Enjoy your shift and just grin and bear the last 30 minutes. I use to work with people like that and found if you don't respond to the poor behavior, it usually goes away...it's no fun if they don't...
It cannot be considered a drug diversion if the correct amount of drugs are still there. It sounds as though your manager is looking for a problem. I would just request a duplicate narcotic sheet from...
Here you go... Consistency Stony-hard nodes are typically a sign of cancer, usually metastatic. Very firm, rubbery nodes suggest lymphoma. Softer nodes are the result of infections or inflammatory...
I worked as a Paramedic while I was in school and the experience I gained was invaluable, but unless you are certified, that would not be an option for you. Getting a nursing job can be very...
If MRSA is in a wound and the wound is covered, gloves only unless doing a dressing change then it would be gloves & gown. If it is in the urine and the patient has a foley or you are assisting in...
I probably would not have pulled out the staple. That being said, I don't feel you did anything wrong or have anything to worry about. As school nurses we always have and always will second guess some...
At the camp where I work, the Nurses take med carts to the dining hall and each cabin brings their campers up to the med carts. We found that bringing the meds to the campers was much easier than...