dlrrn2010

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1. What's with all this disciplinary action?????

   dlrrn2010 replied to Laboratorian's topic in General Nursing

   being wrote up is rampant where i work...i get that they want to make a point so it doesn't happen again and again...but what happened to communication and as you said, we are human and make mistakes.....once a resident had a bruise on their hand fro...

2. I resigned today...

   dlrrn2010 replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

   im considering...i am tired of unfulfilled promises...and i don't make waves often if at all....hope you like the job you find! sometimes we are not appreciated as much as we hope we are and yes, this is sad that nurses, esp great ones are expendible...

3. how long is too long?

   dlrrn2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

   i was told i was getting days in december...now it is march and i'm told a few more weeks... prn nurses are filling in days and others hired after me are working days and i still remain on my 2nd shift. I am hopeful it will all work out but 3 month...

4. Geriatric Nursing VS Acute Nursing

   dlrrn2010 replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

   i think this depends on you and your family. I am a recent rn grad..i started 2nd shift with promise of first shift within 6 months..then i was told i had first shift the week before christmas and am still waiting on the official schedule ( in ltc)....

5. Harassment at work, patient to staff

   dlrrn2010 replied to Tiredoftheabuse's topic in Relations

   i don't have any answers for you ...i have been there and management did not take me seriously either, they said i was taking it personally. I had other nurses administer their meds with the same abuse and they said they would never return to that r...

6. Termination= Fired?

   dlrrn2010 replied to Missy89's topic in Career Support

   so very true..it seems that some, maybe most of the experienced nurses where i work want to actually see me fail and have so much time on there hands to search for things to complain about. I knew working with women was going to be difficult, just un...

7. Does nursing school teach you anything?

   dlrrn2010 replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Nursing

   school is tough...i think all and any schools are going to have their "problems" in our eyes. I am a fairly new graduate and I had high expectations. You may feel inadequate for a while or like you don't know much. But I realize I have learned a LO...

8. difficult patients

   dlrrn2010 replied to dlrrn2010's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for all the info....I've tried most of your comments, even offered to let her do her own accucheck but she declined...My STNA and I tag teamed and she was a good distractor so I could administer all the meds..I think that's what we will keep o...

9. difficult patients

   dlrrn2010 replied to dlrrn2010's topic in General Nursing

   i let her know that if she wanted a different nurse that was her right...she questions my fingerstick method for accuchecks, my eyedrop method, etc....it's a control issue and i want to help her and let her be in control as much as possible but it's ...

10. Almost a year in and more scared than before

    dlrrn2010 replied to aerorunner80's topic in New Nurse

    congrats on that job...that's incredible, i'd love to have that opportunity...i went on in school to be an Rn and my first job is at a nursing home.. I LOVE my residents and am blessed to have the job but i dream of working with the tiny miracles.......

11. dealing with my stna's

    dlrrn2010 posted a topic in Career Support

    I'm a fairly new nurse who doesn't want to be labeled by my STNA's...I highly believe in hard work however. When my STNA's "relax" at the end of the night by watching the tv and there is still things that could be done by them i get aggrevated. I g...

12. difficult patients

    dlrrn2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly new nurse who has encountered a difficult patient. She has a bipolar diagnosis but is in my facility for rehab. She is in pain from RA with contractures. She questions all actions of the nurses and stna's. I'm opening this up to get s...