grandma pat

grandma pat specializes in ICU, ER, M/S, ORTHOPEDICS, UROLOGY.

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1. New grad just got fired

   grandma pat replied to rn2day's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry that your first job as a nurse had to end this way. I have been an RN since 1991 and still have to refer to my charts, the computer, or other staff for information on how to deal with my patients at times. I firmly beleive that nothing h...

2. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

   grandma pat replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with most of the posts in that you receive back what you give. I think that sometimes the doc's are as fustrated as we are at times during our day. I have told several physicians that the way they are speaking to me or about the staff in gen...

3. just venting. (long)

   grandma pat replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

   I have done agency nursing and am now a travel nurse. I agree in requesting not to be placed on that unit again to prevent another bad experience. I agree with the previous post about just documenting the refusal if the patient is competant to refu...

4. How do veteran nurses react to...

   grandma pat replied to Asklepios's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for many years and was 35 when I went back to school. I found my life experience as an asset to keeping focus and surviving the program. I thought I had plenty of my life left to practice what I had to learn. Hopefully, you will...