MasonDixieChic

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1. "Eat their young"

   MasonDixieChic replied to rolvue's topic in Relations

   I've recently hit my 1 year mark as a new grad nurse on a step down ICU/tele floor and, while part of me wants to sympathize and tell you how much I can't stand when this one particular nurse gets report from new nurses she looks for any tiny thing t...

2. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

   MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in General Nursing

   I absolutely agree we shouldn't and couldn't know every side effect of every drug. My dad happened to get the side effect that happens to 1% of people. I know in my hospital, we try and give education on a least one medication and one "problem". Y...

3. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

   MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that its a bigger issue and there would need to be more of a system wide or hospital wide change, but I will approach discharges with more perspective now. Unfortunately I don't have the time I want (or often need) when discharging patients,...

4. Hello from the Other Siiide..what I learned about pt discharge when the patient is my dad

   MasonDixieChic posted a topic in General Nursing

   Don't mind my Adele reference in the title. I'm an RN who works on a cardiac unit of a hospital. We do a fair amount of discharges. Many of the patients are elderly, but a lot are not. I've known the importance of good patient education, and always d...

5. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

   MasonDixieChic replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Medications

   UPDATE: I can't thank everyone who took the time to read about my situation and post such thoughtful responses enough. I was shocked at the amount of and quality of the responses. Saturday was one of the worst days for me, and reading through all th...

6. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

   MasonDixieChic posted a topic in Medications

   I need some advice. I made a big med error today and I don't know what to do. I can't put into words the way I feel right now. So afraid, ashamed, embarrassed, discouraged. Here is what happened. I'm giving other information NOT because it is an excu...