SaltyNurse

SaltyNurse

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  1. Faulted by aides who want help with incontinence care

    Of course "booty duty" is every nurse's responsibility. The great majority of nurses have no issue with that. I agree that nursing is more than charting and passing meds. However, a nurse can't opt...
  2. If you're feeling good and salty, you might reply, "Great, maybe she'll get a DVT or a UTI. Good thinking there,
  3. OK, so I am whining but....

    I can see how you'd feel very discouraged. Don't give up. Keep at it. Things change, keep an ear out for leads- network- meet people. Also your net worth as a nurse grows with time and experience....
  4. This was going on even when there truly was a nursing shortage and newgrads had their pick of jobs. Leave it to the hospital administration to make leaving an unsatifactory work environment punitive...
  5. Frustrated over a code

    Opiods are very tricky because the appropriate dose range is extremely variable. A "middle of the road" dose could be a significant underdose for one patient and be a significant overdose for another....
  6. Frustrated over a code

    I don't think anyone (here on the internet- knowing very few facts) is in a good position to judge your or the tech's actions or lack thereof. I can only offer some observations from my own experience...
  7. Help me with patient with unstable diastolic blood pressure

    The syncopal event (a few weeks ago) likely has nothing to do with her borderline low DBP that she has currently. As other posters have mentioned, her MAP is just fine and at the time you took her...