We were taught that if a mention in the patients chart or record was made of an incident report being filed then the incident report became "discoverable" and could be asked for by the attorneys. So...
Patients with extremely active psych issues. Sorry just not my cup of tea, I feel for them though and hope I never have to go through what they go through, but I don't have the patience needed to...
It is a joint commision standard that they be signed within 48 hours. The hospital needs to come down hard on the providers who are not in compliance to fix the issue. This is NOT a nursing...
People who insist upon gathering every last relative known to man around there bedside and people are still comeing up to visit at 2 am. If you are really sick then you need rest. Visitors need to...
You've gotten some good advice and opinions here. Without us being there to see the situation, we can't accurately make a judgement call. If you have questions regarding a new diagnosis the best...
I sleep the first day off then wake up in the evening (I'm a night shift gal) and start laundry and cleaning). THe next day I usually go out to lunch with a friend and run some errands, swim in the...
Check your BON because this policy may be against the law. Blood is still and informed consent procedure and in my state requires the provider to explain the procedure and risks and obtain consent....
We have visitors who are constantly walking into the nurses station and it bugs me to no end. No one walks behind the counter at a bank or a gorcery store, it is the same principle. THere is...
Don't be afraid to say you don't know something. I told my manager how thankful I was to have internet access at work, because their have been quite a few times where I receive a patient who is...
Basic understanding of how to talk to providers. We never took orders in NS so we were out of the loop in that arena. The first time I called a doc when I started my job a few months ago, I was SOOO...
I'm a clinical decision unit nurse so I kind of fall in the middle of the ER and the floors. Can kind of see both sides. From the perspective of someone who admits patients from the ER in large...
Here is another example of the system setting you up by promising the world, but not providing the resources to deliver. We have one pharmacist that works in the central inpatient pharmacy at night...
Perhaps I have missed something, but I don't see anyone stating that they don't make an effort, are not polite and do not smile. These are things that we are in control of and probably the vast...
The problem is when they promise the moon and create a phony sense of what the patient can expect and fail to pay for the staff to deliver on those promises. What good is a beautiful rose garden on a...
The biggest misconception seems to be the ones that the hospitals themselves promote. The hospital decorates the place like a hotel, we have valet parking, everything is about customer service, we...
Depends on your experience. I am a new grad and started at 27.50 plus night shift differential. I live and work in a suburb of Portland. Cost of living is much lower than in California, so all...
no one asked about my GPA, but I am sure that they knew it because it was on my resume. I had two interviews and was offered both jobs a couple of days after passing NCLEX. GPA means something...
Even if there are two sides to a story, this story is the OP's to tell and she has a right to vent. There are numerous threads about inexperienced nurses that have a negative tone just as there are...
When it negatively impacts my ability to care for the patient then yes! Loud talking! Different people coming out to the nurses station to ask me questions every 10 minutes. Demanding juice and food...
Get a video camera and tape the dang inservice/meeting or class and make a few copies of the tape and then night shift can check them out and watch them and take a quick 10 question quiz over the info...
There was a guy in my class who tokk the whole 265 querstions and only had a few seconds of time left to spare and he passed. Have faith that you know what you know. Try to take a deep breath and...
I thought SIM was great for when we did code situations. I really felt like I got a good experience and when I saw my first real code in a hospital it was very similar. Nothing beats real patient...
What on earth is she doing working in a clinic if she doesn't want to give shots? Tell her this is what she signed up for when she took the job evn if it isn't what she went to school for four years...
I am a brand new RN and the unit that I work on does not have CNA's. If someone needs to be cleaned up or helped on to the toilet. I am responsible for it. Granted most of my patients are supposed...
They can out here as well in the critical care areas, but most don't bother because the respiratory therapists are always around and they get a lot more practice at