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 person?

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 I should have known better. I have a bad habit of ...

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 doctor.

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), and I should have made an official report. I'm a r...

5. Prednisone

   FLoridarnl posted a topic in General Nursing

6. The weekend that blew up

   FLoridarnl replied to newnurse51's topic in New Nurse

   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 human is error free.

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 going to ICU. The admitting MD ordered IVF w/ Na+ Bica...

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 the V tach? You always have to cover your butt in ...

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 meds.

10. Eating Their Young

    FLoridarnl replied to janmae1950's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this happen, and have had it happen to me. Instead of teaching new nurses, some (not all) older nurses like to nit pick. They would just assume crucify you for mistakes, rather than teaching you and helping you grow as a nurse. Sometimes ne...

11. 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 hours and I was supposed to leave 5 minutes ago. ...

12. 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 the ER staff for something, or point fingers. We al...

13. 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 compassionate, empathetic, caring, or just plain good ...

14. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    FLoridarnl replied to Severina's topic in 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 a better nurse, because I make sure to practice t...

15. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    FLoridarnl replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men

    Temporary Insanity! LOL. Just kidding.:rotfl: