athey1999

athey1999

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  1. Patient compliments and feedback

    Hello. I know recognition feels good. We all like a kudos now and then. It's good for your morale and overall it makes you feel good. But it sounds to me like you're doing a great job. The patients...
  2. Call out

    Well we do work in healthcare and it's a 24/7 365 day a year kind of place. You really want to save your call ins for a rainy day. You never know when you might really need them. As for holidays,...
  3. Call out

    For us, you get double points if you call in on a holiday. So those points add
  4. Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    You need to report this as soon as possible and you also need to find another place to work. This is all levels of shade and the fact that the supervisor made you do it and gave your name to the...
  5. Is it still worth it to become an RN?

    Hello. I have been an RN for nearly 21 years, all in the acute care hospital setting. Nursing is a terrific job, especially if you are a people person. It is also one of the most versatile professions...
  6. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    Dear Kirsten Creator, I am an RN and you are absolutely correct. Nurses do have to look at their vitals. Of course, since the CNA sees the vitals first, it is good to report them if something is...
  7. Thank you for sharing your story. I am in my first year of the NP Program and your story was a real eye-opener. Due to the market being saturated with NPs as it is here, jobs are hard to come by and...
  8. Honey, someone left a note asking if we’re still
  9. I told you we need to start putting mints on the
  10. I have started nurse practitioner school and while I would have been content not to tell anyone what my plans were, someone asked me about something and there was no way around it but to tell them...
  11. How to deal with workplace Drama/Gossip?

    I think that nurse was right on the money. When I was a new nurse just out of school, I was pretty immature back then. There was a nurse who worked in my dept who was a minister’s wife and had the...
  12. What can I do about bullying?

    Unfortunately bullying has been present in the landscape of nursing for a long time and unfortunately will never be eradicated. The reason has to do with the perpetrators and not with their victims....
  13. Nurse's Gossiping!

    Gossiping is sadly something that exists in any job or profession. In the end, it has more to do with the people that are engaging in it than with the people it is directed at. The best thing to do is...
  14. Transition to Nurse Supervisor

    And I have thought about that. One of the nurses who has been there for a long time said that she has seen a lot of supervisors come and go and she was worried about me burning out. Of course I...
  15. Transition to Nurse Supervisor

    I guess I have helped to make some changes around the department and I feel like I may have the leadership skills necessary to turn things around. I have of course become more practical and realistic...