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Just wondering if anyone has ever made an anoymous complaint against your employer. I feel there has been a huge issue regarding patient safety at my place of employment that resulted in a patients...

The 3rd one does not really seem like an ethical dilemma to me. It seems to me that you were just using good nursing judgement in checking the sugar again. Something as simple as the alcohol not...

Is it possible to have a normal hemoglobin result but an abnormal TIBC result?? I am having a disagreement with my mom and wondering what your thoughts on the subject are.

I started applying for jobs about 4 months before i graduated. Most places i applied to (both hospitals and long term care facilities) were very willing to hire me with out having taken the boards...

Does anyone know how to find the DPW survey results on an organization that has started under new ownership and moved the building?? I am looking for past inspection results on a Personal care home...

RNs as well as LPNs enter admission orders where i work. Doc will sign them at some point when he does rounds, but we put them in.

I agree with dietary consult, does your facility have a wound Dr or wound team?? If not and this is something you are interested in you can always get more education in wounds and start a wound team...

Thanks for the replies. I myself am not interested in an getting my MHA. I am a nurse and my dept is run by someone with their MHA and has no respect for us as nurses. she has had no formal nursing...

I agree, ER position without a doubt!

I went back to night shift after working days for 15 years or so. I got off at 7, would come home and get the kids up and ready for school and would go to bed around 9 am. I would get up at 3 pm to...

Thank you!!

Just an FYI...I would NEVER consider a CNA or any other member of my team a "peon". And I certainly don't feel the chart is a "magical book". My concern is that information may be written in the...

I am just curious if anyone else has an employer that says it is okay for anyone to document a nurses note in a resident's chart?? I work in personal care but I know when I worked in skilled nursing...

Once you get a routine down it may not seem as stressful. One question...can't any of these things be delegated to the aides?? I know where i work there are 2 nurses on dayshift and one aide so the...

yes, we do have an infection control nurse. I will talk to her about this. Thanks, nice to know i'm not crazy, LOL!!

I work in a personal care facility where they are trending towards the person centered care environment which i am totally on board with. Although we are trying to make this as home like as possible...

May take a while to get in but definatley worth it, great school and great hospital!!

Yep, they sure can!!

I don't remember the questions, but i also started there as a new grad on med/surge. Lasted 2 weeks. The nurse's there were very mean and rude, didn't want to help me learn ANYTHING and had me...

i worked as a CNA for 18 years before going to LPN school. I personally feel every nurse should work as a CNA first. I continued to work through school but only worked every other weekend and went to...

No, she is referring to things like PRN, BID, TID...your normal everyday abbreviations that i have used every day since i was out of school. She dumbs us down everyday, staff moral is on a downward...

That is a perfectly legal practice where i live (PA), as long as cart is locked and also if using computer for med pass make sure you tilt screen down or put up blank page so nothing on the screen is...

We were told by our new boss to stop using nursing "jargon" ( and yes, she used the air quotes ) when writing our nurses notes and resident support plans. I find this very offensive and...

this has been a trend where i work as well and has resulted in numerous firings over the past months. I agree, if you aren't professional enough and have enough common sense to know it is illegal to...

I am currently working in LTC as a LPN on night shift. During the slow nights i like to go out onto the floor and help my cna's do rounds. In doing so i have gotten tendonitis in my right arm...from...