PsychNurseWannaBe

PsychNurseWannaBe BSN, RN

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  1. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    Med errors happen… you should contact the MD, informed the patient and notify your nursing supervisor. Then you fill out an incident report and put it in your manager’s mailbox. You then...

  2. Student self eval misrepresentation

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to lsbeth's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I would ask for them to "defend" their grade. It can be done positively. I had instructors say... you think you deserve an "A"... tell me why? It was up to me to demonstrate things I did to...

  3. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    So does this rule apply with other drugs such as what the original poster is talking

  4. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    You never chart that you filled out an incident report. Incident reports are for in house use only. Once you chart that you filled it out...it becomes a part of the chart and subject to

  5. Help Me!!! (long)

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is it really a contract?? There is one hospital system where I live that requires you to work the job you are hired for, for one year before you are eligible to transfer. In that system you are...

  6. Why wouldn't you chart this??

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to Poopsie Gigglebuns's topic in General Nursing

    So are the meds that expire...expire at the start of the day or at the end of the day. I ask because insulin is good for 28 days after opening...so they write the 28th day as the date of expiration....

  7. under the influence at work/sleeping on the job

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    You my friend are in an ethical dilemma. Attempting to turn a blind eye now is not going to work. Should something happen, do you not think your name will be brought up by the facility or by...

  8. Help with info on paranoid personality d/o

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to ilovematt48's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You will not find a nursing diagnosis of Paranoid Personality Disorder... the diagnosis is based on your client needs. Consider: Anxiety Disturbed thought process Disturbed sensory perception Perform...

  9. "Patient" or "Client"?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Broadcasting is completely different than speaking with a fellow healthcare colleague to discuss what we can do to better manage their care. Which is fully allowed with HIPAA. I find it rather...

  10. When to enter meds on MAR

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well state did show up. They followed a very experienced nurse. I was looking at her MAR and said…what are these dots where you would initial? She said it was her way to check that she has the...

  11. "Patient" or "Client"?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is a little off topic but what gets me going is when staff refers to the patient/client/resident as a room number! I had an LPN student come up to me and say, “can you tell me what you...

  12. "Patient" or "Client"?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    When I was doing clinicals in a hospital it's Patient When i was doing clinicals in a psych facility it's Client When working in LTC it's

  13. When to enter meds on MAR

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK...than I have a question. Where I used to work nurses would do their med pass and then sit down at the nurses station and flip through and initial everything... I thought that was wrong to do that....

  14. under the influence at work/sleeping on the job

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    Really...why do people tip toe. I would first say something like... Hey, Jane. You have been sleeping while at work. What gives? Are you OK? If Jane doesn't care about my thoughts... I would talk...

  15. positive drug ua with perscription

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to mdm106's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you work for an at-will state, there still is such a thing as wrongful

  16. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that something. I get a migraine if a storm is moving in... well it has to be moving in quickly. If it takes time, then my head must have time to adjust or something. But if it is nice out...

  17. How often should you empty a catheter bag?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to sister s's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to drain and then wipe the clip with ETOH before latching it back

  18. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Migraines are horrible things...and I actually think I am getting one right now and I work in 2 hours. I normally get auras and start excessively yawning ...then I start sweating. The yawning tips...

  19. Clincal extern interview...:(

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck!! I figure if you were there over an hour...they must have liked you. Think positive and let us

  20. Just met "Ms. Know It All LPN"

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught not to use ETOH wipes and that it does affect the BS reading. If the finger is soiled, then a little soap and water. My nursing book states that ETOH does not need to be used when...

  21. Say Hello to Dr. Nurse

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I am not too keen on the DNP to practice is the money involved to get it. Do they not think that this will drive cost up to see your NP? A nice advantage of the NP is that it was usually...

  22. Conflicting requirement for NCLEX Test! Please Help

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to megan_student's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...same here. We sent in all our stuff and then we registered for NCLEX. Once we graduated, the school sent the

  23. Do nurses actually measure liver span during physical assessment?

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught that it is done with deep palpation and that we shouldn't do

  24. American Nurses Association

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to shabbychic23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why is this thread titled American Nurses

  25. Nurses Smoking

    PsychNurseWannaBe replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    I do not care if anyone smokes. It is their decision and their right to do as they wish. It is none of my business what others