hkrntobe

hkrntobe has 1 years experience and specializes in Ortho / Nuro / ICU Step Down.

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1. MSN students - anyone done Professional Presence and Influence?

   hkrntobe replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

   The reading for this class does not address the pre-test At ALL!!! I HATE this class as well. This is an excellent example of the disaster that occures when you have people who write questions and...

2. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   In fact they did not! They where the first to speak up and even began training me to cover for days when they where the charge nurse. I received the highest complement any NYSE can pay another I was...

3. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Obviously I did't realize that being a good nurse and trying to improve a bad situation would cost me my job! From what it sounds like, this conduct and behavior is common practice for administration....

4. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Perhaps I should have allowed mistreatment and unsafe care to continue for a bit longer before trying to prevent another assault? It's not as though I expressed concerns they hadn't heard in fact, The...

5. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thank

6. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   "The reference was intended to point out that Hospitals seem to place more importance on reimbursement concerns than patient care. I did mention Medicare and Medical as

7. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   No, because Wednesday - Saturday is one week and Sunday- Wednesday is a second week it's not technically considered overtime. Highly manipulative and Unsafe but as its not over 40 hrs for each week,...

8. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Out of everything, that's what you got out of

9. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thank you colleenrn2b. I did. I'm not quite sure were you got that I'm blaming the president though? The reference was intended to point out that Hospitals seem to place more importance on...

10. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for your input. Yes I was told it was full time and I was given a set schedule. I was told that if the set schedule needed to be changed that I would be notified in advance. Working a person...

11. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not to mention the personal liability I expose myself to when doing

12. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    While I understand that your advise is to keep my mouth shut frankly, several patients and staff have been attacked, including myself. I would rather uphold my standards of nursing care than run the...

13. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    hkrntobe posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I need help please. Just not sure what to do now. Getting right to the particulars. I was working in a So Cal Hospital in a Psychiatric unit. I was assigned a set schedule. 1) I was suddenly...

14. New grad RN jobs

    hkrntobe replied to tlitchmore's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are no jobs. Period. It costs thousands of dollars to train a new grad. Hospitals are not willing to invest in new people, let alone new grads. It sucks. It's going to bite the health care...

15. Poll for Unemployed Nurses

    hkrntobe replied to hkrntobe's topic in California Nursing

    That's one reason why I'm doing this. New and Experienced, young and well seasoned Nurses are all having the same problem. I've seen older nurses complain that's it's Agisim and it's cheaper to hire...