i have been working in the er for a year now and i am completely baffled by my hospitals lack of willingness to stand behing a policy regarding involuntary holds or ga 1013 status for people that are a harm to self or others. when a ga 1013 is signe...
How long does it take for the jitters of the ER go away?? I have been in the ER for about 2 months now with previous experience in a Neuro Stepdown and Neuro ICU. I knew going into this that ER was a whole different game and I love the atmosphere and...
Sounds like there is more to this story!!??!! Phenergan is one of those that I always dilute in order to save a vein and so it doesn't burn the crap out of my pt. I have seen a few hospitals that have P&P requiring you to dilute phenergan due to ...
I am no one's servant except for the patients.........Aquarius1 Maybe I have a slanted view on this one but servant is not the word I think of when I describe my job. Patient advocate would be more like it. I think to often, administration especially...
Just hope that nurse documented, documented and then documented. As I say, when in doubt, CYA!!!!! and make sure other staff is there to watch it all go down!!
I took Hurst 2 years ago and had no problems with NCLEX. I have sat through the review 2 times, I took it prior to my last semester in nursing school to pull things together and then my class decided to take it so I was required to sit for it again ...
I think I have the same problem! It is even worse when you are in a new environment, out of your comfort zone and you are trying to prove yourself to everyone around that you are a good nurse and you know what you are doing. I often have say yes to...