Having your decision questioned by admin doesn't mean that you made an error in judgement. I agree with your assessment that the patient needed further evaluation. LTC administration is only interested in minimizing ED transfers for financial reasons...
It sounds like the mom is overstating the danger of this particular situation in preparation for a lawsuit. However, I disagree with the other posters on this thread who are describing this situation as a minor mistake on the part of clinic staff. Cl...
I don't have a problem with this as long as it is just a suggestion and not a requirement. I understand the objections voiced in this thread by most of the other posters. However, I have worked in a memory care unit before and believe that this type ...
LuvScience replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing
I'm an LPN now but I have worked in fast food and as a CNA in the past. I would say that CNA work is, without a doubt, more difficult than fast food. When I first became a CNA I missed my low stress/low responsibility job in fast food but I never ser...
Since you have been working towards paying off bills and saving money, it sounds like you are in a relativity good position to go back to school now if you choose to. However, I do not recommend doing so. IMHO anyone in their late 50(s) with a well e...
LuvScience replied to imintrouble's topic in School
IMHO this entire issue is much ado about nothing. Our national conversation seems to center around one manufactured controversy after the next. I suspect that a year or so from now, we will all be making impassioned arguments about some new national ...
Sorry OP but you've blown your chance at your school's nursing program. I'm sure that you didn't realize the consequences of taking an Rx med that didn't belong to you but that doesn't change your current situation. IMO your best option now is to wit...
Like many of the other posters here, I have no moral objection to marijuana and consider it safer than alcohol. However, I do not use it because I value my nursing license. I do personally think that the professional repercussions for using marijuana...
I hope that I am mistaken but it sounds like you are asking whether or not to lie on an application. Claiming to have experience that you do not actually have is not an option. There is nothing wrong with being a new nurse. We were all new once. My e...
LuvScience replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations
I was once a CNA. After I had worked as a CNA for a few years, I began to feel experienced and knowledgeable. I watched the nurses at my facility and came to the conclusion that I worked harder than they did and that their jobs didn't look overly dif...
At my last facility, our 30 min lunch break was automatically deducted from our pay. We had the option of filling out a "no lunch" form if we were unable to get a break but few employees took advantage of it. There was an unspoken understanding that ...
I'm shocked to think that anyone would tolerate this from their employer. I agree with the other posters, the hospital has no right to require this of its staff. I'm a pretty non-confrontational person but I would not be able to contain my fury if a ...
I also heard a very similar lecture from an instructor in nursing school. However, allowing a friend access to my personal bottle of Tylenol is not the same as actually administering it as a nurse. If a friend is visiting my home as says, "I have a h...
Are you absolutely positive that these nurses are deliberately ignoring you? I have a tendency to become hyper-focused during some activities such as reading. If someone approaches me while I'm reading a chart, they might think that I'm ignoring them...