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  1. Staff Treating Patients Poorly Or Am I Too Sensitive

    summertx replied to Guest1201992's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing by advocating for the patients. The reason it got so bad is because the supervisor was making excuses for him. If you didn't say anything you would have always had a sick...

  2. Anxiety Makes Me Want to Quit

    summertx replied to pucatalia's topic in Nursing Career

    You said the patient was breathing hard and had a lot of secretions. That's a red flag especially administering G tube meds and feeding. They seem overloaded. What were the vital signs? Was the...

  3. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    summertx replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    Actually it's 3 attempts at testing with at least 90%, some schools are 100%, or you fail the program, not taking the whole class over. I'm not sure what nursing school didn't require attendance....

  4. Staff Treating Patients Poorly Or Am I Too Sensitive

    summertx replied to Guest1201992's topic in General Nursing

    Did nursing school tell you to ignore it or confront it? And do you really care what people like this think of you? I know it must difficult and distressing for you, but use your judgment, it is not...

  5. Is this discipline or discrimination for being autistic?

    summertx replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have this same issue. Very few social interactions as far as sustained conversation and am a very nice person. Very uncomfortable sometimes sitting with others. I don't get jokes either and don't...

  6. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    summertx replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    You can show up for biology and physiology and miss days. They aren't easy you are right, but I don't buy that 'without compensation' deal. No one is keeping track if you show up. In NS, you best...

  7. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    summertx replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    Has the OP ever read a nursing school syllabus vs a medical syllabus. The NS syllabus is much more rigorous, can't miss days, only 3 attempts to pass math or your out, etc. The med school syllabus had...

  8. Am I getting into nursing for the right reason?

    summertx replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing

    So you are going to go through 4 years of nursing school with no interest in helping others. Hopefully you will be humbled quickly in

  9. A Patient Fell, I Almost Didn't Report

    summertx replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    That's correct, but if she was contemplating not doing it, then a progress note is better than not doing

  10. A Patient Fell, I Almost Didn't Report

    summertx replied to Lynker's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about it. When this happens, and they're AxO x4 and no injury even if there was a slight bruise, just put in a progress note to acknowledge

  11. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    summertx replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    This was at 2am when the nurse doesn't have resources at their disposal. The nurse is most often working alone at an SNF, they're lucky there if there is an additional competent nurse. The pt had a...

  12. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    summertx replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses aren't superhuman. She stated the pt was very lethargic. Something is wrong. I'm not sure if the OP walked in to this situation or if this bp was common with this patient. Sometimes the 0200am...

  13. LPN Supervisor Would Not Let Me Call Doctor

    summertx replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the patient shouldn't be at an LTC, with only few staff that won't work out very well. Ultimately the doctor is responsible for admitting this patient and allowing them to be at an...

  14. Falsely Accused Of Patient Neglect

    summertx replied to Anna0029's topic in General Nursing

    This is your license. If you are falsely accused, get an attorney if you can afford

  15. Drug Calculation Help

    summertx posted a topic in General Students

    The question is: 1000 mL NS with 30,000 Units heparin prescribed to run at 1200 Units/ hr. The drop factor is 30 gtt/mL. What's the flow rate in gtts/min? What I did was do volume over...

  16. Arrested: Two Nurses made $1.5 million off fake vaccination cards

    summertx replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    A couple of words I would question are 'accused' and that 'an undercover detective' was involved. Sorry, I'll wait until their side of the story comes out. I don't trust these 'undercover' detectives...

  17. Will ENP become a primary certification?

    summertx replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CRNA's I think would be the closest fit due to intubation and

  18. Nurse Help

    summertx posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have clinical that starts on Monday and I wanted to know how I can best help the nurse as a nursing student. Anything small or big. I have copied and pasted from a recent thread, I don't want to...

  19. Working as a nurse with a severe allergy to Cephalosporins

    summertx replied to ashlyn0689's topic in General Students

    If its an issue, maybe work in a specialty where Cephalosporins aren't typically given, if the med is PO just double glove, if I.V. then maybe you could choose a specialty that doesn't give that med...

  20. Got The Worst Score On Quiz In My Class

    summertx replied to FutureMaleNurse9722's topic in General Students

    Just take the score, and do better on the next quiz. Not every student is the best at every

  21. Hospital Profits Over Patient Safety: The reasons you should not be a nurse

    summertx replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I recently worked a shift where there were 15 COVID positive patients, coughing, sick.. everyone who had a task, social worker, admin, other nurses, aides, housekeeping, drs, all saw me as a warm body...

  22. ...Was I being insensitive??

    summertx replied to Delia37's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to seem insensitive either here, but crying or bawling on the ICU unit when there are sick infectious people is not appropriate. Yeah I can see being overwhelmed or holding back tears...

  23. Advocating for a grade appeal for myself and other students. Do we stand a chance?

    summertx replied to StudentGamerAthlete's topic in General Students

    They wouldn't have a job if taxes didn't pay or if I didn't pay tuition. Therefore students PAY for their education and have a right to what they

  24. Docs & Nurses = Murderers

    summertx replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There is no way 1 nurse can take care of 17-18 Covid positive patients and counting. There is no one else to take care of them. Why blame the one that the facility doesn't tell or inform in advance...

  25. Advocating for a grade appeal for myself and other students. Do we stand a chance?

    summertx replied to StudentGamerAthlete's topic in General Students

    Nursing instructors are responsible for what they teach. Reading power points is not teaching. Students PAY for