robinasq

Latest Activity

1. Any Nurses That Didn't Get COVID Vacc/Booster for Complio?

   robinasq replied to NoFly-4645's topic in General Students

   DO YOUR CLINICALS IN FLORIDA, seriously

2. ASSume

   robinasq replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you for speaking up !! Managers get so far away from the real wrk that they can be clueless. A job is not indentured servitude. I have stood up to A-hole managers at my hospital a few times. Everyone else was afraid to step into their path,...

3. EKG order

   robinasq replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

   That is BS. They are bullies and liars. While every state is different, O2 is usually RN judgement, even EMTs can admin oxygen without an order. EKG is standard operating procedure for chest pain. Some places doc won't come until EKG is complet...

4. 2021 Graduate Getting Multiple Rejections

   robinasq replied to RNCT93's topic in General Nursing

   It is true that schools are creating programs as quickly as possible to improve their profits; which means some schools are hiring less than qualified faculty and clinical instructors, and accepting all applicants. Employers generally know which sch...

5. Ethical Arguments Against Mandatory Vaccination

   robinasq replied to ldhrn73's topic in General Nursing

   There is autonomy. I.e. Parents who do not want to vaccinate can homeschool , you do not have to go to the hospital and subject yourself to science and public health measures, when you are sick, that's a choice. The autonomy to reject science and/or ...

6. Should nurses be forced to wear tracking device at work?

   robinasq replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   One more piece of equipment that I need to hold onto, that can potentially transmit pathogens..... No thanks. They want to know where I am, any admin is very welcome to follow me throughout the shift, but they will need to keep up.

7. What is School Nursing in 2022?

   robinasq replied to LHartnett01's topic in School

   One significant thing on this list is : as school nurse, I am it! There is no back up. Countless times in the hospital I have asked another nurse for a second opinion I.e. Vitals, ekg are okay but something is not right , he does not look good.... ...

8. RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

   robinasq replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Headlines

   As all floor nurses know, we are being directed to take shortcuts, process more patients, provide less nursing care, and document more. The system was set up to fail. The hospital knew that. They scapegoated this nurse. How many hours had she been w...

9. Bad Clinical Instructor

   robinasq replied to delrionurse's topic in General Students

   Absolutely you are not too old . I became a nurse at 52, I love it. I do med/surg and it is exhausting, but I have no regrets. You do not necessarily need hospital experience if you really want to be a school nurse. School systems pay 1/3 less than...

10. Where do you stand on "Nurses don't get paid enough"?

    robinasq replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    From Boston Business Journal The collective compensation for the highest paid hospital leaders in Massachusetts rose 95% over five years, with 12 of the executives reporting compensation over $2 million in the most recently available year. ...

11. "Thank you for your service"

    robinasq replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It was incredibly scary in the beginning. People showed up at the hospital just to to die. Information changed weekly, it was impossible to keep up. All of a sudden wearing several layers of PPE, having to reuse it for days, was awful. Decontaminati...

12. Being forced to give corporate access to my medical records?!

    robinasq replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    They can demand a note from your provider specifying your restrictions. They could then ask fora second opinion. THEY CANNOT DEMAND access to your medical records. This is something else entirely. Hopefully your attorney will start procedings promptl...

13. Tired of being "the bad guy"...

    robinasq replied to caretakerofkids's topic in School

    1. I start off by reminding parents this is the mandate from the state and CDC. 2. I try to impress upon them that the risk may be low but the consequences are very high. Do they make their child wear a seatbelt, even though they think they ar...

14. Anyone removed from Orientation early?

    robinasq replied to 2ndcareernurse37's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to hospital ombudsmen in confidence, or a personal attorney, get it on record that you think you need the orientation you were promised in order to keep everyone safe. This will help to protect your license. A facility that will throw you in a...

15. Am I fired? CNA Checking Blood Sugar

    robinasq replied to oldie's topic in General Nursing

    In MA you are not allowed to work below your license. This could be a problem for the employer, mostly if you file a complaint about being asked to do work above your CNA job, but paid as CNA. Different policies at varying hospitals I have work...