I have made mistakes too. Fortunately, I have not made one that resulted in a sentinal event. I did have a patient respond to a med (the wrong one) that I administered one time. Fortunately, the MD...
I had this same question regarding the heart cath lab because my cath lab is a high risk one. We do many high risk procedures. Many of our patients fly to us very unstable. We stabalize them, do the...
We have a law requiring that our name and title are displayed on our name badges. I actually thought it was naiton wide; maybe it is just a state thing. it is called the Lewis Blackman law. It's...
In SC, the Associate program that I went to required that you were 18 to go into clinical. Not only was the young age a problem, but I think that some insurances may not want to cover people under 18...
This is great news Heather! I am proud of you that you approached the doctor. Things did turn out well. A preacher friend of mine once preached on being righteous. The difference between doing things...
You need to run to the recruiter and nurse manager. This sounds unsafe. You do not want to loose your license before you even get it! It's no wonder so many new gradutes leave their first job within...
We all make mistakes. You have to learn to forgive yourself. At least you did own up to it. At least you took that worry away from yourself that the patient had the clamp inside and made sure the...
We have to do one when we are hired and it may be required at any random time. I believe that there is going to be a day that the testing will be more regular. We also have the right to test students...
I think that she must have been upset about not being able to go the RN route to begin with. She might have been projecting or something. Why else would she tell you that she plans to go to school to...
Most of the male nurses I work with seek assistance from a female nurse to protect themselves. Male MD's have female chaperones for the same reasons. Alot could happen behind a closed door as could...
My hospital has a policy that states Sleeping on the job or appearing to sleep on the job is cause for termination. I once had a friend who tilted her head back and closed her eyes for 2 seconds. I...
My ER is considered Critical Care because we get a major amount of MI's coming in. I haven't exactly worked in the ER at my hospital, but I have many friends who have. They love it. They thrive on the...
This does happen a lot. I have never had a relationship or an affair with a doc, but I know many that have. It is very obvious. I know that I have been suspicious of some of them. If you wait long...
I have seen both sides as well. I have also worked in the cath lab. One day I was called in at 2 AM to do an emergency heart cath. I called the unit to give report at 6:30 (we had just finished the...