zelkonurse

Hi Leslie, I wanted to let you know how much your email inspired me!! I feel honored to call myself a nurse and I remember why I wanted to be one!! Thank you for putting it back in perspective for me. Kimberly

Hi tablefor9, Thank you so very much for your words of wisdom. I have thought the same thing. I'm kind of doing #3 to see what the next move should be. Striving for peace and harmony in the workplace! Its really a soul-searching process, but in my heart, I will always do whats right for the patients to the best of my ability. I document everything (don't we all!!) and I submitted it to the "higher ups" in the company. They are reviewing what I submitted, and I'm waiting to see their response. If I am told to not follow Dr's. orders, I'm going to ask for the policy stating that, and submit to the BON. If they say I can follow that, than I can sleep at night!! Thanks again for your support K

Basically, we are a lymphedema clinic that has started doing wound care. They hired me just for wounds. I called the Dr. to update on a pt r/t increasing s/s of infection. Just to update. I also let the Dr. know about lab results that she ordered. I'm just not sure if the policy and procedures override a Dr's. order. Have always worked in hospitals. I have a manager with no credentials at all and she is very disrespectful to me. Although the Dr. has written orders to be updated, my manager who is in another city wants me to update her via e-mail and she "might" notify the Dr. It took over 24hrs to hear back from her on several issues. Just frustrated. I really don't like power struggles and I don't know how to protect my patients when I have someone I do not respect/trust to make decisions for these patients. I'm ready to give up, but I love my job and the Dr's I work with fully support me and feel this woman is disrespectful to them too. Thanks in advance for any input.

Thank you piglet08!

Please help! I am a wound care nurse at a clinic. I followed my Dr's order today, and I was told I am not allowed to...that I have to follow the company's direction, not the Dr. The Dr. is supporting me and I truly feel I did the right thing for my patient. This is not the first time this has happened. I am very concerned for our patients, and also my nursing license. There is no written policy on this issue, just an unlicensed "corporate clinical manager" who has made it known she does not like nurses. I am the only nurse for this company and I am not sure what to do anymore.

Hi Newbie, I just applied for the Excelsior Program and would love to find a friend doing the program! Not sure which classes I need yet, but I will let you know. I am scared too, hope I can do it. But with 3 kids and a part time job, I can't attend regular classes. I'm pretty sure I need World Religions, Micro, and I may need to take A+P again. I'll let you know. What classes do you need before the nursing? How long until you think you'll get to the nursing classes? We could try to time it and study together. Good luck, hang in there, you're not alone! Kim aka Zelkonurse