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1. Accused of making a medication error

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Nursing

   Also regardless if the patient was harmed I would asssume it would be illegal to not fill out an incident report. Can they do one on my behalf? Or would I be required to sign off on it or report it. I feel like I should be filling out my own report t...

2. Accused of making a medication error

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly I kind of want to agree. Because I know who the day shift nurse was before me that night. She had 3 discharges and two admissions and I know she was super busy and saw that management/ charge nurses had given a couple of her medications when...

3. Accused of making a medication error

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Nursing

   Another reason I strongly feel I didn't do it is because we just got new IV pumps that we scan and are connected to the MAR. If the medicine was overrides I would have had to program this medicine by hand opposed to the pump automatically putting in ...

4. Accused of making a medication error

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply! No unfortantely we do not sign meds. Just IV fluids and tubing we sign. And that is smart about Pyxis. I wouldn't know how to go about doing that and everytime I seemed to ask questions regarding the situation it was brushed o...

5. Accused of making a medication error

   ONCRN2017 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I am a rather new nurse, couple months in. I have debated coming on here to vent/ get opinions but kept deciding not to. I was laying in bed and can't get my mind of the topic as it makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it. So here I am ...

6. Starting pay for new grads in triad area, NOVANT & Wake

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in North Carolina

   Ill update y'all and anyone else looking. New grad position was offered at novant 24 an hour, 1.25 weekend diff, 4 dollar night diff Wake Forrest was 23.25 an hour, 1.25 weekend, and 4 dollar night diff Not bad but the weekend differential SUCKS co...

7. Starting pay for new grads in triad area, NOVANT & Wake

   ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in North Carolina

   Sorry I actually mean Wake Forrest as in Baptist.. I guess since im from around here we refer to that as wake but I can see the traingle area knowing Wake med as wake as well! Thanks for the input im sure it will help someone :)

8. Starting pay for new grads in triad area, NOVANT & Wake

   ONCRN2017 posted a topic in North Carolina

   Hello! I am wanting to start a more up to date thread about starting pays in the triad area. I know pay isn't everything but I want to make sure that I wouldn't be making to much less working for Wake because it will be a longer drive then I would wo...

9. Duke PNA Summer 2016

   ONCRN2017 replied to SandyScrubs's topic in School Programs

   I ended up just sticking with moses cone I also know a couple classmates that denied their offer as well so good luck!

10. Duke PNA Summer 2016

    ONCRN2017 replied to SandyScrubs's topic in School Programs

    I just received an email offering a position on the oncology floor this summer. I have already accepted a position with Cone on the oncology floor and am torn as to what to do. So many pros and cons for both. Good luck to both of y'all and let us kno...

11. How hard is it to swith nursing specialties or fields?

    ONCRN2017 posted a topic in General Nursing

    There are so many fields of nursing I am interested in but each one requires a different level of nursing knowledge. I know I want to start out in a hospital but eventually I did want to move to somewhere that will allow days and weekends off but tha...

12. Need help with a careplan

    ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Students

    Thanks y'all! After a little more research I believe I am going to switch it to ineffective coping. I will check that out though!

13. Need help with a careplan

    ONCRN2017 posted a topic in General Students

    I have to make two nursing care plans. My fake patient scenario is a girl whose fiance broke up with her and she was so upset she walked to a bridge and tried jumping off. I made one of the nursing diagnosis risk for suicide r/t hopelessness from los...

14. What are some factors that influence nursing practice?

    ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in Student Assist

    And I suggest that you don't tell me what to do. The people on the boards were having an attitude with me trying to tell me how to do my assignment. I am going to do my assignment just as my teacher told me to do because I want to make a good grade o...

15. What are some factors that influence nursing practice?

    ONCRN2017 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in Student Assist

    Well I will add that to what nurses believe. As you said I am suppose to have my idea while y'all are suppose to have y'alls. The thing is I am student. All I know so far is what I read in my book. Y'all have hands on experience. I will read up on th...