KalipsoRed21 BSN, RN

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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Because if their mission is to make sure the public is safe, and their is like a TON of evidence based articles demonstrating the poor out comes for patients when nurses ratios get to high, AND there...
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    They almost had me fooled

    KalipsoRed21 replied to HaggardRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I like IV teams too. I love PICCs though. It would be best to have both, but maybe ask to float to the ER once in a while....or just go down there 2 full shifts and do nothing but start IVs and...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I discourage others because I honestly feel the healthcare system is not effective and a lie. I discourage others because there is no REASON anyone in this field should be suffering from experiences...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    That is the plight of all BONs. They aren’t established for nurses, they are for the public. HOWEVER, if they really wanted to protect the public they would all be pushing for legislation that...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I am on a Facebook page that is entitled ‘Nurses With Cards’ and this was something someone posted today and it resonates with me. I understand that some of you have found jobs you enjoy in...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I wish it were a feasible thing to go back to school. Agriculture sounds like it would be interesting. But I knew when I started nursing school there would be no second chances at college. There would...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I don’t think the nursing field has any respect. The whole field is just a scape goat. Patients ‘trust us’ to wipe their buts and hand them sandwiches, they have very little clue what we do. I...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    KalipsoRed21 replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    I’m not saying that in attempt to be rude. I am sure you are probably good nurse material. But the healthcare system is SERIOUSLY set against us and we propagate this by doing it to young nurses. I...
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    Save yourself; get out of medicine.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    My husband said that I am to old to be an
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    KalipsoRed21 replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    If you can’t handle this you should not be a nurse. It does not get better. Unfortunately it is not about who is right. It is about if you are likeable and do you appear to appreciate everything...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    “Although multiple experts testified at the final hearing that "shelter in place until it is no longer safe to do so" is the standard of care in the nursing home industry during a hurricane, no...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    After reading the Administrative Hearing report I feel there was so much that wasn’t done right and that it did not rest on these 4 people
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Thank you for
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Frankly my opinion that pulling staff from one floor to another to fill gaps in staffing is an inappropriate one as well. I know some hospitals have specially trained staff for this, but a lot of the...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You are my hero Julie!!!! I hope you sue the *** out of them and bring greater awareness that this sort of behavior from employers is
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    Legal obligation for disaster relief

    KalipsoRed21 replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for this information. So basically the ANA says we have a moral obligation to answer the call of putting patients first but not to the point that puts our own life in peril. Oh, and if you have...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Your point is? So during hurricane Harvey you and faculty had to stay at the facility and what? The storm blew over, you guys were never out of electricity or running water....or you actually had a...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    So this is a quote from another article I read about this situation. “ An attorney for Colin said the employees called both the power company and then-Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who had given his...
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    My experience with SNFs and/or assisted livings is that the ratio of nurse to patient ratios are often 1:30-40 with some CNAs. So 3-4 nurses may well be all the nursing staff that was at the facility....
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    Nurses Charged in Deaths of 12 Nursing Home Residents

    KalipsoRed21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Oh my god! The charge nurse had been there less than a week and the other two nurses had minimal experience at the facility ????????!!!!!!!!! This so reminds me of my first year as a nurse and I...
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    A Nurse's Sacrifice

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am more on the side of the OP. Yes, there are MANY careers that work weekends, holidays, and night shifts. But let’s talk about the big ones people keep bringing up. The military: Yes they make a...
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    Fishy, illegitimate contract..?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think you need to A) get a copy of that. And B) leave before your 90 day. Even some verbal contracts can be held up in court so I see no problem with them possibly enforcing this on you since...
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    Sick Days?

    KalipsoRed21 replied to newbienurse97's topic in General Nursing

    It is rare for someone to call off 3 times in 3 months. I think you are having more anxiety than you are willing to verbalize. 1 of your 3 excuses seem ‘legitimate’ to me. The vomiting and/or...
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    Murder-Suicide of Elderly Couple Worried About Healthcare Bills

    KalipsoRed21 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Well I have some questions regarding the response. 1) We really don’t know from the article that the wife chose this death. So while I can follow your logic, until there is evidence SHE chose to die...
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    Does Being a Nurse Remove Your Constitutional Right to Free Speech? The Carolyn Strom Case.

    KalipsoRed21 replied to steven007's topic in Nursing News

    Uh, totally disagree. This is the whole safety vs liberty issue. 1) I can’t blame any employer for firing an employee for not following their rules. So if they had a no fire arms policy then she...