NurseC1986

Thank you for your comment. I am not longer in pediatrics. The sad thing is I only worked there for one day. The facility was owned by four doctors & they had zero respect for nurses. The staff was awful too. The doctors didn't want to have to do anything & instead the nurses such as myself we're getting bogged down & getting rushed through patient care. It was truly awful. We had two parents that smelled up the office of marijuana & the doctors made jokes about how they were getting a contact high & in need of Cheetos. Instead of them addressing the severity of the situation(the parent's borough in children with severe asthma exacerbation) the doctors said they were not going to deal with it. I agree that the parents can be great or your worst nightmare. I definitely did see that the one day I worked in the office. We saw over 250 patients. I think my next role will be with geriatrics. I loved working with the children, I just guess a doctors office is not for me, at least that one.

Does anyone work in an office where they use paper charts in addition to EMRs? I was told today that the office I work in does & there is a high incidence of medical errors by immunizations due to unclear documentation. This concerns me because I do not want to worry about my license with something that could very easily be prevented. There are different sites from which we can see when the children were vaccinated, but not all of them are up to date. If anyone has any advice please let me know. Thank you in advance.

I completely understand that. I can't really blame the parents because I think if I were a parent I would feel the same way but I am always respectful. I used to work in long term so I dealt with the opposite where the children would not want anything to be done with their parent, but wanted us to do everything to keep them alive so it was really difficult at times. I am reading up on pediatrics now, so maybe I will ask about school & sports in the older teenagers? I have a questions regarding holidays...would I assume that everyone celebrates Christmas & Easter & Halloween & all of those or would I ask the parent first? I'm sure that sounds like a very silly question but it is one I have never had to think of until now. Thank you for responding to me. I really appreciate it.

Thank you so much. I am so happy to be a part of this group. When I was going to school for my license this was the one thing I wanted more than ever. I did very well as a charge nurse. I'm sure there will be days I miss it. I even thought of getting a part-time job in a SNF. But whatever I do & wherever I go I want to make sure I give my all. Thank you for your information, I feel as though I gave some information that will help me.

I used to work in a long-term "ALF" which was more of a SNF. I mainly worked with residents who suffered from dementia. I am now going to be working in a doctors office as a pediatric nurse. I was told that we might see anyone 0-18 & possibly a little older in children with certain behavioral & developmental issues. I am brand new to this so anything anyone wants to share I will greatly appreciate. I mainly want to know what you do or say to make it easier for the child when it comes to receiving an immunization & what to do when parents misinform their children or threaten them with another shot or something else unpleasant. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Hi AllNurses, I was just offered a job as a Pediatric Nurse & have accepted the job. This is a new area for me. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to tell me some of the basics. I will be starting on Thursday of this week. I am very excited & grateful for this opportunity & want to do a great job.

Thank you for your information. I have forwarded it to the General Nursing.

Hi everyone. I am asking for advice regarding a situation I have recently been a part of. There is an RN who works at my job, I'm an LPN. Recently, she gives terrible reports, which leads me to wonder if she knows at all what she is talking about. It really stinks because then I have to go through faxes & she doesn't document so I can't even go off of that. But the problem that I have is that she corrects me in front of patients and their families when I'm not even incorrect. She gives false information and it has gotten very frustrating. So, I spoke with her and I asked very calmly to not do that again and to pull me to the side if she has anything to say. She said okay. However, did it again & she was completely incorrect. I don't know what I can do further, but it is really starting to get out of hand. I have never disrespected her, and when family members ask me what's wrong with her I ask them what they mean. I feel that it is unprofessional as well as unnecessary to talk down or gossip about peers. She is not at all a good nurse (in my opinion). She lies just to cover herself with the little documentation she does do. Family members have complained about her skill or lack thereof and other staff complain because she barely does the bare minimum. I am reluctant at this time to go to management because they never do anything about issues. They instead sugar coat it & reassure us they will "handle the situation" but I think that is just done in order to pacify us so we will stop "complaining". After a while it just becomes tiring and you go about your day. So I would like to know if anyone else has been in a similar situation & what they did to resolve it. Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone. I am asking for advice regarding a situation I have recently been a part of. There is an RN who works at my job, I'm an LPN. Recently, she gives terrible reports, which leads me to wonder if she knows at all what she is talking about. It really stinks because then I have to go through faxes & she doesn't document so I can't even go off of that. But the problem that I have is that she corrects me in front of patients and their families when I'm not even incorrect. She gives false information and it has gotten very frustrating. So, I spoke with her yesterday and I asked very calmly to not do that again and to pull me to the side if she has anything to say. She said okay. However, did it again & she was completely incorrect. I don't know what I can do further, but it is really starting to get out of hand. I have never trashed her, and when family members ask me what's wrong with her I ask them what they mean. She is not at all a good nurse. Family members have complained about her skill or lack thereof and other staff complain because she barely does the bare minimum. I am reluctant at this time to go to management because they never do anything about it. So I would like to know if anyone else has been in a similar situation & what they did to resolve it. Thank you in advance.

Well, it sucks but I did not get the job. They failed to tell me they had already filled the position for unit manager. Better luck next time I guess. I am going to continue looking. But thank you for your opinions I truly value them. I will make sure to keep those for my next interview.

Thank you that is extremely helpful. I currently work as a charge nurse but I was never given clear directions on my job description. I was told "just keep the patients alive as beat you can." So this will definitely be a change but I think I will enjoy a role as a unit manager.

Thank you for your information. I have an interview & now know what I can ask. I'm not really sure how many will be in my span but I will ask. Thank you again.

I was offered a job interview as a unit manager. I was wondering what exactly a unit manager is responsible for & also how much I should request for pay (or would I be salary?) This will be my second nursing job (I have worked at the same place right after licensure almost two years ago. Lastly, I would like to hear other stories of their experience as a unit manager.

Very true. Thank you for your input. The upper management is aware. I have not seen with my own eyes that there is actual harm being done, however some people have brought to my attention some remarks made which are highly inappropriate. But as I said I have not heard anything myself. So as of for at least right now I can't say that I know something is going on.

I thankfully didn't have any trouble finding a job once I became licensed. There are lots of jobs for the nursing field in Pinellas County area. Have you checked out Indeed? That is a really great job searching website. Good luck.