lorajane

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1. Was I right to resign???

   lorajane replied to anndoodle's topic in Nursing Career

   I am in very similar conditions in the D/FW area...I've given my two weeks' notice as well...RUN, GIRL,

2. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   You are probably VERY right on that one! I gave them my two-weeks' notice last Thursday, so only one weekend to go, but the saga continues. Last night, after working my normal weekend-doubles...

3. what are they looking for during probation period?

   lorajane replied to Ms.RN's topic in Nursing Career

   four weeks! wow! where are you? i should have started my career there! i too took my first nursing job in a ltc facility, and my orientation was a whopping two eight-hour shifts!!! and, the...

4. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   Thank you for sharing. I have another question now: if the allegation is cleared by the facility, can it/will it be reported to the BON, or does it just get dropped? I thought it might be better to...

5. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   The patient had a long history of "behavior issues", at the hospital, in the jail where he was before he went to the hospital, and at our facility. He had had many psych evals, but nobody was willing...

6. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   Well, for what it's worth, I agree with you, it is very wrong. The DON kept saying that once the resident used the word "abuse" he was forced to investigate it, and once the paperwork goes to the...

7. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   I've tried to - I only hope it was enough. I documented in the nurse's notes as the events happened on that night, every 20-30 minutes, and I was still called in for "my statement". I was not...

8. new nurse, in trouble already

   lorajane replied to lorajane's topic in Nursing Career

   The patient is alert and oriented - we have many who aren't, so I've taken my share of physical hits and verbal crap. Thanks for your

9. Survey: Has your facility implemented nurse to patient ratios?

   lorajane replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I would LOVE to have worked with any of you. I've been on the medical specialty unit of a nursing home, and I routinely have 21+ residents, 1-2 with trachs, 3-6 with GT/meds, 1-2 PICC's with IV ABT....

10. new nurse, in trouble already

    lorajane posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I got a call from my DON this morning...said he heard back from the corporate nurse. Said she asked him if he would have done anything different than I did in caring for this patient, and he now says...