newnursewithquestion replied to IdahoGirl's topic in General Nursing
Dont say that. I think that one mistake nurses make is to assume that someone is a bad person or incompetent because they make a mistake. As a new nurse, I have made a mistake recently and was treated as though no one has ever made a mistake. Thank g...
newnursewithquestion replied to newnursewithquestion's topic in New Nurse
You're absolutely right. I do feel terrible because I usually dont do things like that and dont understand how I could be so careless. It definitely won't happen again. And, my patients have enough problems, knowing that I could have contributed to t...
Hi all, I've been working as a nurse since July (I graduated in May 07). I started at a small community hospital ICU. I work the 7p to 7a shift and have been doing very well. Just when everything is going so well I was doing a PICC line dressing cha...
Hi All, I am a new RN that was exposed to TB during nursing school. I do not have TB, but have a positive PPD. My doctor wants me to take prophylactic Isoniazide for 8 months so that I am no longer at risk of developing TB one day. My concern is that...