Francine-Anne

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1. new grad RN- want to quit nursing

   Francine-Anne replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

   shame on the people who told you you would not make a good rn. it is a hard transition from one job role to another. where is your mentor? maybe you could as your nurse manager to have a mentor for a longer period. it will build up your belief in ...

2. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

   Francine-Anne replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

   :angryfire

3. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

   Francine-Anne replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

   Generally, I calm down after this sort of scenario and then confront the doctor in private. I also document who was there during the incident and what kind of conversation I had with the doc. Is this behavior common? Is the guy a megalomaniac, on d...

4. Falsely Accused of a HIPAA Violation

   Francine-Anne replied to Mantibob's topic in HIPAA

   You can be anonymously accused of anything in nursing. I am a registered nurse of 32 years. I have seen false accusations in various arenas. I am fortunate this has not happened to me. I have seen it done to others. Search govt sites re HIPPA. D...

5. New grad not wanting to work

   Francine-Anne replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Tara- Please get into practice ASAP. Your skills and education will become stale. I worked with young children. It was hard. I worked off shifts part-time and all worked out. I gave up weekends when I could not find a qualified sitter and ha...