Hello,oh,this is my greatest weakness in my life...to take the NCLEX exam.I was an RN since 1986 and up to this time,i have a great fear of taking it.Please,to a special person in our field,please,I asked for an adviced and encouragement.Thank you fo...
Hi,i think you need to do a written report of whats going on in your unit,to be forwarded to the higher manager of your institution.This is not acceptable as per infection control policy.Whether you are in a hospital setting,clinic setting,or dailysi...
i prefer newly grads should be exposed first to different cases,say to be having exposure to ER,ward,or other areas that will serve as your foundation in your carreer.Going to dialysis,we are supposed to know what to do in cases of emergency.Delayed ...
my first mistake,order-lidocaine 50mg iv bolus(cardiac case)pt relative bought and gave me a fifty ml vial,no label how much mg there are.I called the pharmacy and ask,said 50mg/50ml.Since i am very new then,i ask my senoir nurse,said 50mg/50ml vial....
happy happy birthday to you.... you have friends here in this corner, one day,it was my birthday,i felt alone ,sad,depressed,because of a difficult life,i told my self,wish i was not born. i was very wrong,very sorry,there was one thing i know,i fath...
how about writing a report to her department head about the headache she is creating,your nursing immediate superior must be aware of this,bec this encoder/unit clerk has nothing to do with your line of duty. Seems that she has no worhthy thing to do...
why not discuss your concern during your unit meeting,i supposed your boss is smart enough to get your point,if unsolved go next step to the higher superior.I am not sure if you are aware of proper chanelling,but at least you start bringing this to y...
masaya replied to seaglass123's topic in New Nurse
Hi,you said you love your job,same way i do.It was not your fault to have less staff.I too do commit mistakes but on close watch and observation,why not ask your supervisor for a helping hand.Everyone do have their own task to do but then we can make...
call for help,never leave the patient,stabilized the situation,then go and wash your hands.If you got injured (reason why you got blood on your hands and uniform)then it is a must to proceed to ER for your treatment then make your incident report plu...
yes,i do agree,each institution/hospital settings have thier own policy,in the hospital where i do work,femoral temporary access can be remove by nurses but a jugular and subclavian removal is never a nursing job,doctors resposibility. Suggest to ref...
please,do anyone inyour institution used to practice the soaking of pick up tubes into the chlorox as a form of disinfection?i have been in the service since 2001 and i got upset seing this kind of practice,as i asked it was the nurse in charge who i...
I apologized for the incomplete informations i have given.We are using Gambro machines and the pick up tubes i was refering was the one with the machine to be connected to the acid concentrate...my sincere appreciation to you.
masaya replied to quackmoonstar's topic in Urology
i am a filipino,presently working in the middle east as a hemodialysis nurse,yes,those are precisely the main job for us,plus being responsible to monito and rresuscitate if the needs arises,for my knowledge,as a technician,then you are responsible f...
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