nikkole318

nikkole318

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  1. I don’t fit in, and my coworkers think I’m an idiot

    OMG my heart goes out to you. I had a similar experience as a new nurse. I started off with a preceptor who clearly was not interested in helping me learn. As a brand new nurse, she told me to go discharge a patient without showing me how to print le...
  2. Assault against nurses

    I disagree with your first sentence. I think that when people are in the hospital, there are very much out of their element and the stress of being there along with being ill or injured makes them more likely them to act out in ways they would NEVER ...
  3. Great advice
  4. Omg, I'm SO sorry that happened to you. Yes, just drop the potato and walk away.
  5. "I'll have an order of COPD, make that a value chronic illness. Hold the steroids, extra breathing treatments.". Illness forces them there, they want the illness to stop but in the grand scheme of things, they don't want to be there at all. This is a...
  6. Assault against nurses

    I would NEVER advocate pressing charges against a dementia patient who thinks we are invading his house and sticking him! I'm talking about policies and procedures for those who are either completely competent and assault healthcare workers.
  7. Assault against nurses

    Maybe you can help, point me to some good resources.
  8. Assault against nurses

    Yeah, I guess it is. I work for a for-profit hospital and they really have done nothing as far as education.
  9. Assault against nurses

    I've actually seen those commercials and they are great. I think that our hospital should have a policy regarding violence, such as incident reports, or at least a guideline that employees can refer to when it happens. At my hospital, management doe...
  10. Assault against nurses

    Yes, I have taken care of too many ETOH patients to count and I've been lucky enough to not get assaulted (yet). I realize that it is part of our job to take care of patients, but it is not our job to take physical abuse. I've witnessed abuse happeni...
  11. That is so messed up. What is wrong with people?!?! That last part you said is an excellent point.
  12. WOW! Yeah, that is rude. It seems like people forget that nurses are people too, with their own struggles. What did you say?
  13. I agree that there are some patients who just need to vent. Sometimes just asking them what's wrong goes a long way. Other times, patients are mad at you for providing care. Haha.
  14. People are always saying not to take your work home with you, but I think you def cannot help it at times, the good and the bad.
  15. Hi Everyone! I've been SO exhausted lately! There are times where I know that I was meant to be a nurse, there's nothing I would rather be, and I feel that my job is SO rewarding!!! .....and then there is this week. There seems to be a very large inf...