Tommy5677

Tommy5677

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  1. Medication Error in School

    Tommy5677 replied to uofanurse's topic in School

    So sorry. Trust me when I tell you that boards of nursing are like dogs with bones and they will stop at nothing until they destroy you. I know. I went up against a bone-chewing board and I won but I...

  2. How I Got My Dream Job!

    Tommy5677 replied to tokyoROSE's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is the kind of post that makes me glad I'm no longer in that market. That market has changed drastically. I've been a nurse for 40 years. Do the math and you can figure out my age. Once upon...

  3. Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became A Nurse

    Tommy5677 replied to Sarah Jividen's topic in Nursing Career

    If I had known and I really wanted to be in health care, it would have been PT for myriad reasons too numerous to list. Most of all, yes, it's a female dominated profession but guess what? They seem...

  4. Preceptor is a bully....

    Tommy5677 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    So if the regional director calls her a bully, informs her she is the common demominator, and then she calls him a bully, well, if this is taking place in a right to work state she needs to be...

  5. Preceptor is a bully....

    Tommy5677 replied to Hardhands's topic in General Nursing

    One thing HR does not want to hear is "hostile work environment". Just remember though that HR is not your friend. Their purpose is to protect the company from you. However, I would probably risk...

  6. I Make Less Than a Brand New Nurse, Why?

    Tommy5677 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This kind of thing happens all the time and sorry but there are no employer excuses here. Economic downturn is BS. People don't stop getting sick in bad economies. New nurses are brought on at the...

  7. As seen on TV

    Tommy5677 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I love Freddy Highmore and wanted so much to like this show. I had issues with it on the first episode to the point where I've never watched another

  8. Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    Tommy5677 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    You're splitting hairs here. Of course I would reassign the nurse out of fear of injuring the patient. Then I'd report her to the board. There ya

  9. Is Giving 2 Weeks Notice Ancient Practice?

    Tommy5677 replied to staple1027's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. If you live in a Right to Work state (at will), you are not required to give two weeks notice to an employer. Any employer. You also do no need to give them a reason and they can't hold it...

  10. When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

    Tommy5677 replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    So, let me get this straight. The physician was escorted from the property and his privileges revoked. So, when did calling the police happen in all of this and who actually called them? Judging from...

  11. Foreign Medical Graduate Turned BSN Not Landing Interviews

    Tommy5677 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Oh these times they have changed. This in the midst of a crisis known as the nursing shortage. I'm sorry but someone needs to enlighten me on how this makes sense. Let's see, I'll go and spend...

  12. Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    Tommy5677 replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    No, you cannot refuse care to ANYONE based on moral objection. It is way too subjective and the one thing that comes to mind is refusing care to a gay person because of moral objection. What's next...

  13. Co-worker Impersonating a Nurse - Am I obligated to report this to the BON?

    Tommy5677 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    I believe you are obligated to report it to the board based solely on the fact that you are suspicious. It is of no consequence to you if you are wrong. If you report it it's the boards responsibility...

  14. What You Need To Know About Older Nurses: Myths and Realities

    Tommy5677 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Demanding that nurses have a BSN is also feeding the shortage. I'm still working as a nurse but I'm completely independent with my own business. What I'm doing requires that you be at least a RN. I...

  15. Should I Go From RN to Scrub Tech?

    Tommy5677 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think nurse Beth offers good advice here. Get your BSN. There are plenty of fully accredited online RN-BSN programs out there and many of them won't break the bank. One program offers theirs for...

  16. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    Tommy5677 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Puzzling how nurses are charged with caring for the sick but getting sick is the hightest of crimes. If you contracted something that landed you in the hospital and the situation was such that you...

  17. Investigating Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

    Tommy5677 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of this condition but glad to be aware of it. Another to watch out for is marijuana induced vaso-vagal syncope, usually seen in young women but I've also seen it with older men....

  18. When and Why Nurses Are Leaving the Workforce

    Tommy5677 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I left nursing because I'm no longer marketable. I'm 61, have an ASN, and no one will hire me in my specialty which I did for 11 years, because I don't have a BSN. Nursing appears to be its own worst...

  19. Nutrition certification/education for nurses

    Tommy5677 replied to eflr's topic in Holistic

    Diploma nurses are probably the best clinicians ever. Don't sell yourself short by saying "I only have"

  20. Can Pain Be Prevented?

    Tommy5677 replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I was told to start Miralax with the oxy, which was totally inadequate. I started Dulcolax and ultimately ended up taking magnesium citrate which did nothing. Even Fleet enemas were inadequate. I felt...

  21. Florida Hospital 10k sign on bonus

    Tommy5677 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if hospitals offering this kind of bonus actually do anything to try to "fix" the problems. I would question the quality of nursing management and I would want to know non nursing admins...

  22. Can Pain Be Prevented?

    Tommy5677 replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Last year I suffered a severe orthopedic injury. So severe in fact that it required a trauma ortho surgeon and 3 1/2 hours of surgery to repair it. I ended up with a plate and 12 screws. Can I even...

  23. ASN to BSN Blah blah blah

    Tommy5677 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I received my ASN in 1980 and to be honest, it's never been something I've loved and oftentimes hated. I recently read an article that said something like a goal of 80% BSN by 2020. So does that mean...

  24. ASN to BSN Blah blah blah

    Tommy5677 replied to Tommy5677's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I get that but none of those extras are on the test and to me that is the bottom line. If BSNs want to be first in line then give them a separate test that includes all the extras they learned. Don't...

  25. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    Tommy5677 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And I thought I was THE disgruntled male nurse. Sheesh. I guess in some ways he's right but female nurses do have their strengths. Compassion, empathy, etc. This is why you see most male nurses in...