FLoridarnl

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  1. Prednisone

    FLoridarnl posted a topic in General Nursing

  2. 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

  3. 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...

  4. Prednisone

    FLoridarnl replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

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

  5. 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),...

  6. Leaving work at work

    FLoridarnl posted a topic in Emergency

    Since the ER is a stressful place, with no real feeling of completion, does anyone have trouble leaving work at work? I go home and wonder if I did okay that day, and are my patients going to be okay...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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

  12. 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...

  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...

  14. 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...

  15. Guys what made you chooose nursing

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

    Temporary Insanity! LOL. Just

  16. 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,...

  17. Situation Haunting Me

    FLoridarnl replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like you did a wonderful job in caring for this patient. Persistence and being a patient advocate is very important. It sounds like you're very caring. Don't lose that in the years to come....

  18. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    FLoridarnl replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I've seen a "well baby checkup" (no complaint). I saw a guy who had a wound on his head from years and years before threaten to videotape himself suturing it closed at home if the doctor didn't do it...

  19. Advice, please.

    FLoridarnl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently discharged a patient with a diagnosis of kidney stone. She was pretty young, and when she arrived her BP in triage was 90/63. She was not a high priority and the BP wasn't rechecked by...