BloomGirl

BloomGirl

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  1. 1 year in and I want out

    BloomGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there are alot of opportunities in nursing but in my heart I just don't like being a nurse. I have been hoping I would feel differently once I was out of school and on my own but I don't. I am...

  2. Abused by a patient

    BloomGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    So this all starts on my first night where I get a patient who is very verbally abusive to me and to my tech. I go to the floor supervisor and explain that I refuse to be verbally assaulted so she...

  3. Abused by a patient

    BloomGirl replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Reports have been filed by myself and one of the other nurses I was working with. I will have dh take pictures of the bruises tonight and i will have them documented by employee health tommorrow prior...

  4. Abused by a patient

    BloomGirl replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to say that the ones who I feel really let me down is the unit manager and our unit night supervisor. The other nurses and my techs did everything they could do to help me which included...

  5. Abused by a patient

    BloomGirl replied to BloomGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Pt was A&Ox3, never showed signs of confusion in my care however as soon as I took over so did the aggression. Everyone said how wonderful he was during the day although angry with terminal...

  6. Need Help with Blood Administration

    BloomGirl replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    On our unit we use the Y tubing also. I was taught to prime the entire length of the tubing first with NS, clamp off the NS then run in the

  7. Bad experience last night

    BloomGirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got pulled to a different floor last night and one of my patients had D5 with 3 amps of sodium bicarb for their IV fluids. Being from an Oncology floor didn't think much about it as it is not a rare...

  8. Another one bites the dust......Nurse Kevorkian strikes again!

    BloomGirl replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an Oncology floor, I got off orientation 8 months ago, I have had a total of 10 patient deaths my most recent was the night before last. I have had more deaths than some of the more...