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    Senior LVN student in need of encouragement/advice

    newtress replied to MedicalMelody's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Glenna, LPN stated it so well.. "Nazi school." I knew all along this was no where near necessary for a nursing school department to be ran this way. I too my dear, had to sit out for a portion of my...
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    Endorsed LPN but IV Cert not on License

    newtress posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello all fellow nurses. I endorsed my out of state LPN license to obtain a Cal LVN license. After a long wait and several glitches with the board in Sacramento, I finally got the endorsed license in...
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    New Grad RN- Drowning in overloaded LTC setting- LOW STAFFING!

    newtress replied to Jaimie.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had to quit a snf position for the very same reasons you have stated. And this is what I told the DON when I gave notice. I said " me and my license had a talk last night and we decided it was in...
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    Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. I'm currently doing flu shot clinics and really like being out there with the public. But today I had an uncomfortable exchange with a woman who came to my table with her two children. I...
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    Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Well said
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    Strange encounter at flu shot clinic

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Of course no one other than myself would be allowed to do what she posed. I should have included more of the exchange of conversation I had with her which ended with no and the reason why...
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    Quite a few c/o sore arm post pneumo vaccine

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Patient Medications

    And so this is how I go about my vaccines. I always inform the patient that I am going to give the vaccine in the right arm unless otherwise specified (pt preference, mastectomy, dominant left hand...
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    Quite a few c/o sore arm post pneumo vaccine

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks for sharing your responses to the pneumo vac. As I suspected this vaccine certainly has presented with some substantial reactions. I gave my Mr his vaccine two days ago and wow was he in some...
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Hello to all. I'm still a bit bruised and still up, not able to sleep after what just took place two days ago. I have been working as MDS coordinator for a swing bed LTAC facility and 15 minutes after...
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Chin up, my dear, it is not I who has the emphysema; it is the regional Little Napoleon administrator who came and mowed some employees down. I know what I have posted sounded quite awful. And it is....
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Follow up on this rodeo.. One week later, after seeing the job posting for the MDS coordinator position to replace me I then see another posting for the sister facility. This time they have 5...
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    Missing Daytonite

    newtress replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school, I had some trouble areas in advanced pharmacology and I asked a question. Her reply (about 5 paragraphs long!) I have kept in a folder ever since. I attribute my passing that...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse 156, I hope you didn't think I was shaming the poster; I wasn't. Thanks for your words of support and your perspective is the same as mine. I was trying to convey that there should be a little...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    No, I am not saying it would be all good to give a near fatal overdose. I implied nothing of the sort. Read again what I posted. I am not excusing the OP's actions. The reference to nitpicking comes...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Really, come on, there isn't a single person who endorses the act of fatal med errors.. anywhere.
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone read my post? This whole thread sounds like a local chapter of the Nit Pickers
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the need to interject something here. The OP stated that a terrible med error occured. Doesn't understand why unemployment insurance in all likelyhood would not be granted, had only worked 7 mo...
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    It's going to sound very derogatory of me to say, that a lot of the corporate entities we may have to work with in the healthcare industry have simply lost all their human traits. I mean, they don't...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    newtress replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    I am responding to this as I have recently posted in regards to my recent termination. I'm interested in the term "misconduct" myself because I did not commit any misconduct or a med error and was...
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Actually she should have been given more than a 1 hr notice and in writing, and in advance that they were dismissing her for not approving her to reducing her work hours to 32 per her OB doctors...
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    Looking for job - past job reference iffy - how can I check before using?

    newtress replied to tralalaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently under the duress of this kind of mess myself. I posted a few days ago (in MDS coordinator forum) about the ruthless manner in which the facility I was working for as an MDS coordinator...
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    liability insurance

    newtress replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I am really amazed that NSO reduced their coverage and raised the annual premium for Texas. I wonder why they have done that, and didn't realize this liability insurance was so state
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Yes lisamunozRN it did feel like a heartbreak as bits and pieces continue to show up in my thoughts, and for the things I wasn't allowed to show them the proof of what I did properly and on time. Kind...
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I hope so, it does me so much good and quite therapeutic to have nurses in my corner. True solidarity and a prime example of how and why Allnurses is so
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    Terminated 15 mins after state left

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Yeperzz. Time only goes in one direction, and forward is the direction I must go. This debacle is happening to nurses more and more these days. Nursing jobs seem to be temporary and are not posted or...