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I made 2 med errors (same patient) at my new travel assignment. The order was for 2 mg klonopin, give two.I only gave one. The facility is all paper and I was looking at the incorrect side of the paper and saw the number of tabs left decreasing by 1 not realizing that I was looking in the wrong spot. I just want to say this is TOTALLY my fault, I see my error, cried and now am forgiving myself. Do you think I can get fired from my travel assignment for this?

Back In 2014 I had titers drawn for nursing school. Came back I was not immune to HEP B. Got a series of booster shots and a redraw. Came back I was now immune, great ! This past July got another set drawn for different job. No issues I just accepted a contract with a different agency and needed them done again. The results just came back and again it says I am not immune to hep B. Has anyone had this happen ? Now I am worried I will not be able to work this contract

I hate to even write this but I know all of you will understand. I WANT OUT of nursing. I’m an RN at a LTC/subacute facility. I work the subacute floor. I love the patients, but I am sick and tired of the BS that comes along with everything. We are SO short staffed and I do my best, but it’s nearly impossible. There’s one supervisor in particular who is constantly finding the ONE thing you didn’t do (like I forgot to empty suction container) meanwhile I do so much to help everyone else out. You write up the CNA’s because they sit at the desk while lights are going off and patients need to be toileted, and nothing comes from it because they can’t fire anyone because there is no staff. I always feel rushed. My documenting is slacking because I’m so burnt out that work has became misery and all I can focus on is surviving the shift. I have become a do what I have to do to get through the shift kind of Nurse and that is not the nurse I want to be. I will admit I have taken many shortcuts because it’s impossible for one person. (Not at harm to the patient) I’m wishing I never became a nurse

Hi, I’m going for an interview at the hospital. Wound care/oncology floor. I’ve been an RN for 2 years but no hospital experience. I’ve worked in rehab settings for the past 2 years. I have no idea what is a fair salary for a hospital. For reference I am in NJ

Hi ! I’m looking for a little help with the discussing of salary during an interview. I have been a nurse for two years. My first job I started at $30/hr as a staff nurse in LTC. I currently am a supervisor at a different LTC facility and now make $38/hr. I have been browsing getting out of LTC and getting into something more acute because I really want to expand my skills and don’t feel LTC has anything new to teach me. I have an interview at an Acute care hospital that is located inside the main hospital. 12 hour overnight shifts. I certainly don’t want to take less then I am currently making but I’m not sure if asking for $45/hr is unreasonable and I am just terrible and figuring this out ?. I’ve been trying to find info on salary information but every site says something different. I live in NJ so I’m curious if there’s other nurses in this state who can tell me if that is a fair, reasonable hourly rate for night shift in an acute care hospital setting. Thanks !

I recently started a new job as a supervisor with 1 year experience in long term care..my advice to you is to leave and go elsewhere and get some experience on the floor. It’s literally necessary. You need the practice of calling doctors, putting in orders, what to do in numerous situations. Even with a year experience, I am having a hard time. There are many situations that have already occurred and I was unsure what to do (patients g-tube came out and I have never put one in before) nursing school does not teach you how to be a nurse and handle all the things that are thrown at you

I am one of the supervisors at my facility. Recently we had an agency nurse come in who also was working a double shift..well I leave work and get a call at home from overnight supervisor stating that the agency nurse needed her witness signatures for 3 doses of wasted narcs. This nurse never made me aware she needed narcs wasted. Not only 1 dose but multiple !! We both were working doubles that day so I was in the building with her from 7am-11pm. She claimed she told me the patients g-tube was clogged (no she didn’t) and this particular patient gets a ridiculous amount of meds (somewhere around 30). What a mess

I’m sure you all know about the COVID vaccine and the plan to first vaccinate healthcare workers. How does everyone feel about this vaccine ? I personally do not want it..Where are the long term studies. IDK it’s worrisome to me that it will prob be mandated for us