heather7781 BSN, RN

heather7781 has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Periop nursing.

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1. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

   heather7781 replied to heather7781's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   In the end I decided the stress of it wasn’t worth my health! My husband got stage 3 lymphoma, fought hard and went into remission since my last post, I got so sick from the stress of it and that...

2. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

   heather7781 replied to heather7781's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I’m pretty sure why it’s happening. When this manager started within 3 months all but 6 of nurses quit. How that went down without intervention from higher up I don’t understand. We were a tight...

3. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

   heather7781 replied to heather7781's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It is really upsetting because I’ve been at this job for 8 years. We go through managers like crazy. This one started a year ago, no management experience and only a nurse for 7years herself. I...

4. Nursing with a hearing loss: Yes you can!

   heather7781 replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   But does it Bluetooth? I have electronic ones but I have to take my aids out to use

5. Nursing with a hearing loss: Yes you can!

   heather7781 replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I have not been able to find a stethoscope that will Bluetooth to my aids. If you know of any will you please share that

6. The masks are making life hell!

   heather7781 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I am a nurse with moderate hearing loss. I use aids and they help but I find that I lip read a lot. Since covid and masking of everyone for entire shift I am constantly struggling. Being a nurse with...

7. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

   heather7781 replied to heather7781's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I did turn in a detailed documentation based rebuttal. Almost every thing she accused me of I found documentation to prove was false. The few things I couldn’t we merely “complaints from anonymous...

8. *HELP* being accused of gross negligence

   heather7781 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have worked at my outpatient surgery unit for 8 years and have never had any type of write up. Yesterday my manager called me in to give me 2 page write up with several incidents starting April...

9. RA and nursing

   heather7781 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am a outpatient surgery nurse at a small rural hospital. I have been diagnosed with RA which went from mild to bad really quick. Some days are better than others and I'm still working with...

10. But all the Nurse is doing is sitting down. Why cant the help?

    heather7781 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in General Nursing

    For me the problem is when I'm given an attitude, like I'm a jerk, because the cna had to do her job. Just like most other people have said I am happy to help when I have time to. But when I'm busting...