Sith_Nurse

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1. Made mistakes

   Sith_Nurse replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   No, we have the computers on wheels and give report from the kardexes. I'm a little irked that the night nurse missed it too (someone had to acknowledge it!) and I'm the one getting blamed but that's life. In the end, as sucky as this whole situation...

2. Made mistakes

   Sith_Nurse replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm rotating shift, mostly days. My love of Star Wars is known on the unit so this seemed a fitting name. It was this or Darth Nurse (which I have on a t-shirt).

3. Made mistakes

   Sith_Nurse replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I understand that. The order to d/c the PCA was put in at 0655 (I was day shift) and I never saw it nor was it mentioned by anyone. I need to learn how to dig up orders. The epidural was absolutely my fault. The pain team had gone in and I assumed. I...

4. Made mistakes

   Sith_Nurse replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I had 4 patients and usually don't miss stuff like that. My friend even texted me and asked if I was okay, that this is not like me.

5. Made mistakes

   Sith_Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone. So I had a tough shift recently. I missed an order to discontinue a PCA, missed that an epidural was still running, didn't pull two foley catheters and delayed starting a tube feeding because I had no clue what to do and couldn't find a...