Ive been an LPN for five years and I just got my RN. I've worked med/surg/peds for four years and pediatric home health for the last year. I plan on staying at this job for a while because I know that...
I've worked both nights and days. When I first graduated I worked a mix and it almost killed me. I worked 12s and often only had one day to get my clock reset so to speak when going from a day to...
Just spent 15 minutes reading all of these and am laughing so hard I can barely type. Here are a few of mine: -No, you don't need a bag of popcorn, soda, chips etc.. You just got Phenergan five...
gagirl1124 replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing
"I have spoken to many RN's about this and most are happy that they were phased out and the number one reason being that it was too much of a hassle having an LPN and a CNA to worry about and...
Wow, I didn't even finish reading the whole thing before I posted. My mistake. I'm glad there was a good outcome for the whole situation. I hope all goes well with your decision and you can maintain...
DO NOT tell this girl your story. I worked in a legal office before nursing. If you tell this girl your story she now has a story besides her own. By doing so, the rapists' laywer now has a case for...
Not on purpose. Sometimes after working 4-5 shifts in a row (12's at night) and signing my name on the mountains of paperwork I don't even think about it and when I'm writing out bills I do it. I...
gagirl1124 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Emergency
Always. I was in an accident a couple of years ago from falling asleep at the wheel. I flipped my car and landed on theother side of the highway and the paramedics and doctors both told the seatbelt...
Just an update, I went to the DON and ADON and told them how the nurses felt. I told them we really wanted a policy to be made to protect us. They both agreed that would be something worth doing and...
"If they are down smoking, inject something interesting in thier IV, it interacts with thier PCA med, or potentiates it, and they die, whose fault do you think it is?" This is exactly the reason that...
gagirl1124 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing
I can't even begin to count the number of times the wrong med has been in the wrong place. We spend at least an extra 30 minutes having to get meds together because we have to double check everything!...
I am a nurse in a small hospital with two hospitalists that rotate weekly. One is an MD, the other a DO. They clash all the time and the nurses get stuck in the middle. My current issue is with PCA...