sissiesmama replied to NurseGarza's topic in General Nursing
Pepper the cat - you read my mind! I have also made the same errors you have - hung the wrong IVF, forgetting to unclamp the IVPB abx, gave med to wrong pt, gave wrong dose. And the nurse that boasts...
sissiesmama replied to NurseGarza's topic in General Nursing
PLEASE DON'T think that you are the only nurse that has made a med error. I have been a nurse for only 17 years and I know I have made my share of them, some small, some not so small. You did the...
sissiesmama replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Hey - I don't have much to add with state being there, but OMG!!! I feel for you. I do hope they're gone. It makes you feel like you are standing there in your underwear, even if you didn't do...
sissiesmama replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing
Hello - I worked with an LPN in an area LTC facility and she was just like you described. Very sweet, no one wanted to believe she came up positive. Mgmt allowed her to work as a CNA after she came...
sissiesmama replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Hey - based on what you have stated, I would have to terminate the CNA. It's not like this is the first time that she has not followed protocol or nursing instructions, and she sounds like her...
sissiesmama replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency
I'm glad I am not the only one who feels this way!! While I was working in a BUSY ER, the powers that be decided that the only patients that had to wait "shot time" were the ones that received IM...
My dh and I are certified in med-surg and live in La. To keep up our certifications, we go to medscape.com for most of our hours. We have to get 150 hours every 5 years. you can take them and print...
sissiesmama replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nurses Recovery
:yeah: Hello and thank you SO much for your kind words. My name is Anne and I am a nurse and an addict. I have been in recovery for 7 years and it is great to hear or see a positive attitude like...
sissiesmama replied to RNStudent123's topic in Ob/Gyn
Wow! You hit the nail on the head!! One of the hospitals I worked at always had big problems staffing their OB/GYN unit and I worked Tele/ICU. We always got pulled to OB. When I got pulled to the...
sissiesmama replied to pegleg2000's topic in Nurses Recovery
Hey - congrats on your not picking up and going to a meeting. It is hard, my husband and I are both RNs and have been in recovery for 7 years. Keep going back to meetings and keep coming back...
sissiesmama replied to beachgirl01's topic in Nursing Career
I had kind of the same offer after I had been nursing for about 14 years and didn't take it and I wish now I had. Like you, I had been on a BUSY med surg unit and some ER. Now I can't work at all...
Hey - well good for you!! I am proud for you because I absolutely HATE it when people do this! I one time had a patient's family member that did that to me but they were a doctorate of history, a...
sissiesmama replied to ksanda1's topic in Retired Nurses
Hey I also agree LTC is not the best place to jump into. I would go with a good old med-surg unit where you can get some expereince there before getting into ICU, ER, or an LTC facility, especially...
Hey - I read your posting and hope your facility is a little more employee frendly than mine was. I am an RN and was working on a BUSY med-surg unit. We worked with a lot of agency nurses, not...
sissiesmama replied to newlyweddani's topic in Nurses Recovery
Hey - YOU GO GIRL!!!!! As Tazzi said, you passed your test! Congrats! I am proud of you, and you should be proud of yourself. I have 9 years cin recovery and those tests pop up when you least...
Hello- my name is Anne and I am an RNC from north Louisiana. My ex husband is a polkice officer if that will help you at all. Please PM me if it will. Thanks, Anne,
Hello- amwh, I was reading through some other posts and came across yours. It was scary, because I could have written it myself, it fits my situation completely. I have been a nurse for over 17...
Hey lvmama - I had the same problem when I was in nursing school and working as a ward clerk. The staff on my unit knew I was in nsg school and they were great about calling me to a room to show me...
sissiesmama replied to HanaRN's topic in Emergency
I wondered since Blee got so bent out of shape because even I could tell it was a joke and I don't catch on to every joke like this and my hubbie and laughed until we both almost peed! And as I...
sissiesmama replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor
Hey - just wanted to put in my 2 cents. Back in the mid 1990s, I was taking care of a little old lady who apparently just was plain old lonely. I was working 12 hours and had quite a busy load that...
Hey Rusty! My name is Anne and I am an addict. I was turned in for diversion while at work in 1999 and completed the state's recovering nurses program. I have 7 years under my belt and I have to...
sissiesmama replied to BroncoSmoRN's topic in MICU, SICU
Hey BroncoSmoRN I have taken care of patients in DT's even on a med surg unit in the past with an Addictionologist and also their PCP caring for them. At this facility, we just had a slightly...
I agree COMPLETELY!!! I did 2 years ago and it was the BEST thing that happened to me. My hubbie is an RN and nsg sup. and thank God he supported me in my decision. I was one of those who ran to...