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  1. Accused of diverting (WHEN I WOULD NEVER )NEVER)

    kp2016 replied to win92's topic in General Nursing

    I am not accusing you of anything but you will get the best answers to a question like this in the Recovery group. They have experience with navigating this kind of situation. I imagine getting an...

  2. Detection of Marijuana use in elevator while at work

    kp2016 replied to CharLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. It is a shame that you didn't head the advice that mentioning this after the fact or saying anything other than you thought you smelled smoke if it happened again was not a good idea. I hate to...

  3. Detection of Marijuana use in elevator while at work

    kp2016 replied to CharLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not be reporting this more than 24 hours after it occurred or demanding wide spread drug testing if I were you. You are convinced you smelled marijuana in an elevator space, this doesn't make...

  4. Lucy Letby Conviction Crumbling?

    kp2016 replied to Erin Lee's topic in Nursing News

    Sadly for Lucy I think there will be a lot of pressure to not further review this case or her conviction. The alternative to her guilt is that the unit was dangerously understaffed, under equipped...

  5. How to deal with lazy techs/CNAs?

    kp2016 replied to happyhippo's topic in General Nursing

    Let me flip it just a little. I've worked in PACUs where we had lazy RNs!! I've never had techs in a PACU. Normally we just take turns taking the pts as they come out. It isn't always even as you may...

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

    kp2016 replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/lucy-letby-trial-new-evidence-guilty-nurse-b2691730.html...

  7. NEED ADVICE- homecare

    kp2016 replied to Unique's topic in Home Health

    First up, I don't do home care and never have. But.... this seems very concerning to me. You know Mother complains a lot to you about the other nurses. I am willing to bet she also complains...

  8. Patient abandonment question

    kp2016 replied to Jackson1322's topic in General Nursing

    I don't need to. This isn't my license or my homework. I sincerely hope that this is homework. Abuse, neglect and abandonment in my opinion all apply to the described behavior, but thats just my...

  9. Patient abandonment question

    kp2016 replied to Jackson1322's topic in General Nursing

    I think they did answer your question. But I will attempt to be clearer. Leaving in the middle of your shift without handing your patients over to a qualified person is abandonment. I think it is...

  10. I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

    kp2016 replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    I was cleaning recently and found old copies of evaluations from my clinical's. As I read through them they were all very positive except for one. One was extremely critical and basically said I...

  11. MD is wanting me to complete a state School physical forms

    kp2016 replied to Sweetbaby86's topic in General Nursing

    I would personally print the form. Fill in all information that is in the chart and from the recent well child visit. Attach a flag sticker to any boxes where the information is not available and at...

  12. PALS go by age or weight or what?

    kp2016 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    That is absolutely ridiculous and your co-workers need a proverbial kick in the tail. If we were talking about 4-6 year olds then sure but 14-16 year olds in an out patient setting so presumably not...

  13. American International College or Texas Woman's University - Help Me Decide for FNP

    kp2016 replied to Sansan21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It would be very tempting to choose option 2 and save that $14,000.... but I think that up front dollar saving could be significantly less by the time you are all done. The cost of flights,...

  14. IV gauge for colonoscopy&egds?

    kp2016 replied to Alex Williams's topic in Gastroenterology

    "being mean" I would smile and ignore this, it is just argumentative. I have had patients that requested the IV in their hand, others that said anywhere you want but NOT the hand and others that...

  15. IV gauge for colonoscopy&egds?

    kp2016 replied to Alex Williams's topic in Gastroenterology

    Patients are often dehydrated after the bowel prep for the colonoscopy. When you add versed and propofol or versed and fentanyl you have patients prone to hypotension. For safety it is essential that...

  16. Rapport with pts

    kp2016 replied to GS ED RN's topic in Addictions

    In all honestly I don't think focusing on the actions of the staff members is the best way to help your friend in this particular situation. The bottom line is you friend is an addict. Your...

  17. 6 in a row new grad

    kp2016 replied to Kennakenna's topic in General Nursing

    I would say you need to ask to make a time to speak with your manager in regards to your orientation and schedule as soon as possible. I'm sure she is very busy but you need a dedicated 10 minutes to...

  18. Unsafe anesthesia practices in phase 2

    kp2016 replied to Pacurn's topic in PACU

    This is so unsafe. Given your managers who based on their backgrounds should 100% know better than this, continuing to write incident reports is unlikely to have much impact and will result in you...

  19. Beyond short staffed and bosses won't answer!!

    kp2016 replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    They won't answer, they already have an answer that works form them, you! Sadly you need to understand this is how they intend to manage their staffing and make your future decisions accordingly....

  20. 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...

  21. 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

  22. 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...

  23. 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...

  24. 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...

  25. 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...