mo~lyssa

I have a question about privacy in homecare. As a peds RN I am required to use my personal email account and must have a cell phone to be conntacted at all times when I am with a pt. My CCC (supervisor) is always out to catch me doing something wrong. A few months ago I was sent an email saying I have not updated my CCC with an email about our pt in months (required weekly for me). So I resent my emails. She thanked me. Today I am reminded to delete all emails about pts for privacy issues. SO how can I protect myself backing up my work and protect my patients at the same time while using my personal email account? FYI: all my emails use pt ID number and pt initials. I do not identify the pt's full name, addresses or other demographics but I do disccuss specific patient care.

If it was me, I would jump right into it. A nurse that has 1 med surg is going to start all over when she/he jumps into a specialty. Go for it and good luck. I started right out of school as a Peds trach and vent nurse.

Holy Family University has a wound care course and OR course. Clinical or lab work is included and most are RNs taking the classes. I guess it depends on where you want to go. GEnesis Healthcare also has a nurse reentry program if you like long term care. Good luck.

I am so sorry that you are so stressed and understaffed. I am a new peds nurse too. It doesnt matter how many patients you have, as a new nurse left alone to handle the situation on your own, it is very stressfull. After my shift last night, I think I am loosing my hair. When I finally called my sup for support, she made me regret calling her at all. I think that is what she wanted. At least now I know when I am on my own, nobody has my back. Why did I want to be a nurse again? I hope you find a safe way to protect your patients and yourself.

go and be happy you have an interview. Just go. Things will either work out or you will turn the job down. You will regret not going. Do not call about the issue or bring it up at the intervw except ask about relocation expenses if you wish. Go and act like it is the only job that you have ever wanted. After it is offered to you, then make decisions. good luck!

So while in NUrsing school and working as a Student Nurse/ Nursing Assistant... my husband has this epiphany, "they should do a study on how much someone drinks and measure how much they pee out!", my reply," uh, I do that every night,"

I am in Philadelphia, pa. I am working as a CNA, but I have no C. I was hired as a student nurse SNA. Now I am an RN still working as a CNA and everyone tells me I am breaking the law and I should not be working. I have applied to over hundreds of jobs all with rejection letters. Some tell me that if I had my CNA it would be ok for me to continue to work. I am search for hard core facts on the matter, not rumors or typical behavior but actual bylaws and policys. I am not crossing lines at work but understand that my license is on the line if there is a patient emergency and I have insurance on my own to protect me. I finally found a per diem RN position that pays less than my CNA/SNA job during orientation and only a few dollars more than my CNA/SNA job. I called my boss the second I found out I passed my boards, two hours later I got a voice mail saying they would put me back on the schedule. Everyone where I work is aware of my situation. Fellow workers and students I have graduated with working at other places with CNAs and RNs are continuing to work with their RN jobs as well. However I am told everyday by someone new that I should not be working. Why do I want to work as a CNA? Because it is critical/ progressive care experience in a hospital and my new RN job is home care. (If you have any comments just remember that I will only be swayed with actual quotes of bylaws with direct urls so I can see them myself.) I am looking for friendly advice that is factually and precise.