troublennc

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1. Heinous or Forgivable???

   troublennc replied to Flo1216's topic in General Nursing

   :angryfire I agree that is cruel and not only does she need so action taken against her, but 'if everyone else does it' then the floor needs reeducated. Some people are just raised without a sense of right and wrong, but as others have stated maby ...

2. What is it about nursing students....

   troublennc replied to delirium's topic in General Students

   Inferior students will get weeded out. Maby they are just scared. I am a new grad. I got through school with good marks, worked and did not have to struggle as much as some. However, there are those that graduated that did not pass the boards due...

3. help! What can I do?

   troublennc replied to troublennc's topic in General Nursing

   Grace Oz, I know, I just am in disbelief. The reality of the posibility of hurting a patient became so apparent. I mean it really has hit home. Mistakes are made, but seeing those two nurses with experience make such a obvious med error just scares ...

4. help! What can I do?

   troublennc replied to troublennc's topic in General Nursing

   My second day on the night shift, a pleasent elderly TIA patient wandered off the floor while I was securing an IV line in another room. He could not have been gone more than a couple of minutes but he was pretty agile. He made it to the roof of th...

5. help! What can I do?

   troublennc replied to troublennc's topic in General Nursing

   Susannasue, Thanks! At least I can know how I feel about this situtation is not unreasonable. I have talked to the director and she has decreased the load, however, it is just for a couple of weeks (mid sep). So, I will ride this out for now and se...

6. help! What can I do?

   troublennc replied to troublennc's topic in General Nursing

   RN-PA thaks for your reply. It's nice to know that others relate instead of quipping "baptisim by fire, that's how I did it". If I here that one more time.... Maybe, I just wanted to hear something encouraging. At work, no one would even make such...

7. help! What can I do?

   troublennc posted a topic in General Nursing

   i am a new grad on a med-surg floor. like all of you, we are under staffed, and the theme for the day is caos. how can have the craziness work for me. please help, i need some organizational tips. when disscussing the matter with my orientee gro...

8. Students Only....warning this will bore others....

   troublennc replied to SusanRN2004's topic in General Students

   Good Luck!

9. JCAHO: Casualties tied to gaps in nursing

   troublennc replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   the study was a first step. However, as a new grad, new to a med surg unit (but not health care) and I am very disappointed in nurses that LET thier facility treat them like garbage. I cannot believe that nurses feel that helping people means that ...