sabrina_RPN

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 error? And, how did this change your nursing practice, ...

So far the craziest thing was a pt who was completely independent WALKED up to me with basin in hand asking me to fill it up with water so she could get washed! And the funniest part was that I was standing at the sink washing my hands! Needless to s...

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, the nutrition is addressed. Which relates in a stro...

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 learning experience for you. Best wishes for th...

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 horrible names...I'm trying to do my best

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 I think. I have been thinking a lot about ethical...

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. Thanks, Sabrina

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 their lifestyle. Such as things that are static that c...

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? Am I the only one who wonders how their patients ar...

"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. When you do your next med pass you will be hyper-vig...

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 should start the IV ... LoL! 90-something pt telling al...

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 end if my shift after this was all done the pt go...

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 all.

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 first!

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 that...but sometimes after a difficult day, it is h...

"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 classmates who do the reading and keep up with materia...

Hey hun, I had posted my experience on another post that you opened up. But I can try to think up some more advice - Get sleep, you will need it - Do not stay up late cramming for a test the night before, then you just end up in a haze for the en...

First and second semester was one patient. Third was two patients. And during my pre-grad I worked up to a full patient load (4-5)

Aww hun, I know the feeling. My advice is to know your stuff, be prepared to answer questions they may throw at you. Don't doubt your knowledge. I'm a new grad and make sure you keep your head up and if you don't know something, say you don't know ...

Patient had six litters of fluid drained (That's a lot of kittens!) Doctors ED notes, "Vitals stable, BP xxx/xx T xx R xx P 1000.....(What!?!) Saying goodnight to patient and she replied "Have a nice vacation" (Will do, I'm out) I'll try to find more...

The day I was rushing around for 12 hours straight, barely having a break to throw my food down my throat and go out again to the floor. Basically the most insane day imaginable. And a patient's wife thanked me deeply and sent up a card and rose to t...

I forgot to mention weekends/weekdays. 1st 2nd and 3rd semester were all during the week during school hours. For my consolidation I was following a full time rotation which was every other weekend off.

Hey Ginger, Sorry for the delayed response. For clinical in semester 1 we were at a nsg home for 2 mornings a week for 4 hours. Semester 2 I was in a rehab/complex care placement for 2 days a week for 6 hours. Semester 3 was on a surgical floor 2 da...

Hey Ginger08, I just graduated the PN program this past April, I agree with the other posters that time management is a HUGE part of getting through nursing school. Get enough sleep before clinicals and tests! Also, keep very organized notes in clas...