cook1043

I agree with VirgoRn, helping without any strings attached. Actually, I prefer that others do not start my IVs or give my meds etc. sometimes that in itself puts me behind, but if several hours into my shift I feel that I am drowning and my patients care is being neglected, I certainly would let the charge nurse know that, because that is putting you and your patients at risk.

I worked on a critical care unit for ten years, we always had a full patient load if we were in charge. Maybe not the sickest patient, but a full load.

It sounds as if the baby was very sick, as you said that the bleed could be questionably caused by the medication, leading me to believe that the baby could have had a bleed despite administering the medication. Most hospital risk management teams investigate these cases whether incident reports were filled out or not, you or your nurse manager may not even know it is being investigated. Was it documented that the med was given by the doctor? Did the doctor write an order for the medication? Was the medication contraindicated in this patient?? If you feel so uncomfortable, I would ask that doctor why she gave the medication, what was the indication? If you still do not feel comfortable with that, I would let your nurse manager know your feelings, and back it up with research, she can help you decide whether an incident report should be completed or not. Good luck, remember you are your patient's advocate.

If your nurse manager wants to give you a good recommendation and feels that you would do better with better training, why did she not extend your probation period?

No, you should not document that an incident report was completed, and a copy does not go into the patient's chart, and the patient does not sign the incident report.

go adn, then BSN part-time. I did. I worked at the hospital which offered the BSN program, so that was free for me. The nurse manager was all for it and I was able to schedule around my courses. Don't get me wrong, it was not easy, but it was well worth it, especially since I had no school loans to pay back!!

Every nursing position has its ups and downs. It will get easier, but if you do not love telemetry, you should transfer, I would wait a year though.

Besides for CNA a great start up job is unit clerk, it certainly introduces you to the health care field.

I am sure they used stethescopes 50 years ago.

So much easier to get a job at the hospital you trained at. If either is a hospital you would like to work at, then I would choose that one.

You will be happy you completed your program and became a nurse. It opens so many doors for you.