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luvpeplrn

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  1. Violating a Code Status...

    I would rather code a DNR, than not code a Full Code. If the world were perfect this would never happen, but nurses are so overloaded this is almost
  2. Whats with the scrubs?

    I have gone out to Breakfast after a night's work in my scrubs! What's wrong with that, Dear God, isn't there more to worry
  3. Scanning meds, don't make my mistake

    Good catch on your part! Now you've learned from that mistake, which is
  4. Lantus given wrong time

    We always give Lantus at HS. This is a long-acting insulin, you did the right thing by reporting this to the Doctor. I don't believe that this should "bottom-out" the patient even though it was 9...
  5. We don't keep an IV going at KVO unless it is specifically ordered by the Doctor. We just hang the ABX and flush directly after. I don't know of anyone in my facility that does this...very...
  6. I work on a 24 bed Med-Surge Floor. The nurse to patient ratio is 1:8 (at the most) for me anyway, I refuse to take anymore than that. Sometimes we get a med nurse if the acuity is high, and we...
  7. Yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Doctors have no right to yell at you!! I have never been yelled at (thank God) because I would give it right back or report them to my nurse manager. I am very lucky to work with a great bunch of...
  8. I wanted to quit the first couple of months too, but I really started to get a comfort level with my job sometime after a year, my job on Med-Surge is definitely rigorous, last night having 8 patients...
  9. I have my BSN, I did this for myself, as a kind of insurance, in case it would be required someday. I am glad that I earned my BSN, and I do feel that I received a good education and that I am a...
  10. "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    Why should it be that hard? I feel that you should be able to get into a school if the proper prerequisites are met, and let the school decide if you are "smart" enough to become a nurse, there is a...
  11. Co-worker stole my ID

    Unreal! I can't believe that this would happen! I would definitely report this before you are the one to be blamed! Good luck with
  12. Calling in sick??

    Wow! I wasn't aware of any of these policies! Good info to keep in mind. I have Sarcoidosis, and I was out of work for 8 months, although I am only a Perdiem nurse at this time, my employer was very...