#1 actually happens most frequently in my hospital. We have security guards in the lobby that basically don't do anything. When visitors come to look for a patient the security guard only tell them what floor that patient is located at without tellin...
Sorry for the late response. These are not homework questions. These are scenarios that had happen and still happen frequently in my unit. I did all of them because I didn't think these are HIPAA violation. But after reading some HIPAA posts under th...
I totally agree! We have such a high turn-over rate in my unit because many new grads felt overwhelmed and left after working for a few months to a year. My hospital is cutting their orientation one week short to save budget. With short-staffing in e...
1. A family member of a patient admitted in the hospital came into your unit and ask you to look up the patient's location because the family member has no clue what room/unit the patient is being admitted to. In order to search the location you have...
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What makes you want to become a nurse in the first place? I think attitude and intention play a huge part.
In my unit, I've noticed that the complainers tend to be the ones that go into the field just for the paycheck and have no compassion for ...
Hi ! You are not alone. I think most, if not all, nurses have been through the same phrases when they were new. I, too, have the same feeling. The first two years in my nursing career I constantly cried in the bathroom at work, and constantly thought...