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The best place to look for a job is the facilities you did your clinicals. Make sure to get the names of the nurses you work with & ask them if they would be willing to write you a letter of recommendation. If not, ask if they mind you giving t...

Depending on the facility you're at, most nurses have what we call our brain. It's a computer printed page that has the pt's name, diagnosis, etc. Ask the nurse for your assigned patient if you can copy hers. Don't be scared to ask. We were all s...

Whatever you do, don't post a response to the aide's post on the media site. HIPAA applies to everyone, including her!I wouldn't wait to discuss what you read on the website with your supervisor. I'm assuming you did a head to toe assessment on eac...

Have you considered applying to an acute care hospital that offers a comprehensive training program? With you having previous experience in the medical field & presently working towards an RN degree, you shouldn't have a problem finding a hospit...

After 4 yrs of staff nursing, I switched to agency nursing. My latest assignment is caring for a special needs child in a public school. I've had this child since the last school yr. I had to report an aide for slapping a child the first month I ...

Hang in there! I know HH can be a beast! I tried it for 2 months when I went back to work after having a MVA. I thought it would be easier to transition back into nursing than jump into 12 hr shifts after being off for 5 months due to injuries. I...

Thank you, CrunchRN! I'm currently looking for another job. A little worried because of references because I have worked for this company for 18 months. I can't afford a bad reference. Also, I don't regret my decision to report the abuse. I only...

Update! It appears I've been hung out to dry! My supervisor realized she was in serious trouble so she called me & offered to give me another assignment that she hasn't even confirmed. Then, she called my student's mother & told her I took...

If you're looking for a hospital that hires new grads, check into HCA hospitals. I know that Bayshore Medical Center in Pasadena, TX is always hiring & they definitely hire new grads. It probably won't be your dream job but it beats no job at a...

JustBeachyNurse...I thought that's how it was supposed to be. Wouldn't that have been easier to tell parents instead of them finding out through anonymous sources that their children are being hit? Now, the parents are furious because they had no i...

@ Nhnursie...all of the support from my fellow nurses have given me the courage, information, & support to do what I knew needed to be done. I'm blessed to have each & every one of [email protected] you! I was hoping that FERPA d...

I have been extremely careful not to divulge any names. I don't know anything about FERPA.

@ CrunchRN...Thank you! My grandmother raised me to do the right thing regardless of the consequences. My agency didn't fire me. The Special Needs Nurse Coordinator replaced me with another nurse through my agency. My student's mother was told sh...

Update...I followed everyone's advice. Reported incidents to the proper authorities. Have to say this has turned into one big mess. My student's mother has hired an attorney to fight for my job after being told there was nothing she could do but a...

I see all posts for Lamar State College state that this is a 15 month program. I have completed all but 6 of the BSN prerequisites. Would that shorten the length of the program or would I have to wait until the others complete theirs & start th...

This is crazy!!! It is unethical to expect nursing students to lie because an instructor is too lazy to do the job she is being paid to do. The down side of reporting to the BNE is that if this school loses their accreditation because of one lousy ...

I don't know if you have found the answers you were looking for but here's my suggestion regarding the depression.If you haven't been diagnosed & treated for the depression, you may want to take your NCLEX before then if you can. Not saying you ...

Should I write a statement for the compliance officer? His tone initially was "as a parent i can understand why you're so upset about this situation". However, during his return call, his tone was more like a "I'm protecting my relationship with th...

Sorry you experienced this in your first semester of nursing school but nurses are people just like everyone else. Most of us had a preconceived idea of what nursing should be when we started. Many of us had other careers before becoming a nurse. ...

You can take nursing prerequisites at any accredited college. If you know what college you are going to transfer to, call their counselor's office & get a list of the courses you will need. You can take as many of those as you can at your local...

I promise that wasn't a curse word! I guess the moderator thought it was close enough. Sorry if anyone though it was.

I am so ******* upset right now! I hate corporate American policies! My agency returned my call & asked that I write a formal statement for their Compliance Officer because the reason stated for my termination was reporting. They said they nee...

I feel the same way. This is a huge district & from what I've seen on tv, they have a lot unfortunate events going on in their schools. I see the parents crying, school district issues some generic PR excuse, & then we never hear of it agai...

That's similar the the aggressor's situation. He curses like a sailor & they say he repeats what he hears. Uh hello! We don't use foul language in the classroom! When he's asked where he heard that language, he replies that his older brother ...

I have no idea who the next person on the ladder would be. Do any of you know who the principal reports to? I thought about the media but I'm sure that really would land me in a world of trouble. That's why I asked if I could tell my student's mot...