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You are definately not alone and sounds like you did everything right. The only difference is I think I was in a state of shock frome that sound and feeling because it didn't hit me until my drive...

It seems that teaching hospitals are more apt to hire new nurses. I had the same thing happen, the large area hospitals liked my resume, life experience, and job history and told me to get a years...

Information is from a WOCN accredited course text book, ment to add to the discussion. I'm not a physicain and don't pretend to be, like I have noticed other repliers. Personally I have enjoyed the...

Food for thought: Main wound management principles are to control causative factors (shear), prevent infection, maintain appropriate level of moisture, protect wound and periwound. ...

Not yet, haven't worked with her for few days, but I will. The patient is no longer mine since he has had a room change.

Great advice everyone, but I think I've been misunderstood. I don't wish to run over any co-worker and I don't need to feel speciall at work., I have a hard time letting go when the patients wound...

I use to wonder if I could graduate and retire in the same year. Guess not! I hope I will have such a rough decision to make in 30 years:D.

sounds fishy to me!

Not a turf war, I actually care about the end results of my patient. I considered leaving her order the first time because I really try not to play a part in the catty part of nursing. The wound was...

Patients daughter grabs my arm and states that her father would like to lay down now, I said Ok I will have the STNA's come down. The daughter growls and says why can't you do it. (200 lb 6' tall...

Ms. frustrating is good buddies with the wound nurse yet she is not wound nurse. I did ask the wound nurse in general if she thought tegaderm was appropriate for an area of denuded skin with minimal...

I have heard this name before too, Female. The parents thought the child was already named for them with the pink wrist band stating Female. Im also in an online class and one of the classmates first...

It is the same doc. He is the house doc too. I'm not sure she is calling for the order.

I am frustrated at work. I have a co-worker that gives me the impression that she believes she knows everything, and is supperior to everyone else (I think she can even smell when a doctor is...

I wonder how many patients could tell you what their nurse was wearing pre-op. I have a hard time believing very many, it's not like they have nothing better to worry about at this time. Shoot...

I had a patient who received IVP dilaudid follwed by IVP phenergan every 4 hour prn, the patient had a port a cath. The patient had been receiving it this way for a long time even at home ( the...

In school my study partner had a different clinical group than me. There was one male student that was very intelligent in lecture and always commented and asked questions above most of the classes...

Its strange that you post this because in the past 2 weeks at work we have had 2 hoyer incidents fortunately not as tramatic as the one in the article.

I haven't experienced but I have heard of some bad soap sud enema stories where the nurse gets a return shower of poo. I often think of this when giving an enema and try to position myself so I won't...

I was in our weekly skincare meeting with the administrator, DON, dietician, and other staff nurses. I go down the list of my patients skin issues explaining care plans, tx and progress. I get to...

I wasn't suprised by the cut throat behavior. I have seen it in school, clinicals, and on the job. I thought it was the nature of the beast ie. working with 80 - 90% women. Vicious breed we can be. I...

I have not been in that exact situation thankfully, sorry. Although, I have found that I can be blunt and truthful with the way I feel and perceive my work situation as long as I am professional and...

I have had a situation where the night shift nurse had made a med error at 0500, her shift didn't end until 0730 and I the 1st shift nurse ended up having to call the doc. That is the type of thing I...

I have experienced the death in threes at work too. I am not a supersticious freaky person either, but it does seem like the full moon has an affect on staff and patients. When I first started my job...

I agree that it is wrong to force the meds on the patient, they have a right to refuse. I too would try later, and I'm not one to "trick" the patient it won't help in the long run. Be sure to...