By-a-thred, RN

By-a-thred, RN ADN

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 Nursing Career

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

  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...

  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

  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...

  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

  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

  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...

  8. Relatives Invited Themselves For Thanksgiving...

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

  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...

  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

  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,...

  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...

  13. Oklahoma Board wants explanation of arrest

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

    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...

  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...

  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

  16. Longest Shift You've Worked

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

    Most states don't allow nurses to work longer than 16 hours (unless it's an emergency). Was your "23 hour shift" an emergency or bad

  17. 6 Tips for Success for New Nurse Graduates

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

    It's never to late for truck driving

  18. Scope of Practice and medications?

    By-a-thred, RN replied to Catedi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the correctional facilities that I have worked in there was stock medications available to cover new medication orders until the patient specific supply was delivered from the out of town pharmacy....

  19. How to leave toxic work environment when you're the only RN?

    By-a-thred, RN replied to pumpkinqueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your only job security is in your ability to take care of your LICENSE. This place is toxic in so many ways. Please feel free to report THEM to the BON and any other state agencies that oversee LTC....

  20. Breakroom Pet Peeves

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

    You guys are funny. I've had less than a dozen "lunch breaks" in the last +25

  21. How do you guys do it for so long?

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

    Nurses have "been sold a bill of goods" since Florence was doing count. We are told that we are to love this job and if we don't we are less than desirable. Do you know any accountants or engineers...

  22. I got a verbal warning for not greeting the new Director of Care?

    By-a-thred, RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    With management like this, there is no winning strategy other than to move along to a better job. If they are going to be all butt hurt about not being greeted, how do you think they will react when...

  23. Non Clinical Positions For New Grads

    By-a-thred, RN replied to Prosper2018's topic in General Nursing

    What was your objective when you decided to go in to

  24. When One Patient Affects the Care Other Patients Receive

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

    Give her the direct number to your marketing department. Problem solved

  25. Forced into ICU With No Training

    By-a-thred, RN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    The only job security you will ever have is in your own ability to work within your scope of practice and take care of your own license. And the statement of "go home and watch Youtube videos" smacks...