Barb2000

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1. Desperate !!

   Barb2000 replied to mika1's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I did clinicals at hired student nurses as tech's. Is this an option for you?

2. new grad leaving er

   Barb2000 replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

   I have been a RN for 12 years, and these stories really upset me. I wish those nurses had been much more supportive to you. I have worked in places that had student nurses and new grads. I will say most of my co-workers were supportive to these nu...

3. how long is your commute?

   Barb2000 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

   What used to take me 30 minutes, now takes me 60. This is due to the hurricanes (I live on the Gulf Coast). Construction on the roads (from Hurricane Ivan 2 years ago), is still going on, but hopefully in the next couple years, I'll be back to 30 mi...

4. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

   Barb2000 replied to castle's topic in General Nursing

   I just got out of the military where adultery is a punishable crime. I only hope that although it is morally wrong to do this, a hospital cannot take action for this between to consenting adults. The patients should not be made aware of any persona...

5. Assisting in abortions

   Barb2000 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in an ICU where occassionally we had pregnant women who were on treatments that could potentially harm the fetus. The approach was that you always treated the mother first. If their was an alternative that decreased fetal risks, that was al...

6. Situation Haunting Me

   Barb2000 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   I have always worked in facilities where if I had real concerns about how a MD was handling a patient's condition, there was always someone above me and above that MD that could be contacted to intervene. It was not always easy to do this, because so...

7. Civilian Hospitals vs. Military??

   Barb2000 replied to onesmallspark's topic in Government

   To LT Dan: I worked with a LTJG Dan at Jacksonville Naval Hospital in 1997-1999, in the ICU. I won't post the last name here, but would that happened to have been you? He was always referred to as LT Dan. Just curious... LTJG Barbara ...

8. The Keys- working with nurses on probation

   Barb2000 replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

   I work with nurses in this type of program, and each state is different on requirements of the key restriction. In Florida, the nurse does NOT have to tell EVERYONE she works with. Only her supervisor (the charge nurse if on nights), and whoever is g...

9. Pay Scale

   Barb2000 replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

   I just started at a LTC facility, working nights with a differential, and am making 20.50/hr. That is with 10 years of experience. This is in the Florida panhandle where the cost of living is pretty low, so people say I am making really good money fo...

10. Advice please, re Narcotic Diversion/Rx Forgery

    Barb2000 replied to Lady InPain's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to add that I have seen some posts encouraging you to surrender your license as it will look better than losing it through the board. Be very careful about doing this. To get in most Alternative to Discipline programs, you still have to h...

11. Single mom w/2 babies needs help!!

    Barb2000 replied to jenniferenee73's topic in California

    I was a single parent of a baby (no child support) when I went for my BSN. It was a struggle, but somehow I made it through. I obtained employment at the university I was attending (which worked around my school hours). It was only part time minimal ...

12. Advice please, re Narcotic Diversion/Rx Forgery

    Barb2000 replied to Lady InPain's topic in General Nursing

    LadyInPain: I have worked with nurses and MD's who have gotten in trouble with drug use at work, including prescription forgery. If they are not pressing charges, count yourself lucky. Some of them did face charges, and when convicted lost their l...

13. When pt is refusing a C/S

    Barb2000 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was a former L&D nurse, and though none happened at my hospital, I remember cases being presented at inservices where mothers refused C/S. In one, a mother was forced to undergo a C/S, literally held down with anesthesia knocking her out despit...

14. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Barb2000 replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

15. stinking of cigarette smoke

    Barb2000 replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    our patients initially had to be escorted also, a block away, to allow them to smoke. however, this was stopped, as the facility felt protecting staff from second hand smoke superseded a patient's right to smoke. staff also have rights to not be expo...