Yes, that was probably my mistake...I wanted to be honest with him but that was the point when he refused all care from me. I apologized and assured him that he would be getting a different nurse...
I feel like I maybe should have woken him up to administer the morphine? I read on here that sleeping is often a coping mechanism for pain. I'm a newer nurse and didn't realize this at the time... I...
So I got my first patient complaint. Without going into much detail, I had a patient who was on IV Morphine q 4 hours. Patient was reporting pain in middle of night. I administer medication to said...
I've been a nurse for around 3 months on a busy medical surgical unit and find myself struggling each day. Last shift was particularly bad. I had a very agitated patient who ended up being placed in...
Was wondering if you guys have any suggestions. I'm a first year nursing student with one semester of clinical experience under my belt. I do generally well in classes and get As in my classes....