Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Sheri257 replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    There could be differences in the case you've mentioned also. I don't think the board or prosecutors expect nurses to be perfect. And the law, at least in my state, requires prosecutors to prove...

  2. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Sheri257 replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to argue with you on this one. Generally, understaffing and exhaustion is not a legal defense, although it probably should be. However, this is why I will NEVER work anywhere but...

  3. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Sheri257 replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    If you run a bunch of traffic lights and kill somebody in a car accident ... you're still guilty of negligent homicide, even if you didn't maliciously mean to kill anybody. That's what the negligent...

  4. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Sheri257 replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    No ... I don't think that's the point here. Seems to me this case is different. As the article points out the nurse: This doesn't seem to be a case of similar names or labeling that should be...

  5. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    Sheri257 replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    We just went through the legal module in our nursing program, and we were told we could be charged with criminal negligence in situations like this. In fact, we just had a test question this week...

  6. Ageism in Nursing School..

    Sheri257 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I'm not sure why anyone would care in the first place. Besides, if I did worry about stupid things like this ... I'd never get any work done.

  7. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sorry if you misunderstood what I was saying. My point was if people in Texas are giving you a hard time about moving to Cali ... maybe it's not such a bad idea to move. Remember that I said: If...

  8. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    well ... i'm going to take rn34tx's suggestion here and ask ... what's so great about texas? just from reading posts from people who live there it's one of the most unfriendly nurse states in the...

  9. Ageism in Nursing School..

    Sheri257 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Huh? I'm 46 and getting ready to graduate. I'm the second oldest in my class but, I can't say I've ever experienced it ... either in class or on the job. Maybe the younger students have made remarks...

  10. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Normally I would agree with you. But when you read the same thing, day after day, month after month ... You wonder if those same people would like it if we went into their forums and trashed their...

  11. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    Sheri257 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I hear what you're saying also. What I did wouldn't work for everybody. There's certainly a lot of drawbacks also. I work with some gays and they certainly are accepted, at least at work. But the area...

  12. Threatening clinical instructor

    Sheri257 replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    This is an excellent point.

  13. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    Sheri257 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah ... but people seem to forget that the higher cost of living also means there's a lot of money in that area. And there are ways to take advantage of that by buying into cheaper areas that haven't...

  14. Why do nurses tolerate bad workloads and bad work situatitons?

    Sheri257 replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think that's always true. Maybe things are different here in California but I've personally seen nurses pitch a fit when they tried to break ratios or give them additional patients that they...

  15. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah ... that's probably the real story. People are jealous. Especially since we have ratios here. You gotta wonder why they always have to go out of their way to complain about a place where they...

  16. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    First ... as I previously stated: my comment was directed not just to you but the large numbers of people who trash California on a regular basis. There's dozens of states where I can't imagine why...

  17. California Home Prices Drop ...

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    You know ... there seems to be a recurring pattern here. And I'm not just talking about this thread. There's a lot of places that I'd rather die than live in. And I'm sure many Californians feel the...

  18. Threatening clinical instructor

    Sheri257 replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    I don't care what position of power they're in ... whether they're a corporate boss or a nursing instructor. This type of behavior is intolerable. The bottom line is people are often afraid to stand...

  19. Threatening clinical instructor

    Sheri257 replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    I have found this to be true also. Not my experience. If I let people get away with it, they behave even worse. What you say rarely works ... actually works for me every time. I actually had more...

  20. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

    Sheri257 replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    Yeah ... it does. Even though we have to get signed off on five sticks, I've done a hellava lot more than that in nursing school. And that gives me a much better shot at getting those difficult...

  21. Threatening clinical instructor

    Sheri257 replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    I'm not so sure about that. If they feel like they can walk all over you and abuse their power ... then that can make it much, much worse. Because they know they can get away with it. Bullies are...

  22. Threatening clinical instructor

    Sheri257 replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    I had an instructor who was giving me a hard time for no good reason. After she insulted me at the nurses station, I was really PO'd because I worked there at the time and she said it loudly so all...

  23. LPN to RN through testing?

    Sheri257 replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    The California ratio law has done a lot to improve the shortage but, I wouldn't say that it's totally solved the problem. There are hospitals that are still short but, they also tend to be the...

  24. Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

    Sheri257 replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm graduating at age 46. There's another student in our class who's 50. There are a lot of older students doing it .... no big deal really.

  25. St. Bernardine Medical Center

    Sheri257 replied to leo84's topic in California Nursing

    Obviously it's not the same as working there and, of course, it always varies by unit but ... I've done clinical rotations at both St. Bernadine's and Arrowhead. Neither had computer charting but I...