DixieAnna

She was still a fair new nurse. I fault the hospital pharmacy for having these both readily available at same time. The med should require double checking with another nurse. Name dose and math ...never regret a double ck. It saves lives. Once a pt was ordered 11u of regular insulin. It was read as 114 ...double check of this order would have saved the pt. The patient died of a unrecoverable low blood sugar. Double ck would have saved pt. Believe me, you bring me 2 syringes of insulin??!!?! I want to see that order. But back to specifically versed and vecuronium.. better safety measures should be in place. This nurse will never forgive herself.

I have practice as aLVN for twenty years as of tomorrow. I have been at bedside for fourteen of those years in critical care. I have all the same duties save 4 that are explicitly RNs. Chemo, conscious sedation, RN assessments and Cathflo. We work side by side until my hospital began the trek to magnate status. I'm now in a Pediatric Trauma Surgeon's office. Which is okay since I'm heading toward "the corral". There are as many good RNs as bad and can be said of LVN/LPN. I know it to be said of my school our LVNs could stand shoulder to shoulder on skill, knowledge base and pathophysiology of any RNs. We can hit the ground running. We equally earned certificates of training for ACLS, PALS, etc. This may differ from state to state and hospital system. I'm proud to be part of the wonderful world of nursing.

This is annoying as well as illegal and a straight up lie. A CNA referrs to herself as nurse as well, giving medical advise. Pts call back saying that they spoke to the nurse...no they haven't...I'm the only liscenced and you have not spoke to me. No she can not take a phone order or write a Rx under my Dr's name.... infuriates me.