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    Anyone a MATH wizz???

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You guys
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Well I got the call from my formor DON and she was very wishy washy with me. She said my documentation about the Vanco was not clear in the progress notes......I said, did you see the doctors orders?...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    I emailed the corporate office and have had NO replys. Sad state. I don't know else to do. I called an employement lawyer and he said after listening to me, was that I probably had no case. He did...
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    Ten Minutes

    jodyangel replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    See.......Thats what makes a good nurse in My opinion. My hats off to you for doing the right thing, and taking the
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    unprofessional behavior in RN community

    jodyangel replied to miphillli's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'll tell you what tho. I'd rather have a nurse who cussed over a back stabbing nurse
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    Are 12 hr shifts long and drawn out?

    jodyangel replied to FirstYear2005's topic in General Nursing

    LOL at boring. Believe me, your day will fly. Its hard at first but your body adjusts. Only thing is once you get home, and its after 8pm at night or later.....theres nothing left to your day. Good...
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    Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    jodyangel replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well at the facility I just left (read dysfunction nurses lol)...we had an incident almost a year ago now. Someone on nights, turned the volumn down on the alarms. This is a telemetry floor mind you!!...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Why thank you very much! I am taking that advise. But I do feel compelled to make the right people aware of the situation there. Too many nurses, when wronged, just slink off and take another job and...
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    No Overtime! Period!!

    jodyangel replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'll tell you what. I've not seen any nurses where I worked just chat each other up in order to get overtime. The ONLY reason anyone stayed after 7:15pm was to finish their work. I worked there almost...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Well thanks to all of you who posted. I know now, that I'm much better off out of there. The working conditions are indeed...hostile. I'm making a few phone calls this afternoon around and am still...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Well thanks dayonite. I did go in for my meeting with the CNO and she didnt say too much..just nodded. I had my say and I told her I want that off my record. She asked me what I wanted if indeed she...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire Well Thunder, the rug has been pulled out from under me. A little background on this past thursday. I worked until 4ish and was called into the office. Another floor manager was there, and...
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    Nurses all come from DYSFUNCTIONAL backgrounds??

    jodyangel posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok I hope I get some responses on this.. I work in a local hospital and I work on a telemetry floor. Its a high stress floor with lots of action always going on. We can't keep a manager. Its just very...
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    so thunderwolf, what would you suggest we do about this situation if not go and complain about her? i'm open to all
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    Nurses and Dysfunction?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Well this is my situation. They are paying my way thru school at the moment. I'm an LPN and going back for my RN. They are committing me to working for them for 3 years after I graduate. LOL at them....
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    Nurse-pt ratios

    jodyangel replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I would say the person ultimately responsible for you would be the charge nurse...but you would be held accountable also. The only things I cannot do on my floor is hang certain meds to TLC's, remove...
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    Nurse-pt ratios

    jodyangel replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, right on. I hang all my own IV antibiotics. I do my own head to toe assessment. I call the doctors..but am not allowed to take the orders. I talk to the docs on the floor. I'm telling ya, I'm on...
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    Nurse-pt ratios

    jodyangel replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    Becky I work on a tele floor and I'm an LPN. I have 6 patients. I have an RN assigned to cover me, but in reality they have their own 6 patients. So I only go to them if I have an IV push. Do you have...
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    Nurses all come from DYSFUNCTIONAL backgrounds??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah angie, I agree. She said her sourses came from Nursing Journals. Sorry about the double post...I thought my pc was lagging!! OH, but she is a nurse. Said she started her career out as an "enema"...
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    NURSES! NURSES! Stop eating your young!!!

    jodyangel replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get it. Why is this a taboo subject? Like I said before..to fix a problem you have to discuss it. AND this is a huge problem in
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    NURSES! NURSES! Stop eating your young!!!

    jodyangel replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Closing your eyes to something doesnt make it disapear tho does
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    Is A Sign On Bonus Worth A 3 Yr Contract?

    jodyangel replied to cnpta's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah really think about it before you take it. I work right now at a local hospital 5 min. from my home, and so its convienant. But, it has loads of downfalls. Its so understaffed they have travel...
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    Pet Peeves

    jodyangel replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    amen sister!! My facility must hate staff, thats all I can determine. They would rather pay some travel nurse then let their own staff pick up extra time. They CANCEL us because travel nurses are...
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    Guess my LPN means zilch- vent/rant

    jodyangel replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ditto what she said. I work in a hospital in a telemetry unit and I only "help" from an RN if one of my patients really has a sudden change in their condition or I have IV meds to push. I had 2...
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    uk nurses who have come to the usa

    jodyangel replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    Yes to what she said ^ My husband is welsh and when he is able to he will apply for dual citizenship. He says it will make it easy to travel back and forth obviously having both. Good luck to