Maine

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1. Agency Tips

   Maine replied to dfk122's topic in Agency

   I love the agency I work for because I believe the owner is a great guy and their values as a company fit me well. I like that they focus on the clients and also the nurses as customers. The one issue I do have is that they will have multiple people ...

2. Is this a med error on my part?

   Maine replied to heynurse1971's topic in LPN/LVN

   I agree that you should have checked the MAR, I have definitely had people forget new orders in report before. You understand how the error was made so you can prevent it in the future. Hopefully the DON will see that this guy's Na was the same at ad...

3. Staff splitting going too far?

   Maine replied to Maine's topic in Relations

   Thank you for the feedback. My other concern is (and not to start a debate) she is an LPN and I am an RN, so while on the floor working with a supervisor who is an LPN as well, is she under my license? I only ask because some of her judgment is so o...

4. the young eating the old??

   Maine replied to nursecat64's topic in Relations

   I agree, this girl just seems mean... and let me add USELESS as a "mentor". There are a couple younger mean girls like that where I work who think being charge nurse means they're the boss of everyone on the floor. They're still older than me as I am...

5. Scared of losing my licence...

   Maine replied to Maine's topic in Professionalism

   Wow! Thanks for all the input. I hadn't checked this in a while. This does give me hope that not every place is like this. It's seriously pretty shady there, but we got a new manager so I spoke with her about this supervisor and she is aware that I a...

6. Staff splitting going too far?

   Maine posted a topic in Relations

   I'm posting this on the general discussion board to get a wide variety of opinions, sorry it's so long!! I work at a residential psych facility and of course care for a number of borderlines. I work with one other nurse who is normally charge. Every...

7. Scared of losing my licence...

   Maine posted a topic in Professionalism

   Sorry this may be the 1000th post on this topic, but I am new to the site (lurk often) and am in a bit of a bind. I recently started a job at a SNF and I really love my residents and work with some great nurses and CNAs. I'm just worried it's not the...