sarbo1010 replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in Safety
Of course, when any adverse event happens it seems to be human nature to find someone to pin it on. Hence documentation is the only thing that will save your butt. Several years ago I had a patient that had been on the floor for >24 hours when s...
you are correct about trusting the pharmacy and I did catch an error in a pharmacy draw of chemo about 25 years ago. a physician gave some chemo to a few patients through the omaya reservoir and 2 of them had adverse reactions. I pulled the syringe...
We had this same problem in Florida when lobbying the Florida legislature about safe staffing ratios about 10 years ago. The legislators simply told us that since our governing body the Florida Nurses association and ANA do not support safe staffing...
sarbo1010 replied to Fatsacktommy's topic in General Nursing
I know you are heartbroken right now, but this will probably lead to better things. It sounds like your manager did not communicate with human resources and I would accept that the reason you didn't get hired is because they have filled all position...
Okay, so looks like you did the right thing, but it's not the only right thing. #1 yes her b/p was on the low side, but is that where she lives? Did it drop lower after a dose. This lady is not narcotic naive, so chances of actually doing her in w...
sarbo1010 replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing
Yeah, it is a requirement, but I think that they just pay a fine, lots of hospitals are still on paper. I travel nurse off and on and paper for me is non negotiable. Surprised to find a large hospital in New York City was still on paper and there a...
sarbo1010 replied to raindrops1234's topic in General Nursing
Being raised in the paper charting era, I used to lament and glorify the old days of paper charting. I did an EMR conversion last year and OMG paper charting SUCKS. I will never accept a job that is doing paper charting. Just too time consuming tr...
Yes, the diploma nurses were hands down the best nurses I ever worked with. And a masters trained nurse - the worst. I think she just never practiced actual bedside nursing until she finished her masters. I relieved her one day to find that she go...
Amen, and I worked hard for my BSN, I want it on my badge, along with that PCCN that I continue to slave over to keep. It also keeps me current on topics i probably wouldn't normally seek out. This is again a problem with nurses, we need to encoura...
sarbo1010 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing
1. How about entering a confused patients room to find them using their cigarette lighter to read something, because patients where allowed to smoke back then. 2. The annual education component where the fire department came and a patient's bed with ...
sarbo1010 replied to historylovinglpn's topic in Relations
Yeah, this does remind me of the time I had a patient with radiation pnuemonitis and sats in the low 80's. He needed steriods and antibiotics but I couldn't get the fellow on call to do anything. On my third call to him he stated "do not call me ag...
sarbo1010 replied to ayejay09's topic in Relations
Often a doc will borrow a stethoscope they find laying around, carry it to another floor, realize it's not theirs and just drop it there. So I would start by sending a flyer out to the other floors. I hope you have some identifier on it - that will...
sarbo1010 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing
omg, just reading this thing lets me know I must drive the hsp crazy. I love the floors that are noisy, too quiet makes me nuts. Clutter - I can walk through it, around it, and under it. I love chaos and can toon out any and most noises. My short...