clee1

clee1

Hospice, Med/Surg, ICU, ER

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  1. 1st Med error... and a valuable lesson!

    clee1 replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, and this is what continues to bother me about the whole situation. However, as a usually extra-careful practitioner, I was constantly back in the room to check on my pts. As a former EMT, I...

  2. Just want to vent about a coworker.

    clee1 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! If dd fusses in her sleep, I am up oob as if catepulted.... but I could sleep through a bomb blast or gunshot anytime. Thunder??..... fuggetaboutit.

  3. need help with tpn/blood/heparin drip admin

    clee1 replied to dayshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Could you go to the EdNurse at the facility you work at most and see if s/he will let you use their material(s)? I would think it would be in their own best interest to let

  4. 1st Med error... and a valuable lesson!

    clee1 replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    I work for an Urgent Care clinic. Think "Doc-in-the-box plus junior ER". We are building a new facility next door - it will have pyxis and single-dose everything. On my own initiative, I have moved...

  5. 1st Med error... and a valuable lesson!

    clee1 replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. My point was that because it was an OTC, (and we were absolutely SWAMPED yesterday) so I just snatched the bottle, calculated the dose, and drove on...... OOPS! With anything else, (and I...

  6. 1st Med error... and a valuable lesson!

    clee1 replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a good policy to me. However, in my case, the dosage WAS correct; just the med itself was incorrect.... and the meds look identical in the dosing cup. I don't know if verification would...

  7. Would you go to work tommorow?

    clee1 replied to royr's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't go back to work/school. If I were dying, all my remaining time/energy would be devoted to my family; seeing that they would have what they needed after my passing. If I hit the lottery,...

  8. New Grad LVN on my own in med surg next week help!

    clee1 replied to MimismomRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1st: Take a DEEP breath! 2nd: Get in early for your shift to get organized and read your pts charts. 3rd: Get a GOOD report! 4th: DON'T be afraid to ask questions and/or for help. New grads need more...

  9. When it rains, it pours...

    clee1 replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    God bless you Adam. I have followed your "new-nurse" posts for some time now. I hope I turn out to be the nurse you seem to have become. Chris,

  10. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Also very true.... However, most healthcare facilities take a dim view of their staff openly

  11. Im Injections

    clee1 replied to Queen of the E.R.'s topic in Emergency

    Bingo!

  12. I just got accepted into a Nursing Program

    clee1 replied to shawnrj's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto ALL that. You CAN do this!!! I'm 38, in NS f/t and working f/t; with an 18 month old dd AND another on the way. No, I don't get much sleep! Thank GOD I can study at work.... Congrats and good...

  13. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do NOT carry in any school or health care facility. However, you can be assured that there is one in my car if it is not on my person. However, legally speaking, a license to carry concealed is...

  14. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say that.... . Cool that you and your employers are taking the threat seriously. Also cool that you'll be aware of the issue and take steps to not be a predictable target. I'd say that all...

  15. HELP!!! Has anyone done this? Advice needed

    clee1 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a SPN, but previously as an EMT and a hospital vampire, we rotated the holidays - usually the family people had Christmas off, the single people New Year's eve off. I have worked in several...

  16. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    :)

  17. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mostly agreed - however, these laws also apply to harm to others as well; i.e., you can defend the life of another person as well as your own. Also correct in that this isn't the wild west or NYPD...

  18. HELP!!! Has anyone done this? Advice needed

    clee1 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    As they say... Don't let the door hit ya in the azz on the way out. They obviously don't care much about YOU or they work out some kind of swap; contract or not. Also, you'd better believe that the...

  19. Are your hopital security armed?

    clee1 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    If they don't, the should! An unarmed guard is like a male without...... equipment. :imbar Not to say that you need a SWAT team in a Hospital, but their should be a few armed officers

  20. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    This depends entirely on the State and/or Locality where you live. What you NEVER hear in the media is that the vast majority of the people that are arrested in justified deadly-force incidents are...

  21. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Legally, the term is known as "self-defense"; however, I call it putting down a rabid dog when he comes snarling and foamin'-at-the-mouth at you. Any threats of bodily harm made against you should be...

  22. Need advice...life threatened by pt's family today

    clee1 replied to SotaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The same advice applies to nurses and non-nurses alike: Get a firearm, a CCW permit, and training in how to use it. Irrational people do irrational things, the police cannot be everywhere, and...

  23. An ethical question.

    clee1 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: This nurse's actions were wrong on so many levels - even if done for all the "right"

  24. Nclex-pn. Please help.

    clee1 replied to oldgrad's topic in General Nursing

    get the saunders comprehensive for the material, and the kaplans for testing stategy. less than $50 from

  25. How do you manage child care with both partners working??

    clee1 replied to nursewho's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights, go to school days; wife works days. Wife's dad keeps dd while I'm at school, and he's great with her. Thank God for