Nurse knowledge and Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol

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  1. This is a discussion on Nurse knowledge and Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol in Nursing and Patient Medications, part of General Nursing ... I am curious. If an RN was not sure whether it was Ibuprofen or Tylenol which affected the kidneys...

    by Dec 26, '12
    I am curious. If an RN was not sure whether it was Ibuprofen or Tylenol which affected the kidneys more, would that worry you?

    If you have any stories to share of a time where your knowledge or experience proved to be extremely important in a certain situation, feel free to enlighten us.
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    by DantheMan9 Dec 26, '12 10:14 pm
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  2. 20 Comments so far...

  3. Dec 26, '12 by
    potatoe...?
  4. Dec 26, '12 by
    I wouldn't worry about it. As a patient I don't expect the nurse to know everything. If I don't know something I will tell them that I will find out. And I will say something nice like "what an excellent question" lol
    KarenfRN, laborer, nrsang97, and 1 other like this.
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    Dec 26, '12 by
    Quote from DantheMan9
    I am curious. If an RN was not sure whether it was Ibuprofen or Tylenol which affected the kidneys more, would that worry you?

    If you have any stories to share of a time where your knowledge or experience proved to be extremely important in a certain situation, feel free to enlighten us.
    What's your point? probably lots of people don't know which affects the kidneys more.Why would you be worried?
    KarenfRN, amoLucia, joanna73, and 1 other like this.
  6. Dec 26, '12 by
    No one can know everything. The important thing is that people are honest about what they do and do not know, and that they have resources to go to regarding data they are unsure about it.
    KarenfRN, Silverlight2010, violetgirl, and 6 others like this.
  7. Dec 26, '12 by
    It would surprise me and worry me a little. I'm curious, why do you ask?
  8. Dec 26, '12 by
    It wouldn't worry me at all. What would worry me is if they didn't know and instead of admitting they didn't know, they went ahead and made an important decision for the sake of not wanting to look like they didn't know.
    KarenfRN, FLArn, MichaelaR27, and 4 others like this.
  9. Dec 27, '12 by
    No it would not. Why? Homework? Looking for ammunition to take against a nurse?
    Dazglue, One1, amoLucia, and 7 others like this.
  10. Dec 27, '12 by
    I had a supervisor once at a pretty low skill type job (non nursing obviously) who wanted to promote me to shift leader. I would be managing a small crew of employees. I said, "How can I be the manager when I don't even know how to do half of their jobs?" I always thought you should be proficient in a job before you could manage others effectively. He said, "It doesn't matter whether or not you know how to do everything. What matters is that you know where to find the answers to the things you don't know." I found that to be true not only in that job, but throughout life. The most dangerous nurses are not the ones who don't know everything, but the ones who think they do!
    KarenfRN, akennedy0925, LTCangel, and 9 others like this.
  11. Dec 27, '12 by
    "If you have any stories to share of a time where your knowledge or experience proved to be extremely important in a certain situation, feel free to enlighten us."

    ---is this a joke?
    Daisy_08 and loriangel14 like this.

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