griffeysnurse

Ty so much. Makes perfect sense.

Certainly not disgruntled. No rumor mill. No feud. This is a personal experience of mine and I’m trying to sort thru it without being dramatic. I’m trying to be professional while maintaining my morals and commitment to nursing and patient safety. I give 100 to everyone I know and even those who don’t deserve it. I am a push over. So again I’m trying to learn my voice and advocate for what is right is right or what is safe is safe. Hope that makes sense.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I write to you all in hopes of helping my mind and heart some resolution to an aching situation as of late. Lets say the describing scenario is an isolation hall of 4-11 acute care patients getting rehab with 2 twelve hour shift nurses. During shift change a night nurse consistently tells the on coming nurse she has not seen any of the patients, has not gone down the hall, doesn't know much about them due to a very bad received shift report BUT yet assures the on coming nurse they are well and fine because the med aide never came and got her (a med aide covers the hall during the night shift). The one coming nurse has asked her not to do this because its unsafe and not quality care, the on coming nurse has asked her to learn her patients and shown her where to get the information if she doesn't feel comfortable asking her discharging nurse for said info, the on coming nurse has encouraged her to know her patients for note support sake and fairness and safety to the patient as their right to quality care. Twice she has left without giving report because she thinks its appropriate that the med aide give report to the on coming nurse. The buildings philosophy is to not awaken a sleeping a patient. The hall assigned is an acute hall no long term residents. Most of them always receiving a PRN of sorts. This nurse even went as far as writing an order for something without permission. The chain of command has been used; a nurse (LPN) in a mgmt position (staffing), weekend supervisor RN, DON and administrator and they all shrugged the concerns off. This on coming nurse that has heavy concerns has changed to PRN because unsafe care was too daunting. Now they won't even offer this nurse with concerns shifts and are turning other peoples time off requests down saying they don't have help when they know they can call the PRN nurse. Lastly, the nurse who isn't checking on her patients or even getting vitals for that matter because she delegates those to a CNA got moved into the day spot for the nurse who left due to ethical constraints. Most patients are ortho but usually 50% respiratory requiring an assessment of sorts. I feel like I need to inform the BON but I am scared to death of retaliation. I was going to contact Corporate since my local chain of command felt there was no issues. I do not know who to go to for support, advice, counsel. Am I over reacting? Should I just let it go? I know there are bad nurses everywhere even though there shouldnt be. How can nurses professionally get around other nurses who in a sense breach their duty to care? Thank you for any thoughts and insights.

So I have a hearing in Cali with the Attorney General with no lawyer. I received two petty larceny charges bc of my 3 yr old in early 2012 and then a DUI in March 2013....none the less it has been YEARS since the offense to which a perfectly good explanation was provided to the board and they denied me and offered me a hearing then they said I could ask for a settlement and they SAID NOPE we can not offer you anything you need to come to the hearing..... Im quite nervous as time is 2 days away. I do not have a lawyer. I do not know how to go about conversating with them or what to expect? I have been a CNA for 14 years and have a degree in healthcare admin never a flaw never a complaint ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I AM FLAWLESS. I am however a nurse in Virginia which a multi state practice license so I can be a nurse in 24 states but my husbands military career is here in CALI. He has been recently diagnosed with SEVERE PTSD AND I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED HIS CARE TAKER as well as his grandparents care takers because of my skill and background in the medical field. I am very worried for Friday.

I have not per say " lawyered up" and the hearing is Friday. The enforcement section would not even offer me a settlement. I'm very nervous. I have 13 years in the field.

Im confused what do you mean ? I do not have any felony convictions.

We'll the BVNPT is who the hearing will be with. I had a dui in April 2013 in another state and got convicted this past April it took a whole year. I'm just wondering what a "hearing" with the BVNPT actually means and why it would even do me any justice. I'm going to request one because it's my last chance at transferring. Y nursing license into Cali. I would just hate for my nursing license to sit and me not use it until we can leave Cali (my husband is military).

I had a DUI in 2013 April and it finally went to court April 2014. I have a LPN license in Virginia which is a multi state privilege license. California had denied me but the letter says I can request a hearing but it just seems like that would be silly and they will give me the same answer

Sooooooooooooo...I was finally approved to take my boards in Virginia as an LPN passed and then had to immediately transfer to CALI and I have been denied. The denial letter says I can request a hearing but what does that do? I mean they told me no so wont they tell me no again ????