PhePhe RN

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1. John Hopkins University Hospital

   PhePhe replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

   My cousin is a clinical educator RN there. She loves it, mostly for the educational environment and the opportunity to work with world class specialists. I have been there several times on business...

2. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Stand your ground! Please don't fold. You are doing what you are supposed to be doing. Grab the job description and sit down with the supervisor as a witness and ask the aide just what she is...

3. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Zoeboboey, I like your style. I can guarantee you would get major atitude if you spoke those simple clear requests! I am with you all the way! I'll try it at work

4. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Ideally all nursing staff must work together. Years ago, I worked on a 24 bed general surgical floor that was really busy. We had 3 teams of an RN and an aide or LPN. When one team was done, we...

5. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   This is obviously a sensitive subject, one that many nurses and aides can relate to. The NA/RN relationship is an important one--when there is no cooperation from the NA it makes the job more...

6. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   There are bad nurses and bad NAs..I agree it is always best to approach ANY coworker politely. There is no excuse for rudeness. A good NA is worth her/his weight in gold! Often I am treated rudely...

7. No Call/No Show

   PhePhe replied to jude11142's topic in General Nursing

   I would be very angry. Maybe you should pick up your extra shifts at an agency? As I said in another post, management is always quick to chastise the RN, but when it comes to Nurses Aides or other...

8. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You know, I have heard nurses aides say that the nurse HAS to help, and just because they are an RN doesn't mean they don't have to do patient care anymore. Yes, nurses are supposed to help, but they...

9. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   PhePhe posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   When will nurses ever learn to delegate? When will nurses ever collectively stand up and get some backbone--Fight for higher wages, and better benefits like a company matching 401K plan? I get sick...

10. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    PhePhe replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I could not do homecare. I could not stand to go into a dirty smelly bug infested home, where you are reluctant to breathe in the noxious odorus air! I would not put my coat down nor want to deal...

11. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    PhePhe replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I could not do homecare. I could not stand to go into a dirty smelly bug infested home, where you are reluctant to breathe in the noxious odorus air! I would not put my coat down nor want to deal...

12. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    PhePhe replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

    Nurses-stand up and fight for what you are worth. All of you are seriously underpaid. There are jobs you could get in pharmaceuticals where you walk in the door with an RN and get $55K! After...

13. Foreign nurses who can't speak English well

    PhePhe replied to PhePhe's topic in General Nursing

    It is sort of like having a teacher for a tough math or science course, and you can't understand their accent. That is very stressful. The vietnamese nurse told me the only time she speaks English...

14. Foreign nurses who can't speak English well

    PhePhe posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at a hospital where a number of Indian and Spanish speaking nurses speak broken English, at best. Sometimes I wonder if they understand everything I am saying to them. Also ran into a...

15. PHS-Good ,Bad, Indifferent

    PhePhe replied to r0113's topic in Correctional

    oops. This a wonderful company with great