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  1. Possible attendance write-up

    WheresMyPen replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    can you call

  2. Is this discrimination?

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If she could lie about me like that who knows if she'll accuse me of anything else that isn't

  3. Is this discrimination?

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i think my DON tried to assure her the best she could but the daughter didn't care. I guess we just had to do as she wished. I enjoyed caring for her dad (such a nice and funny man) but I was relieved...

  4. Becoming a Nurse after cancer history

    WheresMyPen replied to Pursenurse77's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your questions. I was told that I legally had to disclosed my health if asked, but I was not asked by DON or supervises or my direct employer, only there physician who examined me and said I...

  5. Becoming a Nurse after cancer history

    WheresMyPen replied to Pursenurse77's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a life threatening disease but I am only 22 and living with Parkinson's for two years now. I also have ADHD . Both diagnosed by a neurologist and psychiatrist. I was discouraged from...

  6. Will I become a bad nurse? How should I change?

    WheresMyPen replied to blueus's topic in General Nursing

    "Words matter" c'mon now. So does attitude and I find yours to be mocking a person who came here for legit help and has been very receptive to the

  7. Will I become a bad nurse? How should I change?

    WheresMyPen replied to blueus's topic in General Nursing

    thats really inneccesary. OP when I said most people here are honest and helpful I did not mean ALL. OP you are doing the right thing by asking these questions and wanting answers before entering...

  8. Will I become a bad nurse? How should I change?

    WheresMyPen replied to blueus's topic in General Nursing

    thats a good thing that you can read these responses and be honest. A big first step! Firstly, I would like to point out something that others told me, due to my own mental health issues. It's not a...

  9. Lapsed license - advice?

    WheresMyPen replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    Check your BON website. Mine says that if I do not receive a renewal notice that I can legally still practice until they send

  10. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    WheresMyPen replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    oh.. I read it wrong and thought the last asked her for her

  11. Will I become a bad nurse? How should I change?

    WheresMyPen replied to blueus's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean this to sound offensive at all and I am being completely sincere. Have you ever seen a therapist or a doctor about this? It seems like it could be a mental health issue. I would never...

  12. Boss monitoring all activity! Thinking of leaving job

    WheresMyPen replied to benharold1's topic in General Nursing

    IF you feel that you are being micromanaged for an unjustifiable reason, I would definitely consider leaving, especially if it may hurt your career. Even if you are over analyzing the situation, the...

  13. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    WheresMyPen replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    i get where you are coming from and i probably would have suggested the same thing to the lady. And yes the pharmacist could have been nicer. I just usually don't like confrontation so I would have...

  14. i am not smart, still should i take a nursing program?

    WheresMyPen replied to curiousfellow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It was hard for me but I still was top of my class. I cut down on work hours, had no social life, and had a tight knit friendship with the other students. We started with 40 people and 8 of us...

  15. ALF/ SNF transition to acute hospital

    WheresMyPen replied to RBlis's topic in General Nursing

    I did it backwards lol. I went from hospital to SNF. In my opinion, hospital is hard job for different reasons. In snf you have way more patients, but they are lower acuity. They are often long term...

  16. "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    WheresMyPen replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, I may have suggested the nursing advice as well.. But once the pharmacist intervened I would have kept quiet and apologized. I don't like

  17. Nurse with ADD :(

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i think you're right. He was dx adhd long before Parkinson's and lewy body. RIP Robin Williams :'( he was one of my

  18. Blue hair

    WheresMyPen replied to Fireflynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You can get away with subtle, possibly. My hair is naturally ash blonde and I put in lavender highlights. People didn't notice at first, until I was in a certain light. But it was very

  19. Nurse with ADD :(

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i do like how I am more organized and more focused on one thing at a time when I take my meds. I never get calls from work anymore when I leave because I "forgot to chart something again." Lol. What...

  20. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    WheresMyPen replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    i wasn't responding to you

  21. Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    WheresMyPen replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    An expired patient cannot stay on the floor for More than 4 hours in my state. Yes close the door/curtain. Do not leave the body for over 4

  22. "I do the same thing as an RN"

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    Also I do comprehensive assessments, in my state and facility. Just need a signature from the RN. My whole point of this is not to demean anyone. Being in BSN program some of my classmates say things...

  23. "I do the same thing as an RN"

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    i definitely do not have time to laugh with my patients lol. Wish I did. I love being a bedside nurse and I love caring for the elderly. Which is why I love being an Lpn in LTC. But I am almost done...

  24. "I do the same thing as an RN"

    WheresMyPen replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    i really didn't mean for this to turn into anything or offend anyone. It goes both ways.. No lpn or Rn should have to feel hurt or offended. Different scopes. Same quality of

  25. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    WheresMyPen replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like you are very mature and you have a lot of potential, you just need to work on those things about asking for help and managing time, and also your confidence. I also have problems asking...