Best of luck to you! Also, having that "secret stash"...wow! That sounds really sketchy. Hate to get lawyer-ly about the whole thing, but a clever attorney might use this fact to your advantage when...
Almost the exact same rule change occurred at my school, with various HESIs each semester...some counting towards a grade and two "high-stakes" HESIs (one for med-surg and one our final semester, the...
My program never allowed a nurse to administer ANY meds (esp. high-alert insulin) without the **direct** supervision of either an RN (during our final semester "leadership" clinical) OR the clinical...
The OP's post is sobering. In two separate health systems, I am asked about medications (for pain) I was prescribed ONE TIME and never ended up even taking (rx'd for pain related to surgery...
RE: The "Going to be fired" thread aside, LTC staffing levels, generally speaking, are inadequate. Even all of my nursing instructors admitted this fact numerous times. They stated unequivocally that...
Probably depends on how much paper work is involved and who will look good or not look good if this situation gets exposed to a wider audience w/in the agency and how much pressure the department is...
Generally speaking, for therapeutic communication questions you will find on your MH exams...some basic rules are: 1. The RN generally should avoid giving any type of advice. A better answer is "What...
Every program is different, but mine bundled med surg I and mental health in the same semester as well. I would say focus more on med surg b/c that tends to be the tougher class. For mental health,...
The agency you work for does not sound very consistent or organized. As competitive as nursing is, I am quite surprised your HR dep't is not more conscientious and thorough in formulating and...
OP made an economic decision to leave based on the work the position required, the work environment, and the rate of pay & benefits offered. We all make these types of decisions. I do not see...
HR departments typically have a set protocol to follow when investigating employee reports such as described by the OP. If they feel one is warranted based on the presenting details of the report, an...
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Parakeet, I only got through about one half of the comments. Based on what you have stated, it is my opinion that you should NOT be providing care to transgendered patients (or perhaps any LGBT...
Wow OP that is too bad you have had the experience you describe. My school's cohort is amazing. We have a class Facebook page (yes, I realize we must be careful about that...I've read the warnings...
I'm sorry if I sound jaded, but for profit nursing homes will cut every corner they can get away with. I have a friend who is an LPN a nursing home. She regular has a patient load of 45+. How is...
Please help! Greetings!! I am currently enrolled in MedSurg II. Our professor has entirely revamped the course. A new and significant component of the course is the use of Evolve Adaptive Learning...