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  1. Prior employer restricting EPIC access for new job/employer

    kp2016 replied to pastudent's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot be serious. Does your business guarantee nurses they will be paid the number of hours they were employed for or do you reserve the right to reduce hours if business is slow? Do you give...

  2. Should I sign an arbitration?

    kp2016 replied to stormii's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this although Google tells me it is popular in California. If you did sign it I would strongly encourage you to keep a copy of

  3. Is this OK?

    kp2016 replied to Melanie Brown's topic in General Nursing

    ASPAN standards require two licensed nurses be present in. the PACU while patients are in phase 1 recovery. I would ask your manager for some clarification on your policy in the unfortunate event of a...

  4. Revisiting The Lucy Letby case - what if she was innocent?

    kp2016 replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me this all started because the senior doctors faced with a steep increase in neonatal deaths got together to review the situation and "find a cause". Instead of finding the fact that the...

  5. New RN

    kp2016 replied to FutureNurseNe''s topic in General Nursing

    It has been my experience that starting pay is negotiable. I have accepted the offered pay a few times over the years only to find out RN's doing the same job as me were being paid more, sometimes a...

  6. Paid Orientation Question

    kp2016 replied to Bklynrayder16's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea if that is legal or not but I feel fairly confident it is a massive red flag! It would seem they have a very big problem with staff retention and that many new staff do the 3 paid...

  7. What should I do with a confused situation

    kp2016 replied to Christinez's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any trip insurance for the holidays? I would try to cancel them and focus on getting a new job. Even if you lose money on the hotels and flights you will loose more if you go. Even if...

  8. Being a nurse in Ohio with a medical marijuana card? HELP!!

    kp2016 replied to Sunflower1700's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't personally have any idea. You may get more responses if you ask this in the Nurses Recovery group. I'm not implying you have an addiction issue, but those nurses have a lot of experience with...

  9. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    kp2016 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Having been in a similar situation I have to disagree. I worked at a facility where the patients of one particular Dr were screaming in pain and fainting during interventional radiology procedures....

  10. Loan Repayment

    kp2016 replied to GoldenGirls1719's topic in General Nursing

    The easiest way would be to look for a job at a new hospital that offers loan repayment as a sign on bonus. Sadly most hospitals offer better options to new hires than they are willing to offer their...

  11. help! Australia nurse to Nevada, OB requirement

    kp2016 replied to vivi123's topic in General Nursing

    As a foreign educated nurse you will need to do the entire CGFNS nightmare every time you endorse to a new state. Try applying for a multi state license from a state that doesn't require undergraduate...

  12. Humiliated and scared

    kp2016 replied to Overthamoon's topic in General Nursing

    This is a troubling sign of what an awful work environment many of us are in. I have personally gone and grabbed nurses/ aides who I knew weren't feeling well and had gone to take a small break, I...

  13. Pushing IV Propofol as an RN under Surgeon who is Board Certified in Anesthesia

    kp2016 replied to R1999's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the shadiest things I've heard in a very long time. As I'm not licensed in Florida I'd advise you to contact your BON asap and ask for clarification. I know it's a NO where I'm...

  14. Just asking

    kp2016 replied to Bill54's topic in General Nursing

    Easy. Have the floor nurse do it before they come to the OR. Or have the scrub tech or circulator do it prior to starting

  15. Good the good pop-up, but still no active license on my state board?

    kp2016 replied to Mya Gillis's topic in General Nursing

    Wait 24 more hours and pay for the quick results. There really isn't much else you can do other than call a friend and make a plan to do something today to help take your mind off

  16. Just asking

    kp2016 replied to Bill54's topic in General Nursing

    Normally just the culture of the hospital. Having worked at several private hospitals, think patients with $$$ and OK with paying $$$ we never took a gown off while the patient was awake. Patients...

  17. Question regarding corrective action

    kp2016 replied to Nurse ED's topic in General Nursing

    One charming facility I worked at had a policy that zero leave was authorized during the period of your notice. If you had leave already book it had to be cancelled or your "notice" period had to...

  18. Nursing Guilt

    kp2016 replied to MoLo's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts on this have evolved a lot on this over the years. Lets just go with we would never tell someone who presented to the ER with a paper cut, a dental cavity or because they had driven the...

  19. EKG order

    kp2016 replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. Well that takes the cake. No. I think there is zero chance you will loose your license for getting an EKG on a patient with chest pain! Frankly in a lot of units it is a standing order and you...

  20. Question regarding corrective action

    kp2016 replied to Nurse ED's topic in General Nursing

    I not sure I understand this post. If you have already given notice and completed your final shift I don't see how you could possibly be put on a corrective action plan. Having said that if your...

  21. Signs of hospital closing?

    kp2016 replied to slauren's topic in General Nursing

    Creepy. I think we worked at the same hospital. I quit and took a position at a non -affiliated hospital, less than a year before it all hit the fan. DON and CEO both tried to talk me out of resigning...

  22. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    kp2016 replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    You are human. You got busy doing an incredibly busy job and forgot something. All the back and forth aside, this one comment here from you should have been the end of this. You made a mistake. We all...

  23. Anesthesia question

    kp2016 replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That drama is so messy I wouldn't be drawn into commenting at all if I were you. I have years of PACU experience and feel like I'm doing you a favor by answering "no

  24. The overuse and misuse of PRN medications

    kp2016 replied to xsummer12x's topic in General Nursing

    Random question, is your unit over staffed or are you paid significantly more than your

  25. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    kp2016 replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    This is the answer right here. There are processes in place to protect patients from abuse but they also serve to protect staff from unfounded allegations that can be very damaging to their reputation...