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add to that, hit , kicked, and my personal favorite, bit.

One of my instructors( trainers ?)always said " Animals are trained, people are educated.".

Well, this one's not scary like some of the others, but still... I once worked with an RN supervisor who, let's just say had some issues. One evening, we had a resident (pt.), who needed some blood drawn for lab. This nurse gets the phlebotomy tray and heads to the room to collect the sample. I went along. She gets her supplies out and attempts stick #1, which misses. Lays the used needle on the pt.'s bed, where she is sitting to do the procedure. Stick #2, also a wash. Needle goes on the bed. At this point, I offered to try, but she declined. Stick #3- no luck. Needle joins the first two. Finally, on the 4th attempt, she hits an actual vein and collects the needed specimen. Now, you may think this would be the end of the story, but,no. She starts to pick up her discarded supplies from the bed , then yells out "Ouch!" What's wrong ? She accidentally sat on one of the used needles and was stuck in the butt. No injuries, but proceeded to perform her own drug test ( which ,yes, I told her couldn't possibly be legal), fill out her incident report , and go home. The DON came in the next AM, found the report, and came quickly to our unit for a better explanation than what was written in the report. I told her this story, and after she recovered from the shock, she called the nurse to come back to the facility for a repeat drug screen ,and goodness only knows what kind of counseling. As far as I know, that was the end of it. The pt did ask me later if " that nurse was still learning". I told her I certainly hoped so.

you wanted to gain experience in a variety of areas ? maybe ?

Once found on a H&P, written by the MD : Oriented except for time, place, and person. Never did find out exactly what the pt WAS clear on , since she was non-verbal.

I couldn't put it any better than AnaCatRN . Right on the money.

1. Alabama 2. yes 3. 24 every 2 years 4. N/A 5. home health 6. too many to list here 7. yes 8. usually 9. yes 10. improved 11. yes 12. yes - Things change so much and so fast in health care , you must continue to increase your knowledge in order to provide the best care to patients.

No. Don't like it at all. I worked nights for 13 years and never drank any. Just can not stand the taste, and adding milk, sugar or other flavors don't help it at all.

Don't I wish !

I went and looked at it. Very nice.

you're right, i mis-wrote. i stand corrected. ** the formula,however, is right.

0.3ml = 300mg Amt. ordered/ Amt. available X strength = dose

She ( the original writer ) said that the nurse in the first instance told the CNA to give an UNCONCIOUS pt a glass of orange juice. Flags don't get any redder than that. Something is clearly off here.

that's a great story. and thanks for the link on the dx. hopefully, i'm not the only one who'll need to look it up.

No side effects at all, and I usually get that achy-all-over thing with any vaccine. This one, the actual injection didn't even hurt.

Listening is a great skill in a nurse or anyone else who deals with,for instance, people getting the worst news of their lives. It will be much appreciated by your pts and their loved ones, I promise.

My first pt died; the first day of clinicals, about 30 min. after I met him. It wasn't expected at all. I cried all day in the conference room. Don't feel bad in any way.

Mine was my very first pt, the day we started clinicals. 10 days post -abd surgery ( yeah, it's been a while ), due to be discharged in a couple of days. Right after I went in to meet him, he got up, amb to the BR , and threw an embolus while sitting on the toilet. After all this time, I remember it like yesterday.

Either, as long as it's not-for-profit.

The most under-paid, over-worked, un-appreciated job in the world.

that sounds really fascinating. i would love to hear more about it.

i'm actually allergic to poinsettias. that's the oddest one i know.

Could be a husband and wife - that happens pretty often. Or a really laid-back facility.

yes ! this stuff is amazing. i don't know from experience about kids , but ,on incontinent geriatric pts - great stuff.

If this is how you truly feel, deep in your heart, get out now. Life is WAY too short. Don't spend it being miserable. Nursing is a wonderful, noble profession, but it's not for everybody. Neither is anything else. A little extra time in school is not much compared to the rest of your life. Find what's right for you and go for it. Good luck !