FIRED and REPORTED to the BON

Nurses Safety

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I would love to have ANY input on this subject. Where is the rule book on giving PRN pain medication ?? Does anyone out there have any input ?? :uhoh3:

Well another day has gone by, and they have not called to take back their job offer, I guess at this point no news IS good news. I keep my fingers crossed everyday that this nightmare is finally over and I will start this new job. Not only do I NEED a job I actually WANT this on. It is something I think I will really enjoy !!

It is sad that it takes something like this to open your eyes to a new world. I look at this so differently now. I know I will forever be a different nurse. You really do have to be paranoid and anal about things in order to CYA !!

Hope all is well with all of you tonight !!

See Sallie girl, this is a good day. Be positive ! I am suggesting. I got hired yesterday too. That is so neat, we both got good jobs the same day. Love to all, and peace, you friend with the :monkeydance:

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Specializes in L/D, and now Occupational Health.

:monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance: HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY !!!!!!! Is this a position you are excited about ??? :monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance:

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:monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance: HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY !!!!!!! Is this a position you are excited about ??? :monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance:

:monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance::monkeydance:

IT IS A GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM A CARDIOVASCULAR NURSE and I do a :monkeydance:

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The definition of a monkey dance is good or bad. It can be used as an affectionate meaning or a person who is cruel. EX cruel people will give you a monkey dance with their bad behavior without any respect for you. Then, when someone is nice we can all have fun and do a good monkey dance. We can even have a group hug !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in ob high risk, labor and delivery, postp.

must first confess that i didn't read every page..just first and page 6, so i apologize if i missed important stuff

if you are an "at will state" they can fire you whenever they want. but it does sound like overkill to report to the bon

i know someone who gave a po med IV and she had absolutely no consequences (the pt required extra monitoring but was thankfully unharmed), i thought she should at least be suspended and have to take a medication safety course since she ignored many safeguards in the whole process..

I only give prn meds 5 minutes early...otherwise i call and get an order for the change. I have come across nurses who thought if the order called for "two capsules every four hours" they could give "one every two hours"--even had patients argue with me that this was the way they wanted it.

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Specializes in Intensive Care and Cardiology.
I have come across nurses who thought if the order called for "two capsules every four hours" they could give "one every two hours"--even had patients argue with me that this was the way they wanted it.

You can't do that?

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

Mustang, congrats on the job! I think you're going to be working with me- I look forward to seeing you!

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Specializes in L/D, and now Occupational Health.

Hey Fire................. What makes you think we will be working together ? If so, what a small world !!!

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

I'll PM you where I work, and you can tell me if we'll be working together :).

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Specializes in L/D, and now Occupational Health.

DEE, thanks for your input. A lot will change for me in the future !! I hope everyone understands that I did not make this a habit, obviously I would call the MD if it became a pattern, but if she needed meds because she had taken a shower or been too active, I was practiced with the understanding that it was OK. My life has changed so much in the past few months, not really for the bad. This happened for a reason, I have wanted to change career paths for a long time but I have become a creature of habit. This has forced me to intertain other options, and for that I am very excited !!!

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

Mustang,

It is a small world. I think you'll love it there. It's a very stress-free environment.

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Specializes in L/D, and now Occupational Health.

I could use a lot less stress in my life right about now !!!

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