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HomeBound

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  1. Help! Thinking about changing field and from 12's to 8's

    HomeBound replied to LornasaurusRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    {{{hugs}}} You are not alone---and I certainly could never, EVER do the job that NICU/nursery/OB RNs do. It's not even a matter of licensing or such---it's a matter of how I would absolutely never be...

  2. Hoping they fire me

    HomeBound replied to applesxoranges's topic in Health, Stress Management

    AxO, I am so sorry you are going through this. First, breathe and do some self care right now--because no job is worth your health, mental or physical. Period. Nobody will come pay your bills or...

  3. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Then by all means, Pseudonym, don't report any wrongdoing, ever, anywhere---if that is the case. What you are attempting to connect is a Punative Culture and what this Nurse did. There is no...

  4. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo.

  5. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    1. I don't reside, nor am I licensed in, Texas. 2. Your interpretation added "pattern". Where did your NPA, in Texas, have the caveat that a "pattern" must be identified? 3. This isn't "creating a...

  6. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Pseudonym, I think Wuzzie and others have fully informed you that having an opinion isn't "aginst the Nurse Practice Act", simply because it disagrees with your personal belief. That...

  7. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And, again, I suggested that Vanderbilt's staff be re-evaluated. The way they do things from A to Z. Screening and requirements for oncoming RNs, onboarding requirements, unit orientation, role...

  8. BKAT-Critical Care

    HomeBound replied to cgolden19's topic in Critical Care

    Took the BKAT 8. Where I was working, it was and continues to be, used as an assessment tool. I was told, "We will give you the exam again at the end of orientation. I will not give you the answers...

  9. HIPAA violation and future employment opportunities

    HomeBound replied to kmcd90's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No nastiness. I concur with consulting an attorney, however. Let me reframe what you did, and how others can and may interpret it, even without applying Federal Law. You know that robbing a bank is...

  10. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    "Yes, the rights of med admin apply of course. But there's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on. What led this RN to the point of not checking? That's what we don't know." --Hematocrit13...

  11. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    HomeBound replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Six. Rights. Of. Medication. Administration. There isn't any other point that 147 comments can do to erase, divert, alter or excuse this RN's NOT PERFORMING A TASK THAT IS EXPECTED OF DAY ONE STUDENT...

  12. Can't find a job

    HomeBound replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You do need to be patient. Historically, my experience with HR, in any form, has been a nightmare. Example. NGR at a major trauma 1 on the eats coast. You apply prior to graduation, or you get kicked...

  13. Depressed in Nursing School

    HomeBound replied to _ashley_'s topic in General Students

    I am so sorry you are having so much difficulty. Please continue to reach out, to whomever you feel can offer support, even online forums. What I am hearing you say is that the depression began when...

  14. Should I quit during orientation?

    HomeBound replied to littlemiss8's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, it seems that the Director didn't care for your comments or how they were presented. I sincerely hope you don't get a pinkslip this week. That said. New Grad positions are pretty intense for...

  15. How Much Junk do you Keep?

    HomeBound replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    2 Year Rule. If not used, worn, or seen in two years....it goes. Habitat for humanity. Goodwill. Church. I never sell things and I don't do yard sales. The first brings the crazy and the second brings...

  16. Highly Sensitive People in Nursing: Stress & Burnout - Research

    HomeBound replied to RNliveoak's topic in General Nursing

    Much better said than I was formulating. This survey slides by me as a backdoor like the study that was put out over the BSN vs. ADN trained nurse...and creates to this day such heated...

  17. Accused of not giving dilaudid

    HomeBound replied to KMULL002's topic in General Nursing

    I only have ED experience with this behavior--not floor, so it's kinda different. But yes, this woman seems to have a baseline for how she "feels" when she receives narcotics--and you did this a...

  18. Help With VA Pay

    HomeBound replied to Scarletknight8's topic in General Nursing

    The VA grades by a point system. First, you tick off the box for your BSN. Is the school accredited? If not, you do not get the points for your BSN. If so, then you move on to years of experience....

  19. Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    HomeBound replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Well....maybe you might give her your old employer's name and number--because I worked in radiology for 18 years all over the country before landing in ICU--and the lead vests are usually...

  20. Which areas in hospital least physically demanding?

    HomeBound replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    IR/VIR/Cath Lab all require a 40lb lead vest, because of the fluoro being used. She has back problems as it is, and you don't sit down in these procedures. 1. PACU (but you would need someone willing...

  21. not smart enough

    HomeBound replied to amynursing's topic in General Students

    Dear Amynursing. Sweetheart. A few things that may help...because I went thru this same menral process and then mentored students that in particular felt this way. 1. You have to have been...

  22. about to fail nursing clinical

    HomeBound replied to nursinggirligirl's topic in General Students

    I was pointing out, Wuzzie and Neo---that there is a bit of cherry picking here in the advice lately. Not to OP specifically, in general. It's irritating to me that there is a thread that has nothing...

  23. about to fail nursing clinical

    HomeBound replied to nursinggirligirl's topic in General Students

    I'm going to carefully say this. It concerns me that posters here, veteran nurses, are telling you to "keep your mouth shut and do whatever you're told". Yet some of these same nurses are swearing up...

  24. Crisis of confidence

    HomeBound replied to Lostsoul123's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. LostSoul, my heart broke for your screenname. You shouldn't have to feel like this going to work, or ever. In reality, in some situations, this feeling is normal and expected, like after a...

  25. Medical Response?

    HomeBound replied to firedupnursing70's topic in General Nursing

    Wuzzie. Well, there isn't any information on pupillary response. reason i say don't hyperventilate with a bvm is because of that. i guess i was being a bit conservative. hyperventilation is not...