By-a-thred, RN ADN

By-a-thred, RN has 33 years experience as a ADN and specializes in M/S, LTC, home care, corrections and psych.

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1. "I don’t know I wasn’t there. I have to remain neutral."

   By-a-thred, RN replied to Nonie76's topic in Career Support

   And he is more impressed by https://www.pressganey.com/products/patient-experience scores than actual care.

2. RaDonda Vaught - What is she doing now?

   By-a-thred, RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Saying she's "basking in the limelight" comes very close to shaming a fellow nurse. The media will promote what it wants, like the old saying goes, "if it bleeds, it leads". Knocking down nurses right now seems to be the sport of the day. Remember Co...

3. RaDonda Vaught - What is she doing now?

   By-a-thred, RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   For an SYSTEM/PROCEDURE failure? She needs some disciplinary action but "but for the grace of God go I" and I choose to show her grace.

4. Boss thinks I don't do my job when I kill myself every shift trying to be perfect.

   By-a-thred, RN replied to anonymous_5591's topic in General Nursing

   This situation will never be resolved as you don't work with the supervisor. I've worked primarily night shift for the last 30 years and this is what happens. Day shift has the opportunity to develop a relationship with supervision/administration tha...

5. Two-Headed Snake Bully Nurse

   By-a-thred, RN replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in General Nursing

   Is the number of the text available to you to research, say, on the staff phone list? Knowing who the toxic individual is would be helpful in avoiding further contact.

6. I Want Decent Health Benefits! Is That Too Much to Ask?

   By-a-thred, RN replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

   You're a nurse, why would you be expected to be treated like a valued employee? Once again, if you are in a female dominated profession, be prepared to be treated like a POS.

7. Never Say Never

   By-a-thred, RN replied to Kristi Van Winkle's topic in General Nursing

   I had an instructor tell me that because of congenital hip dysplasia I would never make it as a nurse. That was almost 31 years (and bilateral hip repacements) ago. Nursing instructors are the worst offenders of stereotyping and judging people ever!

8. Relatives Invited Themselves For Thanksgiving...

   By-a-thred, RN replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Go to your local hospital or nursing agency and see if you can get hired ASAP. I'm certain that if you make yourself available you will find yourself with at least one shift.

9. Safety plans. Who and when?

   By-a-thred, RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work nights in a rural emergency crisis unit. The company I work for has another crisis unit about 90 miles away in a metropolitan area and has LOTS more resources than we do. Our "triage staff" on nights and weekends is ALWAYS an on-call situation...

10. If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

    By-a-thred, RN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you understood the question. Nobody asked how you performed superhuman, perfect control in the face of utter frustration and stupidity. Try it again after reading the question correctly.

11. I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    By-a-thred, RN replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    About 20 years ago at a SNF I worked at implemented a policy that if you were to call in you needed to go in to the facility and be assessed by the charge nurse. OK, I'll follow your rules. I went in, promptly puked on her shoes and went home. That p...

12. Unsatisfied Patient

    By-a-thred, RN replied to summertx's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, call the doc. Being your patients advocate is priority one. I'm sure that the next time they have an admit to that facility or floor they will put in PRN orders for pain meds rather than risk being awakened for Tylenol at 0200. Don't piss off a ...

13. Oklahoma Board wants explanation of arrest

    By-a-thred, RN replied to truckinusa's topic in Criminal

    I'm late to the party, but I forgot about a charge from almost 25 years prior when I applied for my OK license. I had been a correctional nurse for years and had passed several background checks without a hitch UNTIL APPLYING FOR THAT LICENSE! Never ...

14. Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    By-a-thred, RN replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    MANY years ago, as and LPN, I quit because the facility I worked at insisted that staff take a patient (HIV+ quadriplegic) outside to smoke. Bed and all. At all hours of the day and night. This patient was verbally abusive and attempted to spit on st...

15. Employer refusing to provide even verification

    By-a-thred, RN replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Remind me again how "nurses eat their young" isn't a thing? Nurses have proven themselves, time and again, to be the most petty and vindictive bunch of "professionals" in the medical field.