littlebear

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1. Hello..new and wondering???

   littlebear replied to jamer's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work we used to have one of the twisty ones as well. They have now been banned. If we need to crush tablets then it's between two spoons. Fortunately it is very rare that we have to do this where I work. Is it something that happens a lot els...

2. Do you document errors?

   littlebear replied to nur2007sing's topic in General Nursing

   I have also been in the situation of making a drug error. It is an awful experience to go through, but i immediately informed SHO, together made a plan of treatment required, informed the patient, completed incident form and handed it personally to m...

3. new charge nurse discovering bad practice on the unit

   littlebear replied to nursindaz's topic in General Nursing

   Being a psych nurse some of the abbreviations used so far are a little baffling, but i think i have worked most of them out! This issue cannot be brushed under the carpet, but i don't believe you should be soley responsible for dealing with it. If th...