FLoridarnl

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1. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

   I have no idea who or when it was exactly, so I can only sit and stew about it. Am I a bad

2. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

   You're right. I tend to overreact. I beat myself up over EVERYTHING. It will take time to get over this, b/c of the fact that I didn't think of it at the time it happened. I'm just kicking myself b/c...

3. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad I noticed the mistake, so I could at least inform the

4. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

   The doctor's order was clear, I just took out two "20 mg" instead of "10 mg" tabs. I feel bad, b/c even though the dose was still normal, I should have informed the pt's parent, (she was a teenager),...

5. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl posted a topic in General Nursing

6. The weekend that blew up

   FLoridarnl replied to newnurse51's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Wow, I'm sorry this happened. Med errors are very hard to get over. I've made errors in the past, thank goodness no patients were harmed, but EVERY nurse makes errors in his/her career. Nobody who is...

7. Is this my fault??

   FLoridarnl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I remember an incident from years ago. I had a pt who was acidotic, (pH 7.1 or 7.2) and the ER doctor didn't order Na+ Bicarb. The pt had a pos. TNI, and was to have a kidney stent put in before...

8. V Tach

   FLoridarnl replied to melanie1126's topic in Cardiac

   I think I would call the doctor in this situation, since the patient has no prior history and could be presenting a problem. What happens if the patient codes and the doctor says he had no idea about...

9. Floors VS ER

   FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

   This was at 10p, not 7p. She was well into her shift and was doing her routine

10. Floors VS ER

    FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    I guess I feel that I shouldn't have to wait for nurses to finishing passing their scheduled meds to all their patients before they even take report. Especially when I've already been in the ER for 12...

11. Floors VS ER

    FLoridarnl posted a topic in Emergency

    Does anyone else have a rivalry with the floors in the hospital? It just seems that when the ER sends patients upstairs, they always have a problem with something! They're always looking to write up...

12. Will things get better as I get educated?

    FLoridarnl replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as if you're trying to put others down. A lot of times people don't feel compelled to use "SAT" words to sound smart. You may be smart, but others may have things you don't. They may be...

13. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    FLoridarnl replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have anxiety disorder, and I always worry that I screwed something up at the expense of my patients, even when I didn't. That is wreaking havoc on my life . It's a struggle, but I think it makes me...

14. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    FLoridarnl replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Temporary Insanity! LOL. Just

15. Nursing Dreams

    FLoridarnl replied to 2bnursescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I used to dream that I didn't give my meds or assess my patients and it was almost the end of my shift. That would be scary. I had a scary dream where a psych patient was killing our case manager,...