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as a new grad, and so, obviously new to the field (but not the workforce), I would be very careful in the manner in which you point the finger at your previous employer for your training. Badmouthing a former workplace is never good, so I would try to be diplomatic, like "the facility was eager to get me up and running because they needed adequate staffing, and they weren't able to spend as much time with me on as we both would have liked. I've been working on my skills since then and am confident that this experience has prepared me for what is expected at my next job". Or something like that. Since you are a new grad, you could probably get away with not listing it, but I don't know if that's the best road to take. They will probably find out eventually anyway, and at my current employer, you CAN be terminated at ANY time, if they find out you've lied on the application. Will they? Probably not, but it leaves an open door for an employer who is grasping for a reason to terminate. Best of luck!!

So sorry this happened. I am new to nursing but had a similar situation happen in my last profession. Take a few days to calm down, regroup, and look at it with fresh eyes. Your doctor will probably give you a note for that. Ask yourself if it's really the profession you dislike, or what happened in THIS situation under THESE conditions. Maybe it's your sign that it's time to try a new area of nursing. Hugs to you and best of luck in sorting this out.

I think her embarassment and the gossip will be punishment enough. Seriously, I guess it depends on the facility policy; many have rules about fraternization, don't they?

I'm getting pinned next Friday (at a 2 year school) and we almost didn't have one due to budgets. Anyway, my feeling (and those of the classmates I've talked to) is that the pinning ceremony is an honor, and a BIG deal. Not to take away from other curriculi, but we feel the Nursing Division deserves something special that is just ours. I have a 4 year degree as do many of my classmates, and we all say the same thing: getting a Bachelor's in something else is NOTHING like getting through a nursing program. If for no other reason than to recognize the hard work and dedication it's taken to get you here, you totally deserve a pinning ceremony (and I told my mom it might be the only time she gets to see me walk down an aisle wearing white )

While I agree with everything mentioned above, I tend to look at it as, the girl is 19....An "adult" but aren't they mostly still just kids? As an adult who currently works retail with a bunch of "kids", I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't occur to the girl to ask the nurse specifically not to discuss anything, or if she even knew the birth control would be brought up if she was there for a non-gyno issue. She maybe could have told the patient "we will be discussing some personal information, would you like to have your mom wait in the waiting room?"

I had a similar situation semester. There was a resident at the LTC facility whose family are family friends of mine. I already knew before I went there that she was in that facility. I got assigned to her unit and during the HIPAA training/review I told the clinical instructors that the family had already previously told me she was there. I asked them, "if the family asks if I've seen her, am I allowed to say that I have?" They said it's best not to even say that, and then didn't assign her to me as a patient so I didn't have to be in that "weird" place if the family asked.

Thanks that sounds good. I didn't mean that the baby was at greater risk for injury because of the mom not speaking english, just that the communication barrier could lead to ineffective health teaching which could then put mom in a position of not knowing how to handle a situation. The care plan is for the baby though, not the mom so not sure if I can include that. Thanks for your help!

Hi, I'm writing a care plan and have all the risk for (thermoregulation, impaired gas exchange, etc) but I wanted to include a risk for injury or something to do with the communication barrier between the new mom and the hospital staff. She spoke very little English (I'm a student, so I'm sure they will get a translator for her) but what would an appropriate Dx be for that with regard to the baby? I was thinking something like Risk for Injury r/t ineffective communication and health teaching with mother but I can't think of the appropriate verbiage. Thanks~!

I'm feeling like I don't know much at the moment, but I would go with the actual problem (dx 2)

One ounce is 8 drams, one gram is 15 grains, 1 mL is 15-16 minims, 1 dram is 4 mL, and one grain is 60 mg. They aren't that accurate, and we just had to memorize them for our dosage class. The only one we ever used was the 1 gr = 60 mg.

hahaha no but I have a Bratz pencil pouch and binder. I'm almost 37