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This reminds me of a new admit I had when I worked in long-term care. He had just gotten to the floor (during the heaviest med pass, no less). While the STNA's were getting him settled in, I was finishing up with my meds. While I was finishing up, th...

I don't think HIPPA would apply in this case. The patient was under the influence of mind-altering drugs, left AMA, and was a clear danger to other innocent people. Under the circumstances, I do not believe that I would hesitate to notify the authori...

Part of the problem here, as I see it, is that your manager has failed miserably in practicing what is commonly known as "the golden rule" or simply a do unto others type thing. Would your manager like to be be treated this way? My bet is that she wo...

I believe in personal responsibility. You are owed and explanation of why your manager used such poor judgement by just going on what others said instead of investigating on her own. She will do this again, maybe not to you, but to someone else. Part...

Your manager is playing immature games with you, right along with the person/persons responsible for alledging that you were somehow being intimidating. No job is worth this kind stress. I would advise you to seek other employment and remove yourself...

...that the nursing and medical staff aren't trying to be mean to your kid when they ask you to hold your child so testing can done, shots can be given, weights can be obtained, etc. Also, that we don't have time to stand around while you bargain wit...

OSHA requires that gloves be worn whenever there is a chance of coming in contact with ANY body fluid. It's the law, and everyone knows better.

Don't worry about it. You are going to make mistake and forget things! I've been a nurse for years, I still make mistakes, as we all do. If you ask me, having all those people talking to you is utter nonsense. That is a tactic often used to bully oth...

Well, unfortunately, I hit the "thanks" button instead of "quote". I think your post is horribly offensive. This isn't the end of the world , you know!

I hope you took a picture of this rare animal. I wasn't sure there were any left, or if in fact any even existed! :wink2:

Try up to 28 patients to take care of. That's on top of all the skilled ones that must be charted on every shift, every day. That is one of the big draw backs of working where I work. I make great money, but the acuity can be overwhelming. Nursing ho...

Vito, you have NOT misperceived. I read it the same way. People need to get real about the truth.

I cannot even tell you how p*ssed off I would be if I found this!! What happened after you found them? What did your super say?

Enough is enough! You had your fill of her, and you had reached your breaking point. We all have limits, and you do not need to apologize for what you did. If more people spoke thier mind, there wouldn't be so much of this passive/aggressive nonsense...

Nope. No issues here. My managers where I work now are great. Total team players all the way. They have been in the trenches so they know what we go through. I have only used one sick day since I was hired, and when I had to call off, I didn't get an...

i don't feel sorry for managers. get out there and work the floor once in awhile and keep those skills fresh. no one said management was easy. been there, done that myself.

Your manager cannot harass you in any way just because you are trying to do your civic duty. I would venture a guess that it would be illegal to do so.

too bad we can't offer the following options: 1. mandatory adoption 2. mandatory sterilization 3. and, as unpopular as it may be with some folks, the "a" word. my opinions only, not necessarily anyone else's. i'm sick of paying for the dregs of soci...

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!! I don't even work in a hospital, and I second this!!! There is nothing worse than someone hovering and being in the way when a person is trying to do their JOB! When my dad was in the hospital recovering from kne...

your manager is totally worthless. she should have backed you, but as always, this happens to the ones who have to work the floor and take abuse. secondly, security should have been called on these nit-wit visitors. you were threatened with bodily ha...

I've seen that too. Corporate doesn't give one iota about the residents or staff in the nursing homes. The only people that matter are the shareholders, and the self pay private roomers. Keep profits up, morale down. I know of one DON whom I liked, a...

First off: Your manager is spineless. If was doing his job, he would be telling everyone to mind their own business, and to leave you alone to do what you were hired to do. Let us also add to the mix that there is the ever so evident passive/aggressi...

What makes everyone so sure that the offending parties would lose their jobs? Case in point: A few months ago, a unit clerk was called a vulgar name questioning his sexual orientation to his face by a co-worker, with plenty of people around to hear i...

Of course there is always the option of "taking the cowards way out" and letting "somebody else deal with the problem". I am talking about covering your a$$ here. This will invariably be turned around on the person who complains about it to their co-...

My advice? RUN, DON'T WALK to your nearest HR person or your nurse manager. This is not acceptable in the workplace. I am not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, but sex talk at work is very inappropriate. Someone is going to cry sexual harras...