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  1. Hostile work environment

    rolland542 replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but always, always, always, track your contact with anyone. WHO WHAT WHERE and WHEN. If your records are impeachable, you have more

  2. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

    rolland542 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My advice is: a) if your facility, DON, and manager are aware of this and do not stop it, they should be reported individually and as a group b) if your facility, DON and manager do not stop it, file...

  3. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    rolland542 replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    It is actually amazing the number of people who are ignorant of progress in the

  4. Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    rolland542 replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    Ladies and Gentlemen..........be nice. My Grandma always said if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all. You are both entitled to your opinion....unfortunately the regulations...

  5. HELP! Can a hosiptal cancel your contract after you have signed??

    rolland542 replied to KateSICURN's topic in Travel

    A contract is almost always determined by the State in which you live. First of all, if you live in an at will state, no reason must be given for canceling the contract even after the start date. If...

  6. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

    rolland542 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You do realized that this is a professional violation on most nursing boards. Here's a little suggestion - pull down one and only one disciplinary case which involves sleeping while on duty from any...

  7. Dangerous nurses

    rolland542 replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it that nothing ever happens because written complaints are never made. It is next to impossible for a facility to follow up complaints that are not extremely specific in

  8. Hostile work environment

    rolland542 replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in the United States, please call the Joint Commission and request a copy of the articles they have on Lateral Hostility. Effective 2009, all accredited facilities must have in place a...

  9. Recruitment and Retention of men in nursing

    rolland542 replied to h15335790's topic in Men in Nursing

    - What nursing specialty have you chosen and why? I generally work in the ER - I enjoy the fast paced and challenging variety of symptoms that are posed each day. I have also enjoyed working in...

  10. Been away for a while, but looking for support.

    rolland542 replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Men in Nursing

    Okay, this is probably coming late, but it is here never the less. File an official complaint. Write down your statement and include any and all people's name whom were present at the time of the...

  11. Male Nurses/female Patients

    rolland542 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am finding the general norm is that us males nurses do not find it unusual or perverted to care for both sexes of patients, but the attorneys whom represent the hospitals find otherwise. In school...

  12. protecting yourself against complaints

    rolland542 replied to am4182's topic in Men in Nursing

    Rolland542 - I wish you well with your strife. I sincerely hope you recover your losses (and there's more than just the financial ones) and that those who conspired to create your situation are...

  13. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    rolland542 replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, it is just this exactly that I am talking about. The female nurses think it's okay to make a sexist or sexually based comment..but we are demons with four heads if we have a retort. And if...

  14. protecting yourself against complaints

    rolland542 replied to am4182's topic in Men in Nursing

    Unfortunately, this patient never complained until the next morning, otherwise, I would have had my witness step forward immediately. And then to add butter to the problem, when I did put my witness...

  15. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    rolland542 replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    I make the exact same wages as the female nurses that have my qualifications. There is equality in the pay rates, that is for sure. This may be true in the UK but not that I have encountered here in...

  16. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    rolland542 replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen, But Males and Females are treated differently in the nursing profession! In the State of Oklahoma, Males are disciplined at a higher percentage rate by population...

  17. Discipline or Discrimination

    rolland542 replied to woundnurseq's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    The EEOC will do nothing for her unless of course you discriminated against her for race, national origin sex or age during the disciplinary process. Trust me, I filed not one but two complaints...

  18. status post disciplinary action

    rolland542 replied to ladyheartfixer's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all......check the state in which you live. Most Nursing Boards fall under administrative review. If this is so, the Administrative Rules for Judicial Review should cover something that...

  19. protecting yourself against complaints

    rolland542 replied to am4182's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thank you. Pass the word amoungst your fellow male nurses. BUY MALPRACTICE INSURANCE!!!!! At $150.00 a year max, it is well worth every penny. And it is a tax deduction

  20. protecting yourself against complaints

    rolland542 replied to am4182's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just wanted to update everyone on the post. I was terminated from my new job on Monday because I failed to notify the company of the BON case. I was hired prior to the onset of the case and prior to...

  21. protecting yourself against complaints

    rolland542 replied to am4182's topic in Men in Nursing

    Obviously you have never been put into this situation. I was falsely accused of sexual harassment by a co-worker who had supposedly received two complaints from others. I was disciplined. Then...