LDrounette

LDrounette

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  1. BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    But she wasn't an applicant. She had 13 years in that position, and has a bachelor's in leadership. So what would the upper level management courses of a BSN program do to increase her knowledge of her job, or of being a nurse in general?
  2. Frustrated with angry, demeaning doctors

    You know, it's hard to deal with doctors like that. Just always try to take the high road, and stand up for yourself when you need to. Someday, they might have to be one of your patients! lol I was actually at my doctor's office a few weeks ago (a...
  3. Is Job Hopping the Norm for Nurses?

    There are so many variables involved in this question. I think it depends on the type of position you're looking for, somewhat. If you want a management position, it probably won't look too great to them. Also, more importantly, I think it depends...
  4. Could this be construed as "abuse"?

    I agree. It could be "it hurts" or "ouch" is the only sentiment she can recall to express, depending on her degree of dementia.
  5. Could this be construed as "abuse"?

    As for the worry about her saying "they hurt me"...........document, document, document. And care plan it. That should keep you out of trouble with the State for any complaints about that. As for it hurting, I would investigate why. Has she histo...
  6. LTC facility trying to fire me over refusing to take on 50 residents

    Some states don't have set defined staffing ratios for nursing facilities. However, I would assume you are protected by your nurse practice act. Abandonment means you took on the responsibility of the patients, then walked out, leaving them with no...
  7. Manager Bonuses

    There are probably some health systems that give bonuses for that, but generally, staffing cuts are related to budgets. People don't realize there is a lot more to staffing budgets other than just numbers of people on the floor. There's the pay, of...
  8. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    Having never worked in the ER, as a nurse, this certainly gives me a new perspective on what you guys go through. It also sheds a little light on a couple experiences I've had as a patient, and a patient's family. The fakers can really make you jad...
  9. What makes nursing stressful for you?

    Yeah, the paperwork is overwhelming. Unfortunately, Medicare, Medicaid, and the insurance companies require a LOT of it! In creating more and more laws and regulations to "provide better patient care", they have increased the paperwork burden tremen...
  10. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    Yeah, like starting their nursing careers
  11. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    I fully believe your children and their safety must come first. I don't know about there, but here abandonment only applies once you've taken report and taken the responsibility for patients and then leave your duty with no nurse to take over. As f...
  12. Weird, but missing my old state's nurses union!

    One thing that struck me is that there seems to be a complaint that the hospital doesn't have enough staff or doesn't try hard enough to get someone to cover a shift, but on the other hand, there's the complaint that the hospital hires a bunch of new...
  13. Deep In The Dark

    Beautiful
  14. My opinion is NO, most definitely not. In my experience over almost 20 years, is the people with liability insurance are the ones the lawyers seek out in civil suits. They go for the caregivers who they think have "pockets". Makes you an automatic...