There are reasons for these policies. Part of being a "good and competent" nurse is not being afraid to ask a co-worker to double check you, especially with medication doses. If a hospital has a...
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I worked ER for many years and witnessed the deaths of many patients. Some affected me more than others. The vast majority were elderly with chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions. Those I...
I didn't normally attend patient funerals while at the bedside, but I did attend the funeral of a WW II veteran that I had cared for. He had been a member of my national guard battalion when it was...
cbs3143 replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing
The surveys are "allegedly" annonymous and confidential. Have you noticed how many of them have a demograhics section to start off with? Questions like what your educational level is, what unit you...
cbs3143 replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in General Nursing
Here's an old story of how upper management interprets the rumblings from the masses. Sad, but there is a lot of wisdom in it, not just for healthcare workers, but across the board. In the beginning...
I've got a story from the archives of the ER that I worked in. I knew all of the people involved, except for the perpetrator. One of our pathologists (at least he said he was) called during the night...
Back to the maggot experiences. We had a patient arrive in his Caddilac, fairly new, but trashed. The driver had some physical limitations and hadn't been able to get out of his car for some time....
TBone, You've confused me. You were an army medic, but got out of the USMC? We saw some nasty stuff in the pathology lab at Fort WainWright too, so I can see where you're coming from. Nothing as bad...
I don't believe that a career in nursing is inherently bad for a marriage. You need to have a relationship that is mutually supportive, and to respect each other for who you are and for who you may...