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You acted correctly. You followed orders. Personally, the only way I would have cathed him is if he was distended, uncomfortable, etc. Your preceptor was dead wrong for not following orders and for putting the patient through an unnecessary, uncomfortable procedure. One thing to think about is the potential for infection every time you cath someone.

It's not a slam, it's my experience. I don't know where you're from, but the BSN programs around me aren't better than the ADN programs at all. Again, this is what I know. Chill out.

For whatever the reason, they have it in for you, plain and simple. But, even if you get tested, they are going to make up something different. I do work for an agency as well so I know that if for some reason they are going to be haters, it's going to happen. While it is necessary to "clear your name," you need to clear your sanity. If the sister has no problem with you and/or your agency does not, then I would look for another job with the staffing service. Otherwise, you can keep working where you are at and shake off the haters. Also, on kind of a side note, some of those hand sanitizers smell like straight vodka!

If you can pick up with an agency, I think that is the best bet. I work for one, and I keep it "in my back pocket" for when I want to work extra and don't necessarily want to have an "easier" kind of nursing. I think that supervising in an extended care facility has the right mix of working and challenge with a decent amount of down time. Most of the time, it is not that run-run-run. Also, maybe you could staff a vent unit or coma unit.

I work in a maximum security prison where most of my patients are molesters, beaters, cheaters, etc. In my gig, I am not allowed to be overly "nursy," I leave that for the hospital. Anyway, I think that how I can separate the sick person from the sick person, I remain detached and stay matter of fact. Some think that that is a total lack of personal care, but i disagree. My compassion and care comes in my care planning, critical thought and overall ability to remain detached. It's the way I protect myself. Plus, the correctional concept revolves around "fair, firm and consistent," not fluffy. As a nurse in an outside care facility, you are not doing your patient any favors by leaving that care concept.

I started with my ADN and i would never regret it! I did get my BSN, but just because I wanted to have more opportunities for advancement, management type jobs. I don't think I learned anything in my BSN program that made me a better bedside nurse, in fact I thought it was more "hoops" to jump through than anything else. ADN is the best, I would not have changed my educational path for anything! I have precepted BSNs and they have NEVER been prepared for the actually bedside nursing as well as the ADN.