Estella

Estella

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  1. Showing up at work smelling of alcohol

    Estella replied to srtrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I had a similar, but worse situation when a doc came in on a weekend "plastered." He started rambling orders that made no sense, and were potentially harmful. I had the Unit Service Coordinator call...

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Estella replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was a nursing assistant on a general surgery floor when this happened. It was only my second week! An elderly man had abdominal surgery, and had been complaining of gas all day. "Just can't get it...

  3. Student Nurses in ICU for clinical

    Estella replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree, the method that is being used in your unit seems much shakier than the method my schoo/hospital used. Another part of the instructor relationship was that all the instructors at my school...

  4. Student Nurses in ICU for clinical

    Estella replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello New CCU RN, In our clinicals we were assigned to a nurse, who was directly responsible for the patient care, but allowed us to participate. Our clinical instructor came around once a clinical...

  5. Student Nurses in ICU for clinical

    Estella replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The last 6-weeks of clinicals I did before graduating with my ADN were in the unit I now work in. The "good" preceptors were the ones who stayed with me the whole time. We assessed together, left...