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In my state it is legal for 1 LPN to be responsible (as in meds and treatments) for 50 residents. I did a bit of agency for awhile, I had 48 residents (including tube feeds, an admission, respiratory tx, BS with ss insulin, and IV therapy for the ent...

Would I do it again? Probably, but there are days when I wish I had done something else. Am I unhappy with my career choice? Some days yes, most days no. The thing with nursing is that you can change paths at nearly any point - you could do MDS, pati...

I had a BS in Biology, got a Diploma in Nursing (giving away my age, LOL!) at age 27, went for my Master's in my 40s and got my BSN and MSN at the same time (the program I attended was Diploma to Master's.) All my BS courses counted towards my Master...

I just tell people I don't drink anymore because it puts me to sleep, and I prefer to stay awake. Works, no further questions.

OMG! You make $80,000 more than someone from your graduating class, and with 14 years experience I make $85,000/year! I need to move to Texas!

My first NP job was great, but the MD hired a partner after about a year, didn't need both of us so out I went. Second NP job was even better, but another NP in the practice made a bad comment about the CEO's mistress, so all the NPs in the practice ...

I would actually recommend (and I know I will probably get repercussions for this) that you NOT write people up again. When I worked in the hospital, writing someone up usually led to "write-up wars." Go talk to the person that could be written up in...

Congratulations~you must have found an honest evaluator.

Unless an employer-to-be specifically asks if you have ever been fired, I would NOT offer that information. You left for better opportunities, for opportunities for growth, it was not a "good fit," etc. Do you know if your first employer reported the...

Technically, every med error is falsification of documentation, if you want to take it literally. You said you gave someone this med, but you made a mistake and gave them something else. So you falsified the documentation. So in that case, every one ...

First of all, Congratulations Been There,Done That on retirement! My nightmares are all the same, I am running and my legs won't move. My real life nightmare is my alarm clock - the beep is identical to the beep of an IV pump going off! I HATE my al...

I have read in several threads that dialysis centers will hire nurses in monitoring.....

I'd love to see just for "kick and giggles" what one of these evaluators would say about me - the last time I had any alcohol was before I got pregnant with my son, and he's 32 years old, and the last time I took anything stronger than Ibuprofen was ...

I agree, I too thought it was meant to help rather than be a money-maker for the BON and their apparent cronies. What an eye-opener this site has been (and it makes me even more disappointed than I was before with the BON.)

I red about a nurse who got a DUI on vacation (not scheduled to work for days, not even in home state!) who got thrown into a BON program. Seems like it hits no matter where you are.

You could perhaps try medical billing an coding, or transcription, or something like that. Good luck!

I agree with this or some variation - "I'd love to have tea with you, but I have to get 6 more visits done before 5 o'clock today," "So sorry, but I have a timed IV I have to get hung, it HAS to be done on time," etc. In home health you are ABSOLUTEL...

I had norovirus last November, my boss gave me a hard time because I was off for 5 days, 3 of which were spent throwing up and having diarrhea (often both at the same time,) and two days recovering enough to work. Such fun dealing with people who sup...

I can understand if you want the time off to go to a party or concert, but unexpected surgery is not a good time, and not always easy to schedule, the surgeon and OR have to be available. Management should step up and handle it.

She may have done what she did trying to cause an abortion (just guessing) or because of not seeing a future with an infant since she is only 13. You did great trying to help her, and she obviously trusts you, but she has HUGE problems and sounds lik...

"If a patient with known and proven beyond reasonable doubts CHF chooses not to follow salt-free diet, it is his business as long as he is informed about what happens as a result (no improvement in his condition doesn't matter how many miracle pills ...

I agree with the above posters that the encounters do not rise to the level of abuse, probably pretty rude, but just try to chalk it up to they are having a bad day and you just happened to be there. With the NP, I also am an NP and I love to teach a...

Pay, staffing, respect, and LEAVE ME ALONE WHEN I'M DOING MY JOB!!! I don't need someone looking over my shoulder, I KNOW how to do my job! You don't, and don't walk in my shoes, so GO AWAY! And if I NEVER hear "work smarter, not harder" again it wil...

And I try to treat my patients the way I would like to be treated, I show my patients their lab work and explain it to them, I explain how their bad choices are impacting their health, I explain what their meds are and the side effects and benefits, ...

I agree, more specific questions would help. I consult with two home health companies, and in both of them I know the RN case managers are stretched very thin, and do the best they can for the patients, so "poorly managed cases" may be "people stretc...