SleeepyRN

"My point of view, Test isn't that hard if you study a lot and particle nclex questions.I have A's and B's, but lately I been getting mostly A's,since I have been pushing myself extra hard." Say exactly that to her. If she continues to be negative...

That really really sucks, buuuuut.....that was technically prescribing without a license. You changed the dose. You "prescribed" a different dose and didn't notify the doctor. I'd say it's definitely grounds for revocation of a license. But, sheesh....

No need to give up on your dream. :-) I haven't read the posts, so please excuse me if it has already been brought up. Do you know your triggers? Do you have allergies that trigger an asthmatic episode? If so, you can learn how to avoid those trigge...

Edit: Clearly I didn't read other posts before responding. Forget legality even. There are places that won't hire you if you smoke cigarettes. My mom's doctor's office recent became part of a very large health care system. She had to be drug tested ...

I had a bizarre opposite experience once. I grew up with my mom, an RN, having worked for a doctor in an office since I was a little kid. He has a large family of brothers and their wives, and they are all doctors. His own wife is a doctor too. They...

I have worked with many NPs and have never come across that kind of attitude.

Lol And that was when I had no other option but nursing homes. Now I'm 5 months in post acute rehab, with no plans on quitting anytime in the next year. Ive worked with my doctor (A LOT) on my crippling anxiety issues, and am doing pretty well now. ...

Now, I like that idea. The nurse's authority and ability to restrain a patient, then notify the doctor and either get an order for it or something else.

Ohhhh lordy

I can't... I don't.... I mean, I have no words to this....my vocabulary fails me at the moment. How horrid. In this decade. In this country. She went to get help. Yet was humiliated, imprisoned, and suddenly set "free"....all leading to no help for ...

It sounds like you know what you want to do. You want to resign and take the FT position at your per diem place, and it sounds like you are wanting validation. Anyway, on to my opinion....run from this place, professionally, of course. Put your noti...

I think you need to adjust your thinking on what is an ideal orientation vs real world orientation length. Even places that promise 6 months to a year, as you have heard, don't really mean 6 to 12 full months with a preceptor. That is BEST case scena...

I was going to say the same thing. Ideally, 3-4 months orientation to med-surg would be great, but the real world.....not usually the case.

What did they expect from a new grad with these very common time management issues you stated above. That takes time. I don't get why specialty areas like ICU hire new grads then give them the boot 4 months in because they aren't fast enough yet. As ...

I thank my lucky stars that I was a CNA 1st. Before I started nursing school, I wished I had gone for phlebotomy instead Once I actually started nursing classes and was working as a patient care tech in a hospital, I was SO glad I went the CNA route...

I'm not from California, but I am clueless about what to do health insurance wise. My husband's insurance went up again, now to $800 a month if I were on it. We can't afford that. I, for various reasons, can only work part time right now. The cheapes...

The very fact that they changed colors to orange is proof that it happens more than we'd like to think it does.

I went through the same thing. I sent in the court papers, the police report and a written statement of the reason for the arrest and the outcome. I received my nursing license within a few weeks, but le gth of time to wait varies.

I think this goes beyond a patient of sound mind and mental health refusing care. There is a mental health issue at play, and OP was creative enough and used therapeutic communication to actually get some blood from this patient. This doesn't sound ...

The ADON of a job I quit with no notice ended up being the DON of a job I interviewed for. Now that was an awkward interview. Dodged a bullet at least. Couldn't STAND her.

From somebody who HAS quit with no notice, TWICE, DON'T do it. Believe me, I know what it's like to not even feel like I can handle another day. I wish I would have sucked up the panick attacks that crippled me into quitting with no notice. Those 2 p...

I actually miss spoke. They had their final evaluation or whatever they do the semester I graduated. The accreditation process was still ongoing. It wasn't official til after I graduated, but before that, our instructors explained to us just what you...

I promise you will laugh about how bad you feel now in a few years. I once accidently brought home a vial of vancomycin that I took from our emergency box. It turned out the patient had completed the ABT the day before, but someone had forgotten to p...

I agree with most of what you said. I have already stated that I am kicking myself for how I handled the situation. However, I would not consider waiting 1 hour to call the NP dangerous. I placed a cool compress on her, and pulled the blanket down to...

During shift change for NOCs, figuring out assignments and getting report from multiple nurses, takes a good 45 minutes. Well one night, immediately after I got report, I answered a call light. Immediately this completely A&O x3 pt starting screa...