ponderingDNP

ponderingDNP has 39 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. LPN left facility to get coffee-License suspended for patient abandonment

   ponderingDNP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   So, when you left the building, you took the narcotic keys with you?? In a total of 7 minutes, the DON was already onsite and a CNA was summoning you back to the building? The CNA had your (an agency...

2. Changing hospitals as a new grad

   ponderingDNP replied to Marylsie's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Trust me, the powers-that-be fully understand why certain nurses are selected for shift cancellations. Should the unit be slammed with admissions or multiple extremely critical situations at once,...

3. Failed RN Residency Program, Now what?

   ponderingDNP replied to Thanh's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Perhaps your preceptors are waiting for you to 'make that connection' with the patient during your task encounter. Take a moment to talk with the patient, notice and comment on something about the...

4. Is going on to be a NP my only option to make more money?

   ponderingDNP replied to ConfusedNurse202's topic in General Nursing

   That's the type of commute I make for my fulltime position. I transferred witjin my organization from an hour commute one way to at least a two-hour minimum, on the night shift. My pay jumped from...

5. Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

   ponderingDNP replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

   I would say that the medications were not already paid for. The OP stated that the resident's name had been removed from the PYXIS. The PYXIS system tracks removals for patient safety AND accurate...

6. Life Changes

   ponderingDNP replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so very sorry for the loss of such a wonderfully spirited soul. I've lurked here more than posting in recent times. But when I was actively posting in my 'BSNintheWorks', 'BSNbeDONE', and a few...

7. Distraught

   ponderingDNP replied to Shaniece's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Hi! I used to be a regular contributor on this site during my educational pursuits. But life happens and tends to push many things aside. I'll share one my most unforgettable forgetful...

8. Can a RN legally supervise BSN's and MSN's?

   ponderingDNP replied to cosmicjustice's topic in General Nursing

   I went step by step from LPN to MSN, and heard the "just an" insult at every level. I now expect to one day meet Optimus Prime/Primette in business attire saying, "you're just a human; we want..” Oh...

9. Should I retake Microbiology?

   ponderingDNP replied to Jayla11's topic in General Students

   A counselor who recommended you fail a class should be reassigned to the community. Pass the course with a C if that's as good as it's going to get at this point. Then, retake it to improve your...

10. Failing two courses policy

    ponderingDNP replied to Yoman's topic in General Students

    Your answer rests with your school and its policies....not with the board of

11. Resume question-help

    ponderingDNP replied to jenOK9's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to the above, I would mention patient teaching on health maintenance/preventive techniques in preparation for discharge, and emphasize your role in caregiver education which includes the...

12. Ceased placement due to not taking vital signs properly

    ponderingDNP replied to Kirsten Kurian's topic in General Students

    It was much easier to blame the trainee instead of the trainer. This facility sounds like a punitive one. Non-punitive organizations do not allow such behavior. Someone failed to evaluate your...

13. Job duties align with license?

    ponderingDNP replied to Dsmama's topic in General Nursing

    Group homes, personal care homes, assisted living environments, adult day care, and so many others are regulated by your state's healthcare facilities regulation division at the Department of...

14. The 3 12s, 5 8s Debate

    ponderingDNP replied to CCC_nursing's topic in General Nursing

    I had that same dilemma four years ago. I took the five day work week, became adjusted to it and rarely used any leave because of the nights, weekends, and holidays being free. I was home at a decent...

15. Have to quit to care for parents

    ponderingDNP replied to nursechrissyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went through the same thing 8 years ago. I went per diem , working only one day per week until I located a personal care home for my mom. There was no one to take care of my while I took care of her...