I'm so sorry, I really did mean to add: You were helping him. It's nice to think that his last moments were pleasant and he was laughing and joking with his nurse. :)
Believe me, there is plenty of talk in the pharmacy about dumb nurses who call with ridiculous questions that could have been easily answered by looking in the chart, the MAR, nursing drug reference, etc. I can't tell you how many times we have shake...
I see this less as "reporting someone" than as investigating what happened. Sure it's just Pepcid, the patient might not have been harmed by a few missed doses. However, there is documentation that something was given. My concern would be that the we...
I don't think it's very common for nurses to be sued, it's more likely that you could be called as a witness when the hospital or a physician is sued. There is insurance available to protect you. The best way to keep yourself from catching a disease ...
I am guessing that the OP had some bad grades in some general ed classes that she took before nursing school that is keeping her GPA low. If that's the case, talk to someone at the college you want to attend. They may have an academic forgiveness pol...
RXtech replied to futurenurse516's topic in Oklahoma
I'm not sure about any of the BSN programs, but I do know that OCCC accepts academic forgiveness. If you really want you BSN and can't find a program, you might consider getting an ADN first then doing and RN to BSN. Your GPA won't be so critical for...
RXtech replied to brownbook's topic in Medications
Another pharmacy tech turned nursing student here. We always use filter needles for glass ampules. I had never heard of NOT using filter needles until going into nursing. I was discussing this with some of the pharmacists I work with the other day, a...
I know visitors can get in the way and cause problems. But I will be forever grateful that my children and I were able to spend so much time with my dad during the last few weeks of his life. And I know that it was a great comfort to him to have us t...
I always think it's funny when people get in a tizzy over these accidental home births. There are women out there who push for hours and hours who think these women who just POOF suddenly have a baby should count themselves lucky!
I just finished my OB rotation, and I did not watch a circ, just because it never happened to occur. Some of my classmates did, though. Although I oppose RIC, I would have willingly observed one. Do you feel like you just couldn't stomach it? If not...
RXtech replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing
I have worked in hospital pharmacy for 15 years and was taught to and always use a filter needle for glass amps. Always!!!! And yes, you have to pull the med up in the filter needle and then switch needles. I have seen pharmacists throw out IV bags w...