RN1989

RN1989

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  1. How does an RN file a complaint?

    RN1989 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    DO NOT tell your facility that you are filing a complaint with the state medical board. Hospitals do not like this and it can jeopardize your position as often hospitals get into trouble for allowing...

  2. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    RN1989 replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    Mercy, I understand your frustrations with our society. My family went without health insurance for many years even though I was working 4-5 12/s a week. Our society as a whole is exactly like the...

  3. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    RN1989 replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    So I wonder how our country's citizenry think that people who are in prison will be able to get jobs that will allow them to pay for healthcare? They can't exactly go scouring the want ads and go work...

  4. WHY SHOULD THEY GET MEDICAL CARE/ free

    RN1989 replied to ssalicia's topic in Correctional

    Sorry but the scenarios you tell aren't just all about inmates. They describe probably half the patients I have ever cared for. People with money and never once committed a crime do this. It's a...

  5. Nursing Sucks! Or Does It?

    RN1989 replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Well said Commuter! My first thoughts regarding that post were not nearly as nice or eloquent as yours!

  6. Nursing among top careers of 2007.

    RN1989 replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, in general the money is good. But it is not comparable when you look at the amount of responsibility nurses must take for people's lives. Or how much you must spend of your own money to do your...

  7. What do nurses think of calorie restricted diets?

    RN1989 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    The U.S. has a HUGE problem with portion control and excess calorie consumption in proportion to our activity. I personally find it difficult to go against the norm and follow a healthy diet while...

  8. Nursing Judgement...A thing of the past?

    RN1989 replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    Every nurse does not posess the same critical thinking skills. Thus, in a regulated to death system, there has to be a routine way to document - thus the "cookbook" way of charting. When your pt...

  9. Dry, cracked winter hands

    RN1989 replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in General Nursing

    Paint your cuticles several times a day with almond oil. Generously use Cornhuskers lotion on hands when you can get by with not trying to open door knobs for a little

  10. Navy Hospital Corpman to LPN

    RN1989 replied to rob25910's topic in General Nursing

    You would need to check with board of nursing for the state that you plan on living/working in to get all the details to ensure that they accept A-school as equivalent to civilian school. At one time...

  11. ADN vs BSN Managers

    RN1989 replied to CrispyRN's topic in Nurse Management

    All the education in the world does not make a good leader. It may teach you how to fill out papers. It may offer ideas on how to motivate people. But unless you have the heart of a servant, you will...

  12. Don't want to become a nurse anymore...

    RN1989 replied to yawn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let others influence you to do something you don't want to do. Only you can know what you truly want to do. Who cares what your family thinks. They don't have to live with your choices....

  13. management nursing

    RN1989 replied to katieRNlove's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is not better at the top. When you are management, you are responsible for EVERYTHING. It is a battle of wills daily. You must juggle doing what is right by the patients and staff with keeping...

  14. Quitting...are they all the same??

    RN1989 replied to nhelkhound's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unfortunately, this is the nature of long term care. There are some better than others, but what you are describing is pretty much everywhere. With so many debilitated and or confused residents, so...

  15. liabilty issue

    RN1989 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That person could lose their nursing

  16. 4 mos. Pregnant & starting new RN job; Employer doesn't know yet; Will I be fired?

    RN1989 replied to Nrs_angie's topic in General Nursing

    Legally they cannot fire you for being pregnant. However, if you are an at-will employee, they can fire you because they didn't like the clothing that you wore one day. Of course, they have to have...

  17. Nursing Supervisors=Telemarketers

    RN1989 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    If all sups were like you, people would probably answer their phones. Unfortunately, many sups like to do the wheedling, guilting, begging, coercing thing and if that doesn't work, some even threaten...

  18. Nursing Supervisors=Telemarketers

    RN1989 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh, a nurse after my own heart. And my mother has complained for years about why I spend money on caller ID. I always have a phone with caller ID and a ringer that you can turn

  19. how Did you handle your first mobbing?

    RN1989 replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    Bullying, horizontal violence directed at

  20. Sometimes you can't win (long)

    RN1989 replied to mom2michael's topic in General Nursing

    Unprofessional is the nice word I can think of for this woman. Ignore her. And stop trying to appease her by offering to pick up shifts. Do your shifts. Be nice. And ignore her crap. She is just...

  21. Prayer and patient care.

    RN1989 replied to WhiteFlowerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can tell the patients that are wanting prayers. When I get the vibe that someone is wanting a prayer, or to talk about God, I am more than willing to do so. I always ask if they would like me to...

  22. new med/surg grad. Don't want any enemies, got a new preceptor, need advice permali

    RN1989 replied to ltmja's topic in General Nursing

    You are in a hospital that is typical of many. Unfortunately, it is one of the bad ones. You are not getting what you need. It is not your fault, it is theirs. Just because that nurse has been a nurse...

  23. how Did you handle your first mobbing?

    RN1989 replied to Anjann's topic in General Nursing

    Welllllll, I tried everything - talking with the people, carrying a tape recorder in my pocket, writing rebuttals to everything and giving them to the manager. In the end, I was told by the manager...

  24. pre-employment exam from h*ll

    RN1989 replied to pedinurse05's topic in General Nursing

    Have had several jobs where things similar to this occurred. As long as they do it to ALL employees, they are allowed by law. If you single out one employee then you get in trouble, but if you do it...

  25. unsafe MD

    RN1989 replied to girlgizmo's topic in General Nursing

    Having scrubbed on cataract surgery, I can say that any opthalmologist who refuses to adress HTN in a pt going for surgery is risking injury to the pt and a lawsuit on himself. Our optho guys always...