Platypus

Platypus

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  1. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN for 2 yrs now and recently had a nurse claim narcs were missing when she was given meds. It was fine when we counted them after my shift, but she claims the count must have been wrong. I...

  2. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    I was suspended with pay as long as test came back neg.-which it did. It was a very NICE long weekend for me and I got quite a bit done. This is a policy. When narc count is off, all involved are...

  3. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    I am happy to say my drug test came back clean as a whistle! I am back to work tonight (better get some sleep). Thank you all for supporting me through my little anxiety attack May God Bless you all....

  4. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't call my DON and ED evil - they are just doing their jobs the best they can and are caught between the pressure keeping their jobs, providing good care, state regs, and the corporate offices...

  5. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    For those that doubt me, I worked hard in school and graduated with a 3.8. I tested clean for school, clean for jobs and I will likely test clean now. My paranoia comes from reading about this tea...

  6. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    > No, I don't think the specific drug is in a 9 panel drug test. The thing that got me though....The nurse who discovered it missing was not tested. Who is the first person cops suspect when a kid...

  7. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    Elthia, Most sites I saw mentioned both interchangibly - I sure hope you are right! Thank

  8. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't drank the tea since last monday. I would make a pot and my oldest daughter and I would drink it over a period of 2 days. The week before, she came back from a Honduras mission trip and...

  9. Drug tested and scared

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to stay calm. I am up for promotion and this could ruin everything I have worked to achieve. Thanks for your

  10. Holes in MARS

    Platypus replied to txdon's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    At my facility, when we find holes we let the nurse know. We are supposed to be getting them done within 24 hours, but this is not always possible with Baylor weekend and pool nurses. If there is an...

  11. Golden Living Centers

    Platypus replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I work for Golden Living and I think the job is what you make of it. They gave me a job there when I could not find a job anywhere as a new nurse. I was put into a supervisory position without any...

  12. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    Platypus replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tomorrow I interview for the position of Director of Clinical Education for a Nursing home/rehabilitation facility.I am a 2 year-old RN and I have been a Night Nursing Supervisor for the last year. I...

  13. Administration okays family's mental abuse of staff

    Platypus replied to FoolsErrand's topic in General Nursing

    There are patient bill of rights, what about a nurses bill of rights: http://www.nursingworld.org/DocumentVault/NursingPractice/FAQs.aspx The highlights... Nurses have the right to practice in a...

  14. Does anyone else feel this way?

    Platypus replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Nursing

    There are many reasons why people smoke, abuse drugs, over eat, drink etc. For many, their illness came long before they ever did any of those things. Often time the desire to look cool, peer pressure...

  15. Family just wants Grandma to die

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to all of you who replied. I have always felt that some things were unnecessary (like surgery or invasive procedures) to keep an elderly person alive, but something as simple and common as...

  16. Family just wants Grandma to die

    Platypus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am appalled at a situation at work, as well as the other nurses and aides, about a patient who developed a cough one day. The cough became pneumonia - because the family decided her quality of life...

  17. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

    Platypus replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    "It's also hard to take some employees seriously when they have a pattern of hard to verify reasons why they call off. Remember there are two sides to every story." Jennifer, Just this morning I got a...

  18. Family just wants Grandma to die

    Platypus replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    Roser, working night shift I never see the families of residents for the most part, unless they are very near death. Other shift nurses have told me that the family does come in, but do not stay long....

  19. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

    Platypus replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubby, I am not sure what state you work in, but in my state you can be fired-at-will. Having said that, as a supervisor you have to look at the bigger picture - if I tell this person they have to...

  20. Starting Nursing salaries by State?

    Platypus replied to ncaru01's topic in General Nursing

    Phila suburbs nursing home - new RNs - $23 plus shift differential. Hard to find a job in this area, really is who you know. Most places insist on 2 yrs experience. Took me a year to find my

  21. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

    Platypus replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a night nursing supervisor and generally a happy go lucky person who enjoys my job for the most part. I run the building and also a small locked unit for alzheimers patients. I also am in charge...

  22. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    Platypus replied to galenanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds a little like my LTC job. absolutely no organized orientation, just throw you to the wolves and expect you to perform. Although - a 3 hour meeting seems nuts!! We had a new hire who went to...

  23. please commiserate with me -very frustrated

    Platypus replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    RNTO - I can see you are frustrated with the turn of events. I am a new supervisor myself on the night shift and I have received conflicting information on a number of items. To make matters worse, I...

  24. Any Philly RN Grads finding a job?

    Platypus replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated 12/2008 and it took me till 1/2010 to finally start getting interviews. I finally got a job in LTC that starts next week. I hope I have not forgotten everything LOL

  25. Slowly diminishing excitement

    Platypus replied to Starkyss's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congrats on passing NCLEX! Good luck finding that job!