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  1. Fired after voicing concern about narcotic counts

    paigeRN1962 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yesterday I was fired. Not for anything I did or did not do or for incompetance but simply because according to the office mgr. "you just don't fit in." :angryfire Drugs weren't signed out. Proof of...

  2. Fired after voicing concern about narcotic counts

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Regarding making copies of the proof of use records.....as a health oversight agency, HIPPA Law 104-191 allows these records to be copied without prior patient authorization when used for audits and...

  3. Fired after voicing concern about narcotic counts

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I start a new job next week. However it is a violation of the nurse practice act to not report the unsafe practice of a nurse providing patient care. I feel it is the only way to protect myself from...

  4. Fired after voicing concern about narcotic counts

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes I was a new employee on probation and I realize they don't need any reason at all however it is clear to me that I was fired for knowing too

  5. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    paigeRN1962 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a plastic surgeon where we do office-based surgery and see this practice done everyday. I am not sure what, if any laws have been violated due to the lack of regulation of doctor's offices...

  6. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 posted a topic in General Nursing

    First a few background facts: I just finished my second week working in a private physician's office as a staff nurse. It is an office based surgery center and has recently added another RN and...

  7. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    paigeRN1962 replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree that competancy and proficiency is something you can't put a price on nor do RN's have a corner on the market. But there are policies and laws we must as RN's or LPN's follow. I...

  8. narcotic use by staff

    paigeRN1962 replied to moodychick's topic in General Nursing

    I've just started working in an office-based plastic surgery center which is certified by the AAAHC. Before I started working there, all the narcotic records were co-signed by the physician in time...

  9. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, there are red flags all the way around and although I want to quit, I am a single mother with 3 mouths to feed and cannot leave without finding a new job first. It took me almost 3 months...

  10. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    I have purposely not listed my real place of residence and changed certain identifying details to protect me and the employer's privacy...to decrease chance of liability and retaliation against me. I...

  11. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    >THEY'LL be in breach of it, not you. Of course, I'm not sure how it would >work without the supervisor's (authorized) signature, but that's a question >for the lawyer. I've thought of doing...

  12. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the rationale behind this contract has to do with "nothing personal, it's just business." But, yes, the unprofessional way this was handled is concerning. This employer doesn't offer his...

  13. Can this contract possibly be legal?

    paigeRN1962 replied to paigeRN1962's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. It appears that the doctor whom I work for cut and pasted this on his computer. I believe this is a contract he is trying to make as a "one size fits...

  14. no RN in the OR just techs

    paigeRN1962 replied to gooch951's topic in Operating Room

    I am in the same situation..just started a new job....scary.....physician-trained "medical assistants" who scrub and circulate in a plastic surgery ambulatory surgical center. I am orienting and...

  15. ASC nurses please give your input----is it like this everywhere?

    paigeRN1962 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am an OR circulator with over 18 yrs exp. working in a new ASC since the doors opened 6 weeks ago. I am one of 2 circ. and spread so thin as to affect patient safety IMO. Yesterday I was called on...

  16. Can you keep up with fast pace?

    paigeRN1962 replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

    I write what I want to remember in my own notebook with dates and details that does not specify a patient's identity as I have heard that these can be deposed as evidence if there is a lawsuit. When I...

  17. Check Your Wall Clocks - Hidden Cameras

    paigeRN1962 replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where else to put this but it does involve cameras and privacy. We have had a huge influx of visitors bringing camera phones into our hospital and specifically into our surgery holding...

  18. Can you keep up with fast pace?

    paigeRN1962 replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

    AMEN to that! I am sick to death of my NM harping on us about turn-over time.......then griping that I am getting over-time because my computer charting wasn't completed before the end of my shift and...

  19. Will circulators be RNs in the future?

    paigeRN1962 replied to opus's topic in Operating Room

    I have worked in the OR for over 20 years, first as a scrub and the past 14 years as an RN circulator. The perception among some is that we are glorified gophers whose main job is to run after things...