jayne109

Always trust your gut! You did what you needed to do and for that you are a great nurse.

Relax! The more you worry about it, the more nervous you get and the more likely you will fail. Explain to your Charge nurse that you need practice with skills. Have them look out for procedures for you so you can practice. Also, tell your Orientor that you need help. See if lab will let you go along for lab draws to practice. I was the same way. I came out of nursing school with few skills. I got a job with a small hospital on a med-surg floor that handled everybody from babies on a bili blanket to hospice cancer patients and all the surgery you could ask for. I was nervous. I hadn't started a successful IV, put in a foley, hung blood, and so much more. In the course of a year, I had a good variety of skills that was able to help me get a better job at a bigger hospital. But first take a deep breath and relax. Skills will come. Hope this helps, Melissa

Really fun but kinda gross when you really think about it!

Our policy was everyone gets a BP because of "screening for HTN early". The other ER I worked, it was just if the DR wanted it (rare). I really did them if they were bigger kids and were adult sized ( you know who I am talking about). Just my 2 cents

I am thinking Lobster and Crabs! Or whatever other VERY expensive taste you have! I couldn't do hospice so I salute you!

you can buy RX safety glasses. they have the rx lenses in them so you only have one pair of glasses on. The Trauma doc that I know that has them said they are expensive but if you need them all the time or most of the time (RE OR, Traumas, EMS, etc) then it is worth the investment and you can use your cafeteria plan for them too! Hope this helps.

My pt is a 5 month old and her two modes are screaming and sleeping. So I chart Pt sleeping or Pt fussy, whatever. Mom always checks my charting so I am sure to chart what she is doing EVERY HOUR. Just my two cents.

"They are't doing anything" until they notice "UH Mr. X is having a run of V'tach-uh Make that HE"S IN V TACH CODE CODE!" and it is the family member of MR. X that was complaining! That will change their TUNE a BIT!

Okay, after reading these mine tricks are not bad. 1. We moved into a new ER with new everything and about 1/2 dozen chairs were not put together properly and they were high chairs. I seemed to "seek" these out and fall from them every time! they were put together so that if you sat on them, they pitched forward and pitched you out! I wound up with a sprained shoulder in a sling and a bruised ego. 2. Getting off at 0300 in a city like mine, you carry Mace. Well my mace was new and I was testing it. It didn't spray-it glopped right into my eye. Thankfully, my contact spared most of my eye from burns but I still wound up with 2 of Ativan and 2 Morgan lenses hooked to saline. That was an interesting experience.

STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP!:smackingf Your patients need you to put this on hold, go be the best nurse you can. You would not be a caring nurse if you did not worry about it but try to put it to the back of your head until your shift is over. GO Rivernurse!:anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom: :dncgbby::dncgcpd:

Because they are the ones that will review the chart IF there is a lawsuit. By letting them know and asking advice, they are aware and can help you.

I would give a call to your Friendly Risk Manager and let your nurse manager know as well. They can advise what to do and help the situation and let the doctor know that that was waaaayyy inappropriate. Keep us updated and please don't be so hard on yourself. Live, learn and save the next patient's life knowing what you know now!

I am not sure that the doctor should have written for you to be written up in the chart. that is a little extreme and can open you for a lawsuit by pointing a finger that you had done something wrong. that rates up there with writing "incident report written" in the pt's chart. Might check on that! We are all fallible. just learn and go on.

I have to ask-if you pick the toilet tree before the toilets are fully grown, do you get the baby toilets that you find for preschoolers and little kids? HE HE HE:p

Thanks! I was wondering that as well! It had been a while since I had been on the site.