karenna

karenna

12 years hospital floor nursing

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  1. Slow Codes

    karenna posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondered what kind of response I might get from this title. Yes---I was a part of several on the night shift. They usually involved 80+ year old people with terminal illnesses who had idiot...

  2. Slow Codes

    karenna replied to karenna's topic in General Nursing

    I must have worked in the worst hospitals ever. Slow codes on the floor were not out of the ordinary in certain

  3. Which is better, handwashing or hand sanitizer?

    karenna replied to queenjean's topic in General Nursing

    Sanitizer--cause you're more likely to actually do it between patients. Who the heck has time to wash their hands while whistling happy birthday? Unless hospitals and nursing homes have changed...

  4. Dishonest Nurses

    karenna replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    QUOTE:If you see that the nurse you got report from charted that she had flushed a lock and you had removed the lock the day before, write up an incident report. If you yourself know that a med error...

  5. Dishonest Nurses

    karenna replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    QUOTE:I was floated at 11:00 pm after the first four hours of a 7P-7A night shift. The registry nurse who was being sent home early gave me report. Charting was done for the entire night until 6:00 am...

  6. Dishonest Nurses

    karenna replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I checked off things I was supposed to have done when I hadn't when I was in the hospital. This bothered me at first but became easier after a while. It was a matter of professional survival. You...

  7. Abandonment???

    karenna replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    Same old, same old. Want a better life? Get out of the

  8. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    karenna replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Only if she agreed to stay far away from hospital or nursing homes

  9. Med Error Question

    karenna replied to cnolan's topic in Patient Medications

    I am personally of the opinion that the hospital would rather not know about med errors if they are minor and not known to anyone but you the nurse. They have to tell you in orientation to write every...

  10. Med Error Question

    karenna replied to cnolan's topic in Patient Medications

    Quote: "I followed my error with an incident report, and now my standing in med administration is in jeopardy." You made an incident report about this?! A freakin lortab?!! Get real. Stay in this...