NurseJamie8 replied to jessimee's topic in Med-Surg
COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, cellulitis, DKA,UTI, Cdiff, neutropenia (work on a med oncology floor), and some surprising cases of aseptic meningitis. And very soon lots of flu cases. I'm sure there is more but there are the most common ones
That is tough. I work on an inpatient gero psych unit with alot of dementia patients. While they have a right to refuse cares, it is usually because they don't know what is going on. We are taking care of them and that includes keeping them clean. I...
I've noticed that in the past couple months that you have to count Risperidone. It requires a count just like the narcs, but does not require a witness to waste. Has anyone else encountered this?
They always blame the nurses! I can't see a nurse who knows she will care for a patient with Ebola not taking all the precautions necessary. While it could've been a simple honest mistake I feel that there is something missing to this story. Scary.
NurseJamie8 replied to nettiemaria5's topic in Geriatric
That sounds scary! So you pass meds for 20 pts? That is a lot. When I worked in LTC my med pass was for 30-35 pts depending on census and that was stressful. Being the only nurse for that many pts would make me so anxious! So much responsibility!
NurseJamie8 replied to RNMamaof2's topic in Psychiatric
I work on a psychiatric unit and have never done this or witnessed any of my nurses doing this. It's wrong, and god forbid it's a fatal dose. Lots of explaining to do!!
NurseJamie8 replied to jrbl77's topic in Stress 101
The other night I had a dream I forgot to give all my patients their morning meds and realized at around 1 in the afternoon. The next day at work I was double and triple checking that I got everything done.