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Get a LAWYER immediately -especially RN, JD. This is just a bump. It is not the end. Hang in there.

Get references from few trusted colleagues and resign. DO not risk your license and Nursing reputation.

Nope, that's not what administrators do. Anyway, you will find out soon. It is not easy being a Nurse leader. They do not get a lot of appreciation for what they do by their bosses and by Nurses. Keep us updated as you transition into this new role. Good Luck!

The hospital should have a contract with the bed/mattress vendors for free in-services for the hospital staff -clincal and non-clinical. The onus is on the hospital to ensure 100% compliance with the training.

Any time that there is not a valid order for the restrain, it is illegal to continue the restraint and could be a liability issue. If any harm happens to the patient during that period without an order, the hospital and the responsible RN would be liable for improperly restraining a patient.

If you meet Nurses who claim that they have never made a medication error, they are LYING. Making medication error is horrible but it is a great learning experience.

Legally, if you did not write it, you did not do it. It is your word against your accuser. Originally, there are five rights of medication administration, some institutions have up to ten rights including the right to document. You made a documentation error. Consider this a learning experience. Sign the form.

Before you go in, get your malpractice insurance here.

Good for you to vent. It helps! Some people lack self-esteem so they try to steal it from other people. Sometimes, these self-esteem vampires do not even know that they are doing it. Next time, feel bad for her. She must be lacking self-worth and self-esteem.

Amniotic fluid went all over my uniform. Luckily, it did not go into my face. I took three hours shower in the hospital....Yuck!!

Honey, I know that you are a pediatric nurse, but this is ridiculous!

What do you think about Nurses with tattoos? Do you have tattoos? Should tattoos be shown during work as a Nurse? There is no right or wrong answers. Thank you.

Congratulations! Good job!!!

My hospital has a service recovery program. If a patient complains, somebody from leadership will come to personally apologize and bring a gift such as gift cards, baby layette, etc. Personally, I hate the program. I feel that it is bribery!

Great posting! Thanks.

Last year, the NICU staff was celebrating their manager's birthday and somebody took a picture of the manager blowing out a candle on a cupcake that was placed on the manager's desk. The picture was posted on Facebook. Two days later, the manager and the staff person who placed the picture on Facebook were fired. Apparently, when the picture was enlarged, the picture showed documents with patients' information. The manager appealed her firing but HR told her that she should have reviewed the picture before it was posted on Facebook. YIKES!!!

I agree with kickstunt. Speak to the clinical instructor first. Tell her how you feel. Sometimes people are not aware that their behaviors are horrendous. If she does not change her behaviors towards you, please report this to her boss. In the future, other students should not be subjected to that type of behavior.

OP, remember to network with nurse leaders and nurse educators. Join LinkedIn. You are on the right track. Good luck!!

OP, thanks for your posting! Yes, the profession has its ups and downs. However, good nurses make a difference in the lives of people at their most vulnerable times. I have seen many people break down because their illness emotionally overwhelmed them. Only great nurses were there to live that experience with them, to comfort them and to give them hope. Thank you for uplifting us with your posting!

Congrats! I am so proud of you. You never gave up. Good Job!!

OP, please remember that when some people are sick, they start exhibiting emotions and behaviors they would not normally show. Some patients become clingy, depressed, angry and anxious. Some patients may even regress to childhood. Since nurses are at the bedside, patients will transfer all their negative and positive emotions to the nurses. Nursing tasks may be professional, but there are some component of personal interaction in the daily dealings with patients. Without this personal component, nurses will not be able to care for their patients holistically.

Yes, the aides will be working under the license of the RN. In this situation, only the RN has the legal authority to care for the patients on that unit. The aides are certified to assist the RN.

I agree. What is the use of spending countless of hours, years and money studying and refining ourselves? As professionals, we need to restrain ourselves when we are dealing with our internal and external customers. We need to show what differentiates us from non-professionals. This includes our speech, mannerisms and even our dress codes.

Today, my hospital's leadership decided to use the CDC Ebola Virus Disease Algorithm in case of any outbreak. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ebola-algorithm.pdf Just like the HIV epidemic, I am confident that this outbreak will be contained.

Nurses must be vigilant when they do their assessment because in some cultures, domestic abuse is still the norm. Men are free to do anything to their women because in these cultures and religion, women are still considered the property of the men in their lives. Women continue to endure physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse until they get away or die. Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of women coming to OB/GYN with STDs, bruises and mutilations.