Penelope_Pitstop replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing
When you're a new grad, you don't know what you don't know. In home care, you're a bit of a lone wolf. A visit may be only thirty minutes or so and quite possibly just one or two visits per week. Not like a shift at a hospital or facility that is ei...
Penelope_Pitstop replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing
A woman took scissors to her Clintron bed because she thought her dog was trapped inside of it. (I'm glad I wasn't on call that night. This was in home care).
Penelope_Pitstop replied to klone's topic in Headlines
The first amendment does not protect the use of "fighting words." Furthermore, an employer may have a policy dictating public behavior. This isn't even necessary for dismissal in an at-will state. I don't know which states are at will.
Penelope_Pitstop replied to Red_Diamond's topic in General Nursing
The vast majority of actions in my state involve controlled substances. This includes diversion, intoxication and/or recreational use of non-prescribed substances, forging scripts, count errors or charting errors involving said substances. Another on...
Penelope_Pitstop replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing
**sniffles** No, I'm not a sister. I am an only child, I always wanted **sniff** siblings. **Sob** My husband is also an **hiccup** only child so I'm not even a **sob** sister in law **bawls**
Penelope_Pitstop replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing
Yes, I've also had the dream wherein a patient is forgotten all shift. My favorite, though? Well, okay, not really...but it certainly stand out! In my dream, there was a patient sitting in the hall in a geri chair. I was charting, nothing really was ...
Penelope_Pitstop replied to JocelynM's topic in New Nurse
Remember that in every line of work, crap runs downhill. Chances are, your management has received negative feedback pertaining to these issues, so of course, your managers let the crap slide down the hill to the floor staff. I had a manager OBSESSE...
