brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Abandoning Ship

    brandy1017 replied to cin808's topic in Nursing Career

    You have nothing to feel guilty about! You have to do what's right for you. If anyone should feel guilty it's the corporate bean counters who chose not to stock adequate PPE and the govt likewise...

  2. Unclear if I’m Eligible for Unemployment

    brandy1017 replied to blazinflame123's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you're not getting any hours I would file for unemployment which may take awhile due to the high volume and not enough staff to process claims. Then the hospital can fight you if they want and you...

  3. My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    brandy1017 replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can stop the guilt trip already! The OP is merely giving us a glimpse of the front lines in ICU. It is a warning to the rest of us. The OP is giving us important info from the ICU so we can...

  4. To be a coward, or to be a fool?

    brandy1017 replied to MsJenn_The_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes it is the hospital's fault that they don't have PPE! Give me a ***in break! They don't have enough because healthcare has been destroyed by corporate Yahoo's ie snakes in suits that only care...

  5. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    brandy1017 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Now over 700 nurses and doctors are infected in Boston and NYC because of the unsafe PPE put thru by the CDC! How many need to be infected or die before they take this seriously and supply TB masks...

  6. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    brandy1017 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And don't forget most of us live in at will states where we can be fired for any reason or no reason on the spot and we likewise can quit our jobs for any reason! We are not the mililtary, we are not...

  7. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    brandy1017 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can nurses say thru the National Nurses United file a lawsuit against the CDC, even expand to a class action lawsuit for all the HCW who are knowingly being exposed to unsafe and potentially deadly...

  8. Am I a coward for going on FMLA due to COVID?

    brandy1017 replied to ML1376's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You have to get a get a Dr to approve you for FMLA and even then the short term disability people may not approve you. Also when the FMLA is over you have to work and then give your 2 weeks or you...

  9. Abandoning Ship

    brandy1017 replied to cin808's topic in Nursing Career

  10. Abandoning Ship

    brandy1017 replied to cin808's topic in Nursing Career

    With your age and comordities of recent cancer and asthma I would think your employer would waive you taking care of corona virus patients. Have you talked to employee health about your concerns and...

  11. Quitting a six figure job to become a nurse...am I nuts

    brandy1017 replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think it's a matter of age. The main problem with nursing is the deliberate short staffing by hospitals and nursing homes. Couple that with the total disrespect and micromanagement shown...

  12. Are you friends with coworkers? Maybe you should be...

    brandy1017 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you I overshared about my personal life when I was new and lived to regret it. Since then, I'm cautious at work, friendly but don't share anything personal that I wouldn't mind the whole...

  13. Telling your employer the BON places you on probation

    brandy1017 replied to C25D's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wish this had been put on the general nursing area as a warning to all the nurses out there, especially new grads. Narcotics are serious business. Both nurses and doctors are under scrutiny re to...

  14. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    brandy1017 replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what SPCU does, but it is ok to start in med-surg. I would be open to this and prepare for the hiring event. Take the time to research if you are able who the manager is of that unit. You...

  15. New grad in an ICU residency program considering quitting

    brandy1017 replied to Maria D's topic in General Nursing

    I think all the responses so far have something to offer. Take the advice that makes the best sense to you and your situation. The first year of bedside nursing is usually stressful and difficult for...

  16. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    brandy1017 replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Not everyone wants to be or needs to be a floor nurse. I recently talked to a clinical instructor about this. We need less than half the nurses we used to due to decreased census, private rooms and...

  17. Please Help

    brandy1017 replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    While we don't know all the details just the fact that he would only marry her if she became a nurse is a red flag to me. It doesn't have to be physical abuse to warrant concern. If someone told...

  18. Please Help

    brandy1017 replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    Talking to HR doesn't necessarily mean they are planning on firing her. It is possible they would offer her a lower acuity position say on a medical-surgical floor. That is common when new grads...

  19. A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

    brandy1017 replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with several nurses from India and they were very well trained. One that shared with me her clinical training I thought it was more intense than here and perhaps on par somewhat with medical...

  20. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

    brandy1017 replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully your school offers counseling for students. Don't give up. Try a different counselor and consider having your Dr or preferably a psych NP or psychiatrist prescribe you the right meds to...

  21. All these nurses writing articles

    brandy1017 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    As an aside, was the Texas hospital ever fined for the substandard, inadequate and unsafe working conditions the nurses faced with the Ebola patient that resulted in two of the nurses contracting...

  22. All these nurses writing articles

    brandy1017 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

  23. 12-Hour Shift | Life of a Nurse

    brandy1017 replied to Susan E.'s topic in Nurses Rock

    Sadly, the OP describes the current working conditions to a tee! That is why so many nurses are getting out of bedtime nursing and going for their NP. The only way I'm able to tolerate it is by...

  24. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    brandy1017 replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    I would believe the latter. They want to make up for the money they spent on computer upgrades off the backs of the nurses' PTO! Don't let them do it! You can research your organization via...

  25. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    brandy1017 replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact the dept of labor and see if you have any legal rights. My understanding is PTO is essentially equivalent to wages and must be paid out if you are not allowed to use it. If it were me...