jadelpn LPN, EMT-B

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    Was given a raise not to quit - now I have a target on my back

    jadelpn replied to Nursemiriben's topic in General Nursing

    Start looking for something new. If you are hired full time, then you should be given full time hours. That you were not, they are "lucky" you were not bound to full time pay regardless of how many...
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    When our older nurses die :(

    jadelpn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OP I am so sorry for your loss of your mentor. There is a great deal to grieve when one's "calling" becomes a "business plan". There are more times I can count when I do think "My former DON is...
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    Incinsiderate Families

    jadelpn replied to logical0270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does your facility have a social worker, a chaplain, hospice counselors? That would be the next thought I would have as a nurse caring for someone who has lost their spouse. Pre-medicating will not...
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    Reporting Abuse and Facility Follow Through

    jadelpn replied to Gurlonthesun's topic in General Nursing

    The LNA was sent to a different, less acute unit. There is some sort of restraint that needs to occur so that the resident is not falling on the floor. It can also be considered a restraint if a...
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    Can a hospital retract their job offer

    jadelpn replied to nadomel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All of the paperwork that you sign has contingencies. And the contingencies mean that your backround check, physical, etc. are to the "standard" of the facility. Unfortunetely, in the course of...
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    The right to an opinion

    jadelpn replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

    Family dynamics is something that can be hard for nurses to navigate. The newer end of life forms that are very direct in the wishes of the patient are a godsend in my opinion. But can't trump a...
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    Am I a bully?

    jadelpn replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do you have a union? Is there a policy (via union or your handbook) regarding progressive discipline? If you have malpractice insurance, call them for guidance. Yes a 40 year employee rarely gets...
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    HELP!! NEW nurse feel like Im getting eaten by sharks

    jadelpn replied to newbie9909's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP, you can put up walls, fences, barbed wire--whatever you would like to--it is a weird thing to say--and subjective. What I can tell you is this--you need to know your resources and where to find...
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    Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    jadelpn replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Some people can just play dirty. Do you have a union, OP? If you do, I would put them in the loop. Along with your malpractice insurance and an attorney. I am thinking perhaps that your employers...
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    Discrimination

    jadelpn replied to nerdynurse7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Did they actually say you would be working as a med tech? In my neck of the woods, LTC doesn't use med techs, but a nurse who is on a med cart. Experience wise, it is an ideal way to become familiar...
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    Favorite sayings?

    jadelpn replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    "We are not going to die right now. I have not had enough coffee yet" (usually to a patient who has a small lac or other very minor thing, and the drama is
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    how serious are HIPAA violations taken?

    jadelpn replied to RUSerious's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Because it is federally protected information, depends on how far the insurance company will bring it. It may be difficult to obtain another position as an RN. Not sure what people are thinking a lot...
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    Failed Nursing School

    jadelpn replied to nur_journey's topic in General Students

    How many classes do you have toward a degree? If it is enough to get a liberal arts degree, then you could go from there for your masters in perhaps public health or something of that nature. Or...
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    Fellow student=back stabbed?

    jadelpn replied to esrun77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. If you have a history with someone, I wouldn't think that working with them along with dealing with them at school would be a great idea. Who knows what happened or didn't happen with the...
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    Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

    jadelpn replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    AND when this patient bleeds out or has an INR of some astronomical number from receiving 12mg of Coumadin for 5 days, I would not want to be the licensed nurse responsible for the UAP's who gave this...
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    Nurse stealing narcs advice

    jadelpn replied to Nursenicole1's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you see it, OP, you do not KNOW that anyone is stealing anything. There are nurses who give PRN's right on the money or close to it, as to not have a patient being in pain and playing catch up...
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    Overhiring?

    jadelpn replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

    It is usually the other way around--but here's what confuses me-- If someone is hired as part time or full time, and continually "called off" they won't have too much PTO if any. And usually benefits...
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    Evil Nurses

    jadelpn replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not suggesting that the nurse in question could be a bit more professional. With that being said, OP, did you have an orientation? A preceptor? Were you given direction on where it is you...
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    Dating Coworkers

    jadelpn replied to Wake88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Boundaries are a good thing. Nothing wrong with being friends. But dating gets soooooo messy. And to find out a co-worker you date is 50 shades of crazed is NOT when you all have to take care of...
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    If You Could Have Any Skill to Deal with Difficult People -- What Would It Be?

    jadelpn replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stop being annoyed at things you can not control. You are there to work, not to find your next best bud. Make yourself a life outside of work. Make sure your down time is relaxing and fun outside...
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    What happened to professionalism in nursing?

    jadelpn replied to NursebirdRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am sure that back when you began your career, the expectation was that you were a professional nurse, with patient care being the #1 priority above all else. Managers to DON who would take the time...
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    EMS to Nursing

    jadelpn replied to darobow's topic in General Nursing

    Usually, there are EMT-P to RN programs. People who are RN's can "comp" some of the EMT-B course which is state dependent. But seeing as EMT on every level is going more national, I would look at...
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    Lost my cool

    jadelpn replied to sbtr50's topic in LPN to RN

    Are any of your instructors on the facebook page? If so, post "please provide tutoring resources, office hours for instructors, etc" That way anyone in the class who may need extra help will have...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    jadelpn replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    A headache can be an emergency. Migranes can make someone non-functioning--especially those that are not "traditional" in nature. But most importantly, a stroke, an aneurism both of which are time...
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    Want out of nursing

    jadelpn replied to shoelacy's topic in General Nursing

    Hold up OP on wasting more money on going back to school to draw blood. As an LPN, depending on facilities in your area, you can be trained and certified to do IV's and blood draws, as opposed to an...