NeoPediRN

We recently had two *major* med errors in my ER in the past four months with DPH involved both times. Staff turnover is at an all-time high in my magnet hospital and the staff who remain are burnt out. We have an extremely busy ER with somewhat limit...

You got it Sassy. Both med errors were wrong doses - like WAY off and improper administration.

Almost all agree and have verbalized to management but falls on deaf ears which has prompted the rapid turnover.

I can't get too specific but one involved anticoagulation and the other involved an IV med error that was close to being a sentinel event...the patient experienced organ dysfunction as a result of an incorrect dose.

Vanco is famous for this.

Wine. Lots of wine.

We do the same and the triage nurse will do the computer triage bedside and start the line.

Imitrex injection, toradol, Benadryl, and Reglan.

We aren't allowed to give Zofran. It's contraindicated unless expressly ordered and documented by provider.

Good luck Redmorgan!! Hope you're snuggling your beautiful baby right now :)

Can you please narrow down a question? Most of us don't know what the 3rd lesson is comprised of off the top of our heads. What are you stuck on?

Sorry for the delay in responding, I fried my laptop and had to buy a new one! Each ICU does not have a dedicated transport team. CHB has their own transport team that does air/ground transports from outside hospitals, and they also use MedFlight whi...

Hi Sloan, I don't work at CHB but transported to there often and can tell you a few things...CHB has three ICUs...a medical ICU on 11 south with 12 beds, plus an ?11 bed IMCU on the same floor, a 30 bed med/surg ICU on 7 south that does ECMO/CVVH/tra...

Arlyne, I'm happy to look over your resume if you want to email it to me to see if there's anything that might be improved to catch recruiters' eyes. Also, check out Franciscan Hospital for Children. They hire new grads almost exclusively.

Run. Fast.

Oh sweet Esme, please tell me you're kidding! Although, from what I hear some of the LTACs south of Boston are a little less dangerous.

Check out indeed.com....sometimes they have random opportunities on there, don't discount anything right now!!

It's a ghost town today. Very somber around here.

It is still very grim here in the Boston area unfortunately. Minimal job postings or postings that stay up for months because of hiring freezes.

up to 50%

Nope, all new grads that were hired. Some were CNAs previously but not all.

Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton hires new grads almost exclusively :)

I was just offered a position as a school nurse for a very large middle school, 1244 students in grades 5-8 and roughly 80 kids come through the clinic each day. I initially began looking for a new job because my current one requires day/night rotati...

You can continue to work as an LPN, but you'll legally be held to RN standards.

I'd take the first one. Short of management experience in a previous role, no new grad RN belongs in a management role.