Fiveten

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1. Is My Nursing License At Risk?

   Fiveten replied to TheCommuter's topic in Professionalism

   There's no need to be hostile. I can tell you from looking up other nurses licenses in my state that most revocations are narcotic-abuse related. Mistakes in nursing judgement happen, and these may result in losing a job or reprimands. Revocation ...

2. Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

   Fiveten replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism

   So true... maybe that's why I'm burning out. Because I try to do things right.

3. Disappointed.

   Fiveten replied to ahintonRN's topic in General Nursing

   The 30 min requirement has to do with the "standard of care" being required to keep hospitals getting approval to take care of medicare/medicaid patients. Our facility is pushing back against this.

4. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

   Fiveten replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse and I do not make my difficult patients wait longer for a blanket, meds, anything; I cannot do that. But I had a difficult patient this week who refused many meds and treatments; she made it harder to care for her because it took so...

5. Balancing safety and time management for a new nurse

   Fiveten replied to Fiveten's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to all for your advice! I really do want to help my patients get better. It's frustrating with those phones. Would you beleive I had a patient who wanted me to call the nursing supervisor at 1 a.m. so we could figure out how to hook up his ...

6. Balancing safety and time management for a new nurse

   Fiveten posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I am a brand new nurse. I just completed my orientation. I work on an inpatient surgical unit. We get ortho patients, other surgical patients, and medical patients as well. I am overwhelmed by the struggle to balance safety and time man...