sabrina_RPN

sabrina_RPN specializes in Med/Surg, LTC, Rehab, Complex Care.

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1. prioritizing

   sabrina_RPN replied to stellatina1988's topic in General Students

   I'm going to say fluid, nutrition, falls. Reason being fluid deficit causes poor nutrition which can cause weakness and falls. Most patients who come in for dehydration are first fluid resuscitated,...

2. Is it always the student's mistake?

   sabrina_RPN replied to lil_MaMa's topic in General Students

   I think that it would be appropriate to have a meeting with your instructor in order to discuss what happened, and how things like this are prevented in the future. At the very least, this was a huge...

3. What would you change about nursing?

   sabrina_RPN replied to Tay245's topic in General Nursing

   1. Visiting hours actually enforced 2. A force field around me when I am doing medications so I can't be interrupted 3. Respect from family members and patients, I don't appreciate getting called...

4. Palliative Patients Who Are Full Codes

   sabrina_RPN replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all of your comments. I can tell you that if a patient codes, I will be doing everything that they want done, and nothing that they don't want. I very much appreciate all of your input....

5. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

   sabrina_RPN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

   I like to sit down with my patients who need a lot of health teaching and find out about their lives, where they are from, childhood, work, family etc... And ask them if they have questions about...

6. Palliative Patients Who Are Full Codes

   sabrina_RPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Let me first begin by saying that I believe that everyone has the right to choose what they want to be done for end-of-life care. And as a health care provider I respect these choices, no matter what...

7. New grad, 1st med error...looking for advice & encouragement

   sabrina_RPN replied to wendysu84_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   "this too shall pass" I made my first error a couple months ago. The horrible feeling passes, and you will never make the same error twice. Try not to be too hard on yourself, we all make mistakes....

8. LOL moments at work

   sabrina_RPN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

   Wow, been a nurse for only a few months and there are tons of lol moments! Saying goodnight to a pt and pt replies "have a nice vacation!" ... Non-verbal alert pt pointing to good veins where i...

9. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

   sabrina_RPN replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

   Had another one of those days that makes all this worth it. I had a pt who needed an enema, when I was done inserting it, I stayed with the pt.so I could slip the bed pan under if need be. Well at the...

10. New Nurse...Am I Worrying Too Much?

    sabrina_RPN replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one. I feel like I'm overreacting sometimes but it's better for me to think back on my day then to not care at

11. My friends won't be in my study group!

    sabrina_RPN replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I hope no one took my post the wrong way. I didn't mean to come across saying that nursing is all work and no fun. There are lots of ways to have fun, just make sure you have your work done

12. New Nurse...Am I Worrying Too Much?

    sabrina_RPN replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks :) I have made one med error so far that I know of... I managed to move on from it, but it has now made me vigilant in doing my med pass. I do try to leave work at work, in fact I tell myself...

13. New Nurse...Am I Worrying Too Much?

    sabrina_RPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Everyone, I can't sleep, of course ...and some questions came to mind... Am I the only one who goes home at the end of each shift and plays back the entire day, wondering if I forgot something?...

14. My friends won't be in my study group!

    sabrina_RPN replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    "I have a few classes with them and while I will continue to be their friend, I cannot let them hold me back or down from doing well and I am just fine with studying with some of my other nursing...

15. Errors that you caught...

    sabrina_RPN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hey Guys, Out of pure curiosity, what is the worst/scariest potentially harmful error that you have caught, and what did you do to rectify the situation? What happened to the person who did the...