I had to do a day of doing sticks for glucose and I tried to wear gloves. I can wear them for cleaning patients, pericare, etc, but I am not comfortable at all wearing them for things like finger...
I used to add to mine if they were a no code (DNR). We occasionally had situations when nurses (including me) who had up to 10 pts on an evening shift (more on nights) couldn't remember who was a code...
Since it's your son's life and the difference between being a nurse and a police officer is huge, I'd say this is not your business, really. My two older kids are at the career/profession deciding...
What a switch in mindset. :) I was asked by an agency to work a Wellness day at a major corporation downtown. I did finger pricks for glucose and cholesterol, measured waist and body fat and took BPs....
I understand bedside reporting in ICU, that's what we did when I worked in a unit. But I don't think it's appropriate, in my opinion, on a ward or floor. First of all, I would think it could take...
first the teeny weeny whine. My first patient was a new patient and I was to assess her to see if she really did need us to come in. I had to take blood, assess a wound, vitals, and general health. I...
clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in Home Health
No, it's not common but the centre where I work is the inner city. No parking to be had just about anywhere. So, we can take bus tickets, if our route is along a metro line and the homes are quickly...
clemmm78 replied to clemmm78's topic in Home Health
Thanks. We take taxis so we can't leave anything in the vehicle though. I'll bring plastic bags with me though for the floor if needed and I never thought of using a door knob.
It's been many, many years since I did some fill in for home health visits, but it looks like I'll be doing that again. Through an agency, I'll be filling in for community health home nurses when...
One thing that I've learned is that the time I make the errors, is when it is very quiet and there's lots of time to get things done. It's as if I need the rush and the stress to be sure things go...
It's really hard. My 35-yr-old brother committed suicide two years ago. I'm haunted by an image I never saw since I'm not the one who found him - but it still haunts me. I did all the arrangements and...
I have a right hand tremor. Most of the time it's very benign but there are times when I spill drinks as I pick them up. At work, it rarely kicks in but when it does, I brace my upper arm against my...
While I can't say for sure why you're not getting callbacks, I imagine that it has to do with privacy issues, as well as it could become burdensome if they were to get numerous "can I tag along"...
Because in our hospitals, you can't have every weekend off, in one place what I did was six nights on, one night off, four nights on, three nights off. I managed that for about a year. When I was a...
clemmm78 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing
Unfortunately, there are ignorant people in all professions. Look at your example the other day of one nurse who was trying to put down the person delivering trays, who turned out to be an RN. Anyone...
absolutely. When I worked on the floors, I'd often have to say this. Our day ratio was 1:6 or so, evenings 1: 9 or more and nights 1:17 on a medical floor. So, if I was asked for something that I...