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    How would you improve the nursing profession? (beyond better staffing, higher pay, etc)

    caliotter3 replied to labordude's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Add a mandatory pass English usage test to the usually required math calculation test. If you don’t want to take up classroom time, then place it as part of the nursing school application...
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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    caliotter3 replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    You know writing his progress notes isn’t right on more than one level, but if he reads them and then signs them, before I did that, my paycheck better be at the premium rate, and not the least he...
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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    caliotter3 replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    You mentioned having to interview with the business manager. I did this with a wealthy home health client one time. His business manager was his attorney. The attorney scoped me out and laid down the...
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    Career advice - rehab, medsurg, school

    caliotter3 replied to Hayleyjc26's topic in Nursing Career

    How do you feel about it? Your opinion is the one that counts. FWIW, depressed and exhausted says a lot. There was a reason you starting looking. As far as I see it, when going from one job to...
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    Resignation

    caliotter3 replied to OceanNurse10's topic in General Nursing

    Someone once told me that a common practice in their organization was to tell a departing employee that they would be eligible for rehire, then before the door finished closing as they left, their...
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    DCA Investigation.

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

    I would definitely bring an attorney with me. Best advice is to seek legal
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    My patients dad drinks/smokes

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

    I would definitely report the smoking in a written communication note. And frequently use oxygen safety, precautions as your teaching topic, documenting thoroughly your teaching on your nurses note....
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    Any ex Premeds?

    caliotter3 replied to Premed2hard's topic in General Students

    I was forced to fire a PCP who, I found out, had gone to a Carribbean school. He was so blatant in his misogynistic, paternalistic treatment of me, that I could not even stand to see him a third...
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    Subpoena Summons

    caliotter3 replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    If you have questions about this process, and it appears that you do, then you need to seek legal counsel, your legal counsel. We are not allowed to give legal advice on this site, other than to...
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    New Grad NICU

    caliotter3 replied to Guest715801's topic in General Nursing

    Speak to the charge nurse to elicit their assistance for when the time comes. Forewarned is forearmed. Perhaps they can give you some pointers to write down as prompts for your
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    Pt is always asking for me to buy her things?

    caliotter3 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Home Health

    If setting professional boundaries seems like too much work to be worth it, then just find another case, and tell your agency why you are leaving this one. Frankly, sounds rather aggravating to me,...
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    Ideas for my Ph.D. dissertation

    caliotter3 replied to hafez's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Something dealing with diabetic binge eating, physiological or psychological. When I tell my PCP I feel a physiological compulsion to eat all food on the planet, I get another lecture on self control,...
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    Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    caliotter3 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the nursing home nursing assistant family member who along with her constant criticism of every ‘incompetent’ nurse who took care of her child, announced she was installing cameras...
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    New NP grad at 50 years old. Is the age an obstacle to be hired?

    caliotter3 replied to NN2BVE's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I encountered age discrimination at 37, and ever since. From what I have seen as the prevailing attitude, age discrimination is going to be a factor no matter what you do. I would do as previously...
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    Nursing School Not For Me

    caliotter3 replied to daniellevw's topic in General Students

    First semester is too quick to throw in the towel on nursing as a career. Since you are not a teen who just graduated from high school, you should start looking at jobs and career for the long haul....
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    When Nurses Say the Wrong Thing: 4 Ways to Improve

    caliotter3 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I deflect responsibility if need be. Something like ‘I am not allowed to discuss my personal
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    Pt's wife just snapped at me

    caliotter3 replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

    Well at least she spoke her mind. It would have been nicer had she said no the first time. In my experience, when they start getting this overt, time to start looking for new pastures. Probably a...
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    Aspiring NICU nurse seeking advice

    caliotter3 replied to Studentnursern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Stay where you are. Spots in any kind of nursing program are not that easy to come by and if you leave the ASN program, those nursing courses are not going to transfer to a new
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    Hours worked a week?

    caliotter3 replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in Home Health

    Your questions can only be answered based upon how your mgmt acts and treats you. The only way you are going to find out for certain is to state your case and see what they do. If you don’t like...
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    Disrespect & Profanity

    caliotter3 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    When I ran over my toes with a bed and patient I feel profanity was in order, otherwise I tend to agree with your initial post’s statements
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    Home health nursing and case managers?

    caliotter3 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Home Health

    If I were you I would seriously think about finding a new agency where you would not have to work under this woman. She has targeted you as her work goat. If she could put you on all of her cases...
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    Is it an ethical violation to quit a job before you start?

    caliotter3 replied to myoglobin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have not met entities of any kind who empathize or sympathize with my cash and credit poor status. Individual representatives will tell one to their face that is the result of poor management of...
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    Home health nursing and case managers?

    caliotter3 replied to mzsuccess's topic in Home Health

    If you are the nurse on duty, it really is your responsibility to update orders with the MD, although in some agencies (and more so in the past), the case manager (or clinical supervisor) takes on...
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    Home Health Weekend SOC nurse salary?

    caliotter3 replied to Amanda Vogt's topic in Home Health

    While I can’t speak to the specifics of your post, based on other input about salaried positions, I would be wary of unreasonable expectations. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and also not in only a...
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    What’s with “researching” patients before clocking in?! Is this a standard?

    caliotter3 replied to NurseOrBust13's topic in General Nursing

    I used to come in ten to fifteen minutes early. At one place, I sat on a couch in the foyer, near the time clock. I was the only one who did this. The offgoing shift expressed their resentment. The...