I agree with VirgoRn, helping without any strings attached. Actually, I prefer that others do not start my IVs or give my meds etc. sometimes that in itself puts me behind, but if several hours into my shift I feel that I am drowning and my patient...
cook1043 replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing
I worked on a critical care unit for ten years, we always had a full patient load if we were in charge. Maybe not the sickest patient, but a full load.
It sounds as if the baby was very sick, as you said that the bleed could be questionably caused by the medication, leading me to believe that the baby could have had a bleed despite administering the medication. Most hospital risk management teams i...
If your nurse manager wants to give you a good recommendation and feels that you would do better with better training, why did she not extend your probation period?
No, you should not document that an incident report was completed, and a copy does not go into the patient's chart, and the patient does not sign the incident report.
go adn, then BSN part-time. I did. I worked at the hospital which offered the BSN program, so that was free for me. The nurse manager was all for it and I was able to schedule around my courses. Don't get me wrong, it was not easy, but it was wel...