The hospital I work at also has color coded scrubs and I think it was a smart move for them. I work on a medical floor and most patients are smart enough to figure out who is who form what color they have on. It also helps me to identify other staff ...
Section1 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing
I would be mad also. Is this happening with other patients or just this patient? I would speak to your supervisor and let them know about the problems you see and seek there advice. I don't like to snitch on people but if this is always happening the...
I think being able to reach everyone could help if there is a way to do that without just calling everyone who is off work that day hoping to find someone with no plans and willing to come in. I wouldn't mind if I received a text message on my cell p...
Thanks for being there and for helping. One of my personal fears is to die with a crowd of people standing around me saying "Someone should do something" and nobody does.
I think I would be looking for another place to work too. Something is definitely wrong there and probably will not be getting better anytime soon. Makes you wonder how that manager got that job in the first place but my first guess would be stabbing...
Section1 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing
I agree with the above posters and don't give up until you have a full grasp of what nursing is, and is not all just starting IV's. I will also add that allot of things look scary and gross until you understand why and how they are done and then it's...
You gave it your best, thats all you can do. I'm sure you did fine on the test and don't worry about how many questions you had to answer. From what I've heard you can pass or fail with 75 just as easy as passing or failing with 265. I remember feeli...
Congrats on passing the NCLEX, and I also was sure that I had failed when I left the test center, would have even bet money that I failed, and was shocked when I passed. Good luck in nursing