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The preceptor (who I love and is definitely the BEST one on our floor) is sending her off alone to do things she does not feel comfortable doing. This statement contradicts itself. She...

I've made 3 in my two years- smallies, yes. 1mg Bumex instead of 0.5mg and that was on my first day of orientation (I was supposed to cut the pill in half) and then I gave someone liquid ibuprofen...

He was certainly enthusiastic about learning OB, but he said he knew it wasn't his thing. I felt bad because this is an OB unit, and we have a very unique cultural population- Somali, Ethiopian,...

I don't think she was being malicious. I wouldn't have taken it as such anyhow. She probably didn't know the situation- the doc said to follow up after an hour with her, right? Did the doc say to...

First off, this is not, I repeat NOT intended for the purpose of wailing on students. If your first time with a student consisted of a know-it-all type student then whatever, do share, but please...

One of my last nights on cardiac before going on my merry way to babyland, I notice I had two "walkie talkies" and I thought "oh, that's nice..." HAH. My charge Vocera's me "hey, when you're...

I work at Regions, I like it there. They're not picky. Health East will only hire BSN's now, I think Allina is in that boat, as well as Fairview. I'm not sure.

You are not an MA, you are an LPN. I wouldn't want to have my job title listed as HUC or EMT (with all due respect) when I'm an RN, I wouldn't want my name badge to read LPN. I'm an RN. (I was an LPN...

That sounds exactly like the way children in this generation are being raised- to have mommy and daddy come to their rescue (helicopter parenting on the job!) making excuses in order to give their...

I work in OB in a hospital that is in the inner city and we see quite a few teen pregnancies. Most are in the 16-19 year old range, but we've had a few 14-15 year olds and even a fresh 14 (as in they...

Yeah, in thinking more about this- remove the mistakes, forget about that for a minute. I'm focusing on the way she is disrespecting you. It shows that she has no fear of authority. She forgets that...

I think you could go ahead and show her the door. So to speak.

When I was in school for my LPN we had a LOT of foreign students who liked to play the "no speak English" card. Hey, it worked for them! One woman out and out failed vital signs- pulse, temp,...

Nope. You'll still be helping the suits and ties. In fact, you'll be their lackey, their puppet. You will make them the big bucks while you stay overtime without pay, get pooped on (literally and...

Why don't you ask the doctor next time? Because now I'm curious!

From my experience- being where you were for almost a year before I got my first job- I would say your classmates likely had some sort of in with the facility. Either they worked there before, they...

My manager was very happy I popped in to say "hi". Also when she interviewed me, she said it was clear from my resume that I was "passionate" about this field. I gave reasons why, and I would suggest...

I got my job in OB by casually popping in to thank the postpartum manager for such a great unit when I had had my daughter a week or so prior to that. She had no openings at the time, but she was...

My husband doesn't know why I get stressed at my job "after all, you get to play with babies!" Uh-huh, and feed them (ok that's fun, very relaxing) change them, bathe them (brand new babies smell...

I worked nights on a tele floor for a year or so. On days, when I oriented, it was chaos. I was so messed up with everything, and I felt like I was juggling 24 things at once. When I moved to nights...

If you're looking for a direct answer to your question- I would resign. Even if they took you back. I have a feeling you'd find your place of employment a very hostile and unplesant place to work at...

I agree with the thick skin comments- it's something I have been working on. Humility is another one I think will work in your favor, especially when you have been taught to do things one way in...

And now — unless patient welfare is at stake, or you’re being asked to do something illegal — ....liiiiiiike practice nursing without a license?....Karla?

I think that much like anything nursing has it's ups and downs, and the whole health care industry is going through a down period. It's nasty out there- sorry to break it to you guys. It's not your...

What kinds of patients have you dealt with so far? I recall disliking most of my LPN schooling because we were in nursing homes- and I did not want to work in a nursing home...no way, no how, no sir!...