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I've had problems with one fellow RN in my unit which I posted about in the past. I started by confronting her, speaking to the manager...meetings were held, I started a paper trail about her interfering with my care in front of patients. Then she ma...

Thanks, everyone. I am still experiencing stress induced mental fog, and I have an even greater fear of starting over. I know I am not ready to start over yet. We can afford another month or so without my income. I'm am getting all the help I can, an...

This is old, but I wanted to share the update. Manager went out on leave in Sept. Now resigned on disability. Director resigned, neither replaced, 2 of the 3 immediate coworkers are vying for the mamnagers spot. Both are horrible choices. In December...

Kooky, i didn't ask the manager how she would effect an attitude adjustment because I was fighting tears at the time, and did not believe I could contribute anything positive. The Barker DOES bark at me frequently. The manager attempted to have a m...

Cali, yours is a good back up plan. Thanks.

Folks, I am going to try your plan. It will be a challenge,but what is there to lose?

Yes, please.

Like any patient, I try to meet them where they're at (educationally if possible), answer questions and provide explanations. I'm much more terrified if a family member is in the LEGAL profession, to be honest. I don't advertise that I'm an RN when I...

This is long and could be considered a rant. I will start by saying that I am not a new nurse and I have several years experience in my specialty. I feel like I am being bullied by a co-worker for most of the 10 months I have worked in this job. At f...

So earlier this week I showed my manager my email before I sent it. I also detailed other incidents tha occurred while she was away. Before I started talking to her, out of the blue(?) she told me she thought I was doing a great job despite what some...

Her way is the only right way, she is worse when I have the last patient, but 2 RNs have to stay until the last patient leaves. She says my problem is that I think I'm right, and I don't listen to her. I told her that SHE thinks she knows everything,...

Yes. Her duties do not include telling us how to do our patient care, however, though she and one other RN orient new staff. Those 3 have worked there 16+ years.

It's a PACU in a small hospital. I am one of 5 RN's in the unit including the manager. She has no authority to reprimand anyone, but she does take a charge role with one other RN when the manager is not there. She takes care of staffing, scheduling, ...

I lost my job of 4 years in April. I believe the reasons were personal. I had over 3 1/2 years of good evals. (I'm a nurse almost 20 years) It took me 4 months to find a new job. Now on my 3 month eval I was told I need to work on not appearing frust...

Just an update.. I didn't want to leave anyone hanging. I'm still out here. I was sent to the ER by a mental health provider on Monday. It was not a very therapeutic environment, however, I am stable. I got home this afternoon and am doing much bette...

Finally got through to suicide prevention's chat. Had to wait 40 minutes. I am safe and calm now, if just for tonight. Thank you for responding.

I need help fast. I had my 90 day eval in a new job. Almost everything was excellent. Then I was told that I need to work on not appearing frustrated or overwhelmed. My probation was extended by 2 more months. What are some things I can do to project...

This is a vent. I got cornered by a surveyor yesterday. Patient was 98, post op ortho, lost a liter of blood in the OR, got transfused but needed a dose of a pressor after he dumped his pressure upon arrival to the PACU. White as the sheet. Anesthesi...

I approached the big boss to ask about the JC's report. All she said was that the complaint they were investigating was unsubstantiated. Smh :/

I'm not a new grad, but I sat in my new hospital nursing orientation a couple weeks ago. Three of us 6 new hires were new grads. One was going to psych, one to an oncology floor, and the third to the ER, tho she was a previous LPN. In my computer cl...

Ask if the work load is reasonable.

I've been an RN for 18 years in med surg, ICU, and PACU during what I thought was a successful career. Minimal write-ups until recently. My last job lasted 4 years, 3.5 with good evals. I resigned to avoid being fired in April for largely what I cons...

I didn't change specialties, just environments.

After 4 months out of work, I got my first job offer and took it. I am better than halfway through orientation and things are going well. The recruiter for this job (unlike the others I'd interviewed for) had asked about my salary requirements before...

One of my choices of scrub colors for a new job (yay!) is emerald green. When I looked online, this shade seemed to be a very close match to my own 'recovery room green' scrubs. Is this a close enough match? I'd rather not go shopping.