NewnurseNYC

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 shift, he confessed to me that he was stealing patie...

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 woman. And I am not scared by many people. I am quest...

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. Thanks! Jess

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 that institution in the mere three months I was the...

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 sharing with him about how stressed and insomniac I w...

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 I should have sprung for the $ to keep it! Or ma...