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People can be very peculiar when it comes to talking about salary. Are you sure the other nurse is telling the truth?

This is incorrect information.

I get that you're fresh out of school but your grades don't matter in the real world. I've always felt that 90% of what you learn as a nurse you learn on the job, so you and she are really on equal footing right now. When I graduated from nursing sc...

It's not common for a PRN nurse in LTC to be assigned an acting or interim management position, and it's not all that common for an LPN to be working in that capacity -- although I've seen it happen -- so I think that at first glance the OP was put i...

This horse has been beaten to death so many times that there are no more horse molecules left in the universe.

I think you have made a really good point here. Reminds me of the dilemma anthropologists face when observing cultures -- do the behaviors of the cultures change as a reflection of the observation, do the observers change as a reflection of the cultu...

Had to look it up on the Urban Dictionary as I am old and addled. Per TOS I'll advise that the Urban Dictionary uses strong language. Urban Dictionary: extra

As much as I hate to admit that this is true in 2012, I agree with the OP. I am curious about using a different name to apply for a job though. Whenever I've applied, I have to give my license info and that comes under your real name. How do you get ...

I agree with others. I always thought that Florence Nightengale was the ultimate battle-axe. Along with Mother Teresa. I think sometimes people see these women as fluffy, cloud-like, angelic creatures who moved mountains with their love and compassio...

Since you've been out of LTC for a few years, and what you've heard is rumor, you would probably be better off focusing on learning how to do the job, and trying, at least initially, to build solid relationships with your co-workers. As a new nurse i...

That's not what you said originally. Are you backpeddling now?

That is weird. I've had jobs where I was tested on OSHA, but I got to keep the booklet and look up the answers while doing the test. They just wanted us to be able to say we had read the information. Usually the test was about 20 questions though.

Some posters have asked the question of what could be gained from turning this nurse in and I'm not sure how the issue of gain should even factor into this decision. I feel for the OP to be confronted with this problem so early in the game. But she w...

Agree with Roser. This is an egregious violation of HIPAA. It is gossip, malicious, and it indicates a complete lack of respect for patients, their families, and the facility in which that person is working. The other issue is that if the facility fi...

I don't regret this career. But sometimes I regret going in to work.

I've never heard a nurse call a patient a jerk. That sounds rather bland. I've had nurses describe a series of abusive, intolerable, despicable behaviors from patients and then despair of how to deal with them. And on occasion, I've heard nurses say ...

As a CNA, one time I got kicked in the face by a patient and was caught completely off guard by my anger. I just stood there stunned and swearing and then just walked out of the room. The CNA helping me was thankfully, a fantastic team player and got...

You sound like you are grieving a profound loss in your life and you have every right to feel sad, worried, and overwhelmed. I agree that maybe you should take some time to deal with these losses. I would suggest you contact your BON just to inform ...

I'm going to agree with the others who feel that you didn't handle this right. If you were visiting the patient, and not actually providing care, then the question I would have is what did you know about the specifics of that patient's medical histor...

I wouldn't really worry about that part of the conversation too much. Just call the dr., explain the situation, and ask if he can give you an order clarification stating either that it is OK to sprinkle the med, or that he would like to use another f...

There are other forms of the medication, including tablet, so talk to the pharmacy and then follow up with the doc. My experience is that the capsules are more commonly prescribed, so if a dr. wants to prescribe the med, that will be the first option...

I've known a lot of nurses, including myself, who felt frustrated because they graduated from school lacking in clinical hands-on skills. So I can see the appeal of something like that; an opportunity to get some real hands-on experience before hitti...

You are looking at the insulin and you are looking at this from the wrong angle. What is it that is happening with the patient that affects glycemic status? Number one rule of nursing: always look first to your patient.

Wow, brings new meaning to one of my favorites "If it's not hard you're not doing it right."

Oh, OK that makes sense. I don't know how old you are, I get the sense that you're still young and starting out? Here's what I'll say. I know that we all learn at some point that it is important to be of service to people and the world. But there are...