SammieMom

SammieMom specializes in respiratory, cardiac, critical care.

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1. How do you address your patients?

   SammieMom replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

   I always ask the patient what they would like to be called.

2. Nursing Superstitions!

   SammieMom replied to codebluechic's topic in Humor

   Everytime I wear white pants, there is a code. It sounds crazy, but its true!

3. Medication discrepancy

   SammieMom replied to SammieMom's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much for the replies. They are all saying the same thing at work, that it could be lots of reasons for the discrepancy...We did check all the drawers in pyxis, thinking they may have fell or got stuck in another drawer. We didn't find them...

4. Medication discrepancy

   SammieMom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Several weeks ago it was brought to my attention by my nurse manager that there had been a discrepancy with a narc I had gotten out of pyxis. I counted 48, took one, count is now 47. The next nurse went in later and counted only 44. She was in a rush...

5. A question from a new nurse

   SammieMom posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just graduated from nursing school this past summer. I immediately started working on this long term acute care floor. Its a great floor for someone new. Amazingly complex patients, great nurses and doctors. I should be so happy but there are days ...