Ruth E. Raleigh replied to kraft Wek's topic in General Nursing
The cost of living is VERY high here in California, be it Northern California, or Southern California. Like the above post said it depends on where you live I.e., close to a major city such as Los...
Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Nurseynurse2424's topic in General Nursing
ALWAYS OBTAIN CONSENT FIRST. Depending on which state you are in, I am in
California and it is considered assault and battery to touch a patient first, without
those written consents being...
Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Ruth E. Raleigh's topic in General Nursing
This was based on a complaint from a patient and her mother. I did specialty infusion with IVIG. Pt was put on IVIG infusion, but the insurance, Medi-Cal (Medicaid), only allowed 2 hours for the...
Ruth E. Raleigh replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing
There are a lot of jobs that will not require you to handle IV's and foley/indwelling urinary catheters. Probably a remote work from home position, telephone triage, etc. where you are not directly...
In November, 2025 I will be off probation. I am extremely lucky to have been kept on at my current job in home health. I LOVE my job and have done home health for almost 30 years, but I admit that...
Ruth E. Raleigh replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing
If this nurse with only 2 years of experience lies and manipulates, that nurse WILL eventually be caught. How long it takes is hard to determine. I remember when I had a tough situation come up I...
Ruth E. Raleigh replied to SentinelTruth's topic in General Nursing
The Boards of Nursing are very stinky in deciding to discipline a licensed nurse. What seems to be a harmless thing could quite possibly turn into something. In the event you do hear from your state...
In 2018 I had a complaint filed against my RN license here in California. At that time
I had practiced 30 years in nursing. This was a malicious complaint, but I was disciplined and placed on...