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Why yes....yes I do :)

First off I have advice for any new grad no matter where they may be working. Remember when you were a kid and the things your parents would do just didn't make any sense sometimes? Remember...

"The "missing" cards, as I understand the OP, were accounted for by the "proof of use" sheets - assuming that means the sheets on which individual doses were signed out." Yes that is right. So...

That is exactly what we have. You could not remove the sticker without problems but a person could remove the whole sheet from the ledger. I think that is the reason the NAIC was originally put into...

It is never right! I told the higher ups we need an in service (and to crack a few heads over the carelessness) and the higher ups tell me to get the info together and they will present it. At our...

The administrator, DON, head the therapy dept. and the OT apologized to me today! Shocking :)

Administrator just called me at home. Assured me from what she has been told it sounded like i handled everything appropriately and that I am not the first to have problems with this OT. She wants to...

It took a lot of restraint to stay calm and I eventually lost it (but not in front of her) because she kept cornering me in the hall and trying to escalate the situation. The nurse who called...

Everywhere I have worked I really enjoyed the therapy staff. I wasn't just being nice when I told her how much I appreciated our professional relationship how I had enjoyed collaborating with her....

I haven't decided if I will take it to the DON or her boss yet but I did have the three people who saw what happened write down what they saw and sign it for me. The thing is this patient just...

My nurse midwife was a CNM and a NP. She became a NP first and later decided she wanted to become a CNM.

An OT at my facility told me today that I could NOT assess my patient because they were resting. Now anyone who knows me would describe me as pretty laid back and hard to anger but this OT really...

I wish I could have 2 days off every month to watch reruns of The Simpsons :D lol

TheCommuter, I think you are right.....what do I do?

I have tried to be direct and handle this in a straight forward manner. The last time this happened to me I went to this nurse and said "Hey I saw Mrs. Smiths husband was talking with you is there...

This person is a staff nurse.

There is a new nurse at our facility that encourages ALL the patients and their families to come to them with problems. This person has convinced many of the residents (and families) that they are...

Thank you all for the replies and the links! I have really enjoyed the learning.

are inappropriate?

In one of my pocket guides there is a list of inappropriate medications for the elderly. They are classified as "always avoid", "rarely appropriate", and "often misused". The list is based on 1997...

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That is too funny:D

I have a friend who has a story very similar to yours, and she just passed her boards and landed a great job. She had to disclose everything and be in contact with the BON but other than that she had...

I don't know why this mistake has been tearing me up so badly. I have been a nurse for 9 years now, and I have made 1 or 2 REALLY stupid mistakes unfortunately. Maybe it is because the system is new...

I was just about to start telling you (actually I typed a pretty long note and had to start over) how this mistake would be around for some time because I work LTC when I remembered:idea:......this...