Eaglelady

Eaglelady

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About Eaglelady

Eaglelady specializes in Renal/Cardiac.


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  1. Medication Mistake

    I do not care if it is a HH setting hospital or LTC facility one nurse does not give meds that another nurse pulls upp that is definitely considered to be a med error if one does it---I had a 2nd shift nurse draw up a 10:00pm dose for apatient forme ...
  2. Narcotics

    In my state if you draw it up and do not give it it is considered a firing offense--as a matter of fact a nurse where I worked did this just with one med and got called out on a code blue state walked in and caught the med in the cart and was later t...
  3. Did you keep your nursing books?

    I keep all of mine due to I do on an occassion open them back up but mostly because they remind me of what it took to get through school I have gave some to some of my friends that were in need of a couple but mostly I intend on keeping my in hopes t...
  4. RNs filling in for CNAs when a CNA calls out

    Well I am a RN and even as a RN I do cna's job along with my own I still clean patients, turn them. monitor I&O's, I still feed them --I was a cna for over 20 years before becoming an RN and I knew that even when I became an RN that part of me th...
  5. RNs filling in for CNAs when a CNA calls out

    In the state where I live a RN working as a CNA is illegal but as a RN I not only do RN things but I also do cna things so I do not understand why it would be illegal as long as I understand as an RN I still have certain duties and accountability no ...
  6. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    I agree I can have up to 20 patients so I totally understand thats why I have my notes but still at the end of the day everything I have on me ended up always in the chart so my notes are duplicated to the chart:hrnsmlys:
  7. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Well as I said previously I myself have not broken any HIPAA violations I know what to use and not use in my notes and as far as my own documentation it is above average always have been but I still keep my own notes but if the OP feels better keepin...
  8. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Well again its a matter of opinion bc I know I over chart everything in my charts but I have for years kept my own records and will continue to do so
  9. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Well I have kept my notes for years but whatever is in my notes is in the chart but also note things that are passed on and when the next shift nurse states I never passed it on I can show I did but I also keep my records under wrap where no one can ...
  10. Any other cold hearted nurses out there?

    I totally agree sapphire we nurses need to be compassionate or try being on the other side as a patient and think how you woulf feel of 4 nurses came in and pinned you down--besides I know the patients have every right to refuse anything and if they ...
  11. Older Nursing students

    I started with pre req's when I was 50 and graduated with my RN when I was 53 I am now 56 and doing my BSN so if nursing is what you want to do age has nothing to do with it----I love nursing and I will be doing as long as I can :) I wish you all the...
  12. Textbook nursing vs. real world nursing.

    I totally agree textbook are the basics and the nursing program helps to teach Critical thinking but hands on to me is what we called "Reality Check" as a nurse you move from the basic to the advanced mode--my critical thinking actually was put to th...
  13. Textbook nursing vs. real world nursing.

    In nursing school they teach you how to put an IV in a patient and make it look easy but in the real world you have drug addicts and alcoholics and others where they have no veins or patients that are edematous , or veins that blow just when they see...
  14. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

    I totally 100% agree especially with managers pulling time on the floor I seen a manager where I worked do 1 day on our Cardiac floor OMG she was so flustered I had to clock in early just to help her out she was freakin out something fierce why? bec...
  15. Nurse:Patient Ratio on Med-Surg Floors?

    I agree that there should be mandatory nurse to pt ratios in all states because along with the hours worked plus having an overload of patients can result in poor outcomes for the patient which also leads to more nurses that burn out faster