dsaprog BSN, RN

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1. I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

   dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

   In nursing school I had a clinical instructor who called me out for having issues with attendance, not participating in clinical, refusing to take accountability for mistakes, displaying unsafe...

2. Accused of Racism!

   dsaprog replied to AquariusRN129's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Is it possible they were making racist jokes to be funny and didn't mean to be

3. Why am I not getting blood samples with a butterfly needle?

   dsaprog replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I know to use a different needle I meant to say "needles (plural)" but I don't have anyone to help me because it's street medicine and I am the only nurse out there. I am trying to get more...

4. Why am I not getting blood samples with a butterfly needle?

   dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a new job that requires me to do phlebotomy for the first time ever. Well today I had a patient who needed a phlebotomy and I did everything as I was taught, I see the flash of blood that let...

5. Incompetent Pennsylvania Board of Nursing

   dsaprog replied to Marsha Chesbro's topic in General Nursing

   You want to go back to work after a 6 year

6. Should I worry about a job rejecting me if they are assigning me to multiple shadow shifts and interviews?

   dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've done 3 interviews and 1 (soon to be 2) unpaid shadow shifts with a job I applied for over a month ago. They are kind of stringing me along with no offer of employment or clear picture of when I...

7. Student Loan forgiveness

   dsaprog replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

   I am concerned about this. I have not had any of my debt forgiven. Is it because I made too much money last year? Last year I had a $135k gross income as a single

8. Older Nurse no BSN needs advice

   dsaprog replied to Jon C RN 2024's topic in General Nursing

   When do you plan to

9. California BRN nightmare

   dsaprog replied to Janie1969's topic in General Nursing

   They are super

10. A job told me they would get back to me today but didn't

    dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had gone through two rounds of interviews for a job I really wanted. The second interview was yesterday and they told me when I was there that they would let me know today if I got it or not. I...

11. Do I need to have a personal vehicle in order to work as a "street nurse"

    dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tomorrow I have an interview for a street nurse position and the description says I need a DL and insurance. While I do have a license, I don't have a car or insurance. I'm not sure why job...

12. Humiliated and scared

    dsaprog replied to Overthamoon's topic in General Nursing

    That's crazy. I worked NOC shift as an RN and can't tell you how many times I've fallen asleep on the job and I'm not the only one. The CNAs sleep every night, sometimes they sleep even better than...

13. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    dsaprog replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    This picture is NOT to scale. The actual vial was obviously much smaller than the photocopy and the warning easier to miss. She intended to pull versed, a sedative medication that could potentially...

14. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    dsaprog replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    She did own her mistake and it was just that. A mistake. Because most people, not only nurses, make silly mistakes that have tragic consequences. No point in ruining her life over it. And this kind of...

15. My patient doesn't want to work with me at all and it's hurtful

    dsaprog posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm working NOC shifts at a facility I have been at for over a year. I was only recently transferred to NOC shift at a new station and new patients. One of the new patients asked me for a norco pill...