NurseLeeny replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing
I am a Canadian Nurse, but used to think the same thing. Looking back it is my opinion that it was all a psychological test to see what we're made of and how badly we really want to be nurses. I recall seeing a lot of students who didn't take the ed...
NurseLeeny replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing
To some degree, our credit and appreciation should be advocated by our nurse managers and supervisors, failure to do so, in my opinion leads to situations where we feel unappreciated. We also have a team meeting two times a week with our Nursing Mgt,...
NurseLeeny replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Relations
I would also like to say, I am a registered nurse who worked hard to assist the unregistered staff who worked in the long term care facility that I worked in for two years. I did help every day, and I relied on those unregistered staff to be my eyes...
NurseLeeny replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Relations
It sounds to me that your management support is lacking. I would think if this is an ongoing issue than if it has been addressed with the CNA's on an individual basis with no effect, then as a registered nurse who is accountable and registered, I wo...
NurseLeeny replied to geekynurseRN's topic in Correctional
Have any of you thought about applying to correctional nursing in Ontario Canada? (registered nurse) They are desperate for them in Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario is opening up a couple of new super jails, and the one I work at we're looking f...
NurseLeeny replied to Queen2u's topic in Relations
Wow, that's a tough one! Where I live, in Ontario Canada, (and work) we are multi-cultural and live and work fairly well in that environment. However, we don't support racism, which is how I would interpret the request that this patient made. I wo...
NurseLeeny replied to GitanoRN's topic in Relations
Don't get involved in it...pay little attention, don't share opinions, have your life outside of the hospital...it's too draining... I work in an environment where there's a lot of drama and don't hang with anyone I work with...so I remain sane! If s...
My first question to you, is how long has this other nurse been practicing? I am guessing, she is one of the more seasoned nurses, and you may be newer??? Just a guess. I have experienced the same throughout my practice several times. Have you eve...
Does your employer have a 'workplace discrimination and harassment policy'? If not, maybe they should get one? or have some employees start one up?? As these issues do come up in many work places that I have worked in. Bullies are everywhere, and I...