DusktilDawn

DusktilDawn

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  1. Facility wants to take my RN title away

    DusktilDawn replied to rnwings's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, I agree. Housekeepers work their tails off, but really! It is an entry level position. Anyone can do it. Not everyone can be an engineer. If housekeepers are "engineers", then they...

  2. Facility wants to take my RN title away

    DusktilDawn replied to rnwings's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget the tacking on of the word REPRESENTATIVE to a job title. They're just used because they make a job sound more impressive and complex than it actually is. BTW I never tell anyone I was an...

  3. Facility wants to take my RN title away

    DusktilDawn replied to rnwings's topic in General Nursing

    As Siri posted, as long as your title is on the badge that satisfies BON requirements. That doesn't prevent the facility from making the title CLINICAL ASSOCIATE the more prominent title displayed on...

  4. A Nursing Dilemma!!!

    DusktilDawn replied to Tolos's topic in General Nursing

    It would have been one thing if the LPN pointed out standing orders that covered the situation and showed her where the vaccine was kept. That's not what she did, she prepared medication and attempted...

  5. Video surveillance of hospital workers for hand hygiene

    DusktilDawn replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting article posted by Brian in the news section: https://allnurses.com/forums/f195/hand-washing-near-enough-good-enough-334271.html

  6. Video surveillance of hospital workers for hand hygiene

    DusktilDawn replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like this would be used strictly for it's stated purpose. Basically it seems like they're using a back-door to essential provide surveillence over nurses. It's even worse than nurse trackers....

  7. CNA's calling in/writing prescriptions

    DusktilDawn replied to phelan26's topic in General Nursing

    You were dealing with someone who would have had practice issues no matter where she was employed, Val. There may have been a difference in how this person would have been dealt with under a different...

  8. A Nursing Dilemma!!!

    DusktilDawn replied to Tolos's topic in General Nursing

    It goes against standards of practice, regardless of what any written policy states, regardless of whether it meets with any supervisor's or manager's approval. You do not administer medication...

  9. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    DusktilDawn replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Why does it surprise any nurse here that Jelet, regardless of his age, really doesn't know what nursing is about. New grads coming into the profession are shell-shocked once they are on their own....

  10. Hourly rounding... I have the time

    DusktilDawn replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    They actually spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for these consulting groups that employ non-nurses to tell them how to tell us to do our jobs. Frankly way too much money gets spent so the upper...

  11. Suspended

    DusktilDawn replied to pinkflamingoes01's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you all the best and hope the reinstatement application is approved. What happened to you was deplorable. I think when we all look back on things in hindsight, such as your situation, and I...

  12. How are "never events" affecting your practice?

    DusktilDawn replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Do I think hospitals should be doing more to prevent adverse outcomes and reduce the risk of some of these so-called "never events," absolutely. But this is the entirely wrong way to do it. I think it...

  13. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    Bear in mind, once HR and the union was brought into the situation, the decision to report this incident to the CNO may not have been in the manager's hands. Once a manager involves their superiors or...

  14. Pt and sexual advances

    DusktilDawn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I just simply state that "It's not in my job

  15. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    Meadow, my ethics instructor when I was in school, was a member of the disciplinary committee for the CNO. From what she told about how the committee worked, I highly doubt they'll be out for your...

  16. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    In Canada, the equivalent to the US State Board of Nurses, would the Provincial College of Nurses. For instance in Ontario, the governing body for the licensing of nurses would be the College of...

  17. Family initiated MET/rapid response?

    DusktilDawn replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Of course that would be the intent, for potentially life/limb threatening situations. We live in a society where people will dial 911 because their sub sandwich doesn't have the condiments exactly the...

  18. Family initiated MET/rapid response?

    DusktilDawn replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I just wish Joint Commission would mandate staffing ratios and use some common sense when it comes to paper work and not mandate 2-3 new forms for the nurse to fill out each year thus keeping said...

  19. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she does mean Canada. Even if her employer reports this to her provincinal licensing body, I don't think they would take away her

  20. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't say the manager was being petty. Meadow had asked around to switch that shift and that wouldn't exactly be a secret, and the manager knew she had another job. It doesn't take too much...

  21. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    DusktilDawn replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    I think the worst outcome will be either you're asked to resign or they will terminate you. I don't think they'll take it to the

  22. What's the best gift from a patient?

    DusktilDawn replied to Tolle_lege's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's it!!! The number one best gift!! To the OP: Since your looking for suggestions, one of the most unique gifts I've seen given to a floor was made by a rather artistic patient who drew the staff...

  23. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not seeing any orderlies these days around the hospital. In fact haven't seen any since the mid 90's in any hospital I've worked at. Not saying they no longer exist, it's just not a role I've...

  24. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    Stanley, my job is not cut in half, not in the least by the presence of a nursing assistant, nor is my job description. If the nursing assistant was not there, I would be severely limited in what I...

  25. Nurses will do the CNA job

    DusktilDawn replied to bongids's topic in General Nursing

    It's the patient's your "assisting", not me. Are you bathing the patients, turning them, feeding them, or providing them water FOR ME? Are you waiting FOR ME everyday to ask you to do these things FOR...