Killer Nurses

[Jupiter Crash]

i was recently watching a show about deadly woman, and i came across a story about a group of nurses that killed their patients. they drowned them, which took about 45min. they did not do it because they wanted to save them and be the hero or anything. they did it because the patients pushed the call light button constantly.

what does that tell you?!

[Nurse Ratched, RN]

OT: this is an excellent example of why our charting as nurses is so important. Memory is faulty. If you are asked about something that happened with a patient who-knows-how-long-ago, your notes of that day are all you'll have to refer to. I was called in a non-health care related case recently, and referred to an old appointment calendar about events on a date two years past.

On topic: it's important to know as a nurse when you're due for a mental health day .

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

sounds reasonable

[swatch007]

I did not pay much attention to the program so I am not even sure that I got the time period right, only the crime. I listen in on during study time. It also didnt help that it was 2:00 a.m.

Do yourself a favor please. Don't polute your mind with a nonsense show or news. Working in a hospital is stressful enough; you would do a lot better handling stress and aggravation when you use your TV time on something positive or inspirational. You can't make a widrawal from your bank account unless you make a deposit first; same goes in your mind.

Just a friendly advice from my humble experience

[banditrn]

It's always been my contention that nurses should be allowed to carry guns!:)

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

Years ago, I read a book called "Nurses Who Kill". Although the majority of the killers in the book were actually nurses' aides, it was very interesting. The stories of the infamous killer nurses Janine Jones-Turk and Robert Diaz, among others, were there. I've always been interested in nursing, forensics, psych, and true crime; this book has all of these.

It is very interesting to learn about the entire gamut of nurses and nursing- from the highest pinnacle (i.e. F. Nightingale) to the lowest low.

[Jupiter Crash]

Do yourself a favor please. Don't polute your mind with a nonsense show or news. Working in a hospital is stressful enough; you would do a lot better handling stress and aggravation when you use your TV time on something positive or inspirational. You can't make a widrawal from your bank account unless you make a deposit first; same goes in your mind.

Just a friendly advice from my humble experience

I had the t.v. on for the noise factor. My radar just happen too tune in to that particular crime. For the record I handle stress and aggravation just fine. Though I do agree that I do need to tune into more positive programs on occasion that do not interfere with my mental psyche (go to move to the pysch ward).