Youare right about critical thinking skills. But that's part of the charm, you really get to think about what you are doing for the patient. Not having the same resources forces you to think outside the box!
You hit the nail on the head. Nights is a close knit group by default. Not just the nurses, but all night folks in the hospital pull together. It is hard to come back for inservices and meetings, especially the "Mandatory" ones.
We try to counsel families on helping the patient stick to the prescribed diet. It is an education issue. If they bring fried chicken to the cardiac patient or chocolate candy to the diabetic while they are in the hospital, you know they will do the ...
I am proud of your positive attitude about what must have been a terrible experience. Keeping your chin up and moving on is something that happens sometimes more than once in a nursing career. I have been a nurse for over thirty years and have seen s...
Several years ago, we eliminated the use of powder on ICU patients. I think it had something to do with respiratory issues. Now I am at a new ICU and the nurses use so much powder it gets caked in the patient's creases. I have been looking for EBP re...