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I am lost

Crash_Cart replied to apmarquez's topic in General Nursing

It's not you. You're being setup to
CNA forgot to take patient off bedpan for 4 hours and now patient has wounds

Crash_Cart replied to rork17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

Quite frankly, I am at a loss to understand how anyone can put a patient on a bedpan and somehow just "forget" about it. I don't think I could "forget" about it even if I wanted to... There must be...
Is It Too Demeaning to be a CNA?

Crash_Cart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

As much as I appreciate the field of pre-hospital care, I don't feel the EMT track is really going to expose you to "nursing." However, the CNA track definitely does. The exposure of working directly...
Introducing #SilentNoMore

Crash_Cart replied to Silent No More Foundation's topic in Activism, Healthcare

I've been through it all. Kicked, scratched, spit on, food trays and bedpans thrown at me, grabbed by the neck and shoved against the wall, sucker punched by crazy people on street drugs. ...You...
What is the latest you’ve been called in while being on call?

Crash_Cart replied to nburg003's topic in General Nursing

I've been called during the middle of a shift already in progress lol Sometimes people have to leave work for family emergencies and things, so I don't think there's any such thing as a time when...
BP Troubleshooting

Crash_Cart replied to anm's topic in General Nursing

Good
Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

Crash_Cart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

Hard to miss that warning on the cap of the
Running late?, during report stay on topic so I can go home!

Crash_Cart replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

If you're taking 40 minutes to do this, then it's no longer called a report because you're giving them a powerpoint
Promotion advice?

Crash_Cart replied to Emm_RN's topic in General Nursing

What will gain the respect of your peers is what you do, not what you
Discouraged during first job hunt

Crash_Cart replied to newnurse8423's topic in General Nursing

"Nursing Shortage"
How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

Crash_Cart replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

The purpose of ID badges is so the patient can identify who the different staff are. I think a display of alphabet soup letters will only confuse them. They have absolutely no idea what any of those...
Legal obligation for disaster relief

Crash_Cart replied to kardz30's topic in Disaster Preparation

You can't abandon a patient if you aren't taking care of any in the first
In BSN/RN program, work as EMT or CNA

Crash_Cart replied to Dan9715's topic in General Students

CNA is going to be more relevant to nursing than doing pre hospital
Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

Crash_Cart replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

Lol You know as strange as it sounds, that actually doesn't bother me. It's mostly the heavy lifting that does. That's one of the disadvantages of being a male though. I don't mind helping others...
September 2019 Caption Contest

Crash_Cart replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements
Running late?, during report stay on topic so I can go home!

Crash_Cart replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

Something to be said about leaving report on the old school tape recorder at the nursing
Feeling discouraged

Crash_Cart replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

Staffing ratios like that and yet they wonder why there's
Can We Talk About Nurse Suicide?

Crash_Cart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

I have often consoled and been personally supportive of my peers. It's tough work and sometimes we just need one
RN Recognition & Respect

Crash_Cart replied to Guch's topic in General Nursing

Well there's been times I got a free coffee at a gas station or a take out restaurant while wearing my scrubs on my way to
RN Recognition & Respect

Crash_Cart replied to Guch's topic in General Nursing

...Love
Patient safety in nursing

Crash_Cart replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

Experienced a similar situation myself before. My only primary objective at the time was to make the patient safe. In my mind this means things like asking myself "Is this person having a code?" If...
CBD Oil for Older Adults, What is Known and Unknown

Crash_Cart replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

Why do any research studies need to be conducted under the FDA microscope in the United States? One thing remains clear though. Without any well documented scientific data, we just don't know what it...
When Police and Nurses Disagree Over Blood Draw Consent - Know What to Do

Crash_Cart replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing News

Well they better send officers to physically restrain the patient when the forced blood draw without consent takes place. I think there are just so many things wrong with this from both a legal and...
I'm a nurse, and believe it or not, I want to be a tech/assistant

Crash_Cart replied to Uhs_769's topic in General Nursing

I say go for it because it makes you happy and that's all that really
Should you report it if you have a disability?

Crash_Cart replied to Sillycat's topic in General Nursing

Are you suggesting typical anxiety is a reportable

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