Abbycat

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1. My apologies to the nursing profession

   Abbycat replied to Jon12's topic in General Nursing

   Well said!

2. My apologies to the nursing profession

   Abbycat replied to Jon12's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe that any nurse can deny that bullying in nursing is not rampant. Bullying is not about eating lunch alone. It's about tactics that isolate, exclude, intimidate, belittle, and discredit ones peers. If you have failed to recognize that ...

3. My apologies to the nursing profession

   Abbycat replied to Jon12's topic in General Nursing

   There are environments in nursing where staff are permitted to abuse and bully without recrimination. If you complain about it the problem is YOU. I believe there are nurses who may actually develop PTSD after being subjected to prolonged abuse and b...

4. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   I don't deny I made an error but "gross misconduct "?

5. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   You've perfectly described a system with a high degree of error risk.

6. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't been at this place for 35 years. I've been a nurse for 35 years.

7. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   I could only speculate. Nothing I know of for sure.

8. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   In addition to the injustice of this situation, I feel slandered as well.

9. Misconduct

   Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

   That is my point exactly.

10. Misconduct

    Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    I was denied unemployment because they determined I was in violation of the company's misconduct policy which I have never seen and didn't know existed. The word misconduct was never bought up until the employer contested my unemployment claim.

11. Misconduct

    Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    The MARS come from the pharmacy but were incredibly inaccurate every month. New orders were never on the MARS- it took a couple months or more. I accidentally omitted a seizure medication and consequently the medication was not given. The pt had a se...

12. Misconduct

    Abbycat replied to Abbycat's topic in General Nursing

    No, it's not.

13. Misconduct

    Abbycat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever heard of a nurse being terminated for gross misconduct after accidentally omitting an entry when transcribing MARs from one month to the next?