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A hospital in Ohio recently fired 23 physicians, nurses and pharmacists after 25 patients died from excessive doses of fentanyl. In addition, 48 nurses and pharmacists were reported to state licensin…
Whats the largest number of patients you have passed meds on in a shift. I recently took a break from ICU and took a foray into Corrections. They do 8 hour shifts. Im the sole nurse on evening shift i
The doctor-nurse game is a unique method of communication between nurses and doctors. Some say the doctor-nurse game no longer exists...what do you think?
I apologize if this will be a long post. I just need to vent my feelings and am wondering if anyone else has ever felt the same. Ive been a nurse for 5 years. My very first nursing job was on a med su
Dear Nurse Beth, Im going to finish my 3rd Nurse Refresher Course in August, so I will start looking in September. Im turning 61 in July. Last time I worked in Nursing was in 2006 part time at a busy
Anyone ever had that happen? I know many have. I never expected to have it happen to me. I started a new job not even 2 months ago, and when they let me go, they didn’t even give me specific reasons b
Antibiotic resistance is a health care crisis. In this article the author shares some ideas about nurses' responses to help combat the crises.
Hey guys, I just got my results for the CPNRE exam that I took. I failed it! I’m feeling really discouraged because I thought I passed it for sure and I didn’t. I scored 99/170 which means I got 58%.
Hello! I am a new grad. My assistant nurse manager approached yesterday for a narcotic discrepancy. I pulled out a narcotic medication and administered it. I scanned pt and med and everything. Well I
Formerly Kel65 here. I am TPAPN free. My caseworker sent my completion paper today and notified me that my account will be deactivated. God it feels so good. Chinese big out with loved ones Saturday.
Good morning, good nurses! I am writing this morning for a little direction. I recently graduated in May and interviewed here in Colorado for the nurse residency program with UC Health, but was not ac
I work in a LTC facility and change shifts with the same nurse 90% of the time. This nurse is often unable to complete a narcotic count without an opps I fotgot to sign that out or neglecting to sign
I’m a new grad, 6 months in CCU so far. Last night I did something so stupid I feel like I want to crawl in a hole and not come out to face anyone at work for months. We just did shift change and I wa
Hello, I am a new PMHNP. Will be starting in September. Im nervous about prescribing, dealing with insurance companies, etc. Ive been a nurse for 6 years, but Im still feeling nervous about it all. An
Last semester was by far the most difficult and stressful semester in my many years of college, and it was only one class (divided into lecture and lab). A&PI really kicked my butt. I have a lot o
Hi guys, I failed in one of the nursing classes in my last semester of an accelerated BSN program. I plan to apply for NP school after my graduation. Currently, I am having a GPA little bit over 3.5 w
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