Just curious to how incontinence is managed at your facility. I’m talking about the incontinent bedridden patients who can’t get out of bed. Besides condom Caths and purewicks which do not always...
If pr intervals vary say one is 0.23 then the next is 0.21, then .20 and so forth but everything else measures normal and no dropped qrs what rhythm would this
I’m an experienced nurse but new to telemetry. How long does it take to become confident in reading strips? I’m so nervous I’m going to read a strip wrong. Any tips would be
When I give iv pain meds I draw it up in front of the patient and say more than once I'm giving you your whatever pain med it is. Then I tell them again after I administered it and tell them it!ll...
So sad how an innocent mistake can be taken so seriously. That's why I have insurance because they will represent you if ever brought before the BON. Good luck! Hope nothing becomes of it. Always...
Once had a patient who requested washclothes to use as a "fart muffler" so he wouldn't disturb his roommate. Yup, he stuck the washclothes between his butt cheeks and said it wasn't fair for his...
I took out 2 vials of a pain med. I gave the right dose and wasted the correct amount. I realized after I left that I only scanned 1 vial and changed the amount administered to the right dose on the...
I would assess the pt's pain and sedation level. If pt. is not overly sedated and pain level high, I would give the scheduled dose. I would also look at how often the pt. is getting the prn roxanol,...
My grandmother was a nurse, she gave my sister all her old nursing textbooks hoping my sister would become a nurse. I was probably 8 years old at the time. My sister put them in her bottom drawer, she...