Originally Posted by DolceVita

"That nurses were required to draw blood from patients without proper protection from blood-borne diseases and in ways that might render lab tests invalid."

I am confused and possibly a bit ignorant...what can they mean by this? Not provided gloves, sharps containers & specimen bags? Reusing blood draw supplies? I don't get it.

Hello, I do not know the whole story but something is not right .But remember the bottom line its all about the money not the patient not safety or protection for the nurses . fyi read about the nurse file a lawsuit against hospital in colorado springs ,colorado ..

Originally Posted by oramar

It would be great if the BONs started going after the license of management people who permit the bad staffing that results in the errors. Right now they just do what everyone does and that is blame the person that made the mistake.

If they did, they'd just hire MBAs who wouldn't have a license.

I read an article from 2008 in Nursing Management Quarterly. It emphasized that nursing managers/supervisors have to work close with BONs so the nurse(s) will be disciplined correctly. It seems to me this is like putting the fox in charge of the hens. There is too much room for abuse.

I hear complains after complains. I justt graduated from Nursing school and have been in the medical field for 13 yrs, it all began in a LTC facility. It never crossed my mind that LTC facilities existed. Anyhow, I worked there for almost 4 yrs and had been told not to get pregnant or they would find a way to get me fired and loose benefits~come back the next day to reapply and they would hire peeps again. I thought it was a joke brought up by angry employees who had actually done something wrong. I got pregnant and got fired 3 weeks before having my baby! Their reason was I was working on the floor without assistance! My response was how could I not, if understaffed! four halls and three aids working on the floor for 120 patients! Each took a hall and then we each would go to the 4th hall which had more independent clilents in it. It was stressful, I cried every day I went to work, but I did it for all the patients I had been grown to see get older alone. I cried they day I left thinking not of getting fired, but about the quality of care my patients would get. who would care for them when they needed assistance even for a few minutes? I didn't go back tp reapply; instead, I went and registered at my local college and started taking classes online. I graduated May 15th and took NCLEX July the 5th(my birthday) and I know I passed. So, I realize I am a new nurse and the great responsability that I will carry on my shoulders as I evolve as a professional nurse and so I think as I read this postings...can't you say no if it's not within your scope of medical care? If we can't change the world, we can at least do what we can to help the patients know and feel they are getting quality care even when the other nurses or managers are not practising within nursing policy?

Just a thought, I did this in memory of all the patients lifes I've had the honor to be part of at that LTC facility, RIP.

Welcome to Nursing. Trained to care, be compassionate and empathetic - but don't expect the same treatment in return.

Originally Posted by dlatimer

Welcome to Nursing. Trained to care, be compassionate and empathetic - but don't expect the same treatment in return.

oy! you "aint kidding"

Originally Posted by morte

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oy! you "aint kidding"

As stated, I'm know how it is in the real world, I'm ready for it.