miss.bandaid

Latest Activity

1. Splenda and Hallucinations?

   miss.bandaid replied to PJRNC2's topic in General Nursing

   I too have been using splenda for years, stevia too. No problems here. I actually love the taste of splenda, it has a much nicer flavor than real sugar. My grandma is in her 80's and recently had a period of hallucinations. In her nursing home they f...

2. scapegoating without intention

   miss.bandaid replied to miss.bandaid's topic in General Nursing

   [Did you actually write in the patient's chart about your interaction with the charge nurse? I was taught that that type of thing should not be part of the medical record] Interesting, I was taught that you should always include names of anyone profe...

3. scapegoating without intention

   miss.bandaid posted a topic in General Nursing

   Recently I had an incident that I feel lousy about. I went to change a patient's slow healing, old surgical drsg...no drsg trays! Charge nurse tells me we are no longer cleaning the wound, it's a "dry drsg". I was uncertain about the no cleaning thin...

4. new grad RN- want to quit nursing

   miss.bandaid replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

   You sound alot like me! Hang in there. It sounds like you may have an underlying depression or anxiety dx. Please see your doc or seek some counselling through a work or insurance program. Sometimes having a non-judgmental ear can really help. Also, ...

5. Gave pt the WRONG blood!

   miss.bandaid replied to codebluechic's topic in Safety

   Not your error at all! Please don't be hard on yourself, there was really nothing you could do. My "blood product" story happened when I was a new grad. 3 months into my career I show up to the unit for a night shift to find I was in charge. Our unit...

6. question about auditory hallucinations...

   miss.bandaid replied to MQ Edna's topic in Psychiatric

   I am not sure of the answer either, but maybe they could describe the "voices" as thoughts in their head that are not their own?

7. Need Some Insight on Clinical Experience

   miss.bandaid replied to RN-TO-BE's topic in General Students

   Where I went to school we generally got one placement for our final preceptorship. My first choice placement could only give me half the hours I needed, thus I got the opportunity to have two working experiences. I spent my first half in palliative a...

8. hospitals and cold sore policies

   miss.bandaid posted a topic in Safety

   My hosp employee health nurse told me via phone consult that no staff, especially direct patient caregivers, are allowed to come to work with cold sores. My nurse manager says that because we do not work with immuno-compromised patients(psych), that ...

9. learning from mistakes...too many?

   miss.bandaid replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Safety

   Thank you all. Maybe I am being too hard on myself. I guess I thought after nursing school I had everything I needed, yet the workplace is constantly posing challenges that I hadn't imagined! And going into my fourth year I expected that I would be s...

10. Nursing Identity: is it to Dress in White?

    miss.bandaid replied to Daqueengene's topic in Safety

    Where I work it is frowned upon to wear a uniform, business casual is expected ie: khakis, slacks, jeans on weekends, etc. We do patient care, but it is a psychiatric unit. I would say about half the staff don't even wear their name tags. We have RNs...

11. learning from mistakes...too many?

    miss.bandaid replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Safety

    Thank you so much. It really helps to hear it from others in the profession, and sometimes you just can't share openly with a co-worker. My boyfriend can tell me I'm a good nurse...but what does he really know! Some of my co-workers seem so laid back...

12. learning from mistakes...too many?

    miss.bandaid posted a topic in Safety

    I have been an RN for 3yrs now. I believe it is unreasonable to be perfect, yet I am incredibly hard on myself for any mistakes I have ever made! I always reassure my co-workers that a mistake is a learning experience, but when it comes to myself I j...

13. need help to support a peer

    miss.bandaid replied to miss.bandaid's topic in General Nursing

    n/a

14. Not sure if I want to be a nurse....

    miss.bandaid replied to RN-04's topic in General Nursing

    I love medical stuff, I love helping people, but the responsibility of my job is really getting to me. I always worry that I will make an error that will cause harm to my patients because the docs write illegible orders. I hate night shifts, it is so...

15. Do you ever feel like this?

    miss.bandaid replied to michw2's topic in General Nursing

    I had a study guide complete with Cd prep-tests that I used to help study for my RN exam. I kept getting really lousy marks on the preps, even though I felt good about my answers! I finally realized the questions were more subjective, and that you ha...