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  1. final warning

    srercg6 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    anyone ever have a position, and feel like your doing great, and things are moving along smoothly, and then you hit a glitch, and all of a sudden your managers start bringing up things that you were...

  2. Weight loss for nurses

    srercg6 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    1. track what you eat for a week. AND DRINK 2. Write down if its a meal at meal time, or snack, or if its something you are eating for no reason - or a reason you don't realize - like stress, anger,...

  3. what is the legal term of this matter?

    srercg6 replied to esolmayor's topic in General Nursing

    we just say the patient in not "alert and oriented" or can not answer the required questions. Or you refer to their scale score

  4. Nursing Student From Hell

    srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    IF she is a nursing "student" who has not graduated yet - she has been told, and ALL the hospital staff were told up front that she can not legally do anything outside the scope of what her school...

  5. New Nurses

    srercg6 replied to shay95's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Document EVERYTHING. Write down things you need to remember for later (without HIPPA info of course) - so if anything comes up - you'll have a reference for memory. Always know who said what to...

  6. New Nurse, New Job, Feeling Dumb

    srercg6 replied to aimee32907's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, normal. But as far as being a new nurse on your first job - real life - you're right = we know nothing. unfortunately employers want to charge you with the responsibility of knowing everything....

  7. Nursing Student From Hell

    srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    I'd agree with you for the most part. However, how did she get to this. Often times what I see is that there is something else going on that she is aware of that is making her feel inadequate,...

  8. Nursing Student From Hell

    srercg6 replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    What does she say when you talk to her about her disappearances, and not talking in front of the patient about it, and doing the tasks on her own? That makes a difference in my mind. 6 weeks isn't...

  9. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    srercg6 replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it all depends also on what you learn with your preceptor. I had 3 weeks with a good preceptor, 1 week with a great preceptor, and then 13 weeks with the worst preceptor ever. I guess in her defense...

  10. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    srercg6 replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BE careful! My preceptor told me I was doing great, and I felt the same way you do. She gave me glowing remarks on the records I had to turn in. Then I found out later she was secretly telling...

  11. Ethical dilemma...need advice!

    srercg6 replied to RNME1992's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    sounds like something they are okay with her doing because they have provided proper training and she is covered under the physicians license. do you not think she is good at her job for some

  12. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    wow - yeah - they know how to work it. They tried to set me up every week after that. Fortunately/unfortunately I got sick right after - and was out for a couple days, and I tried to return too soon,...

  13. Does anyone recommend UWORLD to study for nclex pn

    srercg6 replied to jasminejjb's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really liked Uworld - mainly because of the rationales! Great rationales, and its inexpensive compared to a lot of sites. There are TONS of free groups on facebook that you can get NCLEX style...

  14. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    srercg6 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    leaving a long term care facility - unless your going to another one - due to lack of training, and recognizing the need for proper training - will NOT look bad to your next employer. This is a...

  15. I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    srercg6 replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar experience. All they wanted to do was make sure I knew how to chart so that Medicaid/medicare would pay. They don't train on patient care at all. Too many facilities and hospitals...

  16. Worried about skill mix

    srercg6 replied to achapman763's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    several medical organizations utilize documentation programs that figure acuity based on charting. Problem is that many nurses can't sit down and chart until mid-later in shift. Biggest problem is...

  17. getting reported to the board of nursing

    srercg6 replied to sgregory0020's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I got accused of something like that - the problem was that a staff member wrote down "I" personally said something to the patient, when it was the patient who actually made the statement - it was her...

  18. Frustrating

    srercg6 replied to nursebeth77's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    we had that quite a few times, but it was because the patient just came in close to shift change or at shift change, and or after shift change and the oncoming nurse was calling

  19. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The bean counters didn't seem to notice the 90+ trainees they spent money on last year that are already no longer

  20. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Gossip - perpetuating false stories about new nurses. Like recently two managers rolling their eyes after they got a report from a nurse known to make others look bad in effort to make themselves...

  21. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    YES - exactly - "ongoing" problems - consisting a vast array all different issues which precludes it being one "ongoing" problem, that are inaccurately reported to make you look bad.

  22. Undocumented Patients

    srercg6 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you think about undocumented patients who abuse the hospital system? Anyone have undocumented patients who basically live at the hospital because their families can't take care of them, and...

  23. Undocumented Patients

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how someone who is "undocumented" meaning they do not have any type of government issued number/permit/ID/social security or ID numbers in order to pay any kind of taxes with - how...

  24. Undocumented Patients

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not misunderstand. As nurses we take care of anyone who needs help. The situations I'm speaking of is when families leave them at the hospital because they don't want to deal with it, and...

  25. final warning

    srercg6 replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    that's just it - they do have a progressive discipline - however, they are using these two items that weren't really problems, or anything I got in trouble for - I just happened to be involved - but...