georgianurseRN

georgianurseRN has 20 years experience and specializes in Just about all of them.

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1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   georgianurseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   GUILT GUILT GUILT, makes you want to tell them to take her home and do a better job, so either **** or get off the pot

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   georgianurseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   LOL you gotta love em

3. What do you wish students knew?

   georgianurseRN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

   WOW, I hope you remember that you weren't born with that title behind your name.

4. What do you wish students knew?

   georgianurseRN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

   Ask questions, act like you are truely interested, ask to watch procedures, and use your preceptors experiences to your own benefit. Book nursing is nothing like the real deal. Go for it, and remember that we all make mistakes, don't be afraid to "fe...

5. medicine without a license

   georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   The key word here is PRESCRIBED, prescribed to be given at a certain dose at a certain time. Prescribed applies to all meds given in a nursing facility of any type if I am not mistaken

6. medicine without a license

   georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, lots of good feedback for the most part. I am a little concerned that some of the nurses that replied tended to want to assume that I was only researching for disciplinary reasons, That is unfortunate and makes me wonder what kind of leadership ...

7. medicine without a license

   georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   not referring to harm, referring to legality

8. medicine without a license

   georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   with an order to use them and training to eequip them with the necessary knowledge to use them correctly

9. medicine without a license

   georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   How is asking for more any different then asking for less? in the case of insulin dosage, not referring to the obvious dilemma of asking for more pain meds.

10. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your take on things. I appreciate a reply that does not immediately judge me, or because I am DON automatically think I am out to "get" someone. You have given me infor that I can use to benefit myself, my staff and my residents...

11. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is an issue of education, not discipline, if you read all the threads carefully you will see that. And, I asked the question looking for some verbage, again if you read carefully you will see that.

12. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    So...did you give them the partial dose?

13. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    if the order read 10 u and the patient is requesting 5 and is given 5 you you have knowingly changed the order. That is practicing medicine. It is also a med error. Call the MD, he/she may very well refuse to order for you, that is what you document...

14. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse who didnt do her job and call and get an order.

15. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    amen and thank you for having common sense