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1. IV insertion problems

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   I agree with you mam. If only they know how much we do our best not to commit any mistake to our patients.

2. IV insertion problems

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   actually i brought the kid in our nursery to Ask for assistance. However, they went outrageous when they learned that the kid will be the only one to go inside and.without them. So i brought the kid back to er and inserted it myself. I actually beli...

3. IV insertion problems

   nursing_problem posted a topic in Emergency

   hi guys. just want to ask how do you deal with relatives who demands nurses to make sure they can insert or start iv just once esp. in pediatric patients. we all know that we dont like failing an iv to any ptient but their are times that we have ba...

4. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   in the letter she stressed out that i committed breach on ptients confidentiality.. i dont know what she was really trying to point out.. whether the patiemt is hearing her Bp or other people in the er have also heard.it. she also told i was arrogan...

5. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   Update: she already sent an email of her complaints to our chief nurse.. But our chief hasn't talked to me yet.. I hope she'll understand my actions the way you guys do..

6. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   to make it short, its about a relative who was complaining why i said the bp of the patient to my colleagues esp. our resident doctor louD as well as when she asked me what is the bp. she didnt inform hat she doesn't want the patient to hear the vit...

7. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   Thanks.:)

8. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   thanks guys.. i feel enlightened from your comments.. i talked to our chief nurse this morning.. and she said that i shouldn't mind what that relative have said.. she just admit.her relatives.in our.hospital for treatment and just to find something t...

9. Vital Signs Taking at ER

   nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

   And by the way, we are used in telling the doctor the VS of patients in a voice where everybody esp. The other er nurses are able to hear.

10. Vital Signs Taking at ER

    nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    Definitely I'm not from US.. The patient was not really feeling well to give us any information so her sister,which is the closest relative, makes decisions for her. Upon arrival, the relative didn't inform us that she didn't want the patient to hear...

11. Vital Signs Taking at ER

    nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    t just happened this morning. A formal complaint will be filed maybe tomorrow or days to come. I haven't spoke to my the hospital administrator or medical director yet and they haven't reprimanded me.. YET. As I spoke to my chief nurse and head nurse...

12. Vital Signs Taking at ER

    nursing_problem replied to nursing_problem's topic in Emergency

    Thinking of the situation makes me nervous more and think I really did something wrong like not apologizing and answering back. But my point was to explain since she asked if that's how we do it in ER. What makes me nervous more is they're going to w...

13. Vital Signs Taking at ER

    nursing_problem posted a topic in Emergency

    The patient was wheeled in ER via stretcher. Normally we get the data of the patient and her vital signs. After obtaining data, our resident doctor did his history taking. While doing it in the bedside of the patient, I told him the BP of his patient...

14. nurse burnout

    nursing_problem replied to mntcra's topic in General Nursing

    i know i haven't experienced a lot yet and my comment won't weigh much. but reading your entry is an envy for me. You find your job like a routine already and how I wish I could be one in the future. Consider yourself lucky coz here in our country w...

15. What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    nursing_problem replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    Just take what she told you as a challenge and accept it. Think of it as a drive for you to make a smart care plan for your patient. Just knowing that you did your best is already enough. In case she finds your work still not good enough, don't be di...