Thorp71

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1. Should I Call it Quits?

   Thorp71 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Under these circumstances, with a poor preceptor, unprofessional conduct, criticizing a fellow nurse IN FRONT OF a patient, I would say is justified in quitting or at least having a discussion with the manager about the orientation process outlining ...

2. Very upset ethics complaint

   Thorp71 replied to momof3alRN's topic in Safety

   My thought is to report this other manager's behavior to the BON in your state Only APRNs have prescriptive authority and to give anything to a patient who wants to refuse treatment and is cognizant of the risks and benefits is assult. You may need...

3. Not sure if I should look for a new job

   Thorp71 replied to PetuniaDaffodil's topic in NP

   This is close to what I get though I got a better deal when I started in family practice and we get a yearly increase with productivity plus three weeks vacation and sick time which increases as our time accrues with the clinic. If we travel we get...

4. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   Thorp71 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   Me and my fellow nurse practitioners got nothing from our large physician's group though we were asked to participate in the nurses day celebration giving our nurses and MOA's massages in two day increments.

5. Panic attacks following never event.

   Thorp71 replied to Iamgroot29's topic in General Nursing

   I would recommend that you seek help with EAP, and do not allow this to "box" you in. You can recover from this. This is coming from a nurse and family member who's father died in their own unit from a "never event". I was not on duty when my fath...

6. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   Thorp71 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Practice makes perfect...may as well start early.