Interpolfan89

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1. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

   Interpolfan89 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I’m literally just saying I don’t think they should lose their livelihood over it. They were absolutely wrong for doing what they did and posting it, no question.

2. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

   Interpolfan89 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   OK, it was a question, hence the question mark. Teaching moment. Not a moment to try to make someone feel dumb. Thank you for clarifying. I know it doesn’t negate consequences. I just felt the consequences chosen were kind of harsh.

3. Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

   Interpolfan89 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I feel it would be a fireable offense if there was any identifiable images or information pertaining to specific patients or the hospital itself. Otherwise isn't it just using your freedom of speech to vent on a medium? DEFINITELY not something I wou...

4. Advice needed! Burn out/possible career change

   Interpolfan89 replied to LPNVA1991's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am so sorry you are going through this. I feel the same way about how broken our healthcare system is. It’s disgusting and disheartening. I get burned out because of this as well. When the burnout takes over, I take a few months to a year off from ...

5. LVN... not what I expected

   Interpolfan89 replied to jasnxs84's topic in LPN/LVN

   I’m sorry that you are feeling this way after all you went through in school and what you sacrificed. You are definitely not alone in how you feel. I don’t know what state you are in but I am in MA and here there are quite a few settings LPNs can wor...

6. Med error/feeling overwhelmed has me thinking of career change

   Interpolfan89 replied to Fl0ridaNurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is typical of new nurses. I’ve definitely been where you are. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and often compare myself/abilities to other nurses. I just have to remind myself to look at the facts. When you are comparing yourself to these other nurs...

7. Over my head?

   Interpolfan89 replied to Madc's topic in General Nursing

   I know I am going to get virtually shot for saying this but I don’t agree that a new grad should NEVER be hired into a leadership role. Circumstance is everything. This person could have had a leadership role outside of nursing in which the same lead...

8. Exit interview survey, tell the truth, lie or ignore

   Interpolfan89 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

   This is a good topic! I believe all employers’ exit interviews should be done electronically so that people can feel comfortable speaking their mind about the organization they chose to leave. I think you should fill it out and be honest. Things don’...

9. Exhausted; I want a way out.

   Interpolfan89 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I’m very sorry to hear about all that you are going through. We do have to take care of ourselves in order to adequately care for others. You could try private duty nursing in which you’d only have to travel to one client for a set amount of hours. U...

10. Are we not asked to give to much?

    Interpolfan89 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that our healthcare system is horrible, and that a good number of the people working in it are abused. There are many days I have literally given blood, sweat, and tears during my only 5 year nursing career. I have worked in a variety of sett...

11. Refuse the cart

    Interpolfan89 posted a topic in Geriatric

    I have a friend working in a skilled nursing and rehab facility. She has only been working there one month. On her unit, in the narcotic boxes on each cart and in the narcotic fridge, there are at LEAST 20 expired, discontinued,and inactive narcotics...

12. Another Nurse on Nurse hostility story

    Interpolfan89 replied to clandestine2's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, if I had been the Nurse on the other line I would have just documented "Nurse spoken with refused to give her name at end of call" or something to that effect and been done with it. I wouldn't have made a big stink over it. It's also possib...

13. When do you say no.

    Interpolfan89 replied to jmcd84's topic in LPN/LVN

    I hope that what that commenter was getting at was that if you are a nurse working as a CNA and something goes wrong, legally you are held to the higher standard of a Nurse.

14. February 2018 Caption Contest - Win $100!

    Interpolfan89 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

    "Do you think he's dead?"

15. What Is the Problem???

    Interpolfan89 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

    Am I the only one who feels that the situation the OP describes is how nursing in that setting should be? Safe patient load for each nurse, and the nurse is not distracted while passing meds or doing treatments, and the nurse might actually have time...