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Well I asked for extra time because I dint want to take away from patient care. I was told if I did have the the other policies done by end of shift of shift, then I was fired. So much for "end of the month". I said that was impossible because of time, and I was fired. Well, I guess this was a cautionary tale if knowing when one is put into a position of admin vs. patient care. I will always vote for patient care. Thank you everyone foe your input, should a similar situation present itself, I will have a great well of resources to dip from. Thank you friends foe your time and input. I didn't realize I was up against the impossible and called for helpbwhen i should have just called if quits. Love to all and know this isn't the end of me

I wish I had just one day to work on this in an office. I am still working the floor taking taking care of patients. I only have 5 days to write 30 policies. I am a bit frazzled

These are all amazing suggestions! I thank you all! I may come out of this shining yet! Having never done this I am maybe over thinking things. I feel so much better now but keep those suggestions coming if you have them!

Yes I am making them from scratch and when I asked for a policy on writing them, she just sent me a template and stated, they should look like this. I am afraid I don't know all the "verbage" and have allowed no extra time while working with patients at this time (hoping to have that change). Just a little worried. I asked the DoN of our parent office, and they have no specific policies for what I am making. It's just got me a bit uneasy. I will keep looking

Hey fellow nurses. Need some input. My DoN told me I have to make new policies for certain parts of our hand book. I have never written policy before and am just an RN. What are the legal ramifications that can fall on me? I don't want to make her mad and be written up for insubordination but I feel like I am in real dangerous waters here. Please advise!

That depends on you. I will tell you what, if you hate what you do then don't do it! If you work as a CNA and find that you love doing what your are doing but want to move up then jump in with both feet and prepare to be happy! I know I will never regret this choice. I was raised in a family that had ZERO members in healthcare. All of them were lawyers, business owners, and the like. When they relized I had empathy with people they immediately groomed me for sales. Let me tell you I can sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman with white gloves but I was never happy. One day I met a Dr. who told me to be a nurse. I laughed at the idea at first but my mother-in-law and sister-in-law (both RN's) sat me down and showed me how I would be a great nurse. 2 weeks later my wife had me enrolled in a CNA class (a pre-req here) and I have never looked back! AND I have 5 daughters to take care of so I know what kind of sacrifice is being made by never seeing the family but they support me and that is all that matters!! Even the baby wants Daddy to do well cuz then she gets spoiled even more! She knows, she knows.... In my opinion, if you don't love it.... well, it's pretty obvious what to do! I applaud you making the change

Don't fret it kid! As a fellow student I know what it's like to do those damn skills. I had my first checkoffs yesterday and had one of the teachers in my face most of the time. I asked her if she wanted the catheter or should I give it to the dummy. Then I smilled and told her to sit down. But that's who I am and can get away with those things because I am used to talking to people. I think that is the biggest hurdle for people to overcome to get through these skills tests. If it's hard to talk infront of the class then the added pressure of just the instrutor in there is rough! In my experience there is only 4 things you can do: 1) Laugh- no one likes a serious person all the time. Forgive your mistakes and move on. No one ever dies in lab (that's un-founded but sounded good) relax and take the info they give you. I bet no one there wants you to fail. 2) Practice by yourself- know the steps! 3) Practice with peer- they can catch the things you miss 4) Ask questions- If you're one of those people who never ask questions because you watched Patch Adams too many times and don't want to look dumb in class (guilty!) you have to get over it! We are all there to learn. what may be common knowledge to one person may be Greek to another! You will get better! Never give up and remember why you chose nursing!

I plan on going on to get my BSN as I want to teach some of the minor gen ed classes (Nutrition is my fav!) but some people say go for it and others say it's a waste of time and money as the payout is not much greater than a RN. I want to end up in ped pych so I refuse to stay as a LPN and nor will I go backwards so the effort causes me to weigh all that is out there. Getting some inside info from those that know before I listen to idiots who don't have a clue would be a great help. I thank you all for your input