JohnHood BSN

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    Worried losing her license

    JohnHood replied to Guest1239342's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an administrative view. It does not matter if the drugs were controlled or not. They did not belong to her. She had no order to remove them. She intended to self-medicate without a physician's...
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    New director is saying we don't get paid for taking "required classes" at the assisted living facility?

    JohnHood replied to felixthecat99's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts are that if it's required for work, then the class is work and should be paid as such. The class should also be paid for. I would check and see if there is a
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    Nurse Fired for Dropping '***' on the Job: A Tale of Workplace Language and Consequences

    JohnHood replied to maceir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't see anything that would be reportable. What is the disciplinary policy? I really don't see termination for cursing as being a termination event. There should be a series of events that lead to...
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    Is it even worth it?

    JohnHood replied to CoffeeYogaNurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not sure. I left the position due to my health shortly after this. I do know that when I came back to another position, the nurse was working in EMR and had no access to
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    Management threatens nurses

    JohnHood replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an agency nurse at a similar hospital It 20 beds and the ER. It was me a tech and the ER doctor. There were four telemetry beds with only one working monitor. I pulled one shift and never...
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    How do you know if you've been reported?

    JohnHood replied to Lunacat28's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In Washington, you can go to the BON web page and enter your license number. It will tell you if there is action against your license. Your state may have somethig
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    Resignation, Early Retirement

    JohnHood replied to B52's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I would be very leary. Number one is that there is no money budgeted for this. Number two is that Trump is famous for lying and not paying people he promised to pay. Number three is that if you resign...
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    Male nurses

    JohnHood replied to Lavi2343's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a RN for over 30 years. I would do it again in a
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    Legality of nurse responsibilities

    JohnHood replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    I would be concerned whether the Teledocs are located in the state. If not are they licensed to practice in your state. I'm also concerned about how the Teledoc plans on doing a physical exam. How...
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    How to manage paranoid nurse

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

    This is a very difficult situation. Your first concern needs to be patient safety. She needs to be removed from patient care immediately. At this point she seems very paranoid. I don't know that you...
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    JohnHood replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    Patient's smoking in bed is very dangerous, not only to themselves, but to every patient. I've been involved in this situation twice in my career. The first was as an ER RN. We responded to codes on...
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    Got in fight at work and suspended, will I lose my certification?

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

    Are you talking about a physical altercation or a shouting match? Was the task that you were asked to do within your scope of practice? Were you involved in other tasks at the same time? Do you have a...
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    Bullied at work and wants to do the right thing

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

    Refusing to count narcotics and refusing to give report is to me a violation of your nurse practice act. Until the nurse reports off on their patients, they continue to be that nurse's
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    Virtual Nursing

    JohnHood replied to esrun2015's topic in General Specialties

    I can see helping with the "paperwork" of the admit. However, I do not see how you can remotely do any type if physical assessment, such as skin. You just cannot beat a hands on physical
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    JohnHood replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    Everything about this is wrong. As a nurse, you cannot dispense medication, nor can your supervisor. It violates your scope of practice and your nurse practice act. Taking other patient's meds could...
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    Abandonment?

    JohnHood replied to Fed up nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did you take report on any patients? If you did and did not report off on those patients, then this would be abandonment. If you did not take report on patients, then it is not
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    How should I handle CNA

    JohnHood replied to happymama's topic in General Nursing

    I would take this right up the chain of command. His behavior could be considered insubordination. Yes, you could do every single thing that he does. He can do little of what you can do that requires...
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    Nurse will not give report

    JohnHood replied to Guest26407's topic in General Nursing

    A report off is required by the board of nursing to guarantee continuity of care. I would definitely go up the chain of
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    Victim of wild accusations and concerned about being reported to the Board

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

    This has become a common practice by hospitals. They are trying to push experienced nurses out because they don't value our knowledge or experience. They see our cost as a liability. I went through...
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    How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

    JohnHood replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    You do not owe an explanation if you cannot or do not want to work an extra shift. No, is all that is
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    I HATE cleaning poop

    JohnHood replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

    I retired after 31 years of nursing. RNs clean poop or help their CNAs clean poop, especially in a critical care setting. It's a fact of life and falls under patient care. I helped clean patients when...
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    experience with a hostile work environment

    JohnHood replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you. I retired at 60. It was challenging, but I was able to get Long Term Disability until my SS Disability could kick in. Then my challenge was insurance. I had to do COBRA for 18 months...
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    Is it even worth it?

    JohnHood replied to CoffeeYogaNurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've dealt with this from the administrative end. I had an ICU RN that was diverting. The RN was caught and also confessed when confronted. The RN did the program and was retained by the hospital....
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    Peth testing

    JohnHood replied to sam90's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There should not be any alcohol left in your
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    Contract canceled

    JohnHood replied to Nurse1218's topic in General Nursing

    If she is investigated by the board, my best advice is to be honest. Tell them exactly what you heard or witnessed. Tell them exactly what you were doing at the time. The board is a lot more...