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  1. Went to ER accused of Abandonment

    kp2016 replied to rexregnum's topic in General Nursing

    * I began experiencing chest and leg pain. * The supervisor on duty stated they didn’t care what was going on with me. *keep your job or go play pretend This may be one of the...

  2. Med Error

    kp2016 replied to Rada's topic in General Nursing

    My gosh. I am sorry. That really is a big mistake and I know you must be feeling devastated. I know for me sitting in my living room fully resting sipping my coffee with my feet up it is easy to...

  3. "Any Nurse Is Allowed to Step Up"

    kp2016 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "fairest" thing you could possibly do for your colleagues is to refuse to participate in such a blatant abuse of nurses. For RNs, LPN's and aides who signed up to do X number of hours a...

  4. Resident Thinks I’m A Fake Nurse

    kp2016 replied to Streetnurse42's topic in General Nursing

    I’m sorry you are being treated in such a disgraceful manner and very glad to hear your manager has your back. I think you probably need to realize that this is not a valid “complaint” and is...

  5. Unwelcoming Facility/Shunning

    kp2016 replied to HopetheEmpath's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear. "Strong personalities". Over the years I have come to realize that when anyone from management tells you during your interview or orientation period that they have a lot of "strong...

  6. Help Me Decide Based On Your Experience

    kp2016 replied to MomWifeNurseStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing pay for LTC, better than in Hospital is a bit of a Red Flag as is the uncertainty of the shifts 3x8 or 2x12. I would say this place is very understaffed and after a very short orientation...

  7. Considering Quitting My Job- Had Enough (Kind of a Vent Post)

    kp2016 replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of things. If you are PRN you don't suddenly become Full time because you picked up a heap of extra shifts. Did they suddenly pay you benefits? I'm going to answer my own question with, I...

  8. Why some nurses use the word "endorsement"?

    kp2016 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Over the years I’ve worked at hospitals that used Report, Handover and Endorsement. It’s all the same to

  9. Advice please

    kp2016 replied to NicKi0410's topic in General Nursing

    I think you a little naïve here. The Doctor owns the practise and works there every day. He is well aware of how over worked you are. He doesn’t need the practise manager to pass that information...

  10. RN HELP! RN License endorsement from Virginia to Florida

    kp2016 replied to RRD's topic in General Nursing

    CGFNS can be very slow, they also require all documents to be resent for every new endorsement, they apparently can't use the ones you already paid to have sent to them. If I were you I would...

  11. Alone in the PACU

    kp2016 replied to Statdotcom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    According to the managers I've asked; - Give any /all medications yourself and then take them with you when you discharge the patient to a unit so the receiving RN can waste with you. -...

  12. PICC dressing change with 3M Tegaderm with CHG

    kp2016 replied to utah23LPN's topic in Patient Medications

    Working outpatient infusions in a very hot state one Summer I noticed the first time we changed the dressing on the newly placed PICC lines the dressing's were incredibly sticky and hard to remove....

  13. Alone in the PACU

    kp2016 replied to Statdotcom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sadly it's very common. ASPAN has a very clear policy statements that it is dangerous and not acceptable but I've noticed a lot of smaller hospitals do it anyway. I normally put my concerns in writing...

  14. PACU recovering patients in the ICU?

    kp2016 replied to QCG33k's topic in General Nursing

    I've done this before, it was a nightmare. Part of the problem with it is that the PACU nurse is now recovering the patient in a completely unfamiliar environment which makes if hard to function...

  15. Working On Expired License

    kp2016 replied to KPowder's topic in General Nursing

    The facility will most likely report this to the state BON. BON will probably give a fine and probation. I have no idea if the facility will fire your friend for this but I think it is

  16. Do I need to change locations for a better job?

    kp2016 replied to Bbang's topic in General Nursing

    First off check the wording of the "transition program" agreement that you signed and make sure you didn't agree to some sort of time commitment in exchange for this "program".....then This is...

  17. The golden first year?

    kp2016 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely hated my first year of nursing. I fantasized almost daily of walking out and never coming back. I made myself a timeline on my calendar for how many months, weeks and working days I had...

  18. The Honeymoon That Never Came

    kp2016 replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    If that is an actual picture of you and your real first name you might want to change the picture and choose a non identifying name. We live in a very small world and HR/ managers can be...

  19. Advice on what to say during performance review

    kp2016 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it depends a little on the attitude of your manager. I had two different managers for the same unit at the same hospital (1st one got fired) Manager A was a PITA, grilled me about my...

  20. I don't know if I can do this...

    kp2016 replied to lily8424's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a shift that would have been difficult for any nurse, let alone a beginner. If you have a medicated patient in restraints your charge nurse really should have stepped up to help you,...

  21. Personal Life Affecting Work Life

    kp2016 replied to Newnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    You seem to be very focused on your job / hours as the problem here. I'm sorry to say it, but you asked. I think the breakdown of communication, trust and just generally having different priorities to...

  22. New Grad Needs Advice - Hostile Work Environment

    kp2016 replied to aap2020's topic in General Nursing

    I realize it doesn't help your situation, but these two answers are for anyone considering taking a sign on bonus or accepting an incharge position as a brand new nurse. Just Don't! There is a...

  23. Lost med

    kp2016 replied to katiebuglpn60's topic in General Nursing

    Go and read the Nurses/ Recovery board. I'm not in anyway suggesting you have a problem or have done anything wrong, I am suggesting you need to see exactly how seriously you need to be treating...

  24. What is your opinion on "calling in sick" when not really sick?

    kp2016 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion on this has evolved a lot over the years. I've gone from perfect attendance, dragging myself to work no matter what to realizing that I am important in my own right and have every bit as...

  25. Calling in the “On Call” person when someone calls out

    kp2016 replied to Ginger27's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with using your PACU on call staff to cover ICU overflow is that they are then not available to do emergency surgery cases. It depends on the hospital but a lot of smaller hospitals expect...