FeleciaSmith

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1. A coworker made me so mad!

   FeleciaSmith replied to typoagain's topic in Relations

   You can lead a horse to the ER but you can't make them let you start an IV. I think that sometimes we need a pseudo ER for the fakers and the crybabies

2. Quitting without a notice

   FeleciaSmith replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Professionalism

   Questions don't answer the feel of the unit the work place politics. What makes the job you have suck? Have fun and so what's best for you.

3. Quitting without a notice

   FeleciaSmith replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Professionalism

   What makes you think that the grass is greener elsewhere? Life happens everywhere so what happens when you are short staffed at your new place? Are you going to jump ship again? I've learned that as a nurse you can only do what you can do. I don't t...

4. Response to question

   FeleciaSmith replied to FeleciaSmith's topic in Activism

   At the expense of the nurse... One person who can't topple a kingdom. Do you work hard for what you have to lose it to conjecture? thats when the disagreements would start then.. I'm not talking about systems I'm talking about a man who blew his brai...

5. General Disdain Toward Job

   FeleciaSmith replied to shaneb9's topic in General Nursing

   It's pecking order. Many nurses don't like their jobs and don't have an effective outlet for expressing that. We deal with unreasonable expectations from jchco,bosses, other nurses, clients and families.(she's 96 and you want to do what?) plus every...

6. Response to question

   FeleciaSmith posted a topic in Activism

   It's nurses helping nurses. A RN here about three years ago killed himself over discipline because he didn't know it wasn't the end of the world. When you bring up discipline nurses cringe or sneer at another nurse who may have had problems. I woul...

7. When confidentiality isn't quite the same

   FeleciaSmith replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

   I wish it was like that here. It's too private and you right folks die in private. Thanks for sharing

8. Would You Report Me for This?

   FeleciaSmith replied to cupquake's topic in General Nursing

   Unless you have an order for the patient to self administer, yes I would write you up. Not just for that if you know a family is crazy why chance it? Over nurse so they can leave you alone. Many family members feel guilty in the first place or may be...

9. Drug seekers

   FeleciaSmith replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

   I used to be like you until I had a surgery and huuuurrrrrtttt like crazy. I used to think these folks were addicts and crazy and all that. I was immature and wrong. It's not for you to judge a patient which it seems like you are doing just do what ...

10. I need ALL the advice I can get.

    FeleciaSmith replied to LM NY's topic in New Nurse

    sorry for that badly place adjective. If you can get some experience always choose some experience. I always write and try to change adjectives sometimes good sometimes no well best wishes on your adventure the fun is just starting.

11. Bad Nurse or Nursing Politics? SO CONFUSED!!!

    FeleciaSmith replied to gemmi999's topic in New Nurse

    Critical thinking in a nutshell: pouring piss out of a boot with directions on the heel. what they are saying is that this is not clinical the decisions you make impact lives and they need you to get passed the gloss and work. Get you a drip book and...

12. I need ALL the advice I can get.

    FeleciaSmith replied to LM NY's topic in New Nurse

    Do the experience first. You have already set up too many obstacles to success talking bout the kids and black curtains and all that. Also at the end of the day you are taking care of life not shopping for a dress. It's about you that's why you need ...

13. How many med errors are acceptable for a new grad RN at a teaching hospital?

    FeleciaSmith replied to 1Jessie86's topic in New Nurse

    Uh last time I checked none! If a nurse does not know what she is doing she needs to be brought to the table and told so a plan of correction need to be in place to keep not only the patients but coworkers safe.

14. Moving from TX to MI, still a student, where should I test?

    FeleciaSmith replied to skeames's topic in General Nursing

    Take it in Texas to pick up the Compact license and the 25 or so states that identify the compact. michigan nursing is not a joke so please be prepared to know what you know. The nurses there work and get educated not like in Texas where they be Lvn ...