guest1048932

guest1048932

Member

  • Content

    78

  • Visitors

    2,772

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    209

All Content by guest1048932

  1. job forcing app on personal phone

    guest1048932 replied to myjasmine's topic in Home Health

    What an interesting question! First, check your company policy and your employment requirements regarding use of personal devices for company use. If you are required to download apps, supply and use...

  2. Dismissal from Nursing program; options?

    guest1048932 replied to Vlp0609's topic in General Students

    Your eye-witnesses will be kept anonymous simply to protect them. It's just how things work. While you may suspect it's those three officers, anonymity keeps you and them safe. You're more likely to...

  3. Dismissal from Nursing program; options?

    guest1048932 replied to Vlp0609's topic in General Students

    Wow. How unfortunate for you! 1. Could you appeal this and win? YES. You have three eye witnesses, but a camera shows you not vaping. I would be more inclined to trust camera footage of this as even...

  4. If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

    guest1048932 replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I've had a few patients like that. One patient actually wrote a page long list of my "infractions" and handed it in to my manager. Among the infractions was "Nurse refuses to feed me but feeds...

  5. If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

    guest1048932 replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    I walked into the building one day to the most horrific and confusing smell. It was beyond describing. During day shift, a patient with a colostomy appliance emptied his full bag into a radiator. Some...

  6. If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

    guest1048932 replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    Dear New Grad me, Learn that you cannot please some patients, and that's ok. They will complain about you to everyone who will listen. You will end up in the manager's office, and your charting will...

  7. Pre nursing student has a question for current RNs

    guest1048932 replied to HotSauce77's topic in General Nursing

    Ooooh... excellent question! I do not think you have to have a desire to help people to be a good or even an excellent nurse. It's not necessary, but it helps! We all go into nursing for different...

  8. Whiskey peg tube flush?

    guest1048932 replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! I've cared for alcoholics with an ETOH order. It's better to wean than quit cold turkey sometimes, for the reasons listed in previous

  9. What if/Is it possible?

    guest1048932 replied to CollegeStudStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Very true! In Canada, you need to graduate AND pass the NCLEX to call yourself an RN. It's certainly a process, but a necessary

  10. My CI is doing things that are unsafe

    guest1048932 replied to bootsandcats's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have been there! I had a professor who would belittle me in front of the class, and in anything subjective, I would mysteriously fail while passing all other objective assessments with flying...

  11. What if/Is it possible?

    guest1048932 replied to CollegeStudStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually had people look at my NCLEX study book and go, "Oh, that's all you had to know for your licence? That's easy! I could do that!" Then they see the questions. I suppose it might be...

  12. Do You Still Believe These 6 Shingle Virus Myths?

    guest1048932 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Not actual information, but I have seen shingles reappear twice in two different people. It's not likely to have it twice, or more often than that, but it does happen. These patients were...

  13. Needing Advice --- Work Environment?? Possible Switching Specialties??

    guest1048932 replied to carls23's topic in General Nursing

    While it's not great being scheduled for extra shifts, find out if your policy, or contract, allow for this. Some places will use and abuse fine print that no-one reads, and will force people with no...

  14. made an honest mistake

    guest1048932 replied to justin12's topic in General Nursing

    It really shouldn't matter. When I was in surgical nursing, I also cared for non-surgical patients such as palliative patients, dementia patients waiting for nursing home/other care placements, and...

  15. I charted something I shouldn't have and I'm terrified I'll lose my nursing license

    guest1048932 replied to newbie2018's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think this is something you'll lose your licence over, but learn from this experience. Remember your rights of medication administration, and that you don't pull other patients meds from...

  16. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    guest1048932 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent point! As a team, we each are "experts" in certain aspects of patient care. Teamwork is so important, even more so in the clinical

  17. Worsening Health, Considering Resignation

    guest1048932 replied to Serhilda's topic in General Nursing

    1. If you have to resign, I would explain to your manager that you are experiencing worsening health and that you need to resign so that you can focus on your health at this time. Don't elaborate...

  18. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I was hoping some PSWs and CNAs might be able to chime in. Thanks for the input and good luck with your pre-requisites and eventual nursing school. It's tough, but very worth

  19. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail on the head with this one! While at one point nurses could potentially be trained "on the job", it is no longer that way at all. That's not to say that nurses don't learn a lot on the...

  20. Over using sympathy card

    guest1048932 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes! I have worked with a few people who milk it for all it's worth. One lady in particular had her father die. Over a two or three week period, she would frequently call in sick with stomachaches...

  21. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this response. I thought that documentation would save my butt from legal liability in cases where this PSW went against my, and my supervisors, directions. Thank you for...

  22. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    I asked this PSW a few times why she didn't pursue nursing school and she's told me that she didn't want to be in school for that long. I reminded her that all those years of schooling are important,...

  23. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    Oh good gracious. What a horrific "what if" situation! If it were a procedure that required her to gain access to a locked cart or locked room, which can only be done by nurses who have a set of keys...

  24. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your post! I was concerned that maybe I had an ego and had completely misread the situation because of that. I'm glad to hear that it's not me with the ego! Whew! I agree, it is dangerous...

  25. Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    guest1048932 replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    I really have no idea where she finds the time. She is a great worker, but this means she is also too efficient and then finds pockets of time to question us nurses. She's still doing her job safely,...