Ive always understood that Fentanyl patches can be placed anywhere,chest back etc. But we have one nurse,who recently went to a Pain Seminar,that insists the patch must be place ot the torso,as it is...
It would be helpful for me to know,when your jamming at work and unexpected crises comes up on the floor,then you start falling behind,lets say falling behind with meds, what shortcuts do you take to...
Im not the most organized nurse there is,maybe ive got AADD,or whatever,but Im trying I get flustered when lets say Ive got 3 IV antibiotics that have to be given Q 4 hrs,and Ive got to keep track of...
Please dont laugh but I sometimes have a problem figuring out what the IV med book is saying. For example,say Im giving IV Ancef,and the book says "Each 1 Gm or fraction thereof must be diluted with...
There is alot of unprofessional behavior among nurses,nurses gossiping,putting others down behind their backs,backbiting,unsupportiveness,etc.,and Im guilty of it also. Is it possible to give an...
Hi Fran,Im using the idea of self righteous anger as the same with righteous anger,I see you seperate the two. Both of them imply that Im right,my cause is right and could be applied to anyone...
Nursing can be stressful,[duh]. I think what adds to this stress is personalizing what happens to us at work. For many of us nursing is "who we are",our identities are caught up in our roles as...
Fran,I cant address your entire post,but Ill share something personal.For me anger,self righteous or not,is my spiritual enemy. Anger,especially the self righteous kind,is a cover,it covers up my...
Cheerful,I have been in a similar situation,trapped in a room,closed doors with DON and 2 supervisors,but if there are no witnessess to the wrongs of these people then its your word against theirs. I...
Thank you for your thoughtful replies to this probing question. I would like to articulate nursing as "who we are". By this I mean we need to justify our existence,"who we are" through our...
Wow,It must be great to be able to tell your employer,"take this job and shove it" and sometimes and somedays I wish I could...But I dont have that luxery,family,mortage,dog,cat,fish,etc.and...
Discrimination?Shes working isnt she Barbie? If shes busier than others ,then others might be lazy.Tracing our ancestry? We all trace our ancestry back to africa,even if your Irish,like
I hope I dont sound Unsympathetic to your plight,but in my opionon Nursing is not the Profession to be in if you are seeking acknowledgment,recognition or praise,this is my opinion based on my...
There are different management styles,and I believe one can attract more bees with honey,but the the authoritarian management style of some HNs always rubs me the wrong way,my problem with authority?...
My wife and I ,both nurses,sometimes work on the same floor,therefore she has seen me in action. While she says Im a good nurse,she also says I panic,or I freak out,or I get to overly nervous or...
Today Dr. ordered a patient to receive a Bolus of 500cc of NS. The IV was running 75cc/hr via IV pump. A nurse tried to run the IV bolus, thru the pump,because all she had was IV pump tubing,but she...
Somewhere ,from someone,I was once told that some of us need to put down others so they can feel good about themseves,self esteem issue. Do fire men have a healthy self esteem and do nurses have a low...