Yep, they love to tell us all about how they know better, but they don't want to be in the room when the patient code-browns LOL, then we're all professional again!
I did not read all the other comments, but if this happened to me I would leave ASAP - especially if I had another job prospect and it was something that fit my schedule that I really wanted to do. You still have references from your prior workplace...
microtutor replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Relations
I guess I'll give my $.02, since everyone else is. A bunch of RNs I know shared this post on FB. It struck me as an angry rant, which is exactly what the poster called it. Usually, posting angry rants on FB is ill-advised. I am a fairly new nurse,...
microtutor replied to HappyJetting's topic in General Nursing
I am a second career nurse; I was a computer programmer for 12 years before returning to school to become an RN. I felt my job making rich people richer was not very meaningful to me. Becoming a nurse made my work days a lot more stressful and a lo...
I am a new nurse too. I am 6 weeks into my orientation and I have already made 2 med errors - both were missed scheduled doses - so I feel your pain. I was "doing well" so my preceptor & bosses pushed me from 4 patients to 5, then 6. Then, I e...
microtutor replied to RNewbie's topic in Relations
Nope, this has never happened to me. And I do use a chain pharmacy. However, there are areas - one labelled "Drop Off" and one labelled "Consultation" where you can lean into a sort-of carel, with walls on either side of you. If you speak in a low ...
You sound like a really nice person, but maybe not the most assertive? Does your former DON know that you did NOT actually make a med error? Things like that matter, as far as your reputation and future are concerned. Seems like you are in a situa...
microtutor replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism
Um...because we live in a civilized society, where we choose not to allow the most vulnerable - poor children, the elderly, the intellectually challenged and the mentally ill for example - to drop dead because they can't always earn a living on their...
microtutor replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism
I agree, RubyVee. Commuter, I think you are splitting hairs on this one. When I spoke of gatekeeping in the context of my post, I was speaking of financial gatekeeping - putting an arbitrary limit on treatments on the basis of finances because we "...
microtutor replied to TheCommuter's topic in Activism
Are people acting as if it is something new, or are they just saying they disagree with it? I agree with Asystole RN and the others who say this is not right. I don't care who "gatekeeps" healthcare. It should not be gatekept. When we endorse ga...
Other people covered a lot of them - here are a few I have learned in my last year: 1. Adopt an attitude of gratitude. Things that frustrate you will happen - instructors may make mistakes, yell at you, or give confusing directions or explanations. ...
microtutor replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in ADN/BSN
FWIW, I have chosen a local school with a hybrid rather than a purely online program. The cost is more than a pure online program but less than the big universities in my area per credit hour. (It is both NLN and CCNE accredited.) My rationale is re...
microtutor replied to microtutor's topic in Safety
Thank you, that helps a LOT. Do you copy the MAR page with a photocopier, or just copy it onto a sheet of paper and have someone verify you got everything? I've never seen Ident-i-hide, but I'll look for it. Perhaps one could simply leave a pen in...
Hi, I'm a student and I had a question for all you professionals... I'm having a hard time figuring out what to do about the third check of Med Administration when the patient is on precautions greater than standard. Should you bring an MAR into the...