David13 MSN, RN

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    State survey

    David13 replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess I just do not like the mindset of guilty until proven innocent. Common sense is the missing link here. It is just a shame, in my opinion, that so much time and energy must be expended on...
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    State survey

    David13 replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    State surveyors definitely have their place in maintaining patient safety. However, having said that, I have seen many instances in which their interpretation of events was questionable or just plain...
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    Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    David13 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    The hospitals may think they are saving money, but wait until a patient sues because of an error that occurred due to inadequate staffing. I have an idea. How about if that bean counter who came up...
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    PTO and giving notice

    David13 replied to evilolive's topic in General Nursing

    In general, most employers will cash out all of your remaining PTO at some point after you leave. When PTO is cashed out (vs. actually being used), it is taxed at a higher rate by the government, and...
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    Job loss fear

    David13 replied to hall4000's topic in General Nursing

    I personally have seen much of the same thing. It sometimes appears that middle managers and supervisors get changed more often than the bed sheets. Every time some bone-headed executive gets a bright...
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    Name change from DNR to AND

    David13 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    My first impression is that AND - Allow Natural Death, is a much more accurate means of expressing the intent of what is or is not being done at the end of one's life. In my opinion, DNR - Do Not...
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    Vacation - We need to find our own replacements

    David13 replied to StNeotser's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posts thus far. It appears the staffing office is trying to get out of performing an admittedly difficult task. You should not be held responsible for finding a replacement....
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    vent after a job termination

    David13 replied to rlr260's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to read your description regarding the manner of your termination. In my opinion, if you were doing something incorrectly, you should at least have been given an explanation and an...
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    *sigh*....In need of attitude adjustment!

    David13 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't be too hard on yourself. I think you had a fairly normal reaction to a chaotic and stressful environment. Importantly, you experienced an insightful "take away" from this situation: You...
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    Do most jobs send a rejection letter after interview or just ignore you if you

    David13 replied to rainbowbright2's topic in General Nursing

    I think it all depends on the organization with which you are interviewing and the human resource personnel who work there. Some of them act in a professional manner and some, alas, do
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    What would you have done?

    David13 replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    It looks to me like a case of those nurses trying to take advantage of the fact that you are fairly new to try to get you to do work they do not want to do. In my opinion, this is extremely...
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    Is this appropriate? (regarding charting)

    David13 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    It is always best to check the policies at your particular facility, but in most case it is certainly proper to add pertinent information to a patient's chart. If this information was omitted at the...
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    Round of applause for nurses who dont tolerate negative behavior

    David13 replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    This behavior is, in my experience, generally perpetuated by small minded administrators who look the other way because to actually deal with it would require more effort than they are willing to put...
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    New RN.....What kind of certificates can I get?

    David13 replied to prplphnx's topic in General Nursing

    Many nursing certifications have experience requirements such as 1 - 2 years work in the area of certification and/or educational requirements such as a BSN. There should be websites for each area of...
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    you know you are in for trouble when.....

    David13 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the most reliable indicator of a potentially problematic new patient is that patient's allergy list. An extremely lengthy allergy list is almost always a sign that a "challenge" is...
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    HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    David13 replied to stressed5242's topic in General Nursing

    When you spoke of nurses "giving 150% only to go in the following day & get written up for something soooo completely ridiculous", it brought to mind the fact that the ratio of licensed staff to...
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    Job Professionalism

    David13 replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think your primary concern here is about "burning bridges". There are a lot of "what ifs" involved. What if the other job comes through? It may or it may not. What will the LTC facility think of...
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    Nursing: Experience Does Not Mean A Higher Salary

    David13 replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, I think negotiation can play a huge role in the final salary that a person ends up earning. This is particularly true if you are negoatiating from a position of strength, i.e. you have...
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    Nursing: Experience Does Not Mean A Higher Salary

    David13 replied to Bugaloo's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it seems that the starting salary has a great deal to do with not only where one works (certain areas have higher costs of living, etc.), but also the precise timing of when the...
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    new grad options

    David13 replied to travisjacob's topic in General Nursing

    Because there are so many different types of people who are drawn to the nursing profession from so many varying backgrounds, there can never be a "cookie cutter" response to this question. A great...
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    nursing home injustice? need advice!

    David13 replied to babybumblebee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems as though the administration wanted this family member off their backs, and so you were the "fall guy" who was punished in order to appease them and to give the appearance that "something was...
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    Getting into Nursing Just to Get a JOB!!

    David13 replied to allison_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I posted a similar reply in another thread a little while ago. The most important thing, in my opinion, is not that the nurse "has a calling" for the nursing profession, but that he or she is...
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    Told i was not working out after 2 weeks...shocked and discouraged

    David13 replied to BmichelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    The scenario as presented does seem as though they were just looking for an excuse to get rid of you. I don't say that to hurt your feelings, because it was probably not something that you did, but...
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    Got fire because manager said I need some critical thinking

    David13 replied to HNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear about this, and it is perfectly natural to be upset. However, as others have said, this may be a golden opportunity in disguise. Your former employer did not appear to be very...
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    Has Nurse's week been changed to "hospital week"?

    David13 replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.