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Actually I would say the blame is shared for both the nurse and the doctor as well as the institution allowing this practice.

Ummm, yeah. No more text orders. And don't feel threatened. She can't sink your ship unless you let her. I would also take the issue to mgmt. The entire department should STOP taking text orders.

I have never been able to afford COBRA premiums. I always thought of it as kind of a joke, oh your unemployed, we'll help you by charging you way to much for something when you have no funds coming in. Kind of a last middle finger from your former em...

I NEVER work off the clock! Not by coming in early, working through lunch, or punching out to avoid incidental OT. I work hard and am effiecient. If I can't get it done in 12 hrs, then I can't. I DO NOT work for free!

Funny, since that's what the OP came here for... advice about how a med error might effect THE NURSE... that this is what became the focus of the conversation. You were quite harsh Capecod. Somehow the phrase "eat your young" comes to mind. A culture...

People have written scholarly articles on this and there's a world of information out there about safety culture. A blind 3-strike policy would not fit with any of these concepts. Errors that can't be reported without fear of losing one's livelihood ...

Are you interviewing at UAHN? Good luck!

While she may have been complicit in an act that was wrong (should have reported the inappropriate use of the walkie-talkie) you are way out of line to say "nurses are a dime a dozen". Mean. What's wrong with the world. We need to help guide others m...

I recognize the struggle a new grad has in this market. In fact were it this competitive when I went to school I don't know if I would be in nursing. That said, I'm a great nurse, and I deserve to be fairly compensated. If I lived in the bay area I w...

The only reaction you can control is your own. So it is up to you what you make of your clinical time. While is it unfortunate that nurses "forget they were nursing students" it is unrealistic to expect nurses to always be happy to take on the respon...

I haven't been yelled at in a long time. Mostly because where I work now is a mid-sized teaching hospital and lots of young and learning people so lots of tolerance. I have a plan for the next time some one yells at me: I will a) hang up the phone or...

I am really tired and left work in tears yesterday. I am a good nurse (have been in acute care for eight years) and I do the best I can to take good care of my patients. People deserve good care and respect. I have no problem with that. What I do tak...

LTC is not an ideal place for a new grad. There's a lot of skills learned in hospital nursing you won't get at a SNF. That being said you're there. I don't know about 6 months but I had 8 weeks of orientation to my first hospital job and you should e...

The housing stipend is high and the hourly rate is low. You'll pay less taxes but get less for OT. If you're a good nurse they'll extend you if you work OT or not if they need you.

As already stated an EKG is a more complete picture of the heart's electrical activity than a 3 or 5 lead telemetry monitor. It shows changes in the particular area of the heart where ischemia is happening. But we learned "treat the patient not the m...

Also... When I graduated in 2003 my first nursing job paid 17.83/hr...how's that for market value!

Also... -tax advantage is completely legal. My boyfriend has worked on windfarms and because they are required to travel far from home they are payed much in the same way.

I am actually working on my taxes right now. I took 2 assignments in 2010, one at the beginning and one at the end of the year, with AMN and a subsidiary at the same facility. My first contract was not on a tax advantage plan and my second one was. F...

Wouldn't you think this would fall under FMLA guidelines? Quite frankly a manager does not have the right to terminate someone for this reason.

Just so you know the bonus was $4000, it made me ineligiable for PHEAA loan forgiveness and they tax it to near non existence. You aren't missing much. Staffing levels are atrocious where I work right now so I don't see how Pittsburgh isn't feeling t...

Any RN JD's out there wanting to share their experiences??? I am seriously considering(i.e. studying for the LSAT) law school and am interestered. BTW for the administrator and others who read my prior post I have opted against LNC but might take a ...

OK... so what about underlying causes for drug abuse...it is so rote to bring up the gateway drug card...what about societal isolation and disatisfaction, what about moral and personal decay, what about superficiality and fantasy standards that real ...

Hi there... I have somewhat of an interest in LNC mostly as a bridge to a furture endeavor in law school. I was wondering if this experience could be valuable (mostly in the case of referral letters for school application, increasing general knowlegd...

Hi there... I have somewhat of an interest in LNC mostly as a bridge to a furture endeavor in law school. I was wondering if this experience could be valuable (mostly in the case of referral letters for school application, increasing general knowlegd...