Need a new perspective here....

[ChinupBSNRN]

All of the comments and feedback here are so great! Since I am so new to the profession, everyday is a big learning experience and I constantly find new things to learn and remember.

Ironically, this was the first pt I have ever had on a heparin drip! My ICU deals with a lot of liver failure and elevated INR so anticoag drips are not the norm. But now I know to look for a Q12 or Q6 lab draw when I do have a pt on heparin gtt.

Also, thanks to all the comments here, I am going to be checking all the previous orders rather than just new ones. I know I make mistakes, and I think the hardest part was that when I asked for help from my coworker I just got a negative response. Ehhh those things happen too. I think the advice and tools you all have given me will help me greatly!

As usual......AN rocks!!

[rr82080]

Sounds like you've learned from this expirience. One more thing I'd like you to take away from it is: Don't treat your fellow nurses or any other hospital employees the way she treated you. It accomplishes nothing.

[ChinupBSNRN]

Sounds like you've learned from this expirience. One more thing I'd like you to take away from it is: Don't treat your fellow nurses or any other hospital employees the way she treated you. It accomplishes nothing.

I can definitely take that lesson with me too. No matter how hard the day has been, I always slap a smile on and treat others with respect. I know that not everyone is like that, and I can appreciate that. But I would never treat anyone the way she treated me. It is not in my moral character to do so. I wish I could somehow "transplant" a little bit of my positive energy into a few of my co-workers. It would make work much more pleasant.