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    How to deal with lazy techs/CNAs?

    JKL33 replied to happyhippo's topic in General Nursing

    Serious here: You leave. If you love everything else about the job it may be worth it to have a talk with your manager stating that things can't continue on the way they are--but that tends to have...
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    How many preceptors did you have?

    JKL33 replied to Piper98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto. Seasoned expert on days for the first half, seasoned expert on nights for the second
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    How many preceptors did you have?

    JKL33 replied to Piper98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are correct. In my opinion having you show up and just go with whoever happens to be there is a frank display of the underlying lack of concern they have for your development of any expertise or...
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    Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

    JKL33 replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ? And here I was thinking of writing a post about my interesting observations in primary care regarding the kind of things we are dealing with related to unvaccinated people who had covid which...
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    CNA Charting What Nurse Tells Her

    JKL33 replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in Nursing Career

    Agree with all the above. You are likely doing just fine. The important thing is that you make a reasonable estimation--as oppposed to the type of people who write 16 without remotely trying to...
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    I Don't Want To Be A Nurse

    JKL33 replied to emma8989's topic in Nursing Career

    Not for the faint of heart any more than training to work/working as an RN is. Neither one of these roles are for anyone/everyone even though colleges and corporate healthcare might wish it were...
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    Am I wrong?

    JKL33 replied to CCS-CCT's topic in Nursing Career

    Nope--the only problem you have is ^ this. ? The hospital has options and they made their choices. If they don't desire to lose hard-working employees it is completely within their power to do...
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    CNA Charting What Nurse Tells Her

    JKL33 replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello: First, you didn't falsify any documentation, you charted the nurse's assessment of the respirations and correctly noted as such (that it was nurse reported). Where are your troubles...
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    Which Job Should I take? Advice, please!

    JKL33 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Personally I would avoid the contract at (almost) all costs. I think they are abusive and would not want that negativity as part of my start to my career. The terms of such a contract will be written...
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    Advice? The Ole' Bait & Switch (bonus shift)

    JKL33 replied to K. Everly's topic in General Nursing

    The classic thing they used to do was guilt people into picking up extra shifts earlier in the pay period and then, as the shifts later in the pay period approached, canceling them so that they...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I will say, that guy could help a whole lot more if he made a detailed list like that about the institution in which this happened. Not sure how failing to use BCMS to scan a medication is a problem...
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    How to handle unhealthy work environment?

    JKL33 replied to angelsigns's topic in Nursing Career

    As thoroughly common as this feeling is, it isn't rational. Here's a thought exercise. Say the manager comes up to you and says, "I would like your shoes, please." When you ask why, she responds,...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    OH WELL!! Leave places like that in their misery then and find a place where they don't expect you to sacrifice your license that way. Holy heck, yes. I cannot recall giving a medication...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with part of the sentiment in that ISMP statement insofar as the override issue is concerned. Awhile back on another thread I brought up that I didn't appreciate the focus on the override as...
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    JKL33 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    ? I got in minor trouble once for asking if our "new" equipment was bought at a yard
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    ? Nope. I try to keep that sort of thing to a minimum in my life as it doesn't do anyone any good, especially the one who harbors the feeling. Besides, if I'm gonna use energy delighting in...
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    The Elderly: A Request

    JKL33 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We do not need to raise our volume and use a higher pitched voice when dealing with elderly confused patients. All it does is make things worse. Their brains are not going to suddenly understand if...
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    The Elderly: A Request

    JKL33 replied to JKL33's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was kind of both. ? The thoughts were admittedly meandering. I think we can make improvements in how we communicate with the confused, the hard of hearing and the elderly in general even if...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    This is from the midazolam package insert, it is bolded there too: Of note, it specifically says that these things must be ensured whenever IV midazolam is given in any dose. I do tend to...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I pre-apologize if I misunderstand what you're asking. I know midazolam isn't the most dangerous thing out there, especially in its utilization for anxiolysis as opposed to moderate sedation....
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The whole monitored/unmonitored was irrelevant. She knew what she was supposedly pushing, and she should have known how a nurse would monitor that scenario (and by monitoring I mean everything from...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    As a general (not personal ?) comment, it should be noted that the system could have been configured to require exactly that--or even more than 3 letters. There are at least a few details that do...
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    JKL33 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You're
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    JKL33 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This may have something to do with the phenomenon LibraSun mentioned above. Here it is again: It is an easy position to take. I myself see Vanderbilt as way more responsible than the (lack of)...
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    Radonda Vaught Trial

    JKL33 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree even after participating in these discussions and reading very sensible and compelling commentary from the other side. They didn't cause RV not to look/read. But they contributed...