GA Peach, BS, RN

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1. Nurse Giving Conscious Sedation Without Licensed MD Order

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Having knowledge of the lapse means you knowingly are breaking the law to continue following orders for care from this physician. Ethically, you should report such status to the State of Practice because there are multiple laws being broken. You are ...

2. No call no show, and feeling terrible about it!

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to omha's topic in General Nursing

   That is not an uncommon situation with PRN positions. There is just more room in the process for miscommunication. It takes extra diligence with all you have going on to just make sure the communication always stays clear. You are not alone.

3. I hate nursing

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

   I am so sorry that you are miserable. The only one who has control over your life is you. Getting your RN will potentially give you some better job options; however, it sounds like you need to get some counseling for a career change. It will mean a l...

4. Quitting without a notice

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Professionalism

   While that may be the case, it is unprofessional to not give notice. Doing so also keeps you from using them as future source of referral. HR and management are more connected than ever, so you better hope you don't ever need them as a referral.

5. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

   Many hospitals do have internship programs in specialty areas, such as ICU, Oncology, ER... for new graduates. You are jumping the gun a bit on CRNA. Here are the American Association of Nurse Anesthetics (AANA): Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or othe...

6. Never placed an IV!!!!!

   GA Peach, BS, RN replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

   Actually,in some places you can get trained as a phlebotomist in 1 week. Supposedly, it's everything you will need to take the test for phlebotomy certification. I worked as a phlebotomist to put myself through Nursing School.