tillie1

Situations like this make me crazy! No professional should be allowed to speak to another professional in that manner. I concur with the advice you have received so far: make sure your manager knows about this incident, make sure the charge nurse you spoke with knows and make sure this co-worker understands this is not to happen again! One caution, do not meet with this person to "clear the air" by yourself. YOu would be setting yourself up for a she-said, she-said situation. Ask a charge nurse or your manager to sit in on any meetings. Please don't let this person muddy your career! Good luck, keep your head up and be proud of your accomplishments.

There are some places that have "mandatory overtime" and there are some places that get upset if staff works overtime to finish their shift work....That said, my experience is that if you are willing to work extra shifts most places are willing to let you! 0y hospital would rather we pick up shifts to cover sick calls or vacations than fill in with agency.

Read some of the stories in the "sticky" about why people became nurses....not all of us hate our profession!:redbeathe

See if you have an organization in your area that helps families who are needing to make these decisions...some type of Senior Resource center or Counsel on Aging. I am glad you are taking him to the Dr. It sounds like a thorough check up is in order. Good Luck!

Dissolving crushed meds in warm water makes them dissolve easier. Don't crush Carafate..drop the whole pill in a capsule and it will dissolve on it's own. I have known nurses to put syrup-y meds in the TF bag only to have to start over with new set up because the syrup made the formula curdle.

I agree, your instructors let you down! When you get hired and meet with your preceptor be ready to discuss what you hope to get out of orientation. Make sure the other staff members know you are willing and eager to take on procedures! Follow your instincts, make your needs known and you will be fine. Congrats and good luck!

I think panic disorder/attacks are much more prevelant than any one realizes. ( as evidenced by the above). I have been on trazadone for a couple of years now and do well on it. I never knew what was going to precipitate an attack...had on at a baseball game in a crowded stadium once! The biggest problem I am having is getting long term disability insurance. I was denied last year "because of your diagnosis of panic attacks for which you are on medication". I am going to apply again this year and see what happens with it. Do not let anyone discourage you from you life long dream of being a nurse, for any reason!! Best of luck to you and remember...breathe,breathe,.....

when my husband was a pt recently the nurses at the facility he was in carried phones. i found it very distracting to have that phone going off several times when she was going over post op instructions, doing drsg changes etc. he said it went off 5 times that morning when she was doing his assessment. what about when you just want to go in and check an iv of hang a piggy back and the pt is finally getting some much needed sleep? talk about a rude awakening!! i did not ask her if the phone had a vibrator option, sure hope so!/

/ we have been using a tracking system for a couple of years now. it does have some advantages: you can look on the console at the desk ans see where an employee is instead of having to run up and down the halls hollering for someone or using the "all-call" and disturbing pts. it also helps when you have an empoyee that keeps "disappearing" and argues the he/she was on the floor al the time..you can see they left the floor 35 min ago... also, if a pt c/o "havent seen any staff for hours" you have proof how often some one did go into the room. i admit, when we first started using it we all hated it for some of the same reasons cited above but i do think it is a timesaver! it is very frustrating when someone ffloats to our unit and doesn't have a tracker...can't find them for md calls, pt needs etc.

I admitted a pt today that told me the only surgery she ever had was a "tubal litigation" and that one of her home meds is "thenofiofaline"(theophylline)! Gotts love 'em!

all i could add would be "AWESOME"!!!

i had my reduction 14 years ago and it is the best thing i have ever done for me! i was surprised to read the comments abut the pain post op, the only pain i had was on the sides where the jp drains went in and i have zero pain tolerance. only had to take two weeks off work and had great fun when i went back watching people trying not to look at my chest!