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Hi everyone, I was still in orientation, shadowing a CNA when an emergency came up and I had to leave. I let the CNA and nurse know why I had to leave and was told that I could be in trouble for...
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I was 2 hours into my shift attempting to complete my responsibilities when I continued to find things that another nurse had done over my days off that could of compromised my license/job. I had...
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I work in LTC day shift Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I am being told by my employer that if I do not pick up Thursdays that I will be turned into the State Board of Nursing for abandonment. Would...
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Seems like abandonment is the new catch phrase being passed around to scare nurses into working more than they are scheduled for.
What exactly is it?
I work in a correctional/prison setting...
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Can a nurse be threatened with patient abandonment in Florida for quitting before shift starts and before taking report on any patient from the prior
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Hello all, so I am located at the very end of south Florida near the keys! My question is simply this, I'm supposed to work weekend during this hurricane which some are saying could be deadly. I have...
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I have a question. But first, heres the situation. Ive been accused for job abandonment as CNA because its true i walked out of work soon after i clocked in. I hadnt been designated a work area so no...
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I am a full time nurse 3p-11p. Our 11-7 nurse is out on DBL. The charge nurse told me she will file Abandonment charges against my license If I don't pick up some of those extra shifts. Here is the...
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The title says it. I know i will probably lose my job if irma gets bad here in north fl and i make the decision to stay with my child instead of my residents. But, whats the BON's stance as far as my...
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Dear Can I be Charged with Patient Abandonment?
I am so sorry this happened to you. Like you asked, it boils down to if you can be charged with abandonment by your state Board of Nursing...
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Ready to leave this home health agency. new job wants me to start next Monday. i gave reassign last Tuesday and 2 weeks will last to next Tuesday. i have enough BTO to cover the whole week. so i agree...
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For the last 20+ years I've been casual at a tiny (12 bed) rural critical access hospital. I mainly work there because its a lot of fun and I'm often the only RN on duty.
The hospital has an...
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Southern California area (Riverside, CA is approximately 50 miles east of Los Angeles) Employees’ no-show at Riverside nursing home with coronavirus outbreak leads to 83 residents being evacuated...
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I started a new job last month in long term accute care. I like it pretty much. I like my coworkers pretty much, hours are good, most days I enjoy it. The other night I was charge nurse. When I went...
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If a technician is assigned to a group of patients and just leaves in the middle of their shift without permission is this considered patient abandonment? Does it depend on the state that you live in...
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I work in a very rural (only hospital in 50 miles), hospital. Usually there is 2 RNs and 1 LPN at night with an in house Dr. For my next shift I've been told I'm the only RN (and no one else in...
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Say an RN with an active license is working in a non-clinical position, such as MDS Coordinator or Medical Records or other non-direct care position. (not CNO, DON, ADON, Unit Manager, House Nursing...
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Hello all,
Just wanted your thoughts on an issue that came up at work. Some background info. I work as an RN(almost 2 years of experience) at a California based SNF that has 4 floors holding...
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Dear Nurse Beth,
I am a nurse with a little over two years of experience.
I have never had issues with coworkers that I wasn't able to resolve and I have never had disciplinary action or sat...
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Today, I was accused of patient abandonment for leaving work during a snowstorm. Please enlighten me! I was working 7-3 last Tuesday, there was a snowstorm coming. I had asked my DON if I can do a...
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I quit my CNA job in california with only a few days notice. When I quit, my now former boss started claiming this was patient abandonment because I was not giving enough notice.
I was under the...
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I work in a LTC facility, and the company is horrible. Like, beyond horrible. I've put up with a lot of crap from them and I've only worked there a couple of months. Today I walked onto the floor at...
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I work in a poorly managed post acute/LTC we don't even have DON at this moment (within the past 3 months it's the third one that quit). I work 7-3pm only RN for 120+ pt's and very often it happens...
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Does my manager have legal backing for claiming patient abandonment towards me? Still on probation, less than 2 months working at this company. Working in a private transitional company doing visits...
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Dear Nurse Beth,
I have worked as an acute hemodialysis nurse for more than 4 years. My question has to do with the long hours we are sometimes required to work. Often, after being at work 12-15...
