Closed Account 12345

Closed Account 12345

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  1. First Nursing Job Offer - Advice Please

    Closed Account 12345 replied to itswild's topic in General Nursing

    Take it! Good benefits, great schedule, aligns with your term

  2. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    Closed Account 12345 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There would likely be employment repercussions, to include termination. In some states, there may even be Board repercussions. Ultimately, we each get to make our own decisions and weigh the risks in...

  3. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    Closed Account 12345 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You're willing to risk your life to save a patient's. Great. I care deeply for patients, but I care more for the tiny people at home who love their mama. No one is declining these patients because...

  4. Negotiating Pay in the Outpatient Environment

    Closed Account 12345 replied to spaghetina's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is probably the only health profession where we doubt our worth, agreeably work for less than we should, and feel guilty or concerned about even advocating for ourselves. It's a real shame....

  5. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    Closed Account 12345 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't think anybody should be pressured to care for patients without appropriate protective equipment, especially by other nurses. Nursing, unlike law enforcement, military, firefighting, is not a...

  6. Care Plan for IV infiltration help please!!

    Closed Account 12345 replied to NG KIU HO's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Selecting and prescribing medication is not within an RN's scope. What are **nursing** interventions you could do to help with post op abdominal pain and infiltration pain? (Requesting pain med orders...

  7. Medical leave ending but no job yet. Accept another?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to namaste111's topic in General Nursing

    Cheers to new beginnings! Congratulations on the new job offer! I'd go for it so you start with a fresh record and have a guaranteed source of income and

  8. Abandonment

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Nurseynurse1418's topic in General Nursing

    Patient care is certainly a higher priority than charting, but I find the total absence of charting for an almost 5 hour gap on a critically ill patient with multiple drips concerning. That's not...

  9. Leaving before projected end date?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to octopus510's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with kp2016; you simply don't perform last minute requests to work unscheduled12 overnight hours in place of your hours. "I wish I could help you, but since I was not scheduled for nights, I...

  10. Non-medical friend avoiding me

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Smsanch2's topic in General Nursing

    I think right now we all need to show each other a lot of grace because everyone is walking through unknown territory. She may be avoiding you out of concern that you'll pressure her to get together...

  11. COVID-19 Are the droplets somewhat airborne? Conflicting reports

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Pete W.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    I read something posted online by a pediatrician last night that said the airborne half life is 2.7 hours. Now, I have no idea of his source or if it's accurate. Something else I read from some govt...

  12. Nursing for Intimate care for men

    Closed Account 12345 replied to RNMikeMiller's topic in General Nursing

    Not to dismiss your concern, but no, you haven't seen *"many"* female registered nurses say "I've seen more member than a prostitute" to patients. We are professionals. Most of us certainly don't make...

  13. Confused about case management, please help

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Guest716906's topic in Case Management

    It sounds like you are the clinical nurse assigned to manage a caseload of patients - similar to home health. Traditionally, case management refers to coordinating care - helping patients access...

  14. Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    Closed Account 12345 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    On the other end of the spectrum, I was that family member this year. My 86 year old grandma was hospitalized for weeks and losing weight because of no appetite. When I visited, she said she'd been...

  15. Which Job? Home Health Case Manager or Cross-trained ER/ICU.

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Going2bRN's topic in General Nursing

    Two things stand out to me for consideration. -"I love being home with my family in the evenings." This might mean that you aren't willing to completely miss seeing your family an extra day each week,...

  16. Critical Care Eliticism?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    Critical care and postpartum are extremely different, but different doesn't always have to mean better/worse! A typical postpartum day for me looked like quick assessments, pain management,...

  17. Disrespect & Profanity

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually think of myself as a pearl clutcher, but when people drop repeated obscenties around me, I find it disrespectful. I'm accustomed to it, and I don't care enough to say anything, but it...

  18. How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    Closed Account 12345 replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    -Improved undergraduate education with a standardized entry to practice, including more focus on pathophysiology, pharmacology, nursing assessment, achieving competence in nursing skills beyond a...

  19. I feel unsafe and unsupported

    Closed Account 12345 replied to jdstga's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with the previous posters, but I would also suggest an electronic paper trail to your manager so there's no denying that you've expressed concerns. "Manager, As we've discussed before, I find...

  20. Patient Abandonment

    Closed Account 12345 replied to redsnapper19's topic in General Nursing

    It is not abandonment. A response above says "as long as you hadn't clocked in," but just as an fyi, clocking isn't a factor in accepting an assignment/establishing a nurse-patient duty. If you...

  21. How to take constructive criticism?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Neither of the examples you provided are somebody criticizing you, constructively nor otherwise. Another nurse, who was aware that it was your first solo shift, was trying to help you by teaching you...

  22. Putting in orders without an order.

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    Are they entering standing orders that have been approved for your unit? Standing orders are appropriate; they are written protocols, signed off by a physician, that allow nurses to order and...

  23. Sign prescription for MD?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    No, forgery is not legal. No, impersonating a physician by acting as one is not legal. No, you don't have to break the law to avoid ruffling feathers. His laziness is not your problem. Let me just...

  24. What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

    The ones I've personally seen look feminine... But maybe they have more masculine options, or maybe you don't care about that either way. Do you like them personally? I think that's the only...

  25. Is this rude or is it just me?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    In general, finding a nurse to communicate an important message or patient's request is not rude. Another nurse doesn't have 20 minutes to politely wait outside your patient's door waiting for you to...