nursenel

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1. What Is This??

   nursenel replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I personnally would have done what needed to be done. HOWEVER why was the CNA so FAR AWAY from her assignment??? If this is a CHRONIC problm with this particular CNA, then the problem should be FIXED asap. Where I am employed, we have really ...

2. what are some unmet needs??

   nursenel replied to frappachino's topic in General Nursing

   In my humble opinion, it seems to be ALWAYS the question....what can "nurses" do. WEEELLLLL>>>>>>if the facility turns a blind eye...if the facility is more interested in squeezing more blood out of that turnip to maximize PROFITS.....

3. Need some advice, and venting time!

   nursenel replied to Nurse Jenni's topic in General Nursing

   A public apology is indeed in order. I'm a nighter and sometimes the synapses misfire ......... nocs is great to blame for my mistakes!!!!!!!! ;)

4. Need some advice, and venting time!

   nursenel replied to Nurse Jenni's topic in General Nursing

   Big dang grin on my face!!!!!!! OOPS Sorry...............Anyways I see u got blamed for everything under the sun anyway. Just like them to stick up for the wrong person for the entirely wrong reason. Hold your head up and don't give them the time of ...

5. Need some advice, and venting time!

   nursenel replied to Nurse Jenni's topic in General Nursing

   You did nothing wrong. The next step is to take the super who yelled at you and called you lazy, onto the red carpet. S/he didn't exactly live up to being a super. NEVER give any questionable medicine. Who was the RN that said it's such a low dose it...

6. advice needed

   nursenel replied to frustratedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with C Kirby!!!!! Get out now!!!!!! I too have been in similiar postions and found that delaying your leave is the worst thing one can do. Personally I'd inform management with a notice and then request the 2 weeks be shortened so that you ca...

7. med pass observation

   nursenel replied to nursenel's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks so much for your views!!! I thought I was the only on distressed by the way this is handled. I certainly believe that due to the nature of human errors, that this should be dealt with in a much more positive manner. The write up serves what p...

8. med pass observation

   nursenel posted a topic in Geriatric

   Our facility uses the Education nurse to do med pass audits. The way it is set up is that the med nurse is observed and mistakes are writen in a Plan of Action format. Any nurse who gets the plan of action, must be observed for the second time. If th...

9. A child died this morningLet

   nursenel replied to Dplear's topic in General Nursing

   More tears....for a family who has suffered a devastating loss and for Dave who witnessed the code. It isn't easy, is it? And there are no words for it, not for comfort for anyone concerned. It touches me even furthur that so many of us have been mov...

10. The best and the worst manager

    nursenel replied to liliana's topic in General Nursing

    Best: a little shortie who had a heart of gold! Always explained her rationales, never treated anyone as though they were beneath her. Her one top skill was that she made you personally responsible.....if you had a complaint about someone or somethi...

11. for MEN's eyes only---please!!!

    nursenel replied to nar-S's topic in General Nursing

    Curiosity may have killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought it back!!!!!

12. nursing and family life

    nursenel replied to Jhope's topic in General Nursing

    I burned out too and now I am 'pool' and I only work 3 days a week. Of course I have no insurance and I get no other benefits along with my pool status BUT I am a much happier human being!!!!

13. why do you come to this site?

    nursenel replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    I come here because it's difficult to talk with a lay person re: nursing issues. I don't want to scare them away!!! LOL I get info and ideas and find out what's going on in other parts of the world in nursing. I also vent , at times. Nice place.

14. She doesn't have a clue!

    nursenel replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    me again. You know teachers are a GREAT GROUP of oeople...I wouldn't want to be a teacher and most of them probably wouldn't want to be a nurse!!!!! However, to keep conversation going.....I deal with death and life issues on a daily basis.....and b...

15. She doesn't have a clue!

    nursenel replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I got a raise, and I waited 2 years for this raise; it added up to 250.00 for the year. No I was not being reprimanded...I was not on probation. We were simply having our yearly cutbacks.