SheaTab
has 6 years experience and specializes in RN Education, OB, ED, Administration.
Interested, educated, and bent on improving healthcare quality for all Americans and also for those within our profession. Writer, instructor, nurse & activist.
"mine seem bright and able." This seemed inflammatory and stereotypical. You probably didn't mean it that way, but that is how it read. Last time I checked, weight doesn't correlate with IQ. My...
This is excellent! I'll never forget one particular lecture during my first nursing program (2003). My instructor was a middle-aged ex-military woman who was teaching psych. We were going through...
Attached. The only thing I would add are important teaching for antibiotics ... for example - Metronidazole - No ETOH during treatment, dark urine. Vancomycin - nephro, red man, slow, etc. Quinolones...
This is an enormous soapbox for me! I have worked with all levels of students and have had them come to me in their final semester still not having a solid grasp on the basics of safely administering...
There is a much more significant problem than the "bottom-line." With all the lateral violence we presently have in our profession, we really can't afford to admit one more disrespectful nurse into...
Dakovich: As a RN and Nursing Educator, I'd actually like to encourage you to continue to challenge the status quo, much as you have in this post. It is absolutely acceptable to expect to be treated...
Thanks SunnyCalifRN! Hey, I am right there with you and have heard similar analogies at safety conferences. I love this one, "If you knew that 40,000 people were harmed everyday by flipping a light...
Do you work in small hospital or academia/large hospital? You know what, I can empathize with why you'd be worried; but I'd bet any amount of money that the doc would be at least as understanding as...
Dearest Gardengal1: I would like to start by encouraging you. Every one of us has made a mistake to one extent or another. Consider that errors can be acts of commission and omission. I have...
kat nurse: What an excellent point you make. I am proud to say that I would be willing to take a pay cut to support our profession and patients. What a mess we are ALL in! Most all quality indicators...
I have one thing to say ... But for the grace of God go I. We are all vulnerable to errors like this and worse as long as we continue to allow hospitals to: critically understaff nursing units, push...
I agree with the previous poster. You owe her your honesty. Definitely start by sharing with her how wonderful she is with the patients but you have to be very forthright with your concerns about her...
Take a moment and give yourself a break. You did the best you could with the resources and experience you had. Yes, this patient should have had an IV before AROM. In the future, I might approach it...
SheaTab replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing
With the intent of advancing the professionalism of nursing practice, I agree that a conversation is in order. I wouldn't tolerate another nurse being disrespectful to me, although, it happens more...