JKL33

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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, you're exactly right--and that's no small part of what makes her actions scary. It was versed that she thought she was giving and she blatantly did not even do the proper monitoring/basic...
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    Two Snaps Up!

    JKL33 replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    I think they were saying the informal and sometimes unprofessional decorum is one thing on a discussion forum (to be expected) but it's disappointing and another thing entirely to see it in the...
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    Dealing With Well-Meaning But Nosy Fellow Employees

    JKL33 replied to guest998179's topic in General Nursing

    True. Might be better to just say "we could mind our own
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    Taking things too personally

    JKL33 replied to Lostsoul123's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a chance that you struggle with underlying mental health condition such as significant anxiety or depression? If so does your treatment plan need tweaking? I ask because at some point it...
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    Nurse Accused of Gossiping

    JKL33 replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    How many true gossiper nurses have you met who go out and voluntarily take a course on emotional intelligence when they are accused of their gossiping? Yes people gossip, though I haven't noticed...
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    Patient behaviors

    JKL33 replied to YoungLPN94's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the situation from a bird's eye view, and ask yourself why would one take this personally. I mean this kindly, but if you have been personable and professional, why would this resident's...
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    Deathly Afraid of Critique/Getting in Trouble

    JKL33 replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    EXCELLENT. The other thing this tack accomplishes is that it projects a steadiness and demeanor that says one is not easily messed with. Which stymies a whole heck of a lot of BS before it can...
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    Change in Triage Policy

    JKL33 replied to skylark's topic in Emergency

    Yep. I've been in places with direct/immediate bedding....of an already triaged patient, so that a low-acuity patient is put into a care area following triage as opposed to back to the waiting...
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    Nurse Accused of Gossiping

    JKL33 replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully I have never been forced to participate in this. If I were asked to review a coworker, I would go right straight to them and tell them I had been assigned to provide the peer review and we...
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    Change in Triage Policy

    JKL33 replied to skylark's topic in Emergency

    Reality is that your option is to just let them run their little experiment however they want to. Speaking from experience my belief is that they do not care about your concerns. Meanwhile, in the...
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    Nurse Accused of Gossiping

    JKL33 replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be confused, she has directly lied to you and is sabotaging your chances of moving up the clinical ladder. It is noteworthy that you tried to immediately take a what you saw as (and...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot in the reports but I boil it all down to this: If anything seems off about what you are doing, you need to be both able and willing to STOP and reevaluate your steps, your information...
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    What is your organization's attendance policy?

    JKL33 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Was just going to say I think the wording you might be looking for is rolling #month time period, like the policy posted
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    Safety & Practice Intimidation in Ohio

    JKL33 replied to Catedi's topic in General Nursing

    There are many other options and hospitals are not the be all end all anyway. Are you being bullied in this situation (aka pushed out)? I am not at all familiar with corrections nursing but isn't...
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    Team Nursing

    JKL33 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    ....and we haven't even yet mentioned the disconnect involved in piecemealing the basic nursing process for which every nurse is individually responsible. The nurse administering (not "passing out")...
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    Team Nursing

    JKL33 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. It was being done when I was new also. The job overall was a great experience for me, but times were different and I would not sign up for a program now where I have to sign others'...
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    Team Nursing

    JKL33 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I've said that all along about pushing out experienced RNs in favor of new grads. It may or may not be cheaper financially, but it is DEFINITELY beneficial as far as being able to push complete...
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    Would it look bad to take a new job for 3-4 months?

    JKL33 replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    Personal opinion here - if there are other viable options, I wouldn't be in favor of taking a job where one has a personal plan at the outset that will likely involve training for a whole third or...
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    95 yr old nursing home resident tasered, dies

    JKL33 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what is the reason the staff didn't just get the steak knife from her much in the same way one would manage to get a hairbrush or blanket or other personal item away from a patient to whom it...
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    Type and Screen

    JKL33 replied to ShipleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As mentioned and linked previously it is a standard of the American Association of Blood Banks, not a reactionary policy by an isolated
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    Discouraged!

    JKL33 replied to FloridaLpn2015's topic in General Nursing

    Did your past experience along with your current goals and desires come up as topics of conversation during your initial interview? I would surely think so, and that is the time to highlight your...
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    Did I do something wrong as a sitter?

    JKL33 replied to Sweetme2's topic in General Nursing

    Let it roll like water off a duck's back. 3, 2, 1.....gone. Sometimes it's possible to recover a situation like this with a bit of charm/extra smiling, "Sorry about that, I didn't mean to...
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    South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Is it just my reading of this or does the issue with R1 center around whether he actually did or didn't refuse wound care (3 times total)? Who knows what the truth is because while it is easy for...
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    Almost Half of Michigan Nurses Relate Patient Death to Staff Shortages, Survey Reports

    JKL33 replied to Praveen's topic in Nursing News

    The might like to be known as health advocates but they are straight up hospital corporation/business advocates first and foremost. Their purported concerns amount to saying that they can't do...
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    Type and Screen

    JKL33 replied to ShipleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Curious if other commenters are talking about situations where there is no history of any previous T&S on record; that is, are places not doing confirmatory testing (which would mean that if there...