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I’m literally just saying I don’t think they should lose their livelihood over it. They were absolutely wrong for doing what they did and posting it, no question.

OK, it was a question, hence the question mark. Teaching moment. Not a moment to try to make someone feel dumb. Thank you for clarifying. I know it doesn’t negate consequences. I just felt the consequences chosen were kind of harsh.

I feel it would be a fireable offense if there was any identifiable images or information pertaining to specific patients or the hospital itself. Otherwise isn't it just using your freedom of speech to vent on a medium? DEFINITELY not something I wou...

I am so sorry you are going through this. I feel the same way about how broken our healthcare system is. It’s disgusting and disheartening. I get burned out because of this as well. When the burnout takes over, I take a few months to a year off from ...

I’m sorry that you are feeling this way after all you went through in school and what you sacrificed. You are definitely not alone in how you feel. I don’t know what state you are in but I am in MA and here there are quite a few settings LPNs can wor...

This is typical of new nurses. I’ve definitely been where you are. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and often compare myself/abilities to other nurses. I just have to remind myself to look at the facts. When you are comparing yourself to these other nurs...

I know I am going to get virtually shot for saying this but I don’t agree that a new grad should NEVER be hired into a leadership role. Circumstance is everything. This person could have had a leadership role outside of nursing in which the same lead...

This is a good topic! I believe all employers’ exit interviews should be done electronically so that people can feel comfortable speaking their mind about the organization they chose to leave. I think you should fill it out and be honest. Things don’...

I’m very sorry to hear about all that you are going through. We do have to take care of ourselves in order to adequately care for others. You could try private duty nursing in which you’d only have to travel to one client for a set amount of hours. U...

I agree that our healthcare system is horrible, and that a good number of the people working in it are abused. There are many days I have literally given blood, sweat, and tears during my only 5 year nursing career. I have worked in a variety of sett...

I have a friend working in a skilled nursing and rehab facility. She has only been working there one month. On her unit, in the narcotic boxes on each cart and in the narcotic fridge, there are at LEAST 20 expired, discontinued,and inactive narcotics...

Honestly, if I had been the Nurse on the other line I would have just documented "Nurse spoken with refused to give her name at end of call" or something to that effect and been done with it. I wouldn't have made a big stink over it. It's also possib...

I hope that what that commenter was getting at was that if you are a nurse working as a CNA and something goes wrong, legally you are held to the higher standard of a Nurse.

"Do you think he's dead?"

Am I the only one who feels that the situation the OP describes is how nursing in that setting should be? Safe patient load for each nurse, and the nurse is not distracted while passing meds or doing treatments, and the nurse might actually have time...

Assisted livings are pretty cool in the sense that they are free to "assist" to whatever degree they want. I work at two different assisted living facilities (one full time, the other part time). At one I don't pass meds, at the other I do. At one I ...

Jannuu. Most stylish scrubs ever. They are so nice, people didn't believe they were scrubs when I wore them to work. Pricey, but worth it to me.

Actually it is prescribed as both a scheduled and prn med. Idk about it being more effective than opioids since it has to be given in such a high dose to compare. It would be nice if we didn't have to reassess it though since it would be one less thi...

I think what the op did was fine. I would have done the same. I would have told the patient that they would be getting the med in 30 mins and that they could have Tylenol in the meantime. I never give med that is both pen and scheduled within less th...

I am an lpn and I work Monday-Friday 3pm-9pm, but since I am expected to complete everything I would on a 3-11p shift, I haven't gotten out on time yet haha.

i completely agree! These employers don't like to waste their time. They knew you were a new grad when they they asked you to interview so that's not it at all. Before I go on any interview, I google a bunch of questions typically asked at interviews...

If you are running a facility, and are unaware of being out of supplies, then it sounds like you're not talking to your staff.

I actually just got hired at a nursing home for Monday through Friday 3pm-9p and a 12hr on call shift every 5th weekend. Weird, huh?

that was some of the best advice I have read on this site. Very straightforward. To the OP: if you can tolerate the neuro unit, do it. The nicu will always be there and you'd have an in by that point.

To the OP: it's obvious this nurse just was tired of making money. I mean, why else would someone just quit their job? i was being sarcastic. Seriously, people leave their job for a reason. That reason may not be good enough for management but it's g...