marace

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1. Fired from first hospital job

   marace replied to nurseblondie26's topic in General Nursing

   I hear you and I empathize. I always made myself available to new nurses on teh floor due to my first experiences. Sad state of affairs. It will haunt you and to ban you... there are places in teh US that do this but I h ear that after a year they ...

2. Just a question

   marace replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   My husband spent 50K on getting an MSN in business to top off his BSN. REsult: 50K in debt with no change in job x 5 years.

3. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

   marace replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   Health Unit Secretary. Front desk at Nursing stations.

4. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

   marace replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Mini Cooper is smaller than I thought!

5. Telephonic Nursing

   marace posted a topic in General Nursing

   Insurance companies are hiring sometimes enmasse for positions. Several now have case management available. This can be good for nurses who have physical limitations due to injuries acquired on the job and find that the work is prohibitive. Years o...

6. Too much facebook

   marace replied to orangelate's topic in General Nursing

   Wondering if this is happening at work. I am an older nurse and I am appalled and angry about staff using their cellphones at work. I have found staff in patient bathrooms, h iding in bathrooms, and even openly at the nurses station. Lights going of...

7. Nursing 20 years/MED ERROR

   marace posted a topic in General Nursing

   It was a bad day, on top of my plantar fasciitis, being in charge, people calling in like usual on a Sunday Morning (though never held responsible), I had a 12 hour shift in front of me. I took Vital signs for the Nurses to help out, I also carried ...

8. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

   marace replied to CynthiaG's topic in Retired

   Out of fear of not being able to take care of my own children, I sucked it up. I was bullied, harrassed, taken advantage of, overworked, missed holidays with my kids,tried to sleep summer days when kids were home from school and worked nights. I hear...

9. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

   marace replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

   I did ask for help, it was so busy no one had time. I hung a heparin bag mislabeled on to an epidural. TWO sets of eyes may have caught it. So glad no one got hurt, and the LPNS I have worked with were the best ever. I have been in MED surg for si...

10. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    marace replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    I did ask for help, it was so busy no one had time. I hung a heparin bag mislabeled on to an epidural. TWO sets of eyes may have caught it. So glad no one got hurt, and the LPNS I have worked with were the best ever.

11. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    marace replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    someone at new job heard about it and brought itup.. like 'someone actually did this".

12. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    marace replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    I got written up once because I had an abcess tooth (From not being able to get a timely appt with a dentist) and I called in sick one hour before my shift started because that's when the pain got bad from this same institution. It stays on your reco...

13. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    marace replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to many questions: Yes we make mistakes. Do we get fired? Yes. Even with unions. If the hospital deems that an action or mistake cost them money in any way shape or form, such as in this case, this patient had to stay an extra day to be o...

14. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    marace posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked over 22 years and five at a big hospital. I hung a bag on a patient and did not follow protocol since our floor was just soo busy; I was in charge, had a preceptee, a new nurse on the floor, five patients myself, two of those were trachs, ...