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  1. Need advice on how to respond to a manager after interview

    leenie123 replied to Nadz02RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Sounds totally insane to me!:smackingfMaybe they did it on purpose to see how you handled it all? Sounds as though you handled it all well in spite of it. Still, interviewer somewhat unprofessional in...

  2. My God, these family members!!

    leenie123 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good Idea! However, I'm sure I would of been on her "poop list" no pun

  3. My God, these family members!!

    leenie123 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would of been told it is all in the day on the job, and to just suck it up! The last place work for me usually N-aids were lat alot or one after another reason why they were late, or didn't come in....

  4. Medical Terminology in Nursing...

    leenie123 replied to studiousme's topic in General Nursing

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  5. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    leenie123 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    :nono:Re: Nurse that told pt that the nurses aid would be her nurse that night. Among other things; not right, and way not cool! Considering legal possible ramifications, pt's rights, and working out...

  6. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    leenie123 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    Any medical employer, or facility I ever worked always gave, as part of the orientation, an indepth job description listing everything you were responsible to do, and in what scope to do it. The legal...

  7. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    leenie123 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    Though I went to school and stateboards there for license; I moved to Va, and certified as a nurse to work there as well, and it greatly disturbed me working in Va as a nurse to see MA's passing...

  8. Enough is Enough

    leenie123 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :hdvwl:I also went through what all you say, but Half my nursing career I worked as a oncology nurse, and it was standard each nurse was assigned 6-8, or more pts daily. We were to do all the pts...

  9. Enough is Enough

    leenie123 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's that way lots of places sadly! I think they need to staff better, and according to what degree of diff the pts are. So many places work the staff short. It's exhausting, and it is hard on...

  10. Someone should warn people!!!

    leenie123 replied to floridanursemom239's topic in Florida Nursing

    I don't know about other states but here in Va they started recruiting nurses from Asia, Europe, etc...The pay their way here, and pay their housing, etc, and their tuition! The only catch is once...

  11. Someone should warn people!!!

    leenie123 replied to floridanursemom239's topic in Florida Nursing

    The school I had attended way back told us that not too long in the future LPN's would be eliminated. Charting also on the way out with computer taking over! I don't know if it is good or bad? You...

  12. Someone should warn people!!!

    leenie123 replied to floridanursemom239's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi, Temp services, or in home cares might be the way to get time on your side! Also in ans to a question someone had about getting hired: Yrs ago when I was in nursing school instructors told us...

  13. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh no! !!!!! I just finished a reply to this post, and before I could submit it the computer ate it:yawn:I don't have it in me to key it all in again! It was re: psych pts, and couple experiences I'd...

  14. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yeah:I so totally agree with you! I thought for a while that it was just where I worked, but later saw , as well that it was on a much bigger scale that I or lot of others imagined! I'm still...

  15. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well the hospital I worked at on the oncology unit several yrs, and it was pretty much just that, but sometimes you would get other post op pts, but most of the time it was pretty much chemo. The...

  16. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good option! It appears to be a bigger problem not just in your area, but other places the county also! My experiences were much like yours. Unfortunately Admin. had been sued once for...

  17. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I worked we were told to always follow chain of command! I wrote the responsible party up and did take and give it to the DON, and was told by her it would be taken care of. Someone did come...

  18. What would you have said to this CNA

    leenie123 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had similar experience! I was passing meds, and NA was passing lunch trays, and about to enter a Rm that was isolation, and gowns, masks,etc right out side the door. I stopped her and told her she...

  19. Inmates as Patients in Hospital

    leenie123 replied to 4cas2's topic in General Nursing

    I also was a nurse in a hosp with 2 prisons close by, and occ saw inmates as pt's there! They always had correctional officers assigned to their Rms. If memory serves me right on chemo floor one...

  20. My God, these family members!!

    leenie123 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ;)Unfortunately, I had to retire from nursing, and am now permanently disabled due to the 2 knee surg's, and repetative back inj's! Was depressed for a while to no longer be working at a job I loved...

  21. My God, these family members!!

    leenie123 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :dzed:Wow, Unbelievable, so many of us share so much the same no matter where we live & work! I loved nursing, and gave my all for my pts the hosp I worked several yrs oncology, and med/surg....