daisy1972

12 hour shifts is fine but we don't practice it in our hospital. we do have 2 shiftings but it is an 8 and 16 hour-shiftings. we have adjusted ourselves with it so we stick by it for so many years now. if in secondary and tertiary government hospitals, 12-hour shiftings might not work due to patient overloading.but with secondary private and primary government hospitals, it might work. it works with us.:smilecoffeecup:

our charge nurse do the following: 1. be the one to give assignments to everyone 2. carry out dr's orders 3. check patients for any problems and give prn medications if along her rounds a patient need to 4. make nurses notes 5. since we are into primary nursing, our charge is also required to enter dr 6. follow up supplies

1. why did you enter the nursing profession? i like wearing the white cap and white uniform. nurses look neat and decent professionals. 2. what do you like about being a nurse? can use nursing skills anytime, anywhere. 3. what do you not like about being a nurse? working on holidays without proper compensation. 4. do you think you get paid what you deserve? a great no! 5. do you think that nurses are respected by the doctors you work with? there are some who respect us especially if they realize you know what you are doing. however if you are new in our unit, some of the surgeons made fun of you. 6. what do you wish you would have learned in school to help you in the real world? intravenous insertion. 7. what is the worst situation you have ever been in? being offered a gun to keep as a guarantee that our hospital bed will be returned after transporting a serious patient. 8. what is the most rewarding thing about being a nurse? being complemented after a hard day's work. 9. do you think new-grads should start in the er? not really. 10. are you thinking about leaving nursing? no. please also include your sex, age, what department you work in, years of experience, and your type of degree (asn or bsn)? female, 34, medical/surg/ob dept., 10yrs., bsn

thanks for the msg. well. according to my colleague, the muslim relatives of the patient were taken aback because the patient was talking using a Christian vernacular with a male voice named Carlos. when the grandmother of the patient attempted to pacify her, the former shouted that she didn't understand a thing her grandmother said!:angryfire a tranquilizer was injected to her but to no avail. what will you do gen if it happens to you?

you have done the right thing. we are always instructed by our CI's that we have to inform our patients about their drugs should they asked for it.

it must be very stressful for you.maybe i will feel the same. well, i was able to experience that before when i was still a neo-nurse. i wonder if you have mentors to guide you?:smiletea:

i really appreciate your replying. yes, things might be different if we have a pshyc unit but sad to say, we don't have one. nobody in our staff has a specialization in psychiatry too. i will share to my colleague your views... hope you don't mind.:blushkiss

hi. my colleague has just imparted with me her experience yesterday about our patient in the opd section. a certain muslim teenager was brought by her relatives to our hospital because of some behavioral problems. you see, she was extremely powerful and was yelling to everyone about why 'he' was tortured and killed. my colleague prayed loudly the "i beleive in god" prayer but was stopped by some hospital baptist watchers who were there coz my partner was not 'cleansed'.:chair: i wonder if you have the same experiences and how did you deal with it. our doctor on duty hid inside her room by the way.:zzzzz

hi lana. i'm happy for you. it is maybe complicated at first but you'll get used to it soon. i hope and pray for the success of your first day exposure. daisy:monkeydance: