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  1. I think I'm gonna quit nursing

    oneof5 replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

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  2. I think I'm gonna quit nursing

    oneof5 replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 20 years. I have done ICU, PACU, PreOp. I did travel nursing in Trauma ICU and PACU. I eventually ended up at the wrong place after 2 years of traveling. If someone wants to...

  3. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    oneof5 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    When formal charges are brought against your license, in TN, it is not public until the board rules. When Ca brought charges against my license they made it Public the day they brought the charges up....

  4. I think I'm gonna quit nursing

    oneof5 replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE this and all of the other comments that help the rest of us who have had misgivings or never had that "calling" or "love" of nursing. I say if you want to go back to school or can, to do...

  5. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    oneof5 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    All of this was tragic for the nurse and for the family. She most certainly shouldn't be charged. No one else in that facility that lent to the mistake was charged. They basically threw her under the...

  6. Outrageous Complaints

    oneof5 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient in PACU after surgery tell me that her toe was itching, that she had a toenail fungus and wanted me to take a needle and scratch under her toenail. I told her that I could not do it,...

  7. Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    oneof5 replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I asked and was told by the cashier it was because of handling money. I rarely see them handle money, most people use a Debit/Credit card.

  8. 5 Reasons Nurses Get Fired and How to Avoid Them

    oneof5 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    If your lucky, they will just fire you and not make up a story and report it to the BON like was done to me. Now $$K later, I am still dealing with it and will in every state that I am licensed in....

  9. What made your jaw drop

    oneof5 replied to DextersDisciple's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to tell you why we use so many narcotics, particularly Dilaudid. HCAP scores. The biggest downturn in scores is "pain isn't adequately controlled" Adequately to patients means "NO PAIN"....

  10. Effect of Public Reprimand on Current Job?

    oneof5 replied to com4table's topic in General Nursing

    I was falsely accused of drug diversion. I was on a travel contract this past Spring and the whole assignment and staff was like being in an awful, awful nightmare. I was accused of drug diversion and...

  11. That's not a bad nurse

    oneof5 replied to stephen1219's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have heard that one a TON! But they always have a story to tell about how bad it was last time and how the 'Head Nurse" had to come in and start it. Well I started telling patients that I was...

  12. Non potty trained students.

    oneof5 replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    You are correct! It has become a cultural issue. My stepdaughter refuses to potty train our granddaughter and she turns 4 in a few months. My husband has jumped on her several times and asked her how...

  13. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    oneof5 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    http://www.Travelnursecentral.com You can leave feedback on hospitals on there. If the hospital isn't listed, add it. You don't have to be a travel nurse to do it and you remain anonymous. I urge...

  14. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    That is why when I am done with my current assignment, I am leaving bedside nursing. Amen to your post! This is what I have been saying for months. When people hear my story they say, "Well surely...

  15. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry, I don't see your response to someone

  16. Do you ever regret becoming a nurse?

    oneof5 replied to hs276009's topic in General Nursing

    I am regretting it right now, because I have been falsely accused of drug diversion while on a travel assignment. I am regretting every hour that I spent in this career because I am bitter and angry...

  17. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    If you have been there, can you share your story? What was the situation, what was the outcome? I am there right now and the pain is crippling, not motivating. Yes I am heartbroken and angry at the...

  18. ICU nurse considering PACU

    oneof5 replied to alexsloan's topic in PACU

    I left ICU for PACU and loved it for 14 years and now I am bunt out!!! It can be a crazy busy PACU and you may never see a lunch, just like ICU or it may be slower paced. Either way, nursing has...

  19. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    The BON can't just revoke your license with out you knowing it. It is a HUGE and long drawn out process. You would know if the BON is

  20. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I do have a lawyer and he let me know up from that fighting the BON is not a cake walk. Even being innocent. With the BON it is not up to them to find you guilty, it is up to you to prove you are...

  21. Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    oneof5 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    I was recently falsely accused of nurse diversion because of computer screw ups. The computer system was glitchy every single day, multiple problems. I have been a nurse for 17 years and never had...

  22. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    oneof5 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am so sorry to hear that this happened to you and the out come. I had something similar happen to me recently, but the drug test was negative and I was accused of drug diversion. They stated that...