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  1. Joint Commission Citing & Employee Files

    brockclan3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Joint commission has been at our facility this week and watched me do a blood glucose check on a patient. I failed to wipe the first drop of blood before obtaining the sample for the stick so our...

  2. Is this legal?

    brockclan3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work home health in Texas for a government program taking care of nuclear and uranium workers in their home, most patients with around the clock care in 12 hour shifts. I have noticed that there...

  3. Psychedelic Nursing

    brockclan3 replied to Elle Anna Webb's topic in General Specialties

    The company is KetaMD. I will be honest with you, it has been a slow start. From the updates we get from the company they are still working out kinks with pharmacies in each state. I haven't had a...

  4. Psychedelic Nursing

    brockclan3 replied to Elle Anna Webb's topic in General Specialties

    I just accepted an offer as a telehealth RN administering ketamine and assisting patients through their sessions. ANYTHING IS

  5. Psychedelic Nursing

    brockclan3 replied to Elle Anna Webb's topic in General Specialties

    I am involved with several psychedelic therapy groups on FB, MAPS, and a member of Cannabis Nurses Network. I have watched several great lectures on the subject - how psychedelics reset the brain,...

  6. Psychedelic Nursing

    brockclan3 replied to Elle Anna Webb's topic in General Specialties

    Girl, this is so encouraging and gets me fired up! Thank you so much for your post! How do we get involved at this point? I am in school right now for my ADN and will graduate in May with my eye on...

  7. Psychedelic Nursing

    brockclan3 replied to Elle Anna Webb's topic in General Specialties

    I know this post is from August, but I am highly interested in psychedelic therapies as well. I will graduate with my RN in May and I am looking to branch out in alternative therapies. I have been...

  8. Joint Commission Citing & Employee Files

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    My supervisor told me that JC would be reviewing my file and she had concerns in regards of my past mistakes/write-ups. I asked her if there was a possibility that I would lose my job and she said...

  9. Joint Commission Citing & Employee Files

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Well, in all actuality, when I was trained and in clinicals I was just handed a glucometer and asked to go check the blood sugar. I don't know of any co-workers that check blood sugars like joint...

  10. Are you a hospice nurse?

    brockclan3 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello guys! Just reaching out to any hospice nurses out there. I am currently an LVN and working my way toward RN. I have been considering hospice nursing (I am currently a tech at an ER) and was...

  11. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse since January and working since February. Since then I have had 5 med errors since beginning my hospital job. Two errors that were administered to two patients but, fortunately,...

  12. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    This is all so helpful. This is great insight here and I appreciate the information and your

  13. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the list unsafe practices that is up for my peer review (it is alot): 1) When I first started work (ED) I was assisting another nurse in starting an IV and NS fluids. The nurse asked for a...

  14. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    I found an online pharmacology certification course through NAPNES.ORG. I am looking into

  15. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    I will look into this for sure and see what is available. Thank you for the

  16. Peer Review at work...advice please!!

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    hherrn, this is great advice. My supervisor went over the fact that I graduated with honors, 3.5GPA, excelled in clinicals (several of rotations were in this department) and she wondered where the...

  17. Beaten down newer nurse please help!

    brockclan3 replied to Serenity0688's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can absolutely understand where you are coming from. I, too, am a new nurse (LVN/Tech) and have felt the very same way as you are feeling now. I have felt as though I don't fit in, that the other...

  18. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work as an LPN at my hospital emergency department. I am a new nurse (5 months) and stared out in the ED. On my last shift we had a patient that had just returned from radiology. I was helping...

  19. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    The meeting with HR went VERY well! I will have an RN preceptor (she is my favorite to work with) for 4 weeks in doing all her med administration while I shadow her. My supervisor, HR director, and...

  20. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice!!! Thank you so

  21. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    That is great advice, peachtreednurse. I am nervous as heck. Preparing for the worst, hoping for the

  22. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Just an update: I was asked by my supervisor to not clock in for my regular shift but instead meet with her and HR later in the day. This isn't good...what should I prepare

  23. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am IV

  24. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with my supervisor today and she told me I would get written up for it which is justified. I will also be meeting with our education coordinator later this week for remediation, which I need....

  25. Med Error Advice...

    brockclan3 replied to brockclan3's topic in General Nursing

    No, psu_213, you are not being preachy at all. You are exactly right in what you wrote. I will not make these mistakes again, I can assure you. Thank you for your