rpric7990

rpric7990 specializes in telemetry, long-term care, oncology.

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1. 1st med error

   rpric7990 replied to NurseGizmo's topic in General Nursing

   So that is when I decide to go ahead with an incident report in case a complication does develope. The worse thing that can happen is you don't report an error and then you get found out. Consider how the manager feels a lack of trust if someone cove...

2. 1st med error

   rpric7990 replied to NurseGizmo's topic in General Nursing

   Looks to be ok, you should avoid the deltoid, but it was still an IM injection. You should not listen to a physician who tells you not to file an incident, either way, you make a decision to file an incident if something unexpected happens or if you ...

3. horrible attitudes

   rpric7990 replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

   Dear busy Bee. so many of us know how you feel. How can a great job be spoiled. so much love and caring you do all shift and then there is the report time. yuck. and why the questions and nastiness. yep we know how you feel. how many times I've dread...

4. CLARIFICATION

   rpric7990 replied to oseibonsu's topic in General Nursing

   fewer than 6% of the 2.9 million rns in the us are male (aacn, 2002). i agree that our textbooks should be gender neutral as all other texts. however, english grammar used the male pronoun to be inclusive for many a year so one should not assume a se...

5. Pt./Family Comments that Leave You Speechless

   rpric7990 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   A little old lady asked why we keep putting "ivy" on her arm? She can feel it hanging there and tries to sweep it off. We told the doc, the pt isn't confused really....

6. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

   rpric7990 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Relations

   Thanks for the replies, I can fight back and do in my own way. Others may think I let people walk over me because I am gentle and kind. I have been around long enough to know what I want to live with and what I don't. I have been in an abusive marria...

7. LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

   rpric7990 replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Relations

   One or two nurses went behind my back to the director to tell him they thought I was unsure of myself during a code. The director brought it up with me, without the anonymous nurse present. so I get to wonder who has a lack of confidence about my abi...

8. Depressed patient. How to deal with them?

   rpric7990 replied to mrnursing's topic in General Nursing

   I feel strongly, that treating mental health patients is a matter of building on what has worked in their lives. Find out the good stuff they do and focus on that. One I know of started his way out of depression by baking banana bread and giving loav...

9. Depressed patient. How to deal with them?

   rpric7990 replied to mrnursing's topic in General Nursing

   In the acute setting, you do have limited time. The patient may see you as part of the whole team who come in to care for him. The closer knit nursing team will have a better chance of making a difference.

10. Depressed patient. How to deal with them?

    rpric7990 replied to mrnursing's topic in General Nursing

    That's a tough one. Generally, I try to keep my feelings at bay (in research call it bracketing). I keep an open ear to my patient, I try to be cheerful but not overly happy, as it wounds people if you are too cheerful around their emotional pain. I'...

11. feeling utterly defeated

    rpric7990 replied to tater tot's topic in New Nurse

    I just posted in another thread, I like to change jobs, though it is uncomfortable for awhile. I just moved back to the East Coast also. There are more (hate to say it) mean people here, emotional coolness is more accepted in the culture here. I hope...

12. new nurse feeling defeated

    rpric7990 replied to nursealanarae's topic in New Nurse

    Unfortunately, the people around you make a big difference in how you feel. I was new over 17 years ago and got put down by the anal nurses...sigh. and now I'm new every few years since I like to change jobs and get new ways of doing old things. Wor...

13. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    rpric7990 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small town, everybody knows what everybody does. When I board a plane I do tell the flight attendent that I'm an RN, if they ever need help. Oh yeah, I wear a pin on my jacket that tells people also.

14. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    rpric7990 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a small town, everybody knows what everybody does. When I board a plane I do tell the flight attendent that I'm an RN, if they ever need help.

15. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    rpric7990 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    UK nurses make similar salaries as US but their cost of living is about at Manhattan's level. (I studied this for a recent class). You can log onto their website, Royal College of Nursing, but I haven't gotten anyone to be a penpal yet. It should b...