I guess you just have to pick your battles. It would not break the hospital's confidentiality if you reported abuse or neglect going on with a patient. You are a mandated reporter. As far as other...
Pardon my ignorance, but who is Faith Hill? I never set eyes on her before. I'm being honest here. Guess she doesn't make that much of impession on people as she seems to think that she
Unfortunatley this is the case where I live in Massachusetts. Seems the only job options for LPN is in LTC and as you already know as well as I, it's not a very fun setting to be in. I do know that...
People who are nurses were all student nurses at one time. Some people have less tolerance than others and some people love to help and teach the nursing students. It's just like life, some people...
mayzeegrl replied to lizzychica02's topic in Psychiatric
I think it's great that you want to get into a profession in which you are helping people who have similar issues as yourself. Who better to take care of the mentally ill than someone who has...
mayzeegrl replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric
Keely, I think it's great that you want to get into psyche nursing. There isn't anything wrong with wanting to help the mentally ill, as they are people too. And psyche nursing is not a lower form...
mayzeegrl replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing
Dear Lori, sorry you had such a hard time. What I want to know is why it is all your responsibility for everything??? Don't you have five Lpns in the facility also? Were you in charge of your own...
Dorsogluteal always works best for me. I feel more confident using that injection site than any other, although we were taught all injection sites in nursing
Dear Mike, being a new nurse is one of the hardest things in the world. It is so overwhelming. When I became a new nurse I started out as treatment nurse for all four floors of LTC facility, and then...