Bala Shark

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1. Do you report other nurses often?

   Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   Here are some of my reports that were given to managment on my performance..Most dont deal with patient safety I believe: 1. "Bala Shark did not chart for several patients on so and so day." My...

2. Do you report other nurses often?

   Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   I seen med errors done by other nurses..I never did report them. If I was the one who did the error, I bet I would be in the DONs office being written up....I look at this way, there was no harm to...

3. Do you report other nurses often?

   Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

   I never reported any nurse before and I am quite proud of it....It is quite alarming thou, that I see that some reports to managment are so minor and they still get

4. Giving meds late o.k.?

   Bala Shark replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

   In the real world, nurses in nuring homes have to pass out medications to about 50 patients..And that is one nurse doing that..Say, you have 50 patients and all of them have 9 am medications..Sorry to...

5. Kaiser LVN's... laid-off?

   Bala Shark replied to NICUrn2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   The county hospitals in California, most of them stopped hiring LVNs and changed to RNs

6. Kaiser LVN's... laid-off?

   Bala Shark replied to NICUrn2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I think because of the IV situation....LVNs cannot do

7. any lvns here do home health?

   Bala Shark replied to newlvngrad's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I graduated last year and got a home health job (private duty)..The agency required a year experience and I had only 8 months but they hired me anyway...I see two patients a week for 40 hours..It is...

8. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

   Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   That is good that you will not rat anyone out...I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but you are okay.. It must be hard deaing with people who are out to get

9. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

   Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   I seen nurses forget to pass a medication out..Due to the fact there is one nurse to 50 patients in a typical LTC..Would you report this? From your statement it would seem like you would.. I never did...

10. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy life, I am going to forget this..... I remember my first job, I had to pass meds to 50 residents in a LTC..Because of the work load, I forgot to dispense and over looked one single...

11. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I am tired of backstabbers! I never ratted a person out

12. If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated last year...I got reported many times in the past and lost jobs...Now, I am fearful of every co worker I meet..I dont trust no one...I am sometimes very defensive and hostile in a way...

13. Nurses that write their own orders

    Bala Shark replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    The DON's way of thinking is that, if they do get a call back, it would be a very very fast , "okay" and then a hang up..Phone call will last 3

14. Nurses that write their own orders

    Bala Shark replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    I saw it before also..And the DON was doing it when the MD does not call back..But it was for little stuff like transporting a hospice patient that expired out of the facilty..There were probably a...

15. New Grad LVN California... where to work?

    Bala Shark replied to NICUrn2B's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hi, I graduated last year in California..I know nursing homes hire new grads all the time.. You should look in the nursing home before you accept the job..I know some are way understaffed and it would...