mrs. cynical

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1. False death report suit...

   mrs. cynical replied to NMAguiar's topic in General Nursing

   JailRN, I'm not quite sure of the context of your statement ("Ah, yes, but who told the 'agency' nurse to make that phone call!!"). As an agency nurse, the pt's that are assigned to me are my patients for that shift. All duties that a hospital empl...

2. Survey: Are you confident that your nursing colleagues are competent?

   mrs. cynical replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I have read alot of your opinions, but the common thread, if I understand it correctly, is that alot of you think the people you work with on your shift are competent. What about the other shifts? Health care is a 24-hour operation. We may have go...

3. False death report suit...

   mrs. cynical replied to NMAguiar's topic in General Nursing

   The families that have had to go through being told a loved one is dead, then being told "oops, we made a mistake" is tragic. No one should have to go through that, but mistakes happen (we are all human). I hope to GOD I never make that mistake!! I...

4. Survey: Are you confident that your nursing colleagues are competent?

   mrs. cynical replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   The scarey thing...there's alot more we DON'T see, than we do. I don't have time to follow my co-workers around. I always, always recommend to my patients and their families to have someone stay with them. Not only to help them with the necessitie...