Falls are a delicate balance. Patients have a "right" to fall, but we have to show that we did everything we could to prevent them from getting hurt. You have to show that you used the least...
My thoughts on this Nursing for Money/Compassion/Motivation topic. Lets pull something we all learned in Nursing School. Good old Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. One could argue that all the heartfelt...
Nurse_FF_EMT replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing
And in reference to the OP: I have the caduceus tattooed on my arm. It is stylized, laying over an open book. To me it represents the medical field (apperantly incorectly ), and knowledge (both the...
Nurse_FF_EMT replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing
Not really from any literary source that I can think of at this moment, but I was always under the impression that the Rod of Asclepius was the primary symbol for Doctors and the Art of Medicine in...
Nurse_FF_EMT replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses
As far as Intubations: I have often heard that since they are not in cardiac arrest, a ventilator is not "coding" a patient. In response to this we now often asked about both wishes for codes and...
I was at work the other day and saw the following commercial for a school called City College on the TV: Girl #1: I got a new job at a Doctor's Office, the pay and benefits are amazing. Girl #2: I...
Nurse_FF_EMT replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing
I am experiencing the same problem at work right now. It has gotten me so paranoid and afraid that I even got a new username to even reply to this thread. I have been with this hospital for almost 2...