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    New nurse practitioner here Please help

    caliotter3 replied to amc248's topic in Advanced Practice

    It is understandable that you feel a strong urge to quit but what are your employment prospects otherwise? And who is to say that a new work environment won't actually turn out to be worse? I would...
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    Coworkers Going Out During Pandemic, Hospital Admin Hypocrisy...

    caliotter3 replied to chachanurse101's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is literally asking too much for our nursing supervisors to get that involved with client education about prevention of Covid infection, or that nurses won't work when being dictated to about their...
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    Coworkers Going Out During Pandemic, Hospital Admin Hypocrisy...

    caliotter3 replied to chachanurse101's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One of the latest clients to reject me over Covid said it is because I admitted that someone lives with me. Really? Now you are going to tell me to put my family out over your "need"? Yes. It is...
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    Coworkers Going Out During Pandemic, Hospital Admin Hypocrisy...

    caliotter3 replied to chachanurse101's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes. They insist that I work only with them. And the agency employer waffles on telling me it is OK to lie about it. Tell them it is none of their business, or lie about it and get caught, or...
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    Reassigned due to Covid

    caliotter3 replied to Susycute's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If it bothers you enough to resign then do so, but with the knowledge that the chaos of Covid is the underlying 'reason' for all of this. It might be wise to look into other avenues of employment for...
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    Coworkers Going Out During Pandemic, Hospital Admin Hypocrisy...

    caliotter3 replied to chachanurse101's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My employer's home care clients attempt to control my access to other clients and hamper my ability to earn a living. Do you think I allow them to do that? Not if I can help it. It might not rate...
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    So Sick Of Rudeness At Work

    caliotter3 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I have had at least two coworkers whose motto was 'let someone else do it! and I don't give a .... if it gets done at all!' Working with one of those now. Such a
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    So Sick Of Rudeness At Work

    caliotter3 replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but this made me think in the moment: "by smoke signal!"
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    Airforce or Navy nurse?

    caliotter3 replied to RinaJ's topic in Government, Military

    The general rule of thumb has always been that the Air Force treats their members
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    Huge Zoom Mistake....Nurse Instructors Caught!

    caliotter3 replied to Pre.Nurse_tobe's topic in General Nursing

    One of the named students should beat feet to an attorney to bring legal action so that the attorney can beat feet to see that the evidence is not destroyed. A civil suit is warranted no matter what...
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    I'm Tired & Weary, Why is This Profession So Cut Throat?

    caliotter3 replied to K. Everly's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What do I tell myself? Rather simple: “the rent is due on the
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    How do you deal with workplace discrimination?

    caliotter3 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    The handwriting is on the wall. Simply put, if I were you I would resume my job
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    Is Home Health Stable Work?

    caliotter3 replied to moomin's topic in Home Health

    I have not found home health to be stable work, either extended care or visit work, and I live in a large metropolitan area. But that does not mean you wouldn’t, in your circumstances, find such...
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    Forced to another shift/floor when I have senority?

    caliotter3 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Korky has the right idea on this. Myself, I would take it one step further and simply refuse the future requests. After all, you are the person who is right in this instance. Good
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    What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    caliotter3 replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    Some people who get away with things become aware at some point that they are fair haired, their situation is golden, or both. Many will flaunt their behavior, to include the illegal. Get away with it...
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    Failed clinical portion of nursing school during COVID

    caliotter3 replied to candicenguyen's topic in General Students

    Well said. When I compare school with working, I see how evident that the glaring "unfair" aspects of nursing school only mirrored the hellish aspects of nursing work life yet to
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    Despite High Demand For Nurses, Colleges Aren't Keeping Up

    caliotter3 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I once spoke with a person who told me of a nurse recruiter from the famous KP entity who made trips to the Philippines to recruit for their 20 hours a week or less subsidized jobs here in the US....
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    COVID-19: How to handle working with staff who don't take precautions out of work

    caliotter3 replied to cmcrawfo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Family members who work in retail say that now more than half of their coworkers are out with Covid, one coworker's spouse died. One of them was told to quarantine after a recent positive test of a...
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    Despite High Demand For Nurses, Colleges Aren't Keeping Up

    caliotter3 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When I was a student I was also a working CNA. Can’t remember considering myself to be a help to any preceptor. If they had let me loose to do CNA tasks as well as any student stuff, I could see...
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    Failed My Third Semester

    caliotter3 replied to Lynker's topic in LPN to RN

    Does your program have a “retention” counselor? If so, you need to get with this instructor (if not already required by the administration) to dissect your reasons for failure and develop a plan...
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    When can I get the COVID vaccine?

    caliotter3 replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder the same thing. I suppose should the employer make it mandatory I will find out soon enough. As for now they don't seem to know anything. By that time I will probably have been able to get...
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    Recycled Art

    caliotter3 replied to Davey Do's topic in Ars Gratia Artis's Artis

    Gosh Davey, you seem to be a wonderful
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    COVID Testing and Home Care

    caliotter3 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Asked to take a test twice by home care clients. First time employer refused to pay and free test was not available. Since I wanted to work, complied. Now it has occurred to me that I should request...
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    Failed clinical portion of nursing school during COVID

    caliotter3 replied to candicenguyen's topic in General Students

    Yes, it is quite possible that there was a gross miscarriage in the way the family member was treated and that, in fact, they should have passed the course. Those things do happen, although rarely....
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    What else can be done about a nurse sleeping on duty??

    caliotter3 replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    My last employer, during new hire orientation, stated if we were caught sleeping on duty that not only would we be terminated. but that the employer would report us to the Board. The DPCS stated that...