes in Emergency, Oncology, Leadership.

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1. Sleeping on the job.

   piratern replied to swon1223's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Snowshoe RN. The best option is for her to call her manager or HR and ask where they are with this. Being a manager myself, I can tell you that they will NEVER take this lightly and will look at all angles before making a decision. Mo...

2. Magnet, polarization, ageism, classism

   piratern replied to edgarandersonrn's topic in General Nursing

   Take a look at the new report from the Institute of Medicine which talks about the future of nursing. The impetus is to have 80% of nurses at the BSN level. The report goes on to say there is certainly a place for ADN nurses. However, this should n...

3. friend/nurse where I go for tx, did she violate hippa?

   piratern replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in General Nursing

   May not be HIPPA due to her getting information from outside source but certainly sounds slanderous.

4. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

   piratern replied to chordringer's topic in Safety

   Let me come at this from the ED side of things. What you are describing is not a unique situation. Many of the issues result from a misunderstanding of what each other does and the type of nursing required for each area. Any ED nurse would take of...

5. Western Governors University- WGU Masters in Nursing program

   piratern replied to nurseglitter's topic in Western Governors

   Look into East Carolina University. I graduated in 2010, May with my MSN with concentration in leadership. They are ranked as one of the best online programs in the US. The first day I set foot on campus was the day I graduated. My diploma is the s...

6. Awkward Situation

   piratern replied to jesuslovesme's topic in General Nursing

   As a manager, I'd ten times rather know you were unhappy early in the game than invest any more resources in a situation that is not going to be long term. You deserve to work where you are happy and the hospice company deserves a nurse that is happ...

7. ER MD documentation and triage??

   piratern replied to rn paramedic's topic in Emergency

   Preprinted t Sheets work well for a paper system. Docs seem to like them pretty well. The nurses sheets are good as well. They'll do the ticket for you until you are forced to go to electronic documentation. As far as the ESI system. I've implement...

8. MSN Hx System Leadeship? or Nursing Education?

   piratern replied to nice_nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Speak with an advisor at the school you choose. I graduated in May with MSN concentrating in Leadership. Many of the base courses are similar and will be required no matter what tract you choose (i.e. research, theory, issues in nursing, research a...

9. To experienced nurses...

   piratern replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses and physicians are like apples and oranges. It's impossible to compare the two. I have never wished to be a physician. Nor, do I envy them because I simply do not think about the patient in the same way as they physician. Nursing should be...

10. fired maybe i'll go into elementary school teaching....

    piratern replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The comment to "reapply after your pregnancy" is very suspicious. Get a lawyer and review this with them STAT!

11. Holding Patients and Visitors Accountable For Their Actions

    piratern replied to mackjazz's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are spot on. As an ED manager, I try my best to make sure the staff know that while they are expected to remain professional, workplace violence is NOT to be tolerated. Yes, people respond differently to stress. BUt.... everyone should...

12. Visitors chasing you down the hallway....

    piratern replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any talk of hourly rounding at your facility? Not necessarily by you always but SOMEONE making a pass on your patients to check for these things? There has been a lot of research that patients hit the call lights less and even nurses take l...

13. What do you think about my interview experience?

    piratern replied to Nadz02RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with the others. This organization doesn't seem like the place to be. I am a manager and there are so many "etiquette" rules broken by that manager, I wouldn't waste my time worrying about it. I do want to clarify that she doesn't "ow...