It's called accountability..Every unit has to speak up and streamline what other Disciplines are Supposed to be doing! Call them on it. Of course we care/look after our patients but we can't be the...
I REALLY hear you on this...I work on a Unit that has the same nonchalance! There are those that know/expect that you will pick up the slack or jump in when things are critical. You can't turn a blind...
I have been tossing/turning about this very topic..ready to quit. I am on a med/Surg unit that is basically a step down unit to ICU. I have been torn about how to reach these staff that do the minimal...
I know that when my son was about 8yrs old..he was always bent over with abd pain before school and at night when he went to bed. Took him to DR because son was not the type to fake it/complain. he...
ana tomy replied to cute_cabbage2005's topic in General Nursing
I wonder why people are soo afraid of taking someone aside and just asking? With care. I think our job is too risky to let things like that slide. People react to kindness. That you will call..no...
I say..Get them..before they get you!..Plan your own celebration on another date..Go in all smiles and excited for your Pinning..knowing you have your own party to look forward to. When life hands you...
I might revert to a wound manager draining to a foley cath bag for times of ++diahrea..you can use a convex seal. I might try something like maalox to the excoriated peri-stoma skin. Just a
I just can't believe there is a debate about this at all. I can't imagine someone wanting to be a nurse with prejudice like that. It is embarassing to our profession..it is embarassing as a person for...
I just can't believe there is a debate about this at all. I can't imagine someone wanting to be a nurse with prejudice like that. It is embarassing to our profession..it is embarassing as a person for...
ana tomy replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric
What a coincidece! I just finished reading the book"Bloodstream" by Tess Gerritson. Deals with very similar symptons. Flourescent "bugs",psychosis and maybe something to do with floodwaters...don't...