mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    experience with a hostile work environment

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    That's HORRIBLE!!! I am still amazed at how really mean people can be. We had a nurse that left her computer open (I know it is a big no-no) and another nurse went in and looked up another employee...
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    experience with a hostile work environment

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I know 😞 I'm just so frustrated that this person lies and lies, makes up stuff. She really is unstable. I want some recourse because she truly has caused problems for me, serious
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    Nurses opinion re: career

    mmc51264 replied to Nursingdreams77's topic in General Nursing

    I got my nursing degree at 48. I was a CNA while I was in school. Did my RN-BSN at 51 and MSN at 53. Just turned 60 and still love
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    experience with a hostile work environment

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. I do have an upper management person with an axe to grind against me. I think I am just going to leave if I can get a job. I can't afford to stop working yet. I need 5 1/2 years for PSLF...
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    experience with a hostile work environment

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    What about defamation/libel? I have had some interaction with our internal department that does accommodations for protected individuals. They are looking into whether this is related to an earlier...
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    What do hospital nurses want/need?

    mmc51264 replied to khillbrt's topic in General Nursing

    the truth from management. Consistent staffing ratios. If we are short aides, we should be able to have an extra nurse. As a more veteran nurse, I can deal with some things. I feel bad for...
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    Nurses opinion re: career

    mmc51264 replied to Nursingdreams77's topic in General Nursing

    I got my ADN when I was 48. Though no fault of my own, I lost my job as a teacher (RIFfed teachers with masters who did not have tenure). Had a biology degree so a 2 year nursing degree was easy to...
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    Working with knee arthritis/Knee Replacement as a nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to InACedarGrove's topic in General Nursing

    I think I need to clarify, are you talking about hyaluronic gel injections or the topical NSAID,
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    Working with knee arthritis/Knee Replacement as a nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to InACedarGrove's topic in General Nursing

    It's actually very good!! I have developed a pretty good sensitivity to cortisone (in a bad way). When they injected my R knee with cortisone, not only did it not help, it gave me heart palpitations...
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    Leave day shift for nights to go for my dream?

    mmc51264 replied to Holly9's topic in General Nursing

    I personally would wait for a day shift job in the ICU. Nights and days are very different. I know that we have a group of newish RNs that work nights and they did not get enough experience with day...
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    Working with knee arthritis/Knee Replacement as a nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to InACedarGrove's topic in General Nursing

    I am going through something similar! last July, I went to sit on my porch steps and when I bent my knee, I heard and felt a pop. Didn't really hurt that much but something was def off. Went to my...
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    Wrongful Termination

    mmc51264 replied to 724LPN2016's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened to you. Something doesn't smell right. How can they have residents dictating care? What if you were the only nurse? We have support from our leadership about unreasonable...
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    Recs for online RN to BSN school

    mmc51264 replied to Val1023's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I live in NC and all of the State university schools have online programs. I went to UNC-Wilmington. All online, no clinical and I was done in 1 calendar year. My organization also did tuition...
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    Student Loan forgiveness

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone get a notification about loans being forgiven? I am in the PSLF program, but I got an email that a portion of my loans were forgiven this month. The letter said I was not liable for taxes...
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    Student Loan forgiveness

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    That's about what I made during Covid. Mine is a little lower now that I am not doing so much OT. I did see a note about the loans being over 10 years old. I got my first degree in 1995, a masters in...
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    Baylor pay and overtime

    mmc51264 replied to Jerie Fitzpatrick's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I work 3-12s and my OT doesn't start until I hit 40 when I pick up extra. How can you do 2 16H back to back shifts? I thought there had to have 8 hours in between? Our 12H shifts are...
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    Misleading Employment contract

    mmc51264 replied to Robert Ocampo's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a copy of the contract? If there is "fine print", unfortunately it's our duty to read that. Kind of like "if it's not documented, it didn't happen" Kind of surprised they came after...
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    Dressing documentation

    mmc51264 replied to Shannon Moss's topic in General Nursing

    depending on how long pt's have been in the hosp or if they have had surgery/pain meds, they forget a LOT. Can't believe a manager would believe a pt over a nurse that had documented. I had an issue...
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    Older RN

    mmc51264 replied to kookiepumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    I was an older new nurse, I was 48 when I graduated from an ADN program (60 now). My first job was at an ortho rehab so we did paper charting. Then I got the job I have now. I really struggled with...
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    Not sure if I should take this new grad position

    mmc51264 replied to gsg92's topic in General Nursing

    Almost all hospitals are asking for a 2 year commitment. It goes by pretty
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    Chart Audits....you have to be kidding me!!!!!

    mmc51264 replied to mcleanl's topic in General Nursing

    We have recently been pushed to audit restraint charting as well. Must be a Joint Comm pet project lately. I am not sure about making someone come back in and chart something. I live 48 mi from...
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    Standards in Nursing Assessment

    mmc51264 replied to Supermangw's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I think the pandemic affected nursing education. 😞 I don't always do a complete "head to toe" assessment in the defined sense. We don't have to have RT do IS teaching. We have...
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    Do I need to have a personal vehicle in order to work as a "street nurse"

    mmc51264 replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a "street nurse" Unless it is an agency that is going to provide you with a vehicle, I'd think they are expecting you to provide your own transportation. I was a home health aide,...
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    Being a nurse in Ohio with a medical marijuana card? HELP!!

    mmc51264 replied to Sunflower1700's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is going to be a huge issue if they legalize marijuana, to me it's already a gray area. If people are allowed medical marijuana, how is that going to affect work? Alcohol can be measured to see...
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    New Student Loan stuff

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If in the wrong place, sorry! Just got an email about 1) ANOTHER new servicer for my loans and 2) am email about new loan forgiveness and that it might affect y taxes (treated as income like...