Document EVERYTHING accurately, well and thoroughly. Stay late if you have to. Fill out every possible form. In my career I have had several incidences now of people trying to get me in trouble for no...
anotherneonurse replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing
It may have something to do with the area of nursing you're working in more than the generation per say. For a new nurse, if you want something popular like L&D or NICU you are aware you have to...
It is for the patients to decide if they are getting good care or not. This might work on some patients but your more mentally with it patients may think its rude when nurses try to tell them what to...
anotherneonurse replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing
Absolutely you should press charges. I feel bad for you that your preceptor didn't guide you accordingly. If I saw this happen to an orientee I would stick up for them and the only thing I would...
Just wait till you get a few fecalfeliacs that with leaky bums that want to pick and smear all day. Then a little diaper chage or help wiping won't seem so bad. I have actually put people in...
I am considering stepping out of the proffession for a few years to take care of my babies. I will want to go back after the kids are in school. I am worried about keeping up my liscence and things. I...
anotherneonurse replied to troubleatwork's topic in General Nursing
You should get a lawyer and not only to protect your liscence but I would press charges for slander against this other nurse. It might be hard because it is just your word against hers but if you...
anotherneonurse replied to Riker3's topic in General Nursing
There is no easy way to get started in OR. Nurses in this specialty are notoriously territorial and some of the surgeons aren't very nice either. However, I would think a teaching hospitla like KU be...
anotherneonurse replied to beachbum3's topic in Operating Room
Hmmm, gues I was trying to give 90021nurse the bennefit of the doubt when I assumed that by stupidity he/she was refering to the way the circulator gets jerked around where as the scrub gets to just...
anotherneonurse replied to Ragan's topic in Travel
You will either need to have a lot of jobs in every specialty or focus on one type of nurse or a smaller geographic area. Specialized nurses often choose agencies that they normally wouldn't just...
anotherneonurse replied to hillaryd's topic in General Nursing
There is no such law and none being passed. However I would support it if there were because I think nursing students would be so much better off. I think its ridiculous to have to worry about getting...
anotherneonurse replied to Riker3's topic in General Nursing
Here's a list of area hospitals I can think of. On the Kansas side KUMC - Huge teaching hospital. Not in the best part of town and the clientel is, well lets just say most would not choose to be a...
anotherneonurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in Operating Room
Well its great to see so many people replied. Obviously there are supportive nurses out there, a few of them even work in an OR. I would just like to point out this problem isn't OR specific. Any area...