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  1. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

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

    But, the more numbers that rally specifically against defamation and wrongful termination, the less they will be able to deny it. Create a paper trail of non responses and if they answer it is easy to...

  2. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

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

    Very few do honest exit interviews for fear of retaliation. Toxic managers often extend their bullying to include bad references. If given the op I do them. Have some classics. Wish I could be a fly...

  3. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

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

    You have a toxic manager. Read the literature on that. You should have in writing your PIP. You should have been offered an opportunity to respond in writing. At this point you want to comply as best...

  4. VA problems are in most hospitals

    rnpatrick posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The National Patient Safety Foundation made this shocking admissions last year: "psychological safety of the workforce... conspicuously absent or considered optional in many care-delivery...

  5. VA problems are in most hospitals

    rnpatrick replied to rnpatrick's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    THROUGH THE EYES OF THE WORKFORCE Creating Joy, Meaning, and Safer Health Care Deaths at Phoenix VA hospital may be tied to delayed

  6. How to survive 16h shifts...

    rnpatrick replied to lydzMtl's topic in Nursing Career

    You should call the state board of nursing in your state and ask them what they think of this. Or your state nurses association. You and your patients are being put at risk. It is your responsibility...

  7. First Travel Assignment... Advice needed...

    rnpatrick replied to T800's topic in Travel

    What you want to do is ask the agency what your take home pay will be after taxes and after health insurance. If you elect not to take the health insurance then what take home is without it. Your...

  8. Is magnet status hospitals shutting out all LVNs

    rnpatrick replied to ladymaam's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The current situation is another one of those short sighted brownie point periods. What I call the "wizard of oz behind the curtain" that decides what nursing should do(the same brain trust that...

  9. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    rnpatrick replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoever decided that state boards could be reduced from two days of testing to one hour if you get enough questions right and who decided that nursing instructors have to be phd's and master degreed,...

  10. How do you deal with constantly critical professors/instructors?

    rnpatrick replied to staceym's topic in General Students

    Slip some of the studies under their door about horizontal hostility.If evidenced based practice comes up as a topic talk about it.Or you can do your nursing research on a related topic.If it grossly...

  11. court ruling affects all RN'S

    rnpatrick posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    it seems this landmark case is over the head of most nurses so it needs to be reintroduced in terms you can understand. it is about a large group of hospitals banding together to price fix wages and...

  12. court ruling affects all RN'S

    rnpatrick replied to rnpatrick's topic in Agency Nurses

    Managers have an RN behind thier name yet the decisions they make go unchecked. If one turns a blind eye to patient care issues and kill the messengers and there is an exudus of experienced nurses...

  13. court ruling affects all RN'S

    rnpatrick replied to rnpatrick's topic in Agency Nurses

    There is nothing wrong with identifying nurses who are not clinically competent. But, with their system there is no deliniation. If you raised safety concerns and the manager terminates you you have...

  14. court ruling affects all RN'S

    rnpatrick replied to rnpatrick's topic in Agency Nurses

    Group One can keep you from working in the DFW area. Hospitals in that area tend to use few travelers. There is a local agency that has a monopoly on staffing contract nurses. It would be interesting...

  15. court ruling affects all RN'S

    rnpatrick replied to rnpatrick's topic in Agency Nurses

    Whether you realize it or not our profession is in crisis. It is held hostage by fear and denial. Sometimes it requires one to make a statement to get peoples attention to get them to think. I noted...

  16. AzHHA Lawsuit

    rnpatrick replied to eddy's topic in Agency Nurses

    www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/azhha.htm be sure to write a response to the prosed finding if you traveled in or worked in az for an azhha

  17. Assignment Nightmare

    rnpatrick replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    If you are doing another assignement you can certianly have the company find new housing. I usually find my own and then have the company pay for it directly or pay me the

  18. Anyone work for American Mobile?

    rnpatrick replied to danroRN's topic in Travel

    I have heard a couple of travelers who have been threatened by that company into doing a followup

  19. verbal contract

    rnpatrick replied to hoyt69's topic in Travel

    Ask the company to put in writing the threat they are making. If you simply ask if the hospital was interested in thats not the same as agreeing to work there. Another nurse told me she had talked to...

  20. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    rnpatrick replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    Look for a hospital that has the nurse friendly certification from the Texas Nurses Association. Among them are Wise Memorial in Decator,Texas. There will never be unions in Texas for public...

  21. Just quit my first nursing job.

    rnpatrick replied to rsmn17's topic in General Nursing

    The best experience I ever had in nursing was when I was in the military. Serving my country. We all supported each other, worked together and played hard together. Civilian nursing is now all about...

  22. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    rnpatrick replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are very lucky to be able to pursue legal action. That NM is a menace to the profesional as many NM are. Please report her to the state board if the ruling is in your favor. A precident must be...

  23. getting slammed by your travel agency

    rnpatrick posted a topic in Travel

    How many of you travel nurses out there get to your assignment only to find out the other travelers are making a lot more? Some agencies apparently pocket bonuses and other incentives to increase...

  24. terminated and can't get another position (long)

    rnpatrick replied to I1tobern's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Call your state board and see if the actions of your former boss are grounds for diciplinary action. Most practice acts address moral and profesional character. I would say this was violted in your...

  25. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

    rnpatrick replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    I did Army for a few years but got out.Had I stayed in I would be retired and on easy street. Any alcohol or drug related behavior is kiss of death in spite of what recruiters may tell you. You may...