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Where are you getting this opinion?

"Aug 10 by wbthomas Start working on a CEP program ASAP. Associates degrees in nursing are being phased out. Soon there will be no spots available to those seeking that degree." Where are you getting this information?

Should I try to get more clarity from supervisor about complaints even though I knowmthere is no truth in them? Since I was only given brief generalities about the complaints and then asked my side? I had no idea there was a problem until Imwas notified there were multiple complaints allmof a sudden in one night bear in mnd.

. Exactly! I would be drawing a patient and literally be quiet with them concentrating while switching tubes and begin to overhear these coversations about inappropriate topics, their butt size, birth control methods, etc. discussed by my co-workers on the other side of the curtain/wall and try to start talking about anything just in case the patient heard them..hoping they didnt. :/

I had called in my availability and am waiting assignment at another hospital. Since this healthcare network is the largest in the state. However, its not sitting right with me and I do not feel protected from this being able to happen again. Not only were the "bruising" complaints worrisome but accusing me of yelling at patients too. Quite ludicrous. Since I am also a CMA and have not been able to find back office work in the state due to lack of two to three years of experience which is literally a requirement on all job ads. I have looked out of state too. I did get a job referral out of state and think its best to pursue that while I wait to be called to start RN school since Im waitlisted. I decided for now that I do want to continue pursuing nuRsing and perhaps will have the opportunity to stay away from the hospital? Or as I advance to NP or informatics can gain even better insights of how to avoid these situations? I had been a caregiver in the past and was thinking surely these dramas dont go on with home health??

The good grief comment is what I was thinking when all of this was happening

Correct...when one lady had said to me face to face..after my offsite supervisor called me about the notebook "you're violating HIPAA" I was so offended it felt like she was accusing me of driving drunk when I was stone cold sober. I know its a law and serious! Good grief! I dont want any of these false accusations on any record of mine. I really hope this next site is much better if anything not as bad. Thank you for your feedback.

Oh...all I had written was room numbers and the time I went in and out so I could track my pace of draws. And my locker combo. Ooooh violation!

Because I have been a pre RN student and am an AAMA Certified Medical Assistant I am sure I didnt violate HIPAA. I would have gladly opened my notebook to anyone to prove it. Yet it was still brought to THE lab manager that I was "journaling" about patients and violating HIPAA this was done on my second day. Odd since the notebook was on my person at all times and no one read it but myself. But somehow someone knew It had confidential information in it? False! A nurse reported the left tourniquet. I know it was loosened. Imwas told it was also. Its not shocking it happened. Sometimes patients would turn their own light out or cover themselves up as I walked across the room throwing away the sharp which was mounted on the wall. We didnt have a portable sharps container we could use. So if i had trash, tubes and needle in my hand the tourniquet may have been left in that instance. Especially if patient was asleep and i needed both hands to lift their arm or for whatever reason patient not too helpful in removing tourniquet from under their arm. Was an incident report necessary? This is a subject I am not familiar with.I am to be reassigned to a different hospital after speaking with an offsite supervisor. But these baseless accusations dont have me too keen on rushing back to work in such an environment. Although I do realize there was some sort of sick environment it doents lessen the sting that I was accused of yelling at patients or that I hurt them because they have excessive bruises from their blood draws. As if I was meaning to do harm? Firstly most of these patients already had a lot of bruising. More than I had ever encountered in the past. Secondly, since when do patients enjoy getting their blood drawn-its going to hurt!? Thirdly how am I supposed to protect myself in the future when all I do is stick people with needles for hours at work? Anyone can complain at anytime and there goes my job?And Im really second guessing going to nursing school now. Perhaps nursing outside of the hospital setting would be much better?

Thats my question..whats the use in working hard to learn technical nursing skills when at any moment an angry patient can perhaps bruise excessively bc their vein blew or they didnt want their blood drawn again or do not like the "pain" of a tourniquet around their arm and complain and administration fears lowered ganey scores and fire you? Or a staff member doesnt like you and just makes things up about you. And administration just rolls with it. Is his really so commonplace?

I am a waitlisted nursing student working as a phlebotomist. I achieved my CMA waiting to get into nursing school and also gained 2 years of in home caregiving experience. Since working in the hospital environment I have experienced caddy cliques of women who ignored me daily and then who complained about me to my supervisor for not working fast enough. And these same women would argue, screaming around patients at one another. As well discuss pumping their breast milk and how big they thought their behinds were on a daily basis.Now I am in an inpatient environment working at nights. I had brought a half-sized notebook to track my speed of draws per room and random information I needed to know for the job. An anonymous person emailed my supervisor claiming I was journaling about patients and violating HIPAA. Needless to say I do not bring a nitebook to work anymore.A week or two later an incident was filed because I Left a tourniquet in someones bed untightened. Finally a week later I was told that a couple patients complained that I hurt them and they excessively bruised from their blood draws and nurses said I was yelling at patients which is ridiculous. But I lost my job anyway. It seems like anyone..a random nurse or someone that you dont even come into contact can say anything about you and you lose all that you have worked so hard for. Why should I even bother working hard in nursing school to end up in this kind of work environment? I am trying to get into healthare beause I am a cancer survivor not looking for this kind of drama. Nor would I take good patient care for granted and ever do things I have been accused of..hurting and yelling...absurd.