I had an RN student shadowing me today. We put an air mattress, I believe it is called a prime air mattress one side is plastic and one side has material on it and it goes home with the patient and...
What happens if a person gets caught stealing narcotics? What if they say they just don't know and can't account for them? Would it be better to tell them that they took them? What tends to happen...
I have been a nurse since January. I was placed on suspension until monday when I meet with my manager and human resources. I was covering for a nurse at lunch. I gave one of her pt pain...
It was a narc and they did not do a drug test. They just went ahead and fired me. So I now have on my record that I was fired due to med discrep and they said they have to turn me over to the...
There is a problem that goes on at the facility where I work and I am certain it happens everywhere else too. I just wanted to get some opinions and find out how other facilities handle this...
Thank you for your information. That is what I was taught to do in school. I feel like I am a new nurse and they are trying to take advantage of me or "bully" me into doing things that I am supposed...
I am a new nurse and I was wondering if someone would take the time to tell me how to properly pull air out of an I.V. line through a port with a syringe. I have also seen people do something with...