tolerantgirl

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1. If you can say one thing to your boss, what would it be?

   tolerantgirl replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   1. Can we please have the supplies we need to do our job? 2. Can you please hire more help to answer the phones, instead of coming to the nurses as they are providing care and telling them to answer...

2. Making corrections to a computerized medication record

   tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I took report from a nurse who reported to me that she gave prn pain medications, but when I went to give the pain medication, I noticed the prn medication was not documented ( was not scanned). I...

3. Feeling So Defeated

   tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I feel as though I am being set up to fail as well. I am constantly worried on my days off that I have made a mistake and that I am going to lose my license. It is really affecting my home life....

4. Feeling So Defeated

   tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am coming here to vent because I really need to talk to someone. And I am crying as I sit here and type this. I really try hard to be a good nurse. I had a crashing patient when I walked in on...

5. med errors

   tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all of the advice. I am going to learn from this and move on. I am going to not look at this in a negative light. I did the right thing by being accountable for my mistake and I know now...

6. med errors

   tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Not really. I told the charge nurse and supervisor and the supervisor said not to worry about it but then told charge nurse to write it up a week

7. med errors

   tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was wondering what some of you would think regarding this matter. If someone made a med error and they were honest about and told the the person in charge and charge nurse and was told that they...

8. Safety

   tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   If safe patient care is so important, then why does management rush to get patients transferred. Why is it always hurry, hurry, hurry. There are times when you don't even have time to assess the...

9. Hostile work environment

   tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all the helpful suggestions. I did take this person aside in private and tell them how I felt. They were very defensive and angry, but then changed and became very apologetic and overly...

10. Hostile work environment

    tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am very competent in my abilities and skills as a new nurse. I am also still learning so when I ask a legitimate question, I expect an answer w/o the eye rolls or loud sighs. Because a new nurse who...

11. Hostile work environment

    tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you work in a hostile work environment? Do you work around someone who is always negative and criticizes you? I have had this experience. I asked for help when I realized I didn't have the right...

12. One Year.... and I am still miserable

    tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's been one year and I am just as unsure of myself as I was in the beginning. I think I have made a mistake becoming a nurse. I love helping people, but I feel like I am not smart enough, no good...

13. Saying No

    tolerantgirl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a people pleaser and I would have to say it is my biggest weakness. And then I am miserable that I said "yes" when I really wanted to say "no". I like my days off and I feel that when I am rested...

14. Saying No

    tolerantgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Learning to say no when asked to work overtime is hard. When I work extra my child suffers because I have no way for him to get home from school when he stays for sports or tutoring. He has even...

15. Which phone pda or PDA are you using in the ER

    tolerantgirl replied to MOTOXRN2004's topic in Emergency

    We are also not allowed to have PDA's on our unit (Critical Care) and internet access is locked to nurses. This doesn't make