PhyllisMSN

Brandi you have a lot to learn about pain and compassion. Imagine every bone every muscle every joint in your body hurting 24/7. These patients have been in the hospital since they’ve been one and two years old. They are probably manipulative and slick acting because they’ve had horrible experiences with nurses being judgmental.

There are indeed bias in Nursing whether we want to admit it or not. The sickle cell patients have tremendous pain all over. They are given narcotics from the age of two and three years old to control pain. Yes these patients have tolerance not addiction and they need to be treated with respect.

Is it possible that you could move or relocate? Nurses have to be proactive and demand what they are worth. Healthcare is now a business, and nurses need to get onboard. I know change is hard, but you have to do what is best for you. Good luck

In my state, LPN's can only work in Long term care. I would suggest that you get a refresher as things change so much in today's times. Technology, especially the EMR can be a daunting process to learn. Also, long term care regulations are changing daily. You might be able to secure a position in an LTC facility as an EMR administrator since you have that background in Information systems. Good luck!

Wait- when you say briefs you mean diapers? Are you saying the residents are only "allowed" to be incontinent 1-2 times a shift? I don't know if it is against the law, but it sure is unethical.

Congrats on your job! I was an NA in nursing school and it was the best experience. Of course, during that time, we did not have EMR's! Enjoy your new job and don't worry about the documentation. This a skill that will come to you eventually.

I am sorry you have had those experiences in nursing. Maybe nursing is not for you? And that is ok. It does not mean that you are a failure. I absolutely love bedside nursing. I have been a bedside nurse for almost 30 years. I have an MSN in Informatics and I can't force myself to leave the bedside!

Unfortunately, hospitals don't have much sympathy for nurses who are sick, or who are having personal problems. I would try agency work until you can get your self together with your personal problems and your health. This way you can have more flexibility. Good wishes to you

There were two incidences. One was for forgery and yes those nurses should be held accountable. However, the second was the patient got septic because of an infected wound. In this incident, there is much blame to go around.

Why should "just" the nurses go to jail? If the patient's wounds were so necrotic that the patient went into septic shock, this did not happen overnight. Doctors are paid a nice salary to oversee these patients most likely by CMS. The providers did not look at the necrotic wound? The providers did not ask for debridements? The patient's labs did not show an infection? The wounds were not ordered to be cultured? Is no one monitoring the patient's vital signs? I am not protecting other nurses when they are clearly wrong. There were 100,000 deaths due to medical mistakes last year according to CMS. No doctors are being hauled off to jail and no one is calling for doctors to be hauled off to jail. Usually, when these sentinel events occur, it is a systems process error. I can't go along with just the "nurses" are responsible.

So wouldn't you agree that there should be more charges brought besides the nurses?

Staff Nurses are not responsible for writing orders for wound care. Period.

I hope this is not the latest trend to be putting nurses in jail. (CNN)Current and former employees of an Ohio nursing facility are accused of mistreating two patients in their care, including one who died as a result of the nurses' actions, Attorney General Dave Yost said Thursday. A Franklin County grand jury indicted seven people who worked as nurses in 2017 at Whetstone Gardens and Care Center in Columbus, Yost said in a news conference. The defendants face 34 charges, including involuntary manslaughter and patient neglect, Yost's office said. One patient "literally rotted to death" as a direct result of the nurses' neglect, Yost said, adding that another suffered physical harm because nurses falsified her medical records and forged signatures. "This is gut-wrenching for anyone who has entrusted a care facility with the well-being and safety of a loved one," Yost said. The accused include six current and former employees. https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/02/14/health/ohio-nursing-home-patient-neglect-accusations-bn/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.news%2FAoPN6WYqqT6Otez_aEF9qCA

CMS came in and did an audit and found that Vanderbilt had many deficiencies and they came them a chance to correct them. The nurse never got that second chance.

I am sure the hospital will fix it after throwing this nurse under the bus.