tasha1722

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1. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   She had been offered alternative pain medications and refused them. I also, I had to wake her up to do a stat blood draw on her that's part of the reason why she was

2. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   If it was a rtc pain med. I would have had to chart on why I didn't give it. It was a prn. I charted my assessment. I took the women's blood pressure three times. She slept through most of the

3. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   They take vitals q 8h. Because this pt's bp had been low the night before, I took her blood pressure again and it was sys 95. I took the blood pressure three times because she wanted the pain med. It...

4. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   What I am asking nurses who have experience is if on ONE OCCASION you did not chart vitals and you are a new nurse getting the feel of the floor. Should you be fired? Do people really lose pills and...

5. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   Our blood pressure machines don't store the information. I did take her blood pressure three times and explained the situation to her. But I did not

6. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   In report, I was told this patient could not get her narcs due to a low BP. I don't think it's an issue of proving a negative. If you look at my charting on the patients, it was consistent. I have...

7. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   If I had a pattern of not charting. I would understand the termination better. I agree I should have charted

8. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

   I will never get hired at another hospital again. So it's kind of hard to move

9. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

   tasha1722 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient who was prescribed IV dilaudid for pain and the parameters that the medication was not to be given if the systolic blood pressure was less than 110. I took her blood pressure three...