peachtreednurse

peachtreednurse RN

Med-Surg., LTC,, OB/GYN, L& D,, Office

Acute & LTC ; OB/GYN Hospital and Office; Labor / Delivery

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  1. Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    Beautifully Written, Terribly Touching, Wonderfully Survived... You are truly a being of unquestionable
  2. Favorite Motivational Quote Nurses Week Contest

    Tribute To A New Nurse On the threshold of a dream, you stand, past long hours of desperation, moments of uncertainty, and degradation, deemed capable, with expectation, you finally offer with...
  3. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    We're taking bets it's either A1, Heinz 57, Salsa or
  4. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    wrong
  5. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    The night-shift nurse made a near-fatal error when she called him, a "mama's
  6. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

    Working in an OB-Gyn Office was for the most part, a rather pleasant work environment, and it was the day as part of her new patient history, I asked if any and what types of birth control had been...
  7. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    Sorry for the confusion Doctor B., it was a little chaotic around here...the severed limb, not his, is on ice awaiting reattachment...and the way I understand it, you'll be covering, until Doctor A....
  8. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    We need to keep our heads in cases such as this;,as well as our arms, legs, and any number of internal
  9. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    He refuses to remove his mask for the physical exam ;Unlike the last attending, I have no problem with
  10. Caption This Cartoon Nurses Week Contest

    He went Ginsu; ripped into Dr. J,a new one when he told him, no camp this
  11. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    AGREE... wanted to quote this in prior
  12. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

  13. Written Up

    I find it disheartening that so little emphasis be on the nurse not having to handle clarification of the Physician's or P.A 's orders. That, except for the most extreme circumstances everyone from...
  14. Written Up

    The order was unclear at the time it was written and should have been flagged for clarification first by the nurse taking the order and then by the Pharmacy. In any case the person administering the...
  15. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Mr. 158 has had it with ostomy-care instructions; and is ready for
  16. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I'm sheet-faced and I'm looking for a place to
  17. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I was told, I'd have to get down on my hands and knees, and hope to high heaven to get a job
  18. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Excuse me, but is this where the Pub Crawl Is supposed to
  19. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I got wasted, spent my entire weekend doing " Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To
  20. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Anyone failing to see the charge of RECKLESS Homicide as an apt description of this case is in my non-expert opinion, GUILTY of GROSS NEGLIGENCE, ignorance of the fact that Nurse RV's substandard care...
  21. Forgot to restart my patients fluids

    It's been my understanding that any deviation from the patients plan of care, or physician's orders, constitutes an "error"...the onus of the commission or omission, determined once reported and...
  22. Falsely acused of Resident abuse

    Her reaction seems awfully hostile for nothing occurring between the two of you...May you have sent negative signals, via non-verbal communication, such as rolling your eyes, shrugging your shoulders,...
  23. Tips and Advice for Prioritizing Care

    What did you do with the hour of time between reports? Depending on the report received you might have assessed that patient, taken vital signs, and perhaps even administered 1 set of meds. It would...
  24. Questions from a nursing student

    Never saw discriminatory treatment toward those living alternate lifestyles, but have seen the negative response to the "I'm new", before a question or as an excuse, for some oversight, too frequently...
  25. Student Charge Nurse out of line

    My vote goes to "Let it go!". If the student charge had a question about the BP reading, whether as a patient advocate or for nursing report, it would have been easy for them, to just take another...