NursieCutie

actually, what i believe should have been done is this: the cna found the patient on the floor. you place the meds into your pocket. you go into the room and quickly assess pt. (pain, any bleeding, etc) do not move the pt as yet. have the second cna go and call the nurse. she needs to see how the pt was found, as it is her pt and she will be the one completing the incident report. once the nurse arrives, you leave, if she and the cna are able to transfer pt on own. preferably the pt nurse should complete the incident report because alot of the questions asked, only the primary nurse would immediately know. ( like what fall precautions was taken to prevent pt fall, was pt previously sedated or were any meds given that would alter level of consciousness, is pt alert and oriented, what could have been done to prevent this. basically the pt nurse is responsible for the safety of this pt, all you know is that this pt is on the floor. that is why you should wait untill the nurse sees the pt before moving. this pt may also have a history of falls and certain precautions were not taken.this is not your fault. i would just let the charge nurse know the next time i go into work. since the pt was moved before the primary nurse could assess him, then you may have to complete the incident report. if the pt is fine without complaints, the charge nurse may simply say let it go, but know better next time. the md may need to be notified. relax, we who are imperfect are required to work perfectly...but it just can't happen. we all make mistakes.

Hi, i just found out that the hospital i signed a contract with has pushed back the start date from march to may. I have already put in my two weeks notice, and bought my plane ticket. Can they just do that after a contract was signed? I'm sure if i broke a contract i would have to pay the agency or something like that. What are my rights in this situation? What should i d0? My recruiter says she will try her best to get me a new assignement, but it may not be in LA where i wanted to go. Please help

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Hi all, I am due to start my first travel assignment in panama city california at a kaiser permanente hospital. I applied for licensure by endorsement the first week of feb. Everything is sent to them except i have not yet received my fingerprint cards. I failed to apply for a temp licence. Would i still be able to do the walk thru after i already applied through the mail? I am having a hard time talking to someone at the board. I already mailed the fee for the fingerprint cards and the endorsment fee. They have not cashed the check yet, which leads me to believe that they have not started to process my application. What should i do? Should i just go to the police station and send them fingerprint cards from there and apply for a temp? Or should i just try to do a walk thru. Please any info will be very appreciated. Also any info about the location at panama city would be helpful . Oh by the way, my assignment starts march 16th so not much time. help! Thanks