Carrie RN

I am sorry as well that this happened to you. I have noticed a trend where there is less assessment occurring. Technology is being traded for good patient care. Keep up the good care when you transition to LTC.

I work corrections. I never say, "Gee there are no sick call sheets today." The whole box will fill before I can get back to the medical room.

I came to mental health nursing late in my career. It has become a true calling for me. I changed over to corrections, and I find that community mental health is grossly insufficient in my state. Go "us" for continuing to meet the challenge.

Dear Esme, I hope you have a speedy recovery. Please know that I am thinking and praying for you.

This is rural America talk. In some rural areas there are plenty of nurses as well.

I can't swing a dead cat around without hitting another nurse.

Nursing was harder than becoming a social worker.

When I was young, I would have said I am a nurse because I like to help people. Please don't be a nurse for the money. There are things I do that no amount of money would be worth it. I currently am in mental health/corrections. I really do like ...

This sounds like management does not want to pay the nurses overtime like they deserve.

I started correctional nursing last year and love it! I never have the same day twice. The ability to assess and triage are key.

Then staying in your current position was the right choice. Keep on trucking.

You will need to find out what the state regulations are governing ALF/RCF. In the state where I am; the residents had the same rights to refuse to comply with doctor orders, but it comes back on you if they are not compliant. Generally, you will b...

Generally, in psych nurses become certified in ProAct or CPI. So this is to say deescalation of a situation is the priority and then protecting yourself if the patient becomes violent. I don't know what the law is in New Zealand. Here in the state...

The definition of strong nurse should never include bullying. A strong nurse has experience, great critical thinking, good skills, and documents appropriately. I think this thread is going off course. I have had MANY shifts where I did not eat, dr...

It does sound sufficient. Take good notes.

Actually many HR departments know their counterparts at other hospitals. They use tone of voice to relay a problem when saying available for rehire or not. Try to use people in the hospital that are still there as references. I had an HR person no...

As a former manager, this is a med error, but not something to suspend a nurse over.

I would say each is jerk behavior.

Zombie apocalypse predictor.

Trust another nurse with your life, but not your license. I don't follow the herd. I still push drugs slow, and I don't hang things that are incompatible. Call me old fashioned. I won't care, safety first. Since there are probably no studies out...

After my kids came down with head lice from daycare, and I freaked out, a wise woman told me, "There is no shame in getting lice just in keeping them around."

I say this proudly a lot on here, "I am an ADN, my nephew is a BSN, my aunt is a diploma nurse, she can wipe the floor with the both of us ANY day of the week."

I was a social worker and did hospice/home health. I lived in a state that licensed at the bachelor's level. Social workers usually need to get an MSW, at that time I felt like I couldn't afford it. So I went to nursing school back in the 90s. I lov...

Nope. In fact I had to redo all the policies so that they would meet prison standards.

Ok. Well, you found yourself a crappy DNS. She never should have turned you loose with so little orientation. Keep looking.