bellasage

Sounds about right. You would have to fill out an event report. "Event report" isn't just for things that happen but to bring attention to near misses or other situations. Your event report on the that might change a policy on monitoring of patients with NG tubes or other things. Don't see it as a negative or blaming.

Is it inevitable?

Wow.. I'm 3 yr post grad and feel like I dont remember anything!!!

Do not return list is just a list with their agency/hospital that you couldn't go back there. nothing legal!! Probably can't use them as a reference. Sounds more like she was threatening you, but what ever, just move on to the next job, I wouldn't be stuck on a company that has to threaten to keep employees.

A little enjoyable??

I do woman's services and the occasional Med/Surge... They all seem a little mentally ill to me.

No, it is not a HIPPA violation. Unless you know that by asking your church to pray for a patient in your hospital, then going to describe her in detail with some knowledge that someone in the congregation knows her/or can guess who it is. For example it is not against HIPPA to ask your church to pray for your patient in the hospital (NO NAME) who is ill of (i.e..) Cancer. It is in violationt to say "Please pray for my patient who is ill, she is dying of Cancer. She has brown hair, blue eyes and 3 kids. Her husband used to live down the road from me. But now they live somewhere South. EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T SAY ANY SPECIFIC NAME/MR #/ YOU DID MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO GUESS WHO SHE WAS.

She can request a review. She has to be willing to go beyond the nurse manager in this case.

Go to the nursing school counselor, you may have to repeat some courses...

Don't think you are going to find any luck there. Thats pretty much the story everywhere....

If you do this job for the money then you will learn real fast that you don't get paid enough for the the stuff we do... But the real measure is not how much money she/he makes but whether or not they are willing to do it for free..... Yes I get paid for what I do, but I also volunteered to help patients before I ever got my degree. I would do it for free. I hope you find other reasons to go after a nursing career. I know we all had our reasons but if your main reason is the money then I am scared to see the type of nurse you will become. Your heart has to be in it.

Kept 2 body size posters on my wall in bedroom/ one of muscles/ one of bones. Learned one part each day. One day I learned the head, then torso, Left Arm then right arm, then hands, and so on. I just stood there talking to myself in my room everyday.

Well if the son is BIG DOG wonder what the DAD was???

not sure of sites but there are so many great books. Barnes and Noble/ Nursing Section if you don't want to buy, bring paper and pen and write them down!!!

I gained during nursing school. lost a little during clinicals, but gained it back eating to stay awake finishing care plans all night. Working now... don't know yet... less time to eat thats for sure!