[WitchyRN]

Katlpn6, I'd rather be a "trouble maker" nurse like you. Far too many nurses are worried about being liked and as a result aren't efficient patient advocates. I may **** people off because I speak up when I need to, but at least I can look myself in the mirror and know that I do the best I can for my patients. You did the right thing. Bravo!!

[linzz]

It is hard caring enough to do the job right. Thank you for being that one. I am sure you have saved many peds patients a lot of needless complications. I just can't believe that anyone would tape needles together, some shortcut that is. This is a different situation, but I have heard of a nurse that thought that regular and intermediate acting insulin could not be mixed in the same insulin syringe so she would give the patient two different needles, uggh! I am sure you won't have trouble finding other work.

[EricEnfermero]

Here's to hoping that the OP was able to move on and find another nursing position in the 2 1/2 years since the thread was posted.

[heathIam]

I've been in peds for 30something years and I have NEVER heard of taping two syringes together to give two injections.........so I don't think this is a peds thing.
It is most likely just an ignorant lazy incompetent thing

[struggling nsg s2dnt]

howeee that's what i'm afraid of.. torn bet two things.. but i must say that whatever it is, we must always stand for the patient's safety bcoz that's our role as nurses..to be their advocate