SkiMama

SkiMama

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  1. First Med Error Blues...

    My pharm teacher was a a career nurse and assured us that we will all make a med error. She said it's what we do about it that defines us. You sound like a good nurse. Chin up and carry on!!
  2. How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    Just skimmed all the responses and don't know if I am repeating someone but I didn't see it - pain interferes with healing. Keeping a pt well medicated and managing their pain ON schedule promotes healing and results in less med use over time. Lettin...
  3. discovered and reported falsification of VS

    I wouldn't worry about being liked. Would any of the other RNs on the floor be happy to take the fall for this friend of theirs if a pt suffers a major event after medicating based on the wrong VS? B/c you are the one whose license would suffer for t...
  4. when to use a transfer belt?

    Exactly. I don't get what is "cumbersome" about the belts. They take seconds to put on/remove and provide a very important measure of protection. Where I work they are always used and pts don't ever complain, they know it's a given.
  5. when to use a transfer belt?

    Ashley you are correct. If you aren't properly trained in gait belt use, it would be easy to do more harm than good. At our facility all new employees do at least 2 or 3 transfer training sessions and have to get signed off on every type of pt xfer. ...
  6. when to use a transfer belt?

    Gait belts are not outdated and they are for everyone's safety. I am a NS and don't know how widely they are used in acute care, but in subacute/rehab everyone wears a gait belt and uses them all of the time if the pt is any type of fall risk (in reh...
  7. Graduated 12/10, still no job, giving up...

    Aaaaand... if you have your ADN - before you go corpsman, talk to them about putting you through your BSN and then doing your commitment as a RN officer.
  8. Graduated 12/10, still no job, giving up...

    I am sorry you are having a hard time. That is so frustrating. Have you applied out of state (since it sounds like relocating is something you're ok with)? If you do decide to speak to the military and you have a BSN, please consider that you can ent...
  9. What do you listen to while studying

    Adele radio on pandora or the Harry potter soundtracks, this semester anyway :)
  10. Which version of CPR is current?

    Depends on method (adult, child, 1 vs. 2 rescuers...)
  11. Started school, where'd my free time go?

    Lol balance indeed! I tend to get distracted too, but a little break to rejuvenate is sometimes needed. I just need to get used to being in school again with so many short semesters. The good news is that for me, in 7 weeks, I will be 20% through my ...
  12. Started school, where'd my free time go?

    Thanks, and you're right. It's just the first week. I think the fact that next week (on my 3rd day of class) I already have exams is making me a little twitchy. Talk about fast paced!
  13. I'm in my first week of NS and never have time to read the posts here... already! I guess the beauty of the A-BSN is that you never have time to quit studying, so the material is always fresh in one's mind... I hope
  14. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    Roger that. I am learning a great deal just from reading about so many of your experiences. I am sure in the heat of the moment - being utterly frustrated at having to bust your butt for a long shift while feeling bad for a new nurse who OP felt was ...
  15. am I that "b" nurse? or am I being an advocate?

    I am a student - but a question. If OP should not have confronted the preceptor, what could she have done differently/better when the issue of the incident reports came up and the preceptor stated "I did check up on him". I assume that during report ...