NewnurseNYC

NewnurseNYC specializes in critical care/ PCU.

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1. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC replied to NewnurseNYC's topic in General Nursing

   I honestly had no idea that the NYSDOE was who to report it to. They don't teach you these things in nursing school. I thought I would have to report it to my Nurse Manager--who was a pretty scary...

2. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC replied to NewnurseNYC's topic in General Nursing

   MJB2010 & Davey Do- That is an excellent idea! It is supposed to be a personal experience, but I guess it still is if another nurse told me. And that would definitely apply the hearsay rule....

3. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC replied to NewnurseNYC's topic in General Nursing

   Now that your no longer with that institution, your probably in the clear, but from an emotional / personal standard viewpoint are you really? I hear you. Honestly, I witnessed so many atrocities at...

4. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC replied to NewnurseNYC's topic in General Nursing

   Ok you have a point. I am not turning him in now, for the record, as I am no longer at that hellhole. I did not turn him in at the time because honestly, I just did not know what to do. I had been...

5. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC replied to NewnurseNYC's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Dave; I agree, this is not the forum to seek legal advice. I'm just not sure WHERE to seek legal advice!;-) I dropped my malpractice insurance since I was not practicing as a nurse...perhaps...

6. Legal/ethical question

   NewnurseNYC posted a topic in General Nursing

   My first (and only) job out of nursing school was on a particularly difficult floor. I got the job because my nursing school buddy campaigned for me. One evening as we were having dinner before our...