I worked at an LTC and have seen DONs come and go within a year. If administration feels it's your fault they were getting bad reviews you're already working in a less than supportive environment....
i brought it up because a lot of veteran nurses thumb there nose at new grads for not knowing things that only Come with experience and act as though they've made it into nursing 20+ years by never...
I'm not suggesting that there be no consequences. I guess from my early experience I've seen nurses (literally) get away with murder and go on with their careers without a mark! And I'm sure there are...
Understood. Please know that this isn't at all a personal criticism of your view, I just feel that unfortunately this is how the nursing system has trained us (everyone for him/herself or 'just be...
my point exactly!! It could have been anyone. She was a 25 year veteran and it happened to her. (That should be a lesson to all the 'nurses who like to eat their young'). New grads are the only ones...
Tones like this are what make it so hard for nurses to come forward after a mistake and openly admit it without everyone judging. Once a mistake is made don't you think we beat ourselves up enough...
Don't beat yourself up! Nursing homes are horror stories. Heavy loads and unbelievable expectations. We're only human. Find a better facility to work at or at a
cindy_rn456 replied to sunshine539's topic in General Nursing
I wish I had 2 years of surgical and step down experience. I'm a new grad and I can't get my behind in a hospital job at this point. with your experience you'll definitely get another
I left a syringe in a patient room and I was written up, suspended then fired for it. Consider yourself lucky. This was also at a LTC. No one was hurt. The patient was totally oblivious and the...
Hey guys, I was dismissed from nursing school for cheating I recently graduated from another nursing school. Do you think they Will deny my nclex application for this? I have no criminal record or...