Leader25 ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Leader25

    My DON accused me of patient abandonment during a snowstorm

    Leader25 replied to NurseScorpio88's topic in General Nursing

    Get a lawyer , how dare they treat you like that,the DON was just covering her incompetent butt.Document everything ,you can send a letter certified return receipt to Human resources (although the...
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    My DON accused me of patient abandonment during a snowstorm

    Leader25 replied to NurseScorpio88's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely.
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    Unsafe Nurse Staffing Ratios - Not Just in the U.S.

    Leader25 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have been told nurses in eastern european hospitals work for tips.If you want the better doc you have to tip,if you want the better dentist same
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    My skin is making my job unbearable

    Leader25 replied to tstokes16's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have faced this on and off especially when I first went to NICU,the blankets suck all the moisture from your hands,I had cracked tips and irritation,tried steroid creams etc.What finally worked...
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    Maybe a stupid question..

    Leader25 replied to fjluce's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    They were looking for an excuse,I have seen nurses get their necks massaged by doctors and never complained and actually encouraged it. Someone should have given him a heads up on his behavior,I have...
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    Sometimes, it just Stinks

    Leader25 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Menthol was worse it made my nasal passages open up and smell was worse. Best was keeping an empty stomach.But everyone has one thing that bothers them ,we are only
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    Meyers Brigg, Have you done it?

    Leader25 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Dont know what ESTP
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    My Colonoscopy

    Leader25 replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    If dying is like this ,it is a piece of
  9. Leader25

    National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    Leader25 replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    Why dont they protest rape, violent rap songs, violent video games,teen pregnancy and violence on the elderly, where were the protests after 911? Actually I think , first they should pull up their...
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    HS student with odor, call nurse?

    Leader25 replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I am so glad my school did not enforce this,I would have dreaded it,as it was there was the urban legend that if you took swim class you had to be
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    Another manic Monday!

    Leader25 replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Prayers for the family. There was a mother killed as she dropped her child off to school , by a car not stopping at the crosswalk and with the crossing card waving and yelling to stop. Another...
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    I need to quit this job

    Leader25 replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Present your case to the agency give them the option get it together or you will be working else where, document the conversation,forget about patient abandonment .....if anything happens and you had...
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    Obesity teaching plan

    Leader25 replied to alicialynn's topic in Patient Education

    Eeek something missing on the
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    Staff Retention Policies

    Leader25 replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

    merit based pay raises, these are more correctly called My best friend and my favorites pay
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    How to handle condescending doctor

    Leader25 replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    She should not be giving vitals that might make an already crazy family more demanding because they have no clue as to what it means then they will google it and become even more unmanageable.The doc...
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    If you could live/work anywhere

    Leader25 replied to MILOBRI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have travelled a lot but I can not help you I dont know what your abbreviations
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    LPN-RN Online Bridge Programs

    Leader25 replied to LPNDebbie's topic in Online Distance Learning

    "I was enrolled in Excelsior College but dropped out since it is a HUGE risk putting all of that time and money into it only to possibly fail the CPNE." You were smart to get out of there,it is a...
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    Horrific news item

    Leader25 replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG,that is awful news.Something is very wrong there,someone is at their breaking point and needs help.Everyone working there and patients is in danger.Medicare not paying just makes things worse...
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    March 2018 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    Leader25 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Oh no,they ate in the cafeteria
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    kind of feeling low right now

    Leader25 replied to palli's topic in School

    Cleaning out old papers i found a response letter to mgmt regarding an incident where a parent verbally abused me and then tried to complain about me.Recall of the incident is like it happened...
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    Leader25 replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    The patient , because if you go the Planetree route they will be telling you what to
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    How to deal with this conflict?

    Leader25 replied to drkshadez's topic in General Nursing

    The Hcaps question is have you always been told of side effects of your medications?I think your co worker was making sure you
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    I would like to interview a Neonatal Nurse, I'm a senior pursuing a Neonatal Nurse career

    Leader25 replied to Jackie52514's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It depends whether the speaker will be identified and their work location.You could do your interviews here and then visit a local NICU to see if someone would read your article and offer
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    Do I stand a chance?

    Leader25 replied to Persephone Paige's topic in School

    Dont be so hard on yourself ,you have done some very difficult things getting and staying clean and sober,if this school is a no ,hang in there,another will come up.You have been given a second chance...
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    Mother/baby and L&D

    Leader25 replied to jenoglv's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Go to LD and concentrate on that , and get certificate in rhythm strips ,since you want to pursue CNM,The IBCLC is over rated I had mine since the 80's and never made a penny with it. My employer...