NotMyProblem MSN ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

My Capella MSN course actually begins on Monday, July 13th. My enrollment advisor called and told me that the course actually opened up early (today, Friday-July 11th). I immediately went to the course and read the syllabus and requirements of the fi...

Your initial question to her was actually addressed to ALL of them. The 3-way meeting was probably to make sure there was no retaliation against you, considering the legalities that are involved. Keep your eyes open for an employee ‘guide to reportin...

Harassment takes on many forms, direct and indirect. If the OP witnessed the slapping and was offended by it, it is considered harassment. It is no different than overhearing a heavy sexually over-toned joke between colleagues that one finds offensiv...

@londonflo, in my 35-yr nursing career, I’ve never had an issue with a lab tech/MT/phlebotomist. I’ve even made a point (as a 20+ year night shifter) to collect my own 0600 PTTs and troughs just so it wouldn’t fall through the cracks of shift change....

Smart plan! Not only are you building a resume, you also have your foot in the door, which should make it easier to secure a licensed position.

I didn’t say the OP needed to know any of what we do. My point was that an assumption was made and 80% of the RNs were tried and found guilty by the OP based on that assumption. As busy as acute care nurses are, any number of things could have been g...

So you’re not a phlebotomist, but a MT. We are not phlebotomist, either, and blood collection was not and is not part of any nursing program. But this is a task that is expected of us should whomever from the lab fails to perform this task. But ...

It would be interesting to know how you would know this as I’m pretty sure phlebotomist are not allowed to touch PICC lines. Could it be that your viewpoint is as it is because you are overworked and you resent having to come to the floors to do som...

I would just move on to a program that has the proper accreditation if I were you...even if it means having to repeat a couple of courses. If you’re having this much grief on the front end, imagine what you’re going to go through on the back end of t...

This is relatively minor. However, other lab results may require immediate attention, so try to get in the habit of calling the physician/provider as soon as you take the call to get that off you. Another thing to consider as a brand new nurse:...

It took me 35 years and I can honestly say that I love my job and it is more of the team that I work with, including the doctor, than the area. It’s DEFINITELY NOT the patients or leadership, although I’ve experienced more rewarding moments in this p...

Former traveler here. What they said!! Let me just add that as a traveler you’re almost guaranteed to get THE worst of the worst patients on the unit. Either stay where you are, or apply for a fulltime position at a facility where there is highe...

This idiot fired himself! As I was reading this, I was thinking he was gonna be found somewhere with at least a half-a**-believable lie. But the dumb*** told the truth!! He must have been one of the ones who cheated his way through nursing school and...

I’m pretty sure ‘they’ already know. But yes, it should be reported...without fear of retaliation...or flat tires.

It was an HCA. And since I regifted it within the same year (every single penny), they could not legally report it as income given to me. Believe me, I was definitely waiting on the W-2, with an attorney on speed dial. Of course the bonus was taxed b...

I wish there was a way of alerting new nurses that if they are offered sign-on bonuses for nurses with ZERO experience, it is most likely a place they’d want to avoid! It isn’t like they were so impressed with the grades that they just had to have YO...

Choosing an online nursing community is not what I think the instructors had in mind. If interviewing nurses is what you want to do, I’d think you’d at least want to know for a fact that you were speaking with an actual nurse (name/title on badge vis...

Really??? So why enter women’s health? What are you going to do when one of your patients become pregnant or come to you with ‘female’ problems? Refuse to see them? That’s the fastest way to the unemployment line.

All the more reason for you to learn all that you can to keep yourselves and your loved ones out of the hospitals! These students are the new faces of nursing (if they manage to overcome the NCLEX) and you certainly wouldn’t want them taking care of ...

You may be getting ahead of yourself just a tad bit. Sometimes when courses are listed by 1 and 2, they have to be taken in sequence. Check the requirements of your program. If you’re allowed to take them together, I really wouldn’t at this time if I...

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I wouldn’t have a clue! My LPN years took place with Ole Flo back in the dark ages!?? For my RN NCLEX eleven years ago, I used Kaplan’s Strategies, Practices, and Review. Reach out to your former school and ask to speak with an advisor or instru...

The phone bill that came with mine was heavier than the battery!! Especially outgoing calls! I remember making calls and saying, hey, call me! Then hung up and waited for the call.??

Had one just like it!!???

CONGRATULATIONS!????