Littleblackdog ADN, BSN, RN

I am a little puzzled about your asking about this, because I am 67 and have friends that I see/hang out with/ etc/ of all ages, including one 92 year old and a few in their 20's. And, unlike what someone else commented, two of the friends in their ...

Slacks and nice but casual sweater or top NOT scrubs, as has already been said here: I did that once and found myself agreeing to "work since you're already here and we need the help" even though I didn't really want to! Weak on my part, most defini...

well said! Good point you make! HCA no doubt has a huge legal department so they can "afford" to be more obvious about it than most, I guess.

You are exactly right: they want their cake and to eat it, too, Always have, always will. Not the best company to work for; they are ALL about the $ and not at all about their staff and not much about the patient.

Hi, nursingsprettycool17, I know what you mean about HCA, I worked for them in hospitals for 34 years, here in Nashville, where their headquarters is located, they own almost everything in town, and I understand it's that way in other areas (li...

I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. It is the nature of some humans (and some nurses, especially, it seems) to believe that excluding someone else and making them an "outsider" makes them feel more of an "insider". I am honestly not sure...

You have a great attitude and are to be commended for it!

WELL SAID! I am going to suggest you try submitting some articles to nursing journals, you write as well as you think and reason! Yes, yes, yes...we do teach others how to treat us. This reminds me....2 1/2 years ago I auditioned for a Christmas s...

I worked in hospitals for 34 years (now part time in a nursing home), but for one year while I worked at the hospital, I was the every other weekend day supervisor for a moderate sized long term care place. One weekend I did laundry (not just folded...

Best advice I have heard in a LONG time! Thank you! I have not had this exact situation happen to me, but have had a few similarly nit picky, vague things happen in my 36 year career and I have always reacted like a timid little fearful caught in th...

I need some good advice, please. I worked in a hospital setting (floor and MSICU) for 34 years, retired and went back to work in long term care. My floor/hall is a mix of 28 residents with differing degrees of dementia (though a few have no dementia...

I have floated to ambulatory from a floor and anyone who thinks that is nuts! Ambulatory is busy busy busy, pretty much like the floor, in my experience!

Our hospital started something similar but not as bad - only 10 minutes notice but nothing official about no report, but still, many ER nurses bring the patient to the floor without calling report. Very bad situation, I agree.

After an entire 34 year career with me, I could not agree more!

I was employed by them as an RN for 34 years. You are SO right.

I worked for HCA for 34 years in 3 different hospitals,and this saddens but does not surprise me in the least. They have FAR too much power and I am in a non union state, so we have virtually no representation. Nursing administration is there for t...

Sounds pretty unbearable to me. Any chance of your getting another job somewhere else despite the BON complaint? I hate that we can be reported anonymously so easily. Years ago, I was called into the office of the DON at a moderate sized hospital ...

I live in TN and luckily have not had a board issue but am certainly aware of actions by boards in various states as reported by nurses I know or know of...distressing news about AZ! To think that regardless of a nurse's action, they get a psych eva...

Oh my goodness! That IS wild! WOW!, wonder if "Karen" is still in China?

Thank you for posting this; found it very helpful indeed and certainly interesting. I printed out a copy to keep to reference now and again. Good to read this, Thanks again!

spotangel, you are welcome Please feel free if you wish, to message me, I am very interested in this sort of thing and would be happy to talk more about your sixth sense, I have never come close to anything like all the events that have happened to...

forgivenfaith119: WELL SAID! A few things stand firm: this virus is easy to catch. It is spread by respiratory secretions, and those pass easily and often invisibly from our mouths and noses and and inhaled by someone else. Wearing a mask helps.

I agree with every single word. Well said.

I am sorry to hear that your patient you were so fond of died while you were off. I know that was difficult. And I compliment you on realizing - at least, I think you realized - that you were getting too attached and spending too much time with her...

Me too. I mean, who the HECK has 2 hours to spend with any patient/resident??