drknyko

I spoke to the LPN and he said because his other pt was in a risk of having a HTN Urgency, and numerous other bad things happening at the same time with his pts, he forgot to make/tell the charge. Well, anyway, they reprimanded both of us and I was being assertive that his actions were not MY responsibility. But, they sidewined it in a way that I maybe PARTLY responsible since my license says RN. What should I do now? Should I call my lawyer about this?

I spoke to the LPN and he said because his other pt was in a risk of having a HTN Urgency, and numerous other bad things happening at the same time with his pts, he forgot to make/tell the charge. Well, anyway, they reprimanded both of us and I was being assertive that his actions were not MY responsibility. But, they sidewined it in a way that I maybe PARTLY responsible since my license says RN. What should I do now?

"nursal"? like postal? i get it...

another one: ... you dont need an alarm clock to wake up, your body is already used to waking up at the same time M-F.

WOW 85? Man our passing was 87, and if your grade was an 86.8, its not an 87 its an 86.8 you just failed a test.

Well... here goes nothing 2 hours gonna fly by, then next you know I'll be in the managers office blah....... can i sue the hospital if i get an accident driving home sleepy? lol

omg, this is the same thing thats happening to me now! if you wanna read the story click here: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing...ml#post3517225 so anyway, someone said that the cn is trying to throw me under the bus, when in fact she would be the one to get in trouble. what do you guys think?

The thing I am afraid of is that again I am only one month off from orientation. If i come all abrasive like that, then I would be that type of person, when I am not.

Hi guys, a newbie to RN World! Just graduated and making the world a little bit better one at a time! Anyway, caught in a bit of conundrum, I hope you guys can help. Here's the story: I work nights at my hospital and yesterday morning a patient supposedly fell to the floor. Now the nurse, which is an LPN (very important part), asked me to help the patient get back to the bed, so of course i said yes. I went into the room, asked the LPN if he fell or not and he mumbled something and we went on to put the patient back to the bed. I told him you should tell the Charge and write an incident report. Then I went on my merry way to MY 6 patients. Then, working tonight, the charge confronts me, asking me if i knew about a patient who fell and I said yes. She proceeded to ask me if I had done anything else than help the LPN, and I said no. So, for 15 minutes I am being scolded for not making sure the LPN told her and for not making an incident report. She is making an incident report NOW including my name. Now, when she scolded me, my mind was getting pain meds for a patient, but then when I had time to reflect on it, she basically was telling me that since I am an RN, I should have been on top of the situation just because he is an LPN. She was asking me if anything was done, vital signs, paging the MD, and I am wide-eyed. I do not remember reading as one of my responsibilities as an RN to babysit an LPN. It's not like he is new, he has been working for a few years now and I just got off orientation a month ago. I'm not syaing he's a bad nurse either; he's helped me a couple times. So, we probably would have to speak to the RN manager tomorrow, what should I do? Say? Am I liable for anything that happened to the patient? Any advice? Thanks!

"An Incident report should be completed at the time of the occurence or discovery by the individual with first-hand knowledge of the event..." That's what I can only find about patients falling and/or preventing it. Nothing that says the RN have ANY responsibility for an LPN's actions about reporting the incident. It also says that the report must be completed by the individual who discovered it anyway. He discovered it first then asked me to help him.

I strive to have patients learn my name, instead of just giving it to them.

Re: You know you're in nursing school when.... I didn't read all the posts but... when the library is your new home.

Hi guys, a newbie to RN World! Just graduated and making the world a little bit better one at a time! Anyway, caught in a bit of conundrum, I hope you guys can help. Here's the story: I work nights at my hospital and yesterday morning a patient supposedly fell to the floor. Now the nurse, which is an LPN (very important part), asked me to help the patient get back to the bed, so of course i said yes. I went into the room, asked the LPN if he fell or not and he mumbled something and we went on to put the patient back to the bed. I told him you should tell the Charge and write an incident report. Then I went on my merry way to MY 6 patients. Then, working tonight, the charge confronts me, asking me if i knew about a patient who fell and I said yes. She proceeded to ask me if I had done anything else than help the LPN, and I said no. So, for 15 minutes I am being scolded for not making sure the LPN told her and for not making an incident report. She is making an incident report NOW including my name. Now, when she scolded me, my mind was getting pain meds for a patient, but then when I had time to reflect on it, she basically was telling me that since I am an RN, I should have been on top of the situation just because he is an LPN. She was asking me if anything was done, vital signs, paging the MD, and I am wide-eyed. I do not remember reading as one of my responsibilities as an RN to babysit an LPN. It's not like he is new, he has been working for a few years now and I just got off orientation a month ago. I'm not syaing he's a bad nurse either; he's helped me a couple times. So, we probably would have to speak to the RN manager tomorrow, what should I do? Say? Am I liable for anything that happened to the patient? Any advice? Thanks!