brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Since Vanderbilt covered up the death with CMS and the medical examiner I doubt they told the whole truth to the BON. Then they only learned the truth when a whistle blower anonymously reported the...

  2. Ageism in Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Wetsuweten Cynthia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree there is age discrimination in nursing, especially in management level and non-bedside jobs, but this reflects the same long-standing trend in corporate America in general. The Supreme...

  3. I messed up, terribly. I failed out of my CA CC nursing program and I'm devastated.

    brandy1017 replied to Throwaway3472's topic in General Students

    I would recommend seeing your Dr for your mental health re meds and therapy, if you keep ignoring it the same problems will still be there no matter what school you go to. Before I went into nursing,...

  4. Stressed? Just Breathe

    brandy1017 replied to Claire Crompton's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was never able to "just breathe" during the stress, although I have read a lot about the importance of nasal breathing vs mouth breathing. That if you are a mouth breather you are in a constant...

  5. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is mild compared to what happened after Ascension took over. Only reason I knew about the demotions is my friend was the sole nurse on the clinical ladder committee. I stayed a level II and...

  6. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So the alarms started becoming exponentially more frequent and troublesome in 2002 because that year our manager decided we didn't need tele monitor techs anymore and instead added tele alarms at the...

  7. Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Your article and all the comments are so true. The alarms were my Achilles heel, constant and unpredictable. I couldn't take the stress anymore of all of the above, especially unsafe working...

  8. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yet the hospital got away with a slap on the wrist, other than a black eye PR wise. But yes all nurses should know that the hospital will never protect them so they need to carry liability insurance,...

  9. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The reality is it wasn't until Vanderbilt's omission to CMS and outright lies to the medical examiner were brought to light that Radonda Vought lost her license and then was criminally prosecuted so I...

  10. Why Hospitals Don't Value Nurses: A Nurse's Perspective

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Your article was like taking a stroll down memory lane of my almost three decade nursing career. Had to bring my own pens from the beginning, but at the end found out that was just a budget choice of...

  11. Leaving Bedside

    brandy1017 replied to Nora Joyce's topic in General Nursing

    Two thoughts either look for a nursing job at a VA hospital as they have the best benefits out there or if you are positive you want out of nursing than maybe look for a post office job as they have...

  12. Weird Performance Evaluation

    brandy1017 replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about this infamous and deplorable situation by chance? Where the brave Chief of Staff, Neurosurgeon George Giannakopoulos, spoke up for safety and was even reelected by his peers,...

  13. Intravenous Catheter Selection and Why it Matters

    brandy1017 replied to Courtney Lemanski's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't see how the hospital could use the Smith Jelco unsafe version as there has been the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000 in the US that requires the safest needles be used to prevent...

  14. Weird Performance Evaluation

    brandy1017 replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    As nurse Kelsey Rowell explains in the video linked below, paraphrasing "Hospitals love to manipulate nurses into thinking it's their job to staff the hospitals. It is not! It is your job to work...

  15. Weird Performance Evaluation

    brandy1017 replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mind mentioning what healthcare system it is? This is definitely a cost saving strategy on their part, just as performance based raises are. Everyone thinks I'm a good worker or a great...

  16. Weird Performance Evaluation

    brandy1017 replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be looking for a new job. Just another way to keep raises low and penalize workers for things that are out of their control. Look for a different job with another healthcare organization....

  17. Using Shopping to Cope with Work

    brandy1017 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It's really a change from before when you talked about working 16-20 hour shifts to now routinely cutting out of work for shopping and yoga. I know you have a management position now, but don't you...

  18. Too Much at Once

    brandy1017 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I worked thru a hellish corporate takeover near the end of my career as a nurse. They removed our support staff, working supervisor who was the best boss I ever had, eliminated transporters, laid off...

  19. You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    brandy1017 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to add Khan Academy has free courses on everything including computer programming. https://www.khanacademy.org/ The classes are geared from children to

  20. You're Right, It Is You: How do I get out of this career please?

    brandy1017 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I would start with your personal finance to find ways to save money, cut taxes and live on less. I recommend Deal with Your Debt by Liz Weston but one caveat am against student loans as the worst...

  21. Illinois Nurses Speak Out for Patient Safety: Hospital Retaliates

    brandy1017 replied to Doris Carroll's topic in General Nursing

    The New York Times just did a great expose on Ascension's greed and systemic understaffing of its hospitals across the nation. I can't post it as it's under a paywall but a highly suggest people...

  22. Preventing Nurse Burnout after the Covid-19 Pandemic

    brandy1017 replied to Mqlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm one of the nurses that took early retirement due to the terrible working conditions. Things are worse than ever at the hospital and its corporate system, and it is by design in my opinion. The...

  23. Anxious About New DON/Coworkers

    brandy1017 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your therapist is giving you good advice. I agree with her not to rely too much on coworkers. While I understand feeling trepidation at having new management and staff to work with, I...

  24. This is really messed up, I know….

    brandy1017 replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The thing is you hold the keys to your future. Only by making a different choice and getting a different job will things change for the better. If you just stay where you are things will probably...

  25. Illinois Nurses Speak Out for Patient Safety: Hospital Retaliates

    brandy1017 replied to Doris Carroll's topic in General Nursing

    This is what Ascension does when they are trying to get rid of nurses. That is what they did when our new manager told the new grads she hired that she was going to get rid of the older nurses and...