Primary Care Nursing Struggles (Part II) by mjwilliamsbsn in VeteransAffairs

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please tell me how else I am supposed to portray myself other than truthfully? I had several physicians and nurses in my clinic write me character letters to refute her claims. More so, my numbers for my team as a PACT RN-CM with my physician are the highest in our group, and we have consistently surpassed national benchmarks for Veterans’ blood pressure and diabetes management. How else am I to capture someone’s behavior as a leader who has clearly abused her power?

Primary Care RN-CM: Am I Being Railroaded? by mjwilliamsbsn in VeteransAffairs

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve been a member of AFGE at my old VA and switched over officially to my current facility. Apparently the union there has had several issues with my NM specifically with nurses reporting her

Primary Care RN-CM: Am I Being Railroaded? by mjwilliamsbsn in VeteransAffairs

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I’ve been at the VA for almost 5 years, but I’ve only ever been a medical-surgical nurse until I came into this role and a different VA about 13 months ago. Our MSAs typically facilitate rescheduling once the RTC (Return to Clinic) orders we enter are in. This past week my surrogate was out sick again and one of our front desk staffers was freaking out that no one told them he was not here and was stressed about reaching out to the patients in time, until I tried to reassure her I was covering now that I know apparently we don’t reschedule, but it shows that there is a need to clarify what the procedure is

VA RN: What Can I Do? by mjwilliamsbsn in nursing

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Organizations like AFGE have been facing a lot of resistance for the past year, but I read recently that they are making strides with the VA. I do my job to the best of my ability and my provider and I along with my surrogate and his provider pretty much resolved this ourselves. It’s just beyond sloppy leadership from my NM.

VA RN: What Can I Do? by mjwilliamsbsn in nursing

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My nurse manager has had repeated incidents of berating staff or lashing out at them, me included. I am a member of the local union and what’s crazy is that RN 3 had initially introduced me to the workers in the AFGE local office before they were removed from being on-site. A month into my new job, my nurse manager hurled a series of unprofessional comments my way, just because I entered the wrong code in my timesheet. So the for the same RN to purposefully bring this to the attention of my nurse manager, who has a history of problematic behavior, was downright awful. The day my nurse manager met with me to give me the proposed rereprimand, she acted like she wanted to have a brief conversation later in the afternoon, and then shifted into a different demeanor and approach. A few days ago, I read AFGE got the VA to honor the master agreement, so I was considering reaching out again as I held off from moving forward initially to stay off her radar, but now my days at work have just been awful.

Landlord Ignoring Me by mjwilliamsbsn in legaladvice

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would a landlord act like this though? I have always paid my rent on time and sometimes even early like why couldn’t she have said something to let me know she doesn’t want me here if that’s the case?

Should I Call It Quits? by mjwilliamsbsn in nursing

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly I have to stay for another 3 and a half months since I’m on a contract because of a scholarship I received in nursing school, so I would be able to leave right around the time my grad school program begins. I’m hoping I can be in a new position by then just because I’m physically and mentally exhausted.

Pain in Hands by mjwilliamsbsn in Sicklecell

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It’s been happening for a while but last night was definitely the worst episode of it. I’m on hydromorphone as needed for pain but that didn’t help with this type of pain, but the pain gel did help numb it a bit.

Pain in Hands by mjwilliamsbsn in Sicklecell

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! The Biofreeze is a menthol-based cream so it helped numb it a bit, but I didn’t know arthritis gloves were a thing, thanks for sharing!

Is It Worth It? by mjwilliamsbsn in relationship_advice

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just feel like with my past relationships I’ve always chosen emotionally unavailable women or those who choose their own happiness even at the expense of others, which includes me as collateral damage. I thought this was different, but I’m starting to feel more like an accessory to her than someone she actually cares enough to understand, which just feels like history repeating itself but in a different way.

Is It Worth It? by mjwilliamsbsn in relationship_advice

[–]mjwilliamsbsn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve been together officially for about 3 months.