Straydandelion

Being a nurse yet having taken care of an Alzheimer parent I can see somewhat where people are coming from that I wouldn't have been able to see before. If not for the gentle encouragement of me and the other caretakers...my Mom would have never gott...

Never worked as a nurse and didn't receive a license having taken nursing 15 years ago...I would talk with your BON but am guessing back to school would be the best option. Good luck!

This is confusing because the CDC site doesn't specify "respiratory infection" as far as whether to test or not. CDC | TB | Tuberculosis Fact Series - Exposure to TB

Just a quick first impression opinion.... since Shannie doesn't consider you a friend but a long time friend of Melissa's I would say this is Melissa's problem to deal with and for you to continue to be polite and friendly to both.

I don't know the technical, legal side of the issue however have heard of assisted living allowing independent LOA if that is any help in doing a comparison.

Winn, I think you meant to post here? https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/ohio-bon-472597.html gentylwind, that sounds great, I have no idea what to expect possibly others will, good luck!

I honestly think it is the hiring practice of the hospital causing the most problems. You see a hospital telling you that "normal" schedules are every other week-end off... so and so holiday versus one saying every third weekend off and less holidays...

I don't think it hurts to ask and be honest the reasoning behind the request yet also stress you would be more then willing to forego that if the job needed you earlier. My guess is they will want you to start sooner but it is worth a try.

I have never had this happen so can't give very good advise except like the others, I think you should actively find out what is happening even being quite frank with the other NM rather then wait for a call.

I went from a hospital with every third week-end off to one with every other week-end off and there was a gigantic difference. Weekends on the every other being much harder due to the number of staff (I actually liked the every third much better due ...

Suggestion: decide what your field of interest is and go for it. If you like and enjoy where you are working now, then stay and offer to float more to get the experience you desire in other areas, lots of nurses would probably enjoy someone on the fl...

I think frequent documentation is required due to some legal aspects http://www.corexcel.com/html/body.documentation.page9.ceus.html ...and also for insurance purposes.

I am wondering if I could get some information on "Code Teams" and patient follow up. Does your hospital have a designated "Code Team" for cardiac arrest patients? Who makes up the team? Any doctor in the house, or in the area, and nurses on the flo...

Wow, where is this place, things must have changed drastically yet I always thought it was a good night if I was charge and we had three nurses on the floor. A bad night was splitting the floor 16-17 patients with the help of a NA. I would say the mo...

I am the POA for my Mom and have a right to look at the chart after giving a copy of my POA to be placed on the chart, usually the charge nurse is present while I do to answer any questions I may have. As far as a copy of the chart, that can only be ...

At the time your verbal report was accepted even with the qualifying statement by the DON, then only AFTER several days and subsequent action a written report was "required"? I wouldn't write anything. The facillity acted on knowledge apparently with...

None that I have ever seen except possibly in specialty areas, in fact most hospitals prefer new grads, or ones without too much experience because the salary will be lower.

I think it depends where you work. If there are a lot of ortho docs, you will have an entire floor that is ortho-neuro...neuro being mainly laminectomies or simple procedures, others going to step-down if the facillity has that. Ortho seems to be mai...

This just discourages the whole 'team work" approach pitting one nurse against the other like kindegarden... who has the most stars?

Gum chewing at work appears unprofessional IMO, do I chew it..yes. I enjoy chewing gum, does anyone see me, rarely if ever. A little trick of tucking under the tongue when around someone or talking always worked for me :)

Have had it happen a few times and I agree, you don't hear from someone for ages, and all they want is medical advise when you do.

We give our pets the option of "humane" treatment at end of life attempting to prevent further suffering...it makes sense on the surface to do that for ourselves. Yet, there are many more variables that aren't quite as simple as our pets. Family dyna...

Basically, quitting after two weeks is not going to earn a place in your resume under employment history anyway I would think *shrugs* Just taking in the letter as others suggested seems helpful and may allow you to be employed again at the instituti...

It is not required to write an incident report for discrepancies in medications?

Ortho we just used the patch though at the time fentanyl was relatively new.