SweetNothings

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1. My patient aspirated during surgery!

   SweetNothings replied to SweetNothings's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I just talked to my manager again. She said my pt was fine and had her surgery. She said she aspirated on what appeared to be a small amount of fluid and not a stomach full of food like they told me. She will be back to the floor this evening. ...

2. My patient aspirated during surgery!

   SweetNothings posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am so distraught right now. I just got a phone call from a dayshift nurse stating that the patient I sent to surgery this morning aspirated during her procedure from what appeared to be a full stomach. My patient had been NPO since midnight. She wa...

3. Am I being too sensitive?

   SweetNothings replied to SweetNothings's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the responses everyone. It really makes me feel better. I guess my biggest issue was the way she did it and the laughing part too. There's already so much animosity between so many workers on this floor, so I really don't know how to take ...

4. Am I being too sensitive?

   SweetNothings posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been working nights on a busy Ortho floor for about month now. With a little over a month to go on orientation, I'm still trying to learn all the ropes, names of equipment, names of doctors etc. On our floor we give taped reports. Last night, I ...

5. Should I call?

   SweetNothings replied to SweetNothings's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm definitely going to go ahead and call the manager next week. The worst she can say is NO right? @mnono009 Unfortunately, I don't really have anyone who can vouch for me at this hospital. The nurses that I talk...

6. Should I call?

   SweetNothings posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. Hoping to get a some advice. I've been an RN for a little over a year now. For about the past 8 months I have been working part time at a Public Health Clinic (due to this economy it's all I could find) while still actively looking for w...

7. Getting a NICU job....

   SweetNothings posted a topic in NICU

   Hi everyone. Hoping to get a some advice. I've been an RN for a little over a year now. For about the past 8 months I have been working part time at a Public Health Clinic (due to this economy it's all I could find) while still actively looking for w...

8. To call or not to call?

   SweetNothings posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone. Hoping to get a some advice. I've been an RN for a little over a year now. For about the past 8 months I have been working part time at a Public Health Clinic (due to this economy it's all I could find) while still actively looking for w...